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" ! COMMITTEE PRINT 113TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

NO. 4 

CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 

LEGISLATIVE TEXT 

AND

JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 

TO ACCOMPANY

H.R. 3979 

PUBLIC LAW 113–291 

DECEMBER 2014 

Printed for the use of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives 


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CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 


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" ! COMMITTEE PRINT 113TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

NO. 4 

2015

CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 

LEGISLATIVE TEXT 

AND

JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 

TO ACCOMPANY

H.R. 3979 

PUBLIC LAW 113–291 

DECEMBER 2014 

Printed for the use of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives 


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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California, Chairman 

MAC THORNBERRY, Texas 

WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina 

J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia 

JEFF MILLER, Florida 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey 

ROB BISHOP, Utah 

MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio 

JOHN KLINE, Minnesota 

MIKE ROGERS, Alabama 

TRENT FRANKS, Arizona 

BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania 

K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas 

DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado 

ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia 

DUNCAN HUNTER, California 

JOHN FLEMING, Louisiana 

MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado 

E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia 

CHRISTOPHER P. GIBSON, New York 

VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri 

JOSEPH J. HECK, Nevada 

JON RUNYAN, New Jersey 

AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia 

STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi 

MO BROOKS, Alabama 

RICHARD B. NUGENT, Florida 

KRISTI L. NOEM, South Dakota 

PAUL COOK, California 

JIM BRIDENSTINE, Oklahoma 

BRAD R. WENSTRUP, Ohio 

JACKIE WALORSKI, Indiana 

BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama 

ADAM SMITH, Washington 

LORETTA SANCHEZ, California 

MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina 

ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania 

SUSAN A. DAVIS, California 

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island 

RICK LARSEN, Washington 

JIM COOPER, Tennessee 

MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam 

JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut 

DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa 

NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts 

JOHN GARAMENDI, California 

HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia 

COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, Hawaii 

JACKIE SPEIER, California 

RON BARBER, Arizona 

ANDRE ́ CARSON, Indiana 

CAROL SHEA-PORTER, New Hampshire 

DANIEL B. MAFFEI, New York 

DEREK KILMER, Washington 

JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas 

TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois 

SCOTT H. PETERS, California 

WILLIAM L. ENYART, Illinois 

PETE P. GALLEGO, Texas 

MARC A. VEASEY, Texas 

TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii 

ROBERT L. SIMMONS II, Staff Director 

ZACH STEACY, Director, Legislative Operations 


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NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS

This committee print consists of the enrolled text and explanatory material for the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 

3979; Public Law 113–291). 

This Act and the material found in this committee print are the 

product of an agreement between the Chairman and Ranking 

Member of the House Committee on Armed Services and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed 

Services on H.R. 4435, as passed by the House of Representatives 

on May 22, 2014, and S. 2410, as reported out of committee on May 

22, 2014. The Senate did not bring S. 2410 to the Senate Floor for 

further consideration, and therefore was unable to initiate a formal 

conference with the House. 

In order to ensure the enactment of an annual National Defense 

Authorization Act by the end of the calendar year, the Chairman 

and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Armed Services 

and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee 

on Armed Services agreed to reconcile the provisions of H.R. 4435 

and S. 2410, including a number of proposed amendments submitted for consideration had the Senate gone to the Floor with its 

bill and were cleared by both sides. The negotiated agreement was 

brought to the House Floor in the form of an amendment to the 

Senate amendment to H.R. 3979. On December 4, 2014, pursuant 

to H. Res. 770, the House considered a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment, which contained 

the agreed upon legislative text between the House and the Senate. 

On December 4, 2014, the House agreed to the amendment to the 

Senate amendment by a vote of 300–119 (Roll no. 551). On December 12, 2014, the Senate agreed to the House amendment to the 

Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 by a vote of 89–11 (Record Vote 

Number: 325). The President signed the legislation on December 

19, 2014, and it became Public Law 113–291. 

Because the House and Senate negotiators were unable to convene a formal conference committee to resolve the differences in 

the respective versions of the bill, there is no conference report and 

no formal ‘‘joint explanatory statement of the conference committee’’ for H.R. 3979. Instead, Chairman Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon and Chairman Carl Levin submitted a ‘‘Joint Explanatory 

Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015’’ in the Congressional Record on December 4, 

2014 (pages H8671–H8819). The text of the joint explanatory statement is included in this committee print. Section 5 of H.R. 3979 

specifies that this explanatory material shall have the same effect 

with respect to the implementation of this legislation as if it were 

a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 


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In this committee print, the provisions of H.R. 4435, the Housepassed version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015, are generally referred to as ‘‘the House bill.’’ The provisions of S. 2410, the Senate Committee on Armed Services committee-reported version of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015, are generally referred to as ‘‘the Senate committee-reported bill.’’ Senate amendments included in the agreements are identified by Senate amendment numbers. The final 

form of the agreements reached during negotiations between the 

House and the Senate are referred to as ‘‘the agreement.’’ 

The following pages are organized in the manner of a traditional 

conference report. 


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LEGISLATIVE TEXT .............................................................................................. 1 

JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE CARL LEVIN 

AND HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ McKEON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 .......................................................... 715 

Compliance with rules of the House of Representatives and Senate 

regarding earmarks and congressionally directed spending items .... 717 

Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget implication ....... 715 

Budgetary effects of this Act (sec. 4) ....................................................... 716 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS ................. 716 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT ................................................................................... 716 

Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 716 

Navy enterprise information technology ................................................. 716 

Ejection seat safety and reliability improvement program .................... 717 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 717 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101) .............................................. 717 

Subtitle B—Army Programs ............................................................................ 718 

Plan on modernization of UH–60A aircraft of Army National Guard 

(sec. 111) ................................................................................................. 718 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs ............................................................................ 718 

Construction of San Antonio class amphibious ship (sec. 121) .............. 718 

Limitation on availability of funds for mission modules for Littoral 

Combat Ship (sec. 122) .......................................................................... 718 

Extension of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat 

Ship (sec. 123) ........................................................................................ 719 

Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship 

seaframes and mission modules (sec. 124) .......................................... 719 

Airborne electronic attack capabilities (sec. 125) ................................... 719 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs ..................................................................... 720 

Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of MQ–1 Predator 

aircraft (sec. 131) ................................................................................... 720 

Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft 

(sec. 132) ................................................................................................. 720 

Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft 

(sec. 133) ................................................................................................. 720 

Prohibition on cancellation or modification of avionics modernization 

program for C–130 aircraft (sec. 134) .................................................. 721 

Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft 

(sec. 135) ................................................................................................. 722 

Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–3 Airborne 

Warning and Control System aircraft (sec. 136) ................................. 722 

Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC– 

10 aircraft (sec. 137) .............................................................................. 722 

Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H 

and C–130J aircraft (sec. 138) .............................................................. 723 

Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force KC– 

135 tankers (sec. 139) ............................................................................ 723 

Report on C–130 aircraft (sec. 140) ......................................................... 723 

Report on status of F–16 aircraft (sec. 141) ............................................ 724 

Report on options to modernize or replace T–1A aircraft (sec. 142) ..... 724 

Report on status of air-launched cruise missile capabilities (sec. 143) . 724 

Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters ......................... 724 

Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition program of the United States Special Operations Command 

(sec. 151) ................................................................................................. 724 


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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT—Continued 

Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters—Continued 

Plan for modernization or replacement of digital avionic equipment 

(sec. 152) ................................................................................................. 725 

Comptroller General report on F–35 aircraft acquisition program (sec. 

153) ......................................................................................................... 725 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 725 

Limitation on availability of funds for Airborne Reconnaissance Low 

aircraft .................................................................................................... 725 

Limitation on availability of funds for moored training ship program . 726 

Multiyear procurement authority for Tomahawk block IV missiles ..... 726 

Procurement of advanced threat emitters ............................................... 726 

Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of the F–35A ......... 727 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION .......... 727 

Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 727 

Strategic Capabilities Office ..................................................................... 727 

High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System ................................... 728 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 729 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201) .............................................. 729 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations ............ 729 

Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements (sec. 211) ..................................................................................... 729 

Modification of Manufacturing Technology Program (sec. 212) ............ 730 

Revision of requirement for acquisition programs to maintain defense 

research facility records (sec. 213) ....................................................... 730 

Treatment by Department of Defense Test Resource Management 

Center of significant modifications to test and evaluation facilities 

and resources (sec. 214) ......................................................................... 730 

Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics, 

and Research for Transformation defense education program (sec. 

215) ......................................................................................................... 730 

Limitation on availability of funds for armored multi-purpose vehicle 

program (sec. 216) .................................................................................. 731 

Limitation on availability of funds for Unmanned Carrier-Launched 

Airborne Surveillance and Strike system (sec. 217) ........................... 731 

Limitation on Availability of Funds for airborne reconnaissance systems (sec. 218) ........................................................................................ 732 

Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft (sec. 219) ............... 733 

Subtitle C—Reports .......................................................................................... 733 

Reduction in frequency of reporting by Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Systems Engineering (sec. 221) .................................... 733 

Independent assessment of interagency biodefense research and development (sec. 222) .............................................................................. 733 

Briefing on modeling and simulation technological and industrial 

base in support of requirements of Department of Defense (sec. 

223) ......................................................................................................... 733 

Subtitle D—Other Matters .............................................................................. 734 

Modification to requirement for contractor cost-sharing in pilot program to include technology protection features during research 

and development of certain defense systems (sec. 231) ...................... 734 

Pilot program on assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise (sec. 232) ................................................................... 734 

Pilot program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (sec. 233) ........................................................... 734 

Sense of Congress on helicopter health and usage monitoring system 

of the Army (sec. 234) ............................................................................ 735 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 735 

Preliminary design review of presidential aircraft recapitalization 

program .................................................................................................. 735 

Report on thermal injury prevention ....................................................... 736 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................ 736 

Budget Item ...................................................................................................... 736 

Special Operations Forces suicide prevention initiatives ...................... 736 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 737 


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TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE—Continued 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations—Continued 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301) .............................................. 737 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment ............................................................ 737 

Elimination of fiscal year limitation on prohibition of payment of 

fines and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, 

Defense (sec. 311) .................................................................................. 737 

Method of funding for cooperative agreements under the Sikes Act 

(sec. 312) ................................................................................................. 737 

Report on prohibition of disposal of waste in open-air burn pits 

(sec. 313) ................................................................................................. 737 

Business case analysis of any plan to design, refurbish, or construct 

a biofuel refinery (sec. 314) ................................................................... 738 

Environmental restoration at former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, 

Virginia (sec. 315) .................................................................................. 738 

Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of drop-in fuels 

(sec. 316) ................................................................................................. 739 

Decontamination of a portion of former bombardment area on island 

of Culebra, Puerto Rico (sec. 317) ......................................................... 739 

Alternative fuel automobiles (sec. 318) ................................................... 739 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment .......................................................... 739 

Modification of quarterly readiness reporting requirement (sec. 321) .. 739 

Additional requirement for strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel and equipment (sec. 322) ................................................................ 740 

Elimination of authority of Secretary of the Army to abolish arsenals 

(sec. 323) ................................................................................................. 740 

Modification of annual reporting requirement related to 

prepositioning of materiel and equipment (sec. 324) .......................... 740 

Subtitle D—Reports ......................................................................................... 741 

Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and 

financial support for military museums (sec. 331) .............................. 741 

Army assessment of regionally aligned forces (sec. 332) ....................... 741 

Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority ................................... 741 

Limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the sustainment, 

maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine (sec. 341) ........ 741 

Limitation on establishment of regional Special Operations Forces 

Coordination Centers (sec. 342) ............................................................ 742 

Limitation on transfer of MC–12 aircraft to United States Special 

Operations Command (sec. 343) ........................................................... 743 

Subtitle F—Other Matters ............................................................................... 743 

Clarification of authority relating to provision of installation-support 

services through intergovernmental support agreements (sec. 351) . 743 

Management of conventional ammunition inventory (sec. 352) ............ 744 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 744 

Increase in funding for civil military programs ...................................... 744 

Exclusions from definition of ‘‘chemical substance’’ under Toxic Substances Control Act and report on lead ammunition .......................... 744 

Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel procurement requirement .................................................................................. 744 

Study on implementation of requirements for consideration of fuel 

logistics support requirements in planning, requirements development, and acquisition processes ........................................................... 745 

Comptroller General study of Department of Defense research and 

development projects and investments to increase energy security 

and meet energy goals requirements ................................................... 745 

Congressional notice of bulk purchase of alternative fuels for operational use .............................................................................................. 746 

Limitation on procurement of biofuels .................................................... 746 

Off-installation Department of Defense natural resources projects 

compliance with integrated natural resource management plans ..... 746 

Recommendation on Air Force energy conservation measures ............. 746 

Prohibition on use of funds to implement certain climate change 

assessments and reports ....................................................................... 747 

Report on enduring requirements and activities currently funded 

through amounts authorized to be appropriated for Overseas Contingency Operations ............................................................................... 747 

Report on impacts of funding reductions on military readiness ............ 747 


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TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE—Continued 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted—Continued 

Limitation on furlough of certain working-capital fund employees ...... 747 

Revised policy on ground combat and camouflage utility uniforms ...... 748 

Sense of Congress on access to training ranges within United States 

Pacific Command area of responsibility ............................................... 748 

Southern sea otter military readiness areas ........................................... 749 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS ............................... 749 

Subtitle A—Active Forces ................................................................................ 749 

End strengths for active forces (sec. 401) ................................................ 749 

Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels 

(sec. 402) ................................................................................................. 749 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces ............................................................................. 750 

End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411) ........................................ 750 

End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 

(sec. 412) ................................................................................................. 750 

End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413) ............ 751 

Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians 

(sec. 414) ................................................................................................. 751 

Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 

duty for operational support (sec. 415) ................................................ 752 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 752 

Military personnel (sec. 421) .................................................................... 752 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY ..................................................... 752 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy .............................................................. 752 

Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective 

retirement boards to particular warrant officer year groups and 

specialties (sec. 501) .............................................................................. 752 

Authority for three-month deferral of retirement for officers selected 

for selective early retirement (sec. 502) ............................................... 753 

Repeal of limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended 

for discharge during a fiscal year under enhanced selective discharge authority (sec. 503) .................................................................... 753 

Reports on number and assignment of enlisted aides for officers 

of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps (sec. 504) .............. 753 

Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports 

on joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for 

joint officers (sec. 505) ........................................................................... 754 

Options for Phase II of joint professional military education (sec. 

506) ......................................................................................................... 754 

Elimination of requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight 

officer be in command of an inactivated nuclear-powered aircraft 

carrier before decommissioning (sec. 507) ........................................... 754 

Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in 

performance appraisals of commanding officers (sec. 508) ................ 754 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management .............................................. 755 

Retention on the Reserve active-status list following nonselection 

for promotion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate degrees (sec. 511) ....................................................................................... 755 

Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in selection 

of directors and deputy directors, Army National Guard and Air 

National Guard (sec. 512) ..................................................................... 755 

Centralized database of information on military technician positions 

(sec. 513) ................................................................................................. 755 

Report on management of personnel records of members of the National Guard (sec. 514) .......................................................................... 755 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities ........................................................ 756 

Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in 

boards for correction of military records and boards for review 

of discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 

521) ......................................................................................................... 756 

Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to 

enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 522) .......... 756 

Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy 

rights relating to receipt of mental health services (sec. 523) ........... 757 


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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY—Continued 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities—Continued 

Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed 

Forces (sec. 524) ..................................................................................... 757 

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention and Response .................................................................... 758 

Technical revisions and clarifications of certain provisions in the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 relating 

to the military justice system (sec. 531) .............................................. 758 

Ordering of depositions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 

(sec. 532) ................................................................................................. 758 

Access to Special Victims’ Counsel (sec. 533) .......................................... 758 

Enhancement of victims’ rights in connection with prosecution of 

certain sex-related offenses (sec. 534) .................................................. 758 

Enforcement of crime victims’ rights related to protections afforded 

by certain Military Rules of Evidence (sec. 535) ................................. 759 

Modification of military rules of evidence relating to admissibility 

of general military character toward probability of innocence (sec. 

536) ......................................................................................................... 759 

Modification of Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence, relating 

to the privilege against disclosure of communications between 

psychotherapists and patients (sec. 537) ............................................. 760 

Modification of Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence 

in a sexual assault case to permit return of personal property 

upon completion of related proceedings (sec. 538) .............................. 760 

Requirements relating to sexual assault forensic examiners for the 

Armed Forces (sec. 539) ........................................................................ 760 

Modification of term of judges of the United States Court of Appeals 

for the Armed Forces (sec. 540) ............................................................ 761 

Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sex-related offenses 

for trial by court-martial if requested by chief prosecutor (sec. 

541) ......................................................................................................... 761 

Analysis and assessment of disposition of most serious offenses identified in unrestricted reports on sexual assaults in annual reports 

on sexual assaults in the Armed Forces (sec. 542) ............................. 761 

Plan for limited use of certain information on sexual assaults in 

restricted reports by military criminal investigative organizations 

(sec. 543) ................................................................................................. 761 

Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection 

of domestic violence incidents involving members of the Armed 

Forces (sec. 544) ..................................................................................... 762 

Additional duties for judicial proceedings panel (sec. 545) .................... 762 

Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (sec. 546) ..................... 762 

Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members of the Armed Forces who are victims of sexual offenses (sec. 

547) ......................................................................................................... 763 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition ........................... 763 

Enhancement of authority to assist members of the Armed Forces 

to obtain professional credentials (sec. 551) ........................................ 763 

Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related 

military justice enhancements to military service academies (sec. 

552) ......................................................................................................... 763 

Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange activities at 

military service academies (sec. 553) ................................................... 764 

Enhancement of authority to accept support for Air Force Academy 

athletic programs (sec. 554) .................................................................. 764 

Pilot program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining 

post-service employment (sec. 555) ...................................................... 764 

Plan for education of members of the Armed Forces on cyber matters 

(sec. 556) ................................................................................................. 765 

Enhancement of information provided to members of the Armed 

Forces and veterans regarding use of post-9/11 educational assistance and federal financial aid through transition assistance program (sec. 557) ....................................................................................... 765 


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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY—Continued 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition—Continued 

Procedures for provision of certain information to state veterans 

agencies to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed 

Forces from military service to civilian life (sec. 558) ........................ 765 

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters .................................................................................................. 766 

Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that 

benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees (sec. 561) ..................................... 766 

Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec. 562) ..................... 766 

Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012 (sec. 563) ... 766 

Authority to employ non-United States citizens as teachers in Department of Defense overseas dependents’ school system (sec. 564) . 767 

Inclusion of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools 

among functions of Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education 

(sec. 565) ................................................................................................. 767 

Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces (sec. 566) ..................................................... 767 

Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in Armed 

Forces suicide prevention efforts (sec. 567) ......................................... 768 

Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the 

wage gap between military spouses and their civilian counterparts 

(sec. 568) ................................................................................................. 768 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards ............................................................. 769 

Medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees 

of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in 

an attack by a foreign terrorist organization (sec. 571) ..................... 769 

Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to members of the 

Armed Forces for acts of valor during World War I (sec. 572) .......... 769 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements .................................... 769 

Review and report on military programs and controls regarding professionalism (sec. 581) ........................................................................... 769 

Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of United 

States Special Operations Forces (sec. 582) ........................................ 770 

Review and report on provision of job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the reserve components (sec. 583) ................................................................................... 770 

Report on foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations in overseas military operations (sec. 584) ................................ 771 

Deadline for submission of report containing results of review of 

Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity role in 

sexual harassment cases (sec. 585) ...................................................... 771 

Independent assessment of risk and resiliency of United States Special Operations Forces and effectiveness of the Preservation of 

the Force and Families and Human Performance Programs (sec. 

586) ......................................................................................................... 771 

Comptroller General report on hazing in the Armed Forces (sec. 

587) ......................................................................................................... 772 

Comptroller General report on impact of certain mental and physical 

trauma on discharges from military service for misconduct (sec. 

588) ......................................................................................................... 774 

Subtitle I—Other Matters ................................................................................ 772 

Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by recovering 

service members (sec. 591) .................................................................... 772 

Designation of voter assistance offices (sec. 592) ................................... 773 

Repeal of electronic voting demonstration project (sec. 593) ................. 773 

Authority for removal from national cemeteries of remains of certain 

deceased members of the Armed Forces who have no known next 

of kin (sec. 594) ...................................................................................... 773 

Sense of Congress regarding leaving no member of the Armed Forces 

unaccounted for during the drawdown of United States forces in 

Afghanistan (sec. 595) ........................................................................... 774 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 774 

Deferred retirement of chaplains ............................................................. 774 

Compliance with efficiencies directive ..................................................... 774 


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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY—Continued 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted—Continued 

National Guard civil and defense support activities and related matters .......................................................................................................... 775 

Electronic tracking of certain reserve duty ............................................. 775 

Office of Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve ........................ 775 

National Guard cyber protection teams .................................................. 775 

Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating 

to correction of military records ........................................................... 775 

Additional required elements of transition assistance program ........... 776 

Protection of the religious freedom of military chaplains to close 

a prayer outside of a religious service according to the traditions, 

expressions, and religious exercises of the endorsing faith group ..... 776 

Sense of Senate on upgrade of characterization of discharge of certain 

Vietnam era members of the armed forces .......................................... 776 

Revised regulations for religious freedom ............................................... 776 

Preliminary mental health assessments ................................................. 776 

Availability of additional leave for members of the Armed Forces 

in connection with the birth of a child ................................................. 777 

Authority for Joint Special Operations University to award degrees ... 777 

Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sexrelated offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces ........... 777 

Establishment of phone service for prompt reporting of hazing involving a member of the Armed Forces ...................................................... 777 

Additional enhancements of military department actions on sexual 

assault prevention and response .......................................................... 777 

Collaboration between the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice in efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault . 778 

Report on tuition assistance ..................................................................... 778 

Support for efforts to improve academic achievement and transition 

of military dependent students ............................................................. 778 

Retroactive award of Army Combat Action Badge ................................. 778 

Report on Navy review, findings, and actions pertaining to Medal 

of Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta ........ 779 

Recognition of Wereth massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of 

the United States Army during the Battle of the Bulge .................... 779 

Report on Army review, findings, and actions pertaining to Medal 

of Honor nomination of Captain William L. Albracht ........................ 779 

Inspector General of the Department of Defense review of separation 

of members of the Armed Forces who made unrestricted reports 

of sexual assault .................................................................................... 780 

Working group on Integrated Disability Evaluation System ................ 780 

Access of congressional caseworkers to information about Department 

of Veterans Affairs casework brokered to other offices of the Department ................................................................................................. 780 

Sense of Congress regarding the recovery of the remains of certain 

members of the Armed Forces killed in Thurston Island, Antarctica .......................................................................................................... 780 

Name of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of 

Defense joint outpatient clinic, Marina, California ............................ 781 

Sense of Congress regarding preservation of Second Amendment 

rights of Active Duty military personnel stationed or residing in 

the District of Columbia ........................................................................ 781 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS .......... 781 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances ..................................................................... 781 

No fiscal year 2015 increase in basic pay for general and flag officers 

(sec. 601) ................................................................................................. 781 

Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of 

basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances (sec. 602) . 781 

Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Senior Enlisted 

Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau among senior 

members of the Armed Forces for purposes of pay and allowances 

(sec. 603) ................................................................................................. 782 

Modification of computation of basic allowance for housing inside 

the United States (sec. 604) .................................................................. 782 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays ................................... 783 


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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS—Continued 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays—Continued 

One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 

reserve forces (sec. 611) ......................................................................... 783 

One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 

health care professionals (sec. 612) ...................................................... 783 

One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 

officers (sec. 613) .................................................................................... 783 

One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated 

special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities (sec. 614) .............. 784 

One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 

37 bonuses and special pays (sec. 615) ................................................ 784 

Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits .................. 784 

Earlier determination of dependent status with respect to transitional compensation for dependents of certain members separated 

for dependent abuse (sec. 621) .............................................................. 784 

Modification of determination of retired pay base for officers retired 

in general and flag officer grades (sec. 622) ........................................ 785 

Inapplicability of reduced annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan 

Budget Act of 2013 who first become members prior to January 

1, 2016 (sec. 623) .................................................................................... 785 

Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for special needs trusts established 

for the benefit of dependent children incapable of self-support (sec. 

624) ......................................................................................................... 785 

Modification of per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active 

duty or active service to reduce eligibility age for retirement for 

non-regular service (sec. 625) ............................................................... 786 

Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality 

Benefits and Operations ............................................................................... 786 

Procurement of brand-name and other commercial items for resale 

by commissary stores (sec. 631) ............................................................ 786 

Authority of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to enter into 

contracts with other Federal agencies and instrumentalities to provide and obtain certain goods and services (sec. 632) ........................ 786 

Competitive pricing of legal consumer tobacco products sold in Department of Defense retail stores (sec. 633) ........................................ 787 

Review of management, food, and pricing options for defense commissary system (sec. 634) ...................................................................... 787 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 788 

Fiscal year 2015 increase in military basic pay ...................................... 788 

Authority to enter into contracts for the provision of relocation services .......................................................................................................... 788 

Transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for 

disabled veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability 

rated as total .......................................................................................... 788 

Prohibition on the use of funds to close commissary stores .................. 788 

Anonymous survey of members of the Armed Forces regarding their 

preferences for military pay and benefits ............................................ 789 

Availability for purchase of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial 

headstones and markers for members of reserve components who 

performed certain training .................................................................... 789 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS ......................................................... 789 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits .............................. 789 

Mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces (sec. 

701) ......................................................................................................... 789 

Modifications of cost-sharing and other requirements for the 

TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program (sec. 702) .............................. 790 

Elimination of inpatient day limits and other limits in provision 

of mental health services (sec. 703) ...................................................... 790 

Authority for provisional TRICARE coverage for emerging health 

care services and supplies (sec. 704) .................................................... 791 

Clarification of provision of food to former members and dependents 

not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities 

(sec. 705) ................................................................................................. 791 


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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS—Continued 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits—Continued 

Availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under 

the TRICARE program (sec. 706) ......................................................... 791 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration ....................................................... 791 

Provision of notice of change to TRICARE benefits (sec. 711) .............. 791 

Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 

Extra (sec. 712) ...................................................................................... 792 

Review of military health system modernization study (sec. 713) ........ 792 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters ......................................................... 793 

Designation and responsibilities of senior medical advisor for Armed 

Forces Retirement Home (sec. 721) ...................................................... 793 

Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department 

of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund (sec. 

722) ......................................................................................................... 794 

Report on status of reductions in TRICARE Prime service areas 

(sec. 723) ................................................................................................. 794 

Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses (sec. 724) ..................................................................................... 794 

Acquisition strategy for health care professional staffing services (sec. 

725) ......................................................................................................... 795 

Pilot program on medication therapy management under TRICARE 

program (sec. 726) .................................................................................. 795 

Antimicrobial stewardship program at medical facilities of the Department of Defense (sec. 727) ............................................................. 796 

Report on improvements in the identification and treatment of mental health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members 

of the Armed Forces (sec. 728) .............................................................. 796 

Report on efforts to treat infertility of military families (sec. 729) ....... 797 

Report on implementation of recommendations of Institute of Medicine on improvements to certain resilience and prevention programs of the Department of Defense (sec. 730) .................................. 797 

Comptroller General report on transition of care for post-traumatic 

stress disorder or traumatic brain injury (sec. 731) ........................... 798 

Comptroller General report on mental health stigma reduction efforts 

in the Department of Defense (sec. 732) .............................................. 798 

Comptroller General report on women’s health care services for members of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries (sec. 

733) ......................................................................................................... 798 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 799 

Behavioral health treatment of developmental disabilities under the 

TRICARE program ................................................................................ 799 

Cooperative health care agreements between the military departments and non-military health care entities ....................................... 799 

Limitation on transfer or elimination of graduate medical education 

billets ...................................................................................................... 799 

Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund 

matters ................................................................................................... 800 

Research regarding Alzheimer’s disease ................................................. 800 

Briefing on hospitals in arrears in payments to Department of Defense ........................................................................................................ 801 

Research regarding breast cancer ............................................................ 801 

Sense of Congress regarding access to mental health services by 

members of the armed forces ................................................................ 801 

Evaluation of wounded warrior care and transition program ............... 802 

Report on military family planning programs of the Department of 

Defense ................................................................................................... 802 

Interagency working group on the provision of mental health services 

to members of the National Guard and the Reserves ........................ 802 

Primary blast injury research .................................................................. 802 

Report on Department of Defense support of members of the armed 

forces who experience traumatic injury as a result of vaccinations 

required by the Department ................................................................. 802 

Sense of Congress on use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat 

traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder ............... 803 


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TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 

RELATED MATTERS ......................................................................................... 803 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management .......................................... 803 

Modular open systems approaches in acquisition programs (sec. 801) . 803 

Recharacterization of changes to Major Automated Information System programs (sec. 802) ........................................................................ 803 

Amendments relating to defense business systems (sec. 803) ............... 804 

Report on implementation of acquisition process for information technology systems (sec. 804) ...................................................................... 805 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 

and Limitations ............................................................................................. 805 

Extension and modification of contract authority for advanced component development and prototype units (sec. 811) ............................... 805 

Amendments relating to authority of the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype projects (sec. 812) .... 806 

Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for 

contract services (sec. 813) .................................................................... 806 

Improvement in defense design-build construction process (sec. 814) .. 806 

Permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for 

certain commercial items (sec. 815) ..................................................... 807 

Restatement and revision of requirements applicable to multiyear 

defense acquisitions to be specifically authorized by law (sec. 816) .. 807 

Sourcing requirements related to avoiding counterfeit electronic parts 

(sec. 817) ................................................................................................. 807 

Amendments to Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program 

(sec. 818) ................................................................................................. 807 

Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters .............................................................. 808 

Temporary extension of and amendments to test program for negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans (sec. 

821) ......................................................................................................... 808 

Plan for improving data on bundled or consolidated contracts (sec. 

822) ......................................................................................................... 808 

Authority to provide education to small businesses on certain requirements of Arms Export Control Act (sec. 823) ............................. 809 

Matters relating to reverse auctions (sec. 824) ....................................... 810 

Sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (sec. 825) ................................................................... 810 

Subtitle D—Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform ............... 810 

Chief Information Officer authority enhancements (sec. 831) ............... 810 

Enhanced transparency and improved risk management in information technology investments (sec. 832) ................................................. 810 

Portfolio review (sec. 833) ......................................................................... 811 

Federal data center consolidation initiative (sec. 834) ........................... 811 

Expansion of training and use of information technology cadres (sec. 

835) ......................................................................................................... 812 

Maximizing the benefit of the Federal strategic sourcing initiative 

(sec. 836) ................................................................................................. 812 

Governmentwide software purchasing program (sec. 837) .................... 812 

Subtitle E—Never Contract With the Enemy ................................................ 812 

Prohibition on providing funds to the enemy (sec. 841) ......................... 812 

Additional access to records (sec. 842) ..................................................... 813 

Definitions (sec. 843) ................................................................................. 813 

Subtitle F—Other Matters ............................................................................... 813 

Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for United States Special Operations Command (sec. 851) .................................................... 813 

Consideration of corrosion control in preliminary design review (sec. 

852) ......................................................................................................... 814 

Program manager development report (sec. 853) ................................... 814 

Operational metrics for Joint Information Environment and supporting activities (sec. 854) ................................................................... 814 

Compliance with requirements for senior Department of Defense officials seeking employment with defense contractors (sec. 855) .......... 815 

Enhancement of whistleblower protection for employees of grantees 

(sec. 856) ................................................................................................. 815 

Prohibition on reimbursement of contractors for congressional investigations and inquiries (sec. 857) .......................................................... 815 


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TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 

RELATED MATTERS—Continued 

Subtitle F—Other Matters—Continued 

Requirement to provide photovoltaic devices from United States 

sources (sec. 858) ................................................................................... 816 

Reimbursement of Department of Defense for assistance provided 

to nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers (sec. 

859) ......................................................................................................... 816 

Three-year extension of authority for Joint Urgent Operational Needs 

Fund (sec. 860) ....................................................................................... 816 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 816 

Extension to United States Transportation Command of authorities 

relating to prohibition on contracting with the enemy ....................... 816 

Governance of Joint Information Environment ...................................... 816 

Improving opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small 

business .................................................................................................. 817 

Improving Federal Surety Bonds ............................................................. 818 

Publication of required justification that consolidation of contract 

requirements .......................................................................................... 818 

Small business prime and subcontract participation goals raised; accounting of subcontracting .................................................................... 818 

Small business cyber education ............................................................... 818 

Procurement of personal protective equipment ...................................... 819 

Authority for Defense Contract Audit Agency to interview contractor 

employees in connection with examination of contractor records ...... 819 

Prohibition on funds for contracts violating Executive Order No. 

11246 ....................................................................................................... 820 

Requirement for policies and standard checklist in procurement of 

services ................................................................................................... 820 

Debarment required of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘‘made 

in America’’ labels .................................................................................. 821 

Requirement to buy American flags from domestic sources .................. 821 

Tenure and accountability of program managers for program development periods ........................................................................................... 821 

Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution periods ............................................................................................. 821 

Removal of requirements related to waiver of preliminary design 

review and post-preliminary design review before Milestone B ........ 822 

Short title ................................................................................................... 822 

Table of contents ....................................................................................... 822 

Definitions .................................................................................................. 822 

Lead coordination role of Chief Information Officers Council ............... 822 

Reports by Government Accountability Office ........................................ 823 

Purpose ....................................................................................................... 823 

Definitions .................................................................................................. 823 

Performance requirements related to data center consolidation ........... 823 

Cost savings related to data center optimization ................................... 823 

Reporting requirements to Congress and the Federal Chief Information Officer ............................................................................................. 823 

Website consolidation and transparency ................................................. 823 

Transition to the cloud .............................................................................. 824 

Elimination of unnecessary duplication of contracts by requiring business case analysis .................................................................................. 824 

Plan on strengthening program and project management performance ......................................................................................................... 824 

Personnel awards for excellence in the acquisition information systems and information technology ......................................................... 824 

Promoting transparency of blanket purchase agreements ..................... 824 

Additional source selection technique in solicitations ............................ 824 

Enhanced communication between government and industry .............. 825 

Clarification of current law with respect to technology neutrality 

in acquisition of software ...................................................................... 825 

No additional funds authorized ................................................................ 825 

Short title ................................................................................................... 825 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................... 825 

Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management ......................................... 825 


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TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT—Continued 

Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management—Continued 

Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and related 

matters (sec. 901) ................................................................................... 825 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs 

(sec. 902) ................................................................................................. 826 

Requirement for assessment of options to modify the number of combatant commands (sec. 903) .................................................................. 827 

Office of Net Assessment (sec. 904) ......................................................... 827 

Periodic review of Department of Defense management headquarters 

(sec. 905) ................................................................................................. 827 

Subtitle B—Other Matters .............................................................................. 827 

Modifications of biennial strategic workforce plan relating to senior 

management, functional, and technical workforces of the Department of Defense (sec. 911) .................................................................... 827 

Repeal of extension of Comptroller General report on inventory (sec. 

912) ......................................................................................................... 828 

Extension of authority to waive reimbursement of costs of activities 

for nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense regional 

centers for security studies (sec. 913) .................................................. 828 

Pilot program to establish Government lodging program (sec. 914) ..... 828 

Single standard mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned 

automobiles of Government employees and members of the uniformed services (sec. 915) ...................................................................... 829 

Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the 

Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed 

as missing (sec. 916) .............................................................................. 829 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 830 

Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department 

of the Navy and Marine Corps ............................................................. 830 

Additional responsibility for Director of Operational Test and Evaluation .......................................................................................................... 830 

Requirement for congressional briefing before divesting of Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service functions .......................................... 830 

Combatant command efficiency plan ....................................................... 831 

Report related to nuclear forces, deterrence, nonproliferation, and 

terrorism ................................................................................................. 832 

Assignment of certain new requirements based on determinations 

of cost-efficiency ..................................................................................... 833 

Prohibition on conversion of functions performed by civilian or contractor personnel to performance by military personnel .................... 833 

Notification of compliance with section relating to procurement of 

services ................................................................................................... 833 

Public release by Inspectors General of reports of misconduct ............. 833 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS ..................................................................... 834 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters ........................................................................ 834 

General transfer authority (sec. 1001) .................................................... 834 

Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Administration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval reactors (sec. 1002) ....................................................................................... 834 

Reporting of balances carried forward by the Department of Defense 

at the end of each fiscal year (sec. 1003) ............................................. 834 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities .............................................................. 834 

Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia (sec. 1011) ............................................ 834 

Extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense 

to provide support for counterdrug activities of other governmental 

agencies (sec. 1012) ................................................................................ 835 

Availability of funds for additional support for counterdrug activities 

of certain foreign governments (sec. 1013) .......................................... 835 

Extension and modification of authority for joint task forces supporting law enforcement agencies conducting activities to counter 

transnational organized crime to support law enforcement agencies 

conducting counter-terrorism activities (sec. 1014) ............................ 836 

Sense of Congress regarding security in the Western Hemisphere 

(sec. 1015) ............................................................................................... 836 


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TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards ...................................................... 836 

Definition of combatant and support vessel for purposes of the annual plan and certification relating to budgeting for construction 

of naval vessels (sec. 1021) ................................................................... 836 

National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (sec. 1022) ................................... 836 

Limitation on use of funds for inactivation of U.S.S. George Washington (sec. 1023) ................................................................................... 837 

Sense of Congress recognizing the anniversary of the sinking of 

U.S.S. Thresher (sec. 1024) ................................................................... 837 

Pilot program for sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships on extended 

deployments (sec. 1025) ......................................................................... 838 

Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga 

class cruisers or dock landing ships (sec. 1026) .................................. 838 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism ......................................................................... 839 

Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism 

(sec. 1031) ............................................................................................... 839 

Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the 

United States to house detainees transferred from United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1032) ............................ 839 

Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba (sec. 1033) ..................................................................................... 839 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations ............................... 840 

Modification of Department of Defense authority for humanitarian 

demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance programs (sec. 1041) ..................................................................... 840 

Airlift service (sec. 1042) .......................................................................... 840 

Authority to accept certain voluntary legal support services (sec. 

1043) ....................................................................................................... 840 

Expansion of authority for Secretary of Defense to use the Department of Defense reimbursement rates for transportation services 

provided to certain non-Department of Defense entities (sec. 1044) . 841 

Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil 

Reserve Air Fleet contractors (sec. 1045) ............................................ 841 

Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau among leadership 

of the Department of Defense provided physical protection and 

personal security (sec. 1046) ................................................................. 841 

Inclusion of regional organizations in authority for assignment of 

civilian employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to 

foreign ministries of defense (sec. 1047) .............................................. 841 

Report and limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign 

internal defense program (sec. 1048) ................................................... 842 

Modifications to OH–58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft (sec. 1049) ............... 842 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports ..................................................................... 842 

Protection of top-tier defense-critical infrastructure from electromagnetic pulse (sec. 1051) .................................................................... 842 

Response of the Department of Defense to compromises of classified 

information (sec. 1052) .......................................................................... 843 

Study on joint analytic capability of the Department of Defense (sec. 

1053) ....................................................................................................... 843 

Business case analysis of the creation of an active duty association 

for the 168th Air Refueling Wing (sec. 1054) ...................................... 844 

Reports on recommendations of the National Commission on the 

Structure of the Air Force (sec. 1055) .................................................. 844 

Report on protection of military installations (sec. 1056) ...................... 844 

Comptroller General briefing and report on Army and Army National 

Guard force structure changes (sec. 1057) ........................................... 844 

Improving analytic support to systems acquisition and allocation of 

acquisition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets 

(sec. 1058) ............................................................................................... 845 

Review of United States military strategy and the force posture 

of allies and partners in the United States Pacific Command area 

of responsibility (sec. 1059) ................................................................... 846 

Repeal of certain reporting requirements relating to the Department 

of Defense (sec. 1060) ............................................................................ 846 


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TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports—Continued 

Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 

annual reviews and report on pilot program on commercial feefor-service air refueling support for the Air Force (sec. 1061) ........... 846 

Report on additional matters in connection with report on the force 

structure of the United States Army (sec. 1062) ................................. 846 

Certification for realignment of forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores 

(sec. 1063) ............................................................................................... 847 

Subtitle G—Other Matters .............................................................................. 848 

Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1071) ...................................... 848 

Reform of quadrennial defense review (sec. 1072) ................................. 848 

Biennial surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees on 

workplace and gender relations matters (sec. 1073) ........................... 848 

Revision to statute of limitations for aviation insurance claims (sec. 

1074) ....................................................................................................... 848 

Pilot program for the Human Terrain System (sec. 1075) ..................... 849 

Clarification of policies on management of special use airspace of 

Department of Defense (sec. 1076) ....................................................... 849 

Department of Defense policies on community involvement in Department community outreach events (sec. 1077) ...................................... 850 

Notification of foreign threats to information technology systems impacting national security (sec. 1078) .................................................... 851 

Pilot program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and lowincome veterans (sec. 1079) .................................................................. 851 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 852 

Repeal of limitation on Inspector General audits of certain financial 

statements .............................................................................................. 852 

Sense of the Senate on sequestration ...................................................... 852 

Management of Defense information systems ........................................ 852 

Report on auditable financial statements ............................................... 853 

Report on implementing audit reporting requirements ......................... 853 

Submittal of biannual reports on use of funds in the drug interdiction 

and counter-drug activities, defense-wide account on the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ................................... 853 

National Guard drug interdiction and counter-drug activities .............. 854 

Prohibition on use of funds for certain permitting activities under 

the Sunken Military Craft Act ............................................................. 854 

Limitation on the transfer or release of individuals detained at 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ...................... 854 

Report on facilitation of transfer overseas of certain individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ...... 855 

Authority to temporarily transfer individuals detained at United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States 

for emergency or critical medical treatment ....................................... 855 

Prohibition on the use of funds for recreational facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo .............................................................. 855 

Prohibition on transfer or release to Yemen of individuals detained 

at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ................. 855 

Reduction in Department of Defense civilian personnel and review 

of certain headquarters spending ......................................................... 855 

Submittal of procedures and report relating to sensitive military 

operations ............................................................................................... 856 

Limitation on use of Russian-flagged airlift aircraft to support the 

airlift movement requirements of the United States Transportation 

Command ............................................................................................... 857 

Prohibition on use of drones to kill United States citizens ................... 857 

Report and briefing to Congress on procurement and inspection of 

armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles to transport civilian employees of the Department of Defense ...................................... 857 

Report on long-term costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 

Enduring Freedom ................................................................................. 858 

Provision of annual voter assistance ....................................................... 858 

Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security activities ..................................................................................................... 858 


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TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted—Continued 

Sense of Congress on the life and achievements of Dr. James R. 

Schlesinger ............................................................................................. 858 

Resubmission of 2014 quadrennial defense review ................................ 858 

Sense of Congress regarding counter-improvised explosive devices ..... 859 

Enhancing presence and capabilities and readiness posture of United 

States military in Europe ...................................................................... 859 

Determination and disclosure of transportation costs incurred by the 

Secretary of Defense for congressional trips outside the United 

States ...................................................................................................... 859 

Improvement of financial literacy ............................................................ 860 

Transfer of administration of Ocean Research Advisory Panel from 

Department of the Navy to National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration ....................................................................................... 860 

Annual report on performance of regional offices of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs ................................................................................. 860 

Sense of Congress regarding the transfer of used military equipment 

to federal, state, and local agencies ..................................................... 861 

Methods for validating certain service considered to be active service 

by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs .................................................... 861 

Cost of wars ............................................................................................... 861 

Observance of Veterans Day .................................................................... 861 

Findings; sense of Congress ..................................................................... 861 

Review of operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era .............. 862 

Sense of Congress recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Allied 

amphibious landing on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at Normandy, France 862 

Transportation of supplies to members of the armed forces from 

nonprofit organizations ......................................................................... 862 

Findings and purposes .............................................................................. 863 

Comptroller General oversight of Department of Defense audit readiness ......................................................................................................... 863 

Duties of the Advisory Panel .................................................................... 863 

Powers of the Advisory Panel ................................................................... 863 

Advisory Panel personnel matters ........................................................... 863 

Termination of the Advisory Panel .......................................................... 864 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS ................................................. 866 

One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pay 

for federal civilian employees working overseas (sec. 1101) .............. 866 

One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, 

benefits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat 

zone (sec. 1102) ...................................................................................... 866 

Revision to list of science and technology reinvention laboratories 

(sec. 1103) ............................................................................................... 866 

Extension and modification of experimental program for scientific 

and technical personnel (sec. 1104) ...................................................... 867 

Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense 

research and engineering facilities (sec. 1105) .................................... 867 

Rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear aircraft 

carrier forward deployed in Japan (sec. 1106) .................................... 867 

Extension of part-time reemployment authority (sec. 1107) ................. 867 

Personnel authorities for civilian personnel for the United States 

Cyber Command and the cyber component headquarters of the 

military departments (sec. 1108) .......................................................... 868 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 868 

Judicial review of Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating 

to whistleblowers ................................................................................... 868 

Pay parity for Department of Defense employees employed at joint 

bases ....................................................................................................... 868 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS .......................... 869 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training .............................................................. 869 

Modification and extension of Global Security Contingency Fund (sec. 

1201) ....................................................................................................... 869 

Notice to Congress on certain assistance under authority to conduct 

activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond 

to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (sec. 1202) ........ 869 


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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS—Continued 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training—Continued 

Enhanced authority for provision of support to foreign military liaison officers of foreign countries while assigned to the Department 

of Defense (sec. 1203) ............................................................................ 870 

Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security 

forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights (sec. 

1204) ....................................................................................................... 870 

Codification and enhancement of authority to build the capacity of 

foreign security forces (sec. 1205) ......................................................... 870 

Training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign countries to promote respect for the rule of law and human 

rights (sec. 1206) .................................................................................... 870 

Cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations (sec. 1207) ... 871 

Extension and modification of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism (sec. 1208) ................................................. 871 

Authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition (sec. 

1209) ....................................................................................................... 872 

Provision of logistic support for the conveyance of certain defense 

articles to foreign forces training with the United States Armed 

Forces (sec. 1210) ................................................................................... 872 

Biennial report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement to foreign security forces (sec. 1211) ................................. 873 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq .............. 873 

Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan (sec. 

1221) ....................................................................................................... 873 

Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 

coalition nations for support provided to United States military 

operations (sec. 1222) ............................................................................ 873 

One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations (sec. 1223) ........... 874 

United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 

Forces through the end of fiscal year 2017 (sec. 1224) ....................... 874 

Semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan (sec. 1225) ...................................................................................... 875 

Sense of Congress on stability and sovereignty of Afghanistan (sec. 

1226) ....................................................................................................... 875 

Extension of Afghan Special Immigrant Program (sec. 1227) ............... 875 

Independent assessment of United States efforts against al-Qaeda 

(sec. 1228) ............................................................................................... 875 

Sense of Congress on security of Afghan women (sec. 1229) ................. 876 

Review process for use of United States funds for construction 

projects in Afghanistan that cannot be physically accessed by 

United States Government personnel (sec. 1230) ............................... 876 

Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan 

(sec. 1231) ............................................................................................... 877 

One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities in Afghanistan (sec. 1232) ............................................................. 877 

Clearance of unexploded ordnance on former United States training 

ranges in Afghanistan (sec. 1233) ........................................................ 877 

Report on impact of end of major combat operations in Afghanistan 

on authority to use military force (sec. 1234) ...................................... 877 

Report on bilateral security cooperation with Pakistan (sec. 1235) ...... 878 

Authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State in Iraq 

and the Levant (sec. 1236) .................................................................... 878 

Extension and modification of authority to support operations and 

activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (sec. 1237) ... 879 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation ............................. 879 

Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and 

the Russian Federation (sec. 1241) ...................................................... 879 

Notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new 

aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under Open 

Skies Treaty (sec. 1242) ........................................................................ 880 


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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS—Continued 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation—Continued 

Limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the 

Russian Federation (sec. 1243) ............................................................. 880 

Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty (sec. 1244) ................................................ 881 

Annual report on military and security developments involving the 

Russian Federation (sec. 1245) ............................................................. 881 

Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or other agreements with Rosoboronexport (sec. 1246) .............................................. 882 

Report on the New START Treaty (sec. 1247) ........................................ 882 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region ............................. 882 

Strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the AsiaPacific region (sec. 1251) ....................................................................... 882 

Modifications to annual report on military and security developments 

involving the People’s Republic of China (sec. 1252) .......................... 883 

Military-to-military engagement with the Government of Burma (sec. 

1253) ....................................................................................................... 883 

Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy of the United 

States Pacific Command (sec. 1254) ..................................................... 884 

Missile defense cooperation in Northeast Asia (sec. 1255) .................... 884 

Sense of Congress and report on Taiwan and its contribution to 

regional peace and stability (sec. 1256) ............................................... 884 

Independent assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense 

to counter anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, and 

other key technologies of potential adversaries (sec. 1257) ................ 884 

Sense of Congress reaffirming security cooperation with Japan and 

the Republic of Korea (sec. 1258) ......................................................... 885 

Report on maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region (sec. 

1259) ....................................................................................................... 886 

Sense of Congress on Taiwan maritime capabilities and exercise participation (sec. 1259A) ........................................................................... 886 

Modification of matters for discussion in annual reports of United 

States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (sec. 

1259B) ..................................................................................................... 886 

Subtitle E—Other Matters .............................................................................. 887 

One-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities (sec. 1261) ............................................................... 887 

Modification of national security planning guidance to deny safe havens to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates (sec. 1262) ....... 887 

Enhanced authority to acquire goods and services of Djibouti in support of Department of Defense activities in United States Africa 

Command area of responsibility (sec. 1263) ........................................ 887 

Treatment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic 

Union of Kurdistan under the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(sec. 1264) ............................................................................................... 888 

Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into 

missile defense systems of United States and sense of Congress 

concerning integration of missile defense systems of Russia into 

missile defense systems of NATO (sec. 1265) ...................................... 888 

Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade 

Treaty (sec. 1266) ................................................................................... 889 

Notification and review of potentially significant arms control noncompliance (sec. 1267) ........................................................................... 889 

Inter-European Air Forces Academy (sec. 1268) .................................... 889 

Department of Defense support to security of United States diplomatic facilities (sec. 1269) ..................................................................... 890 

Information on sanctioned persons and businesses through the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (sec. 

1270) ....................................................................................................... 890 

Reports on nuclear program of Iran (sec. 1271) ..................................... 890 

Sense of Congress on defense modernization by NATO countries (sec. 

1272) ....................................................................................................... 891 

Report on protection of cultural property in event of armed conflict 

(sec. 1273) ............................................................................................... 891 

United States strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability 

in Europe (sec. 1274) ............................................................................. 892 


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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS—Continued 

Subtitle E—Other Matters—Continued 

Report on military assistance to Ukraine (sec. 1275) ............................ 892 

Sense of Congress on efforts to remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield and end the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army (sec. 

1276) ....................................................................................................... 892 

Extension of annual reports on the military power of Iran (sec. 1277) 893 

Report and strategy regarding North Africa, West Africa, and the 

Sahel (sec. 1278) .................................................................................... 893 

Rule of construction (sec. 1279) ................................................................ 893 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 893 

Annual report on human rights vetting and verification procedures 

of the Department of Defense ............................................................... 893 

Use of acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend certain 

military equipment to certain foreign forces for personnel protection and survivability ............................................................................ 894 

Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan 

under Operation Resolute Support ....................................................... 894 

Requirement to withhold Department of Defense assistance to Afghanistan in amount equivalent to 150 percent of all taxes assessed by Afghanistan to extent such taxes are not reimbursed 

by Afghanistan ....................................................................................... 894 

Limitation on funds to establish permanent military installations 

or bases in Afghanistan ......................................................................... 894 

Actions to support human rights, participation, prevention of violence, existing frameworks, and security and mobility with respect 

to women and girls in Afghanistan ...................................................... 895 

Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi ..................................... 895 

Limitation on availability of funds to transfer missile defense information to the Russian Federation ........................................................ 895 

Sense of Congress regarding Russian aggression toward Ukraine ....... 896 

Plan to reduce Russian Federation nuclear force dependencies on 

Ukraine ................................................................................................... 896 

Requirements relating to certain defense transfers to the Russian 

Federation .............................................................................................. 896 

Sense of Congress on future of NATO and enlargement initiatives ..... 896 

Sale of F–16 aircraft to Taiwan ............................................................... 897 

Strategic framework for United States security force assistance and 

cooperation in the European and Eurasian regions ........................... 897 

Requirement of Department of Defense to continue implementation 

of United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based 

Violence Globally and participation in interagency working group .. 897 

Department of Defense situational awareness of economic and financial activity ............................................................................................. 898 

War Powers of Congress ........................................................................... 898 

Combating crime through intelligence capabilities ................................ 898 

Statement of policy [on counternarcotics] ............................................... 898 

Declaration of policy regarding Israel’s lawful exercise of self-defense 899 

Statement of policy and report on the inherent right of Israel to 

self-defense ............................................................................................. 899 

Sense of Congress on United States presence and cooperation in 

the Arabian Gulf region to deter Iran .................................................. 899 

Report on Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Nigeria ..... 899 

Sense of Congress regarding the naval capabilities of the Russian 

Federation .............................................................................................. 899 

Report on collective and national security implications of Central 

Asian and South Caucasus energy development ................................. 900 

Sense of Congress on Nigeria and Boko Haram ..................................... 900 

Recognition of victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes ............ 900 

Report relating to rescue efforts in Nigerian kidnapping ...................... 901 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ....................................... 901 

Subtitle A—Funds ............................................................................................ 901 

Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301) .......... 901 

Funding Allocations (sec. 1302) ................................................................ 901 

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating to the 

Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program ............. 901 

Short Title (sec. 1311) ............................................................................... 901 


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TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION—Continued 

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating to the 

Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program—Continued 

Definitions (sec. 1312) ............................................................................... 901 

PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES ......................................................... 902 

Authority to carry out Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

Reduction Program (sec. 1321) ............................................................. 902 

Use of funds for certain emergent threats or opportunities (sec. 

1322) ....................................................................................................... 902 

Authority for urgent threat reduction activities under Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (sec. 1323) ......... 902 

Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts (sec. 

1324) ....................................................................................................... 903 

Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

Reduction Program (sec. 1325) ............................................................. 903 

PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ..................................... 903 

Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes (sec. 1331) .............. 903 

Requirement for on-site managers (sec. 1332) ........................................ 903 

Limitation on use of funds until certain permits obtained (sec. 1333) . 904 

Limitation on availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction 

activities with Russian Federation (sec. 1334) .................................... 904 

PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS ............... 905 

Annual certifications on use of facilities being constructed for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or activities 

(sec. 1341) ............................................................................................... 905 

Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by project 

category (sec. 1342) ................................................................................ 905 

Reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (sec. 1343) ............................ 905 

Metrics for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 

Program (sec. 1344) ............................................................................... 906 

PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS ........................ 906 

Repeals (sec. 1351) .................................................................................... 906 

Transition provisions (sec. 1352) .............................................................. 909 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ........................................................... 909 

Subtitle A—Military Programs ........................................................................ 909 

Working capital funds (sec. 1401) ............................................................ 909 

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec. 1402) ....... 909 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide (sec. 

1403) ....................................................................................................... 909 

Defense Inspector General (sec. 1404) ..................................................... 910 

Defense Health Program (sec. 1405) ........................................................ 910 

Subtitle B—Other Matters .............................................................................. 910 

Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of DefenseDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 

Illinois (sec. 1411) .................................................................................. 910 

Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home 

(sec. 1412) ............................................................................................... 910 

Comptroller General of the United States report on Captain James 

A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois (sec. 

1413) ....................................................................................................... 910 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 911 

Report on development of secure supply of rare earth materials ......... 911 

Revisions to previously authorized disposals from the National Defense Stockpile ....................................................................................... 911 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ................................................... 912 

Budget Item ...................................................................................................... 912 

National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment ............................ 912 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 912 

Purpose (sec. 1501) .................................................................................... 912 

Procurement (sec. 1502) ............................................................................ 912 

Research, development, test and evaluation (sec. 1503) ........................ 913 

Operation and maintenance (sec. 1504) .................................................. 913 

Military personnel (sec. 1505) .................................................................. 913 


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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS—Continued 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations—Continued 

Other appropriations (secs. 1506–1509) .................................................. 913 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (sec. 1510) ................................... 913 

European Reassurance Initiative (sec. 1511) .......................................... 913 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters ........................................................................ 914 

Treatment as additional authorizations (sec. 1521) ............................... 914 

Special transfer authority (sec. 1522) ...................................................... 914 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters .................................. 914 

Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (sec. 1531) .......................................... 914 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (sec. 1532) ........................................ 914 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (sec. 1533) ................. 915 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (sec. 1534) ................................... 915 

European Reassurance Initiative (sec. 1535) .......................................... 915 

Plan for transition of funding of United States Special Operations 

Command from supplemental funding for overseas contingency operations to recurring funding for future-years defense programs 

(sec. 1536) ............................................................................................... 916 

Legislative Provision Not Adopted .................................................................. 916 

Codification of Office and Management and Budget criteria ................ 916 

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 

MATTERS ............................................................................................................. 917 

Subtitle A—Space Activities ............................................................................ 917 

Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program (sec. 

1601) ....................................................................................................... 917 

Evolved expendable launch vehicle notification (sec. 1602) ................... 917 

Satellite communications responsibilities of Executive Agent for 

Space (sec. 1603) .................................................................................... 918 

Rocket propulsion system development program (sec. 1604) ................. 918 

Pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication 

services (sec. 1605) ................................................................................. 919 

Update of National Security Space Strategy to include space control 

and space superiority strategy (sec. 1606) ........................................... 919 

Allocation of funds for the Space Security and Defense Program; 

report on space control (sec. 1607) ....................................................... 920 

Prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines 

for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program (sec. 1608) ........ 920 

Assessment of evolved expendable launch vehicle program (sec. 

1609) ....................................................................................................... 920 

Competitive procedures required to launch payload for mission number five of the Operationally Responsive Space Program (sec. 1610) 921 

Availability of additional rocket cores pursuant to competitive procedures (sec. 1611) .................................................................................... 921 

Limitations on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on 

system and Defense Meteorological Satellite program (sec. 1612) .... 921 

Limitation on availability of funds for space-based infrared systems 

space data exploitation (sec. 1613) ....................................................... 922 

Limitations on availability of funds for hosted payload and wide 

field of view testbed of the space-based infrared systems (sec. 

1614) ....................................................................................................... 923 

Limitations on availability of funds for protected tactical demonstration and protected military satellite communications testbed of the 

advanced extremely high frequency program (sec. 1615) ................... 923 

Study of space situational awareness architecture (sec. 1616) .............. 924 

Briefing on range support for launches in support of national security 

(sec. 1617) ............................................................................................... 924 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-related Activities .......... 925 

Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent (sec. 

1621) ....................................................................................................... 925 

One-year extension of report on imagery intelligence and geospatial 

information support provided to regional organizations and security 

alliances (sec. 1622) ............................................................................... 925 

Extension of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial 

activities as security for intelligence collection activities (sec. 1623) 925 


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TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 

MATTERS—Continued 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-related Activities—Continued 

Extension of authority relating to jurisdiction over Department of 

Defense facilities for intelligence collection or special operations 

activities abroad (sec. 1624) .................................................................. 925 

Assessment and limitation on availability of funds for intelligence 

activities and programs of United States Special Operations Command and special operations forces (sec. 1625) ................................... 926 

Annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

requirements of the combatant commands (sec. 1626) ....................... 926 

Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation (sec. 

1627) ....................................................................................................... 926 

Personnel security and insider threat (sec. 1628) .................................. 927 

Migration of Distributed Common Ground System of Department 

of the Army to an open system architecture (sec. 1629) .................... 927 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-related Matters ........................................................ 928 

Budgeting and accounting for cyber mission forces (sec. 1631) ............. 928 

Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems of operationally critical contractors (sec. 1632) ............. 928 

Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges (sec. 1633) ........... 929 

Cyberspace mapping (sec. 1634) .............................................................. 930 

Review of cross domain solution policy and requirement for cross 

domain solution strategy (sec. 1635) .................................................... 930 

Requirement for strategy to develop and deploy decryption service 

for the Joint Information Environment (sec. 1636) ............................ 930 

Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace 

(sec. 1637) ............................................................................................... 930 

Sense of Congress regarding role of reserve components in defense 

of United States against cyber attacks (sec. 1638) ............................. 931 

Sense of Congress on the future of the Internet and the .MIL toplevel domain (sec. 1639) ........................................................................ 932 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces ............................................................................. 933 

Preparation of annual budget request regarding nuclear weapons 

(sec. 1641) ............................................................................................... 933 

Improvement to biennial assessment on delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system (sec. 

1642) ....................................................................................................... 933 

Congressional Budget Office review of cost estimates for nuclear 

weapons (sec. 1643) ............................................................................... 933 

Retention of missile silos (sec. 1644) ....................................................... 934 

Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 

missile fuzes (sec. 1645) ........................................................................ 934 

Assessment of nuclear weapon secondary requirement (sec. 1646) ...... 934 

Certification on nuclear force structure (sec. 1647) ................................ 935 

Advance notice and reports on B61 life extension program (sec. 1648) 935 

Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dualcapable aircraft from Europe (sec. 1649) ............................................. 935 

Reports on installation of nuclear command, control, and communications systems at headquarters of United States Strategic Command 

(sec. 1650) ............................................................................................... 936 

Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty 

violation (sec. 1651) ............................................................................... 937 

Statement of policy on the nuclear triad (sec. 1652) .............................. 937 

Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (sec. 1653) ............................................. 937 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs ........................................................... 938 

Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system 

(sec. 1661) ............................................................................................... 938 

Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production and deployment (sec. 1662) ........................................................... 938 

Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle (sec. 

1663) ....................................................................................................... 938 

Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense 

system (sec. 1664) .................................................................................. 939 


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TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 

MATTERS—Continued 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs—Continued 

Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense 

(sec. 1665) ............................................................................................... 939 

Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense 

(sec. 1666) ............................................................................................... 939 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 940 

Air Force intelligence organization .......................................................... 940 

Authority for Secretary of Defense to engage in commercial activities 

as security for military operations abroad ........................................... 940 

Budget increase for Aegis ballistic missile defense ................................ 940 

Director of National Intelligence certification with respect to the 

mission analysis for cyber operations of Department of Defense ...... 941 

Independent review of the personnel reliability program of the Department of Defense and the human reliability program of the 

Department of Energy ........................................................................... 941 

Integrated plan on space launch activities of the federal government . 941 

Reports and briefings of Strategic Advisory Group ................................ 942 

Report on governance and corruption in the Russian Federation ......... 942 

Report on reliance of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program 

on foreign manufacturers ...................................................................... 943 

Sense of Congress on procurement and deployment of capability enhancement II exo-atmospheric kill vehicle .......................................... 943 

Sense of the Senate on resolution limits on commercial space imagery ....................................................................................................... 943 

Theater air and missile defense of allies of the United States .............. 944 

TITLE XVII—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE 

ARMY .................................................................................................................... 944 

National commission on the future of the Army (secs. 1701–1712) ...... 944 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS ................... 944 

Summary and explanation of funding tables .......................................... 944 

Legislative Provisions Adopted ........................................................................ 945 

Short title (sec. 2001) ................................................................................ 945 

Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 

by law (sec. 2002) ................................................................................... 945 

Legislative Provision Not Adopted .................................................................. 945 

Effective date ............................................................................................. 945 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ............................................. 945 

Summary .................................................................................................... 945 

Legislative Provisions Adopted ........................................................................ 946 

Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2101) ....................................................................................................... 946 

Family housing (sec. 2102) ....................................................................... 946 

Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2103) ................................. 946 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project 

(sec. 2104) ............................................................................................... 946 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects 

(sec. 2105) ............................................................................................... 947 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project (sec. 

2106) ....................................................................................................... 947 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec. 

2107) ....................................................................................................... 947 

Limitation on construction of cadet barracks at United States Military Academy, New York (sec. 2108) ................................................... 947 

Limitation on funding for family housing construction at Camp Walker, Republic of Korea (sec. 2109) .......................................................... 948 

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ............................................ 948 

Summary .................................................................................................... 948 

Legislative Provisions Adopted ........................................................................ 948 

Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2201) ....................................................................................................... 948 

Family housing (sec. 2202) ....................................................................... 948 

Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203) .................. 949 

Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204) ................................. 949 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 projects 

(sec. 2205) ............................................................................................... 949 


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TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

Legislative Provisions Adopted—Continued 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project 

(sec. 2206) ............................................................................................... 949 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects (sec. 

2207) ....................................................................................................... 949 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec. 

2208) ....................................................................................................... 950 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ................................ 950 

Summary .................................................................................................... 950 

Legislative Provisions Adopted ........................................................................ 950 

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2301) ....................................................................................................... 950 

Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2302) .......................... 950 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2008 project 

(sec. 2303) ............................................................................................... 950 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project (sec. 

2304) ....................................................................................................... 951 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project (sec. 

2305) ....................................................................................................... 951 

Legislative Provision Not Adopted .................................................................. 951 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project 951 

TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION .............. 952 

Summary .................................................................................................... 952 

Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations .................................................. 952 

Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2401) ................................................................................. 952 

Authorized energy conservation projects (sec. 2402) .............................. 952 

Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2403) ............. 953 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects (sec. 

2404) ....................................................................................................... 953 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec. 

2405) ....................................................................................................... 953 

Limitation on project authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 

2015 projects pending submission of report (sec. 2406) ..................... 953 

Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations ................................ 954 

Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, defense-wide (sec. 2411) ............................................................... 954 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 project 

(sec. 2412) ............................................................................................... 954 

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 

INVESTMENT PROGRAM ................................................................................. 954 

Summary .................................................................................................... 954 

Legislative Provisions Adopted ........................................................................ 954 

Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2501) ....................................................................................................... 954 

Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502) ............................... 955 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES ........................ 955 

Summary .................................................................................................... 955 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations ... 955 

Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2601) ................................................................................. 955 

Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects 

(sec. 2602) ............................................................................................... 956 

Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 

and land acquisition projects (sec. 2603) ............................................. 956 

Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2604) ................................................................................. 956 

Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2605) ................................................................................. 956 

Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve (sec. 

2606) ....................................................................................................... 956 

Subtitle B—Other Matters .............................................................................. 956 

Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 

year 2012 projects (sec. 2611) ............................................................... 956 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects 

(sec. 2612) ............................................................................................... 957 


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TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES—Continued 

Subtitle B—Other Matters—Continued 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project 

(sec. 2613) ............................................................................................... 957 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 projects (sec. 

2614) ....................................................................................................... 957 

TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES ............ 958 

Summary .................................................................................................... 958 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 958 

Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account (sec. 2701) ..................................................................................... 958 

Subtitle B—Prohibition on Additional BRAC Round .................................... 958 

Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) round (sec. 2711) ...................................................................... 958 

Subtitle C—Other Matters .............................................................................. 958 

Modification of property disposal procedures under base realignment 

and closure process (sec. 2721) ............................................................. 958 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 958 

HUBZones .................................................................................................. 958 

Force-structure plans and infrastructure inventory and assessment 

of infrastructure necessary to support the force structure ................. 959 

Final settlement of claims regarding caretaker agreement for former 

Defense Depot Ogden, Utah .................................................................. 959 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS ....... 960 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 

Changes ......................................................................................................... 960 

Congressional notification of construction projects, land acquisitions, 

and defense access road projects conducted under authorities other 

than a Military Construction Authorization Act (sec. 2801) .............. 960 

Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military 

construction (sec. 2802) ......................................................................... 960 

Clarification of authorized use of payments-in-kind and in-kind contributions (sec. 2803) ............................................................................. 961 

Use of one-step turn-key contractor selection procedures for additional facility projects (sec. 2804) ......................................................... 961 

Limitations on military construction in European Command area 

of responsibility and European Reassurance Initiative (sec. 2805) ... 961 

Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside 

the United States (sec. 2806) ................................................................ 962 

Application of residential building construction standards (sec. 2807) 962 

Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba (sec. 2808) ..................................................................................... 963 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration ............................. 963 

Renewals, extensions, and succeeding leases for financial institutions 

operating on military installations (sec. 2811) .................................... 963 

Deposit of reimbursed funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions (sec. 2812) .......................... 963 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment ......... 963 

Realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region (sec. 2821) 963 

Establishment of surface danger zone, Ritidian Unit, Guam National 

Wildlife Refuge (sec. 2822) .................................................................... 964 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances ....................................................................... 964 

Land conveyance, Gordo Army Reserve Center, Gordo, Alabama (sec. 

2831) ....................................................................................................... 964 

Land conveyance, West Nome Tank Farm, Nome, Alaska (sec. 2832) . 964 

Land conveyance, former Air Force Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply 

Point, Norwalk, California (sec. 2833) ................................................. 965 

Transfer of administrative jurisdiction and alternative land conveyance authority, former Walter Reed Army Hospital, District of 

Columbia (sec. 2834) .............................................................................. 965 

Land conveyance, former Lynn Haven fuel depot, Lynn Haven, Florida (sec. 2835) ........................................................................................ 965 

Transfers of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill and 

Lake Lanier, Georgia (sec. 2836) .......................................................... 966 


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TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS— 

Continued 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances—Continued 

Land conveyance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (sec. 

2837) ....................................................................................................... 966 

Modification of conditions on land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Illinois (sec. 2838) ............................................................... 966 

Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma (sec. 

2839) ....................................................................................................... 966 

Conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina (sec. 2840) .......... 967 

Land exchanges, Arlington County, Virginia (sec. 2841) ....................... 967 

Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums ...................... 967 

Acceptance of in-kind gifts on behalf of Heritage Center for the 

National Museum of the United States Army (sec. 2851) .................. 967 

Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, San Diego, California (sec. 2852) ..... 967 

Establishment of memorial to the victims of the shooting at the 

Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013 (sec. 2853) ............... 968 

Subtitle F—Designations ................................................................................. 968 

Redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the 

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (sec. 

2861) ....................................................................................................... 968 

Subtitle G—Other Matters .............................................................................. 968 

Report on physical security at Department of Defense facilities (sec. 

2871) ....................................................................................................... 968 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 969 

Report on prevalence of black mold in buildings located on military 

installations ............................................................................................ 969 

Consultation requirement in connection with Department of Defense 

major land acquisitions ......................................................................... 969 

Arsenal installation reutilization authority ............................................ 969 

Special easement acquisition authority, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii ...................................................... 969 

Sense of Congress on national security and public lands ...................... 970 

Indemnification of transferees of property at military installations 

closed since October 24, 1988, that remain under the jurisdiction 

of the Department of Defense ............................................................... 970 

Land conveyance, Robert H. Dietz Army Reserve Center, Kingston, 

New York ................................................................................................ 970 

Redesignation of Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii as the Pohakuloa Training Center ............................................................................... 971 

Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land to support 

White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico ............................................ 971 

TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................... 973 

Summary .................................................................................................... 973 

Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project (sec. 

2901) ....................................................................................................... 973 

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2902) ....................................................................................................... 973 

Authorized Defense Agency construction and land acquisition project 

(sec. 2903) ............................................................................................... 973 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 2904) ............................................ 973 

TITLE XXX—NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS 974 

Legislative Provisions Adopted ........................................................................ 974 

Summary .................................................................................................... 974 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 976 

National security considerations for inclusion of Federal property 

on National Register of Historic Places or designation as National 

Historic Landmark under the National Historic Preservation Act ... 976 

Designation of Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial in Riverside, California ................................................................................... 976 

Renaming site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical 

Park, Ohio .............................................................................................. 977 

Redesignation of Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

Area, California ...................................................................................... 977 

Elimination of termination date for public land withdrawals and 

reservations under Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 ............. 977 


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DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ...................................... 977 

Overview .................................................................................................... 977 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................. 978 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations .............................. 978 

National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101) .......................... 978 

Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102) ............................................ 978 

Other defense activities (sec. 3103) ......................................................... 978 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations ........... 978 

Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence 

purposes (sec. 3111) ............................................................................... 978 

Plutonium pit production capacity (sec. 3112) ........................................ 979 

Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital 

assets (sec. 3113) .................................................................................... 979 

Expansion of requirement for independent cost estimates on life extension programs and new nuclear facilities (sec. 3114) .................... 980 

Definition of baseline and threshold for stockpile life extension 

project (sec. 3115) .................................................................................. 980 

Authorized personnel levels of National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3116) ....................................................................................... 980 

Cost estimation and program evaluation by National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3117) ............................................................. 981 

Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project (sec. 

3118) ....................................................................................................... 981 

Production of nuclear warhead for long-range standoff weapon (sec. 

3119) ....................................................................................................... 982 

Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium (sec. 3120) ............................ 982 

Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator 

for Nuclear Security (sec. 3121) ............................................................ 982 

Limitation on availability of funds for nonproliferation activities between the United States and the Russian Federation (sec. 3122) ..... 983 

Identification of amounts required for uranium technology sustainment in budget materials for fiscal year 2016 (sec. 3123) .................. 984 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports ........................................................................ 984 

Analysis and report on W88 Alt 370 program high explosives options 

(sec. 3131) ............................................................................................... 984 

Analysis of existing facilities and sense of Congress with respect 

to plutonium strategy (sec. 3132) ......................................................... 984 

Plan for verification and monitoring of proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissile material (sec. 3133) ...................................................... 985 

Comments of Administrator for Nuclear Security and Chairman of 

Nuclear Weapons Council on final report of Congressional Advisory 

Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise (sec. 

3134) ....................................................................................................... 985 

Subtitle D—Other Matters .............................................................................. 985 

Establishment of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health; Extension of Authority of Office of Ombudsman for Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (sec. 3141) 985 

Technical corrections to Atomic Energy Defense Act (sec. 3142) .......... 986 

Technical corrections to National Nuclear Security Administration 

Act (sec. 3143) ........................................................................................ 986 

Technology Commercialization Fund (sec. 3144) .................................... 986 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted ................................................................ 987 

Additional limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security ................................................................. 987 

Budget increase for defense environmental cleanup .............................. 988 

Energy Security and Assurance ............................................................... 988 

Limitation on availability of funds for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities at sites in the Russian Federation ............................... 988 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD ............. 988 

Authorization (sec. 3201) .......................................................................... 988 

Inspector General of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 

3202) ....................................................................................................... 988 

Number of employees of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

(sec. 3203) ............................................................................................... 989 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES ........................................... 989 


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TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES—Continued 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3401) ............................................ 989 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ................................................. 989 

Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the 

Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2015 (sec. 3501) ............................... 989 

Floating dry docks (sec. 3502) .................................................................. 989 

Sense of Congress on the role of domestic maritime industry in 

national security (sec. 3503) ................................................................. 990 

United States Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors (sec. 

3504) ....................................................................................................... 990 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES ....................................................................... 990 

Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001) ......................... 990 

Summary of National Defense Authorizations for Fiscal Year 2015 .... 990 

National Defense Budget Authority Implication .................................... 996 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT .............................................................................. 997 

Procurement (sec. 4101) ............................................................................ 997 

Procurement for overseas contingency operations (sec. 4102) ............... 1032 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ..... 1040 

Research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 4201) ....................... 1040 

Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 

operations (sec. 4202) ............................................................................ 1075 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................... 1077 

Operation and maintenance (sec. 4301) .................................................. 1077 

Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations (sec. 

4302) ....................................................................................................... 1105 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL .............................................................. 1116 

Military personnel (sec. 4401) .................................................................. 1116 

Military personnel for overseas contingency operations (sec. 4402) ..... 1118 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .......................................................... 1119 

Other authorizations (sec. 4501) .............................................................. 1119 

Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations (sec. 4502) . 1123 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ....................................................... 1125 

Military construction (sec. 4601) .............................................................. 1125 

Military construction for overseas contingency operations (sec. 4602) . 1138 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................. 1139 

Department of Energy national security programs (sec. 4701) ............. 1139 


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CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON NATIONAL 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 

LEGISLATIVE TEXT 

[Note from the Director, Legislative Operations: The following is 

the enrolled legislative text of H.R. 3979, the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as passed by the House of Representatives and the 

Senate] 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015’’. 

(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1)(A) Senator Carl Levin of Michigan was elected a member 

of the United States Senate on November 7, 1978, for a full 

term beginning January 3, 1979. He has served continuously in 

the Senate since that date, and was appointed as a member of 

the Committee on Armed Services in January 1979. He has 

served on the Committee on Armed Services since that date, a 

period of nearly 36 years. 

(B) A graduate of Detroit Central High School, Senator Levin 

went on to Swarthmore College, and graduated from Harvard 

Law School in 1959, gaining admittance to the Michigan bar. 

He served his State as assistant attorney general and general 

counsel of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 1964– 

1967, and later served his hometown of Detroit as a member of 

the Detroit City Council from 1969–1973, and as the council’s 

president from 1974–1977. 

(C) Senator Levin first served as chairman of the Committee 

on Armed Services of the United States Senate for a period of 

the 107th Congress, and has remained chairman since the 

110th Congress began in 2007. He has exercised extraordinary 

leadership as either the chairman or ranking minority member 

of the committee since the start of the 105th Congress in 1997. 

(D) Each year, for the past 52 years, the Committee on Armed 

Services has reliably passed an annual defense authorization 

act, and this will be the 36th that Senator Levin has had a role 

in. In his capacity as member, ranking member, and chairman, 

he has been an advocate for a strong national defense, and has 

made lasting contributions to the security of our Nation. 

(E) It is altogether fitting and proper that this Act, the last 

annual authorization act for the national defense that Senator 

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man of the Committee on Armed Services, be named in his 

honor, as provided in subsection (a). 

(2)(A) Representative Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon was elected 

to the House of Representatives in 1992 to represent California’s 

25th Congressional District. 

(B) Chairman McKeon was born in Los Angeles and grew up 

in Tujunga CA. He served a two and a half year mission for 

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and attended 

Brigham Young University. Prior to his election to Congress, he 

was a small business owner, and served both on the William S. 

Hart Union High School District Board of Trustees and as the 

first mayor of the City of Santa Clarita. 

(C) In the 111th Congress, Chairman McKeon was selected by 

his peers as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services 

Committee and has served as Chairman since in the 112th and 

113th Congresses. Previously Chairman McKeon had served as 

the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the 

Workforce. 

(D) Chairman McKeon is a champion of a strong national defense, the men and women of America’s Armed Forces and their 

families, and returning fiscal discipline to the Department of 

Defense. His priority has been to ensure our troops deployed 

around the world have the equipment, resources, authorities, 

training and time they need to successfully complete their missions and return home. 

(E) For 52 consecutive years, the House Armed Services Committee, in a bipartisan, bicameral tradition, has passed and enacted an annual defense authorization act. Chairman McKeon 

had said it has been the privilege of his life to shepherd that 

tradition under his tenure. 

(F) It is therefore fitting this Act, the last national defense authorization act of his tenure, be named in Chairman McKeon’s 

honor, as provided in subsection (a). 

(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this or any other Act to the 

‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’ shall be 

deemed to refer to the ‘‘Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divisions as follows: 

(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. 

(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. 

(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 

(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as 

follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 

Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 

Sec. 5. Explanatory statement. 


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DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of Appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Sec. 111. Plan on modernization of UH–60A aircraft of Army National Guard. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 121. Construction of San Antonio class amphibious ship. 

Sec. 122. Limitation on availability of funds for mission modules for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 123. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 124. Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship seaframes 

and mission modules. 

Sec. 125. Airborne electronic attack capabilities. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 131. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of MQ–1 Predator aircraft. 

Sec. 132. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft. 

Sec. 133. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 134. Prohibition on cancellation or modification of avionics modernization program for C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft. 

Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–3 airborne warning 

and control system aircraft. 

Sec. 137. Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC–10 

aircraft. 

Sec. 138. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H and 

C–130J aircraft. 

Sec. 139. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force KC–135 tankers. 

Sec. 140. Report on C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 141. Report on status of F–16 aircraft. 

Sec. 142. Report on options to modernize or replace T–1A aircraft. 

Sec. 143. Report on status of air-launched cruise missile capabilities. 

Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 

Sec. 151. Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition 

program of the United States Special Operations Command. 

Sec. 152. Plan for modernization or replacement of digital avionic equipment. 

Sec. 153. Comptroller General report on F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of Appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 211. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements. 

Sec. 212. Modification of Manufacturing Technology Program. 

Sec. 213. Revision of requirement for acquisition programs to maintain defense research facility records. 

Sec. 214. Treatment by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center of 

significant modifications to test and evaluation facilities and resources. 

Sec. 215. Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics, and 

Research for Transformation Defense Education Program. 

Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for armored multi-purpose vehicle program. 

Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike system. 

Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for airborne reconnaissance systems. 

Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance 

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Subtitle C—Reports 

Sec. 221. Reduction in frequency of reporting by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering. 

Sec. 222. Independent assessment of interagency biodefense research and development. 

Sec. 223. Briefing on modeling and simulation technological and industrial base in 

support of requirements of Department of Defense. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Modification to requirement for contractor cost sharing in pilot program 

to include technology protection features during research and development of certain defense systems. 

Sec. 232. Pilot program on assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise. 

Sec. 233. Pilot program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members 

of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics. 

Sec. 234. Sense of Congress on helicopter health and usage monitoring system of the 

Army. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Elimination of fiscal year limitation on prohibition of payment of fines 

and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense. 

Sec. 312. Method of funding for cooperative agreements under the Sikes Act. 

Sec. 313. Report on prohibition of disposal of waste in open-air burn pits. 

Sec. 314. Business case analysis of any plan to design, refurbish, or construct a 

biofuel refinery. 

Sec. 315. Environmental restoration at former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, Virginia. 

Sec. 316. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of drop-in fuels. 

Sec. 317. Decontamination of a portion of former bombardment area on island of 

Culebra, Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 318. Alternative fuel automobiles. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 321. Modification of quarterly readiness reporting requirement. 

Sec. 322. Additional requirement for strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel 

and equipment. 

Sec. 323. Elimination of authority of Secretary of the Army to abolish arsenals. 

Sec. 324. Modification of annual reporting requirement related to prepositioning of 

materiel and equipment. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

Sec. 331. Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and financial 

support for military museums. 

Sec. 332. Army assessment of regionally aligned forces. 

Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority 

Sec. 341. Limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine. 

Sec. 342. Limitation on establishment of regional Special Operations Forces Coordination Centers. 

Sec. 343. Limitation on transfer of MC–12 aircraft to United States Special Operations Command. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 351. Clarification of authority relating to provision of installation-support services through intergovernmental support agreements. 

Sec. 352. Management of conventional ammunition inventory. 


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TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 

Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 

Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for 

operational support. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421. Military personnel. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Sec. 501. Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective retirement 

boards to particular warrant officer year groups and specialties. 

Sec. 502. Authority for three-month deferral of retirement for officers selected for selective early retirement. 

Sec. 503. Repeal of limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended for discharge during a fiscal year under enhanced selective discharge authority. 

Sec. 504. Reports on number and assignment of enlisted aides for officers of the 

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 

Sec. 505. Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports on 

joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for joint officers. 

Sec. 506. Options for Phase II of joint professional military education. 

Sec. 507. Elimination of requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight officer 

be in command of an inactivated nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before 

decommissioning. 

Sec. 508. Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in performance appraisals of commanding officers. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Sec. 511. Retention on the reserve active-status list following nonselection for promotion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and 

lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate degrees. 

Sec. 512. Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in selection of Directors and Deputy Directors, Army National Guard and Air National 

Guard. 

Sec. 513. Centralized database of information on military technician positions. 

Sec. 514. Report on management of personnel records of members of the National 

Guard. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521. Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in boards for 

correction of military records and boards for review of discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 522. Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to enhance 

retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 523. Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy rights 

relating to receipt of mental health services. 

Sec. 524. Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 

Prevention and Response 

Sec. 531. Technical revisions and clarifications of certain provisions in the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 relating to the military 

justice system. 

Sec. 532. Ordering of depositions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 


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Sec. 533. Access to Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 534. Enhancement of victims’ rights in connection with prosecution of certain 

sex-related offenses. 

Sec. 535. Enforcement of crime victims’ rights related to protections afforded by certain Military Rules of Evidence. 

Sec. 536. Modification of Military Rules of Evidence relating to admissibility of general military character toward probability of innocence. 

Sec. 537. Modification of Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence, relating to the 

privilege against disclosure of communications between psychotherapists 

and patients. 

Sec. 538. Modification of Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence in 

a sexual assault case to permit return of personal property upon completion of related proceedings. 

Sec. 539. Requirements relating to Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners for the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 540. Modification of term of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 541. Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sex-related offenses for 

trial by court-martial if requested by chief prosecutor. 

Sec. 542. Analysis and assessment of disposition of most serious offenses identified 

in unrestricted reports on sexual assaults in annual reports on sexual 

assaults in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 543. Plan for limited use of certain information on sexual assaults in restricted 

reports by military criminal investigative organizations. 

Sec. 544. Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection of 

domestic violence incidents involving members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 545. Additional duties for judicial proceedings panel. 

Sec. 546. Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of 

Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 547. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members 

of the Armed Forces who are victims of sexual offenses. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancement of authority to assist members of the Armed Forces to obtain 

professional credentials. 

Sec. 552. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related military justice enhancements to military service academies. 

Sec. 553. Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange activities at military 

service academies. 

Sec. 554. Enhancement of authority to accept support for Air Force Academy athletic 

programs. 

Sec. 555. Pilot program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining postservice employment. 

Sec. 556. Plan for education of members of Armed Forces on cyber matters. 

Sec. 557. Enhancement of information provided to members of the Armed Forces 

and veterans regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance and 

Federal financial aid through Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 558. Procedures for provision of certain information to State veterans agencies 

to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from military 

service to civilian life. 

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 

Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 

dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 

civilian employees. 

Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 

Sec. 563. Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012. 

Sec. 564. Authority to employ non-United States citizens as teachers in Department 

of Defense overseas dependents’ school system. 

Sec. 565. Inclusion of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools among 

functions of Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education. 

Sec. 566. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 567. Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in Armed Forces 

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Sec. 568. Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of 

spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the wage gap between 

military spouses and their civilian counterparts. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 571. Medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in an attack by a foreign terrorist organization. 

Sec. 572. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to members of the Armed 

Forces for acts of valor during World War I. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 

Sec. 581. Review and report on military programs and controls regarding professionalism. 

Sec. 582. Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of United 

States Special Operations Forces. 

Sec. 583. Review and report on provision of job placement assistance and related 

employment services directly to members of the reserve components. 

Sec. 584. Report on foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations 

in overseas military operations. 

Sec. 585. Deadline for submission of report containing results of review of Office of 

Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity role in sexual harassment cases. 

Sec. 586. Independent assessment of risk and resiliency of United States Special Operations Forces and effectiveness of the Preservation of the Force and 

Families and Human Performance Programs. 

Sec. 587. Comptroller General report on hazing in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 588. Comptroller General report on impact of certain mental and physical trauma on discharges from military service for misconduct. 

Subtitle I—Other Matters 

Sec. 591. Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by recovering service 

members. 

Sec. 592. Designation of voter assistance offices. 

Sec. 593. Repeal of electronic voting demonstration project. 

Sec. 594. Authority for removal from national cemeteries of remains of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces who have no known next of kin. 

Sec. 595. Sense of Congress regarding leaving no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of United States forces in Afghanistan. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2015 increase in basic pay for general and flag officers. 

Sec. 602. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 

Sec. 603. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau among senior members 

of the Armed Forces for purposes of pay and allowances. 

Sec. 604. Modification of computation of basic allowance for housing inside the 

United States. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve 

forces. 

Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 

care professionals. 

Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 

Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 

pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 

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Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

Sec. 621. Earlier determination of dependent status with respect to transitional compensation for dependents of certain members separated for dependent 

abuse. 

Sec. 622. Modification of determination of retired pay base for officers retired in 

general and flag officer grades. 

Sec. 623. Inapplicability of reduced annual adjustment of retired pay for members 

of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget 

Act of 2013 who first become members prior to January 1, 2016. 

Sec. 624. Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for special needs trusts established for the 

benefit of dependent children incapable of self-support. 

Sec. 625. Modification of per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or 

active service to reduce eligibility age for retirement for non-regular 

service. 

Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and 

Operations 

Sec. 631. Procurement of brand-name and other commercial items for resale by commissary stores. 

Sec. 632. Authority of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to enter into contracts 

with other Federal agencies and instrumentalities to provide and obtain 

certain goods and services. 

Sec. 633. Competitive pricing of legal consumer tobacco products sold in Department 

of Defense retail stores. 

Sec. 634. Review of management, food, and pricing options for defense commissary 

system. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

Sec. 701. Mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing and other requirements for the TRICARE 

Pharmacy Benefits Program. 

Sec. 703. Elimination of inpatient day limits and other limits in provision of mental 

health services. 

Sec. 704. Authority for provisional TRICARE coverage for emerging health care 

services and supplies. 

Sec. 705. Clarification of provision of food to former members and dependents not 

receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 706. Availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the 

TRICARE program. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 711. Provision of notice of change to TRICARE benefits. 

Sec. 712. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 

Extra. 

Sec. 713. Review of military health system modernization study. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 721. Designation and responsibilities of senior medical advisor for Armed 

Forces Retirement Home. 

Sec. 722. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Sec. 723. Report on status of reductions in TRICARE Prime service areas. 

Sec. 724. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to 

members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 

Sec. 725. Acquisition strategy for health care professional staffing services. 

Sec. 726. Pilot program on medication therapy management under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 727. Antimicrobial stewardship program at medical facilities of the Department 

of Defense. 

Sec. 728. Report on improvements in the identification and treatment of mental 

health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members of the 

Armed Forces. 

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Sec. 730. Report on implementation of recommendations of Institute of Medicine on 

improvements to certain resilience and prevention programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 731. Comptroller General report on transition of care for post-traumatic stress 

disorder or traumatic brain injury. 

Sec. 732. Comptroller General report on mental health stigma reduction efforts in 

the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 733. Comptroller General report on women’s health care services for members 

of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 

RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Modular open systems approaches in acquisition programs. 

Sec. 802. Recharacterization of changes to Major Automated Information System 

programs. 

Sec. 803. Amendments relating to defense business systems. 

Sec. 804. Report on implementation of acquisition process for information technology 

systems. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

Sec. 811. Extension and modification of contract authority for advanced component 

development and prototype units. 

Sec. 812. Amendments relating to authority of the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype projects. 

Sec. 813. Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract 

services. 

Sec. 814. Improvement in defense design-build construction process. 

Sec. 815. Permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items. 

Sec. 816. Restatement and revision of requirements applicable to multiyear defense 

acquisitions to be specifically authorized by law. 

Sec. 817. Sourcing requirements related to avoiding counterfeit electronic parts. 

Sec. 818. Amendments to Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program. 

Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 821. Temporary extension of and amendments to test program for negotiation 

of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 

Sec. 822. Plan for improving data on bundled or consolidated contracts. 

Sec. 823. Authority to provide education to small businesses on certain requirements 

of Arms Export Control Act. 

Sec. 824. Matters relating to reverse auctions. 

Sec. 825. Sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by 

women. 

Subtitle D—Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform 

Sec. 831. Chief Information Officer authority enhancements. 

Sec. 832. Enhanced transparency and improved risk management in information 

technology investments. 

Sec. 833. Portfolio review. 

Sec. 834. Federal data center consolidation initiative. 

Sec. 835. Expansion of training and use of information technology cadres. 

Sec. 836. Maximizing the benefit of the Federal strategic sourcing initiative. 

Sec. 837. Governmentwide software purchasing program. 

Subtitle E—Never Contract With the Enemy 

Sec. 841. Prohibition on providing funds to the enemy. 

Sec. 842. Additional access to records. 

Sec. 843. Definitions. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 851. Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for United States Special 

Operations Command. 

Sec. 852. Consideration of corrosion control in preliminary design review. 

Sec. 853. Program manager development report. 


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Sec. 854. Operational metrics for Joint Information Environment and supporting 

activities. 

Sec. 855. Compliance with requirements for senior Department of Defense officials 

seeking employment with defense contractors. 

Sec. 856. Enhancement of whistleblower protection for employees of grantees. 

Sec. 857. Prohibition on reimbursement of contractors for congressional investigations and inquiries. 

Sec. 858. Requirement to provide photovoltaic devices from United States sources. 

Sec. 859. Reimbursement of Department of Defense for assistance provided to nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers. 

Sec. 860. Three-year extension of authority for Joint Urgent Operational Needs 

Fund. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 

Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 

Sec. 901. Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters. 

Sec. 902. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 

Sec. 903. Requirement for assessment of options to modify the number of combatant 

commands. 

Sec. 904. Office of Net Assessment. 

Sec. 905. Periodic review of Department of Defense management headquarters. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 911. Modifications of biennial strategic workforce plan relating to senior management, functional, and technical workforces of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 912. Repeal of extension of Comptroller General report on inventory. 

Sec. 913. Extension of authority to waive reimbursement of costs of activities for 

nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense regional centers 

for security studies. 

Sec. 914. Pilot program to establish Government lodging program. 

Sec. 915. Single standard mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned automobiles of Government employees and members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 916. Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the Armed 

Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as missing. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Administration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval reactors. 

Sec. 1003. Reporting of balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at 

the end of each fiscal year. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 

Sec. 1012. Extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense to provide support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agencies. 

Sec. 1013. Availability of funds for additional support for counterdrug activities of 

certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 1014. Extension and modification of authority for joint task forces supporting 

law enforcement agencies conducting activities to counter transnational 

organized crime to support law enforcement agencies conducting 

counter-terrorism activities. 

Sec. 1015. Sense of Congress regarding security in the Western Hemisphere. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Sec. 1021. Definition of combatant and support vessel for purposes of the annual 

plan and certification relating to budgeting for construction of naval 

vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

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Sec. 1024. Sense of Congress recognizing the anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. 

Thresher. 

Sec. 1025. Pilot program for sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships on extended deployments. 

Sec. 1026. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class 

cruisers or dock landing ships. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism. 

Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 

States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals 

detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1041. Modification of Department of Defense authority for humanitarian 

demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance 

programs. 

Sec. 1042. Airlift service. 

Sec. 1043. Authority to accept certain voluntary legal support services. 

Sec. 1044. Expansion of authority for Secretary of Defense to use the Department of 

Defense reimbursement rate for transportation services provided to certain non-Department of Defense entities. 

Sec. 1045. Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet contractors. 

Sec. 1046. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau among leadership of the 

Department of Defense provided physical protection and personal security. 

Sec. 1047. Inclusion of regional organizations in authority for assignment of civilian 

employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to foreign ministries 

of defense. 

Sec. 1048. Report and limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign internal defense program. 

Sec. 1049. Modifications to OH–58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1051. Protection of top-tier defense-critical infrastructure from electromagnetic 

pulse. 

Sec. 1052. Response of the Department of Defense to compromises of classified information. 

Sec. 1053. Study on joint analytic capability of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1054. Business case analysis of the creation of an active duty association for the 

168th Air Refueling Wing. 

Sec. 1055. Reports on recommendations of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force. 

Sec. 1056. Report on protection of military installations. 

Sec. 1057. Comptroller General briefing and report on Army and Army National 

Guard force structure changes. 

Sec. 1058. Improving analytic support to systems acquisition and allocation of acquisition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. 

Sec. 1059. Review of United States military strategy and the force posture of allies 

and partners in the United States Pacific Command area of responsibility. 

Sec. 1060. Repeal of certain reporting requirements relating to the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 1061. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States annual reviews and report on pilot program on commercial fee-for-service 

air refueling support for the Air Force. 

Sec. 1062. Report on additional matters in connection with report on the force structure of the United States Army. 

Sec. 1063. Certification for realignment of forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1071. Technical and clerical amendments. 

Sec. 1072. Reform of quadrennial defense review. 


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Sec. 1073. Biennial surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees on workplace and gender relations matters. 

Sec. 1074. Revision to statute of limitations for aviation insurance claims. 

Sec. 1075. Pilot program for the Human Terrain System. 

Sec. 1076. Clarification of policies on management of special use airspace of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1077. Department of Defense policies on community involvement in Department 

community outreach events. 

Sec. 1078. Notification of foreign threats to information technology systems impacting national security. 

Sec. 1079. Pilot program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 

pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 

working overseas. 

Sec. 1102. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 

Sec. 1103. Revision to list of science and technology reinvention laboratories. 

Sec. 1104. Extension and modification of experimental program for scientific and 

technical personnel. 

Sec. 1105. Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities. 

Sec. 1106. Rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing 

work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 

Sec. 1107. Extension of part-time reemployment authority. 

Sec. 1108. Personnel authorities for civilian personnel for the United States Cyber 

Command and the cyber component headquarters of the military departments. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. Modification and extension of Global Security Contingency Fund. 

Sec. 1202. Notice to Congress on certain assistance under authority to conduct activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. 

Sec. 1203. Enhanced authority for provision of support to foreign military liaison officers of foreign countries while assigned to the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1204. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security 

forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights. 

Sec. 1205. Codification and enhancement of authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1206. Training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign 

countries to promote respect for the rule of law and human rights. 

Sec. 1207. Cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel 

survivability equipment in coalition operations. 

Sec. 1208. Extension and modification of authority for support of special operations 

to combat terrorism. 

Sec. 1209. Authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition. 

Sec. 1210. Provision of logistic support for the conveyance of certain defense articles 

to foreign forces training with the United States Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1211. Biennial report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense to 

provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement to 

foreign security forces. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 

Sec. 1221. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. 

Sec. 1223. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 

certain United States military operations. 

Sec. 1224. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 

Forces through the end of fiscal year 2017. 

Sec. 1225. Semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. 


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Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress on stability and sovereignty of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1227. Extension of Afghan Special Immigrant Program. 

Sec. 1228. Independent assessment of United States efforts against al-Qaeda. 

Sec. 1229. Sense of Congress on security of Afghan women. 

Sec. 1230. Review process for use of United States funds for construction projects in 

Afghanistan that cannot be physically accessed by United States Government personnel. 

Sec. 1231. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 

services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1232. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities in 

Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1233. Clearance of unexploded ordnance on former United States training 

ranges in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1234. Report on impact of end of major combat operations in Afghanistan on 

authority to use military force. 

Sec. 1235. Report on bilateral security cooperation with Pakistan. 

Sec. 1236. Authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and 

the Levant. 

Sec. 1237. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

Sec. 1241. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the 

Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1242. Notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under Open Skies 

Treaty. 

Sec. 1243. Limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1244. Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations 

under the INF Treaty. 

Sec. 1245. Annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1246. Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or other agreements 

with Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1247. Report on the New START Treaty. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

Sec. 1251. Strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Asia-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 1252. Modifications to annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1253. Military-to-military engagement with the Government of Burma. 

Sec. 1254. Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy of the United States 

Pacific Command. 

Sec. 1255. Missile defense cooperation in Northeast Asia. 

Sec. 1256. Sense of Congress and report on Taiwan and its contribution to regional 

peace and stability. 

Sec. 1257. Independent assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense to 

counter anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, and other 

key technologies of potential adversaries. 

Sec. 1258. Sense of Congress reaffirming security cooperation with Japan and the 

Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 1259. Report on maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1259A. Sense of Congress on Taiwan maritime capabilities and exercise participation. 

Sec. 1259B. Modification of matters for discussion in annual reports of United 

States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 1261. One-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities. 

Sec. 1262. Modification of national security planning guidance to deny safe havens 

to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates. 

Sec. 1263. Enhanced authority to acquire goods and services of Djibouti in support 

of Department of Defense activities in United States Africa Command 

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Sec. 1264. Treatment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of 

Kurdistan under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Sec. 1265. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into missile defense systems of United States and sense of Congress concerning 

integration of missile defense systems of Russia into missile defense systems of NATO. 

Sec. 1266. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. 

Sec. 1267. Notification and review of potentially significant arms control noncompliance. 

Sec. 1268. Inter-European Air Forces Academy. 

Sec. 1269. Department of Defense support to security of United States diplomatic facilities. 

Sec. 1270. Information on sanctioned persons and businesses through the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System. 

Sec. 1271. Reports on nuclear program of Iran. 

Sec. 1272. Sense of Congress on defense modernization by NATO countries. 

Sec. 1273. Report on protection of cultural property in event of armed conflict. 

Sec. 1274. United States strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in 

Europe. 

Sec. 1275. Report on military assistance to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1276. Sense of Congress on efforts to remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield 

and end the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army. 

Sec. 1277. Extension of annual reports on the military power of Iran. 

Sec. 1278. Report and strategy regarding North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel. 

Sec. 1279. Rule of construction. 

Sec. 1280. Approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government 

of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses 

of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes. 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

Subtitle A—Funds 

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating to the Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

Sec. 1311. Short title. 

Sec. 1312. Definitions. 

PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES

Sec. 1321. Authority to carry out Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

Sec. 1322. Use of funds for certain emergent threats or opportunities. 

Sec. 1323. Authority for urgent threat reduction activities under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

Sec. 1324. Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts. 

Sec. 1325. Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

Sec. 1331. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. 

Sec. 1332. Requirement for on-Site managers. 

Sec. 1333. Limitation on use of funds until certain permits obtained. 

Sec. 1334. Limitation on availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction activities with Russian Federation. 

PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS

Sec. 1341. Annual certifications on use of facilities being constructed for Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or activities. 

Sec. 1342. Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by project category. 

Sec. 1343. Reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

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PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

Sec. 1351. Repeals. 

Sec. 1352. Transition provisions. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 

Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Illinois. 

Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

Sec. 1413. Comptroller General of the United States report on Captain James A. 

Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 1501. Purpose. 

Sec. 1502. Procurement. 

Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Sec. 1511. European Reassurance Initiative. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. 

Sec. 1532. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

Sec. 1533. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

Sec. 1534. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Sec. 1535. European Reassurance Initiative. 

Sec. 1536. Plan for transition of funding of United States Special Operations Command from supplemental funding for overseas contingency operations to 

recurring funding for future-years defense programs. 

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 

MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program. 

Sec. 1602. Evolved expendable launch vehicle notification. 

Sec. 1603. Satellite communications responsibilities of Executive Agent for Space. 

Sec. 1604. Rocket propulsion system development program. 

Sec. 1605. Pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication services. 

Sec. 1606. Update of National Security Space Strategy to include space control and 

space superiority strategy. 

Sec. 1607. Allocation of funds for the Space Security and Defense Program; report 

on space control. 

Sec. 1608. Prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for 

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Sec. 1609. Assessment of evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1610. Competitive procedures required to launch payload for mission number 

five of the Operationally Responsive Space Program. 

Sec. 1611. Availability of additional rocket cores pursuant to competitive procedures. 

Sec. 1612. Limitations on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on system 

and Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 

Sec. 1613. Limitation on availability of funds for space-based infrared systems space 

data exploitation. 

Sec. 1614. Limitations on availability of funds for hosted payload and wide field of 

view testbed of the space-based infrared systems. 

Sec. 1615. Limitations on availability of funds for protected tactical demonstration 

and protected military satellite communications testbed of the advanced 

extremely high frequency program. 

Sec. 1616. Study of space situational awareness architecture. 

Sec. 1617. Briefing on range support for launches in support of national security. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Sec. 1621. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent. 

Sec. 1622. One-year extension of report on imagery intelligence and geospatial information support provided to regional organizations and security alliances. 

Sec. 1623. Extension of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 

Sec. 1624. Extension of authority relating to jurisdiction over Department of Defense 

facilities for intelligence collection or special operations activities 

abroad. 

Sec. 1625. Assessment and limitation on availability of funds for intelligence activities and programs of United States Special Operations Command and 

special operations forces. 

Sec. 1626. Annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 

Sec. 1627. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

Sec. 1628. Personnel security and insider threat. 

Sec. 1629. Migration of Distributed Common Ground System of Department of the 

Army to an open system architecture. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

Sec. 1631. Budgeting and accounting for cyber mission forces. 

Sec. 1632. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information 

systems of operationally critical contractors. 

Sec. 1633. Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges. 

Sec. 1634. Cyberspace mapping. 

Sec. 1635. Review of cross domain solution policy and requirement for cross domain 

solution strategy. 

Sec. 1636. Requirement for strategy to develop and deploy decryption service for the 

Joint Information Environment. 

Sec. 1637. Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace. 

Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress regarding role of reserve components in defense of 

United States against cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1639. Sense of Congress on the future of the Internet and the .MIL top-level domain. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1641. Preparation of annual budget request regarding nuclear weapons. 

Sec. 1642. Improvement to biennial assessment on delivery platforms for nuclear 

weapons and the nuclear command and control system. 

Sec. 1643. Congressional Budget Office review of cost estimates for nuclear weapons. 

Sec. 1644. Retention of missile silos. 

Sec. 1645. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 

Sec. 1646. Assessment of nuclear weapon secondary requirement. 

Sec. 1647. Certification on nuclear force structure. 

Sec. 1648. Advance notice and reports on B61 life extension program. 

Sec. 1649. Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dual-capable aircraft from Europe. 

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Sec. 1651. Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty violation. 

Sec. 1652. Statement of policy on the nuclear triad. 

Sec. 1653. Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 

Sec. 1661. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 

Sec. 1662. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production 

and deployment. 

Sec. 1663. Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. 

Sec. 1664. Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense system. 

Sec. 1665. Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense. 

Sec. 1666. Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense. 

TITLE XVII—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY 

Subtitle A—Establishment and Duties of Commission 

Sec. 1701. Short title. 

Sec. 1702. National Commission on the Future of the Army. 

Sec. 1703. Duties of the Commission. 

Sec. 1704. Powers of the Commission. 

Sec. 1705. Commission personnel matters. 

Sec. 1706. Termination of the Commission. 

Sec. 1707. Funding. 

Subtitle B—Related Limitations 

Sec. 1711. Prohibition on use of fiscal year 2015 funds to reduce strengths of Army 

personnel. 

Sec. 1712. Limitations on the transfer, including preparations for the transfer, of 

AH–64 Apache helicopters assigned to the Army National Guard. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 2001. Short title. 

Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project. 

Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Limitation on construction of cadet barracks at United States Military 

Academy, New York. 

Sec. 2109. Limitation on funding for family housing construction at Camp Walker, 

Republic of Korea. 

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2202. Family housing. 

Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 

Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2207. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

Sec. 2208. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2302. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 

Sec. 2303. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2008 project. 

Sec. 2304. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

Sec. 2305. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 


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TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

Sec. 2404. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2406. Limitation on project authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 

projects pending submission of report. 

Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations 

Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, 

defense-wide. 

Sec. 2412. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 project. 

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 

INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 

land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 

2012 projects. 

Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2613. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2614. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 

Subtitle B—Prohibition on Additional BRAC Round 

Sec. 2711. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) round. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 2721. Modification of property disposal procedures under base realignment and 

closure process. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 

Sec. 2801. Congressional notification of construction projects, land acquisitions, and 

defense access road projects conducted under authorities other than a 

Military Construction Authorization Act. 

Sec. 2802. Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction. 

Sec. 2803. Clarification of authorized use of payments-In-Kind and in-Kind contributions. 

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Sec. 2805. Limitations on military construction in European Command area of responsibility and European Reassurance Initiative. 

Sec. 2806. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside the United 

States. 

Sec. 2807. Application of residential building construction standards. 

Sec. 2808. Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2811. Renewals, extensions, and succeeding leases for financial institutions operating on military installations. 

Sec. 2812. Deposit of reimbursed funds to cover administrative expenses relating to 

certain real property transactions. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

Sec. 2821. Realignment of Marines Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 2822. Establishment of surface danger zone, Ritidian Unit, Guam National 

Wildlife Refuge. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Gordo Army Reserve Center, Gordo, Alabama. 

Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, West Nome Tank Farm, Nome, Alaska. 

Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, former Air Force Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply Point, 

Norwalk, California. 

Sec. 2834. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction and alternative land conveyance 

authority, former Walter Reed Army Hospital, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, former Lynn Haven fuel depot, Lynn Haven, Florida. 

Sec. 2836. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill and 

Lake Lanier, Georgia. 

Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 

Sec. 2838. Modification of conditions on land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 

Plant, Illinois. 

Sec. 2839. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. 

Sec. 2840. Conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. 

Sec. 2841. Land exchanges, Arlington County, Virginia. 

Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 

Sec. 2851. Acceptance of in-kind gifts on behalf of Heritage Center for the National 

Museum of the United States Army. 

Sec. 2852. Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, San Diego, California. 

Sec. 2853. Establishment of memorial to the victims of the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013. 

Subtitle F—Designations 

Sec. 2861. Redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 2871. Report on physical security at Department of Defense facilities. 

TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project. 

Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2903. Authorized Defense Agency construction and land acquisition project. 

Sec. 2904. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE XXX—NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Land Conveyances and Related Matters 

Sec. 3001. Land conveyance, Wainwright, Alaska. 

Sec. 3002. Sealaska land entitlement finalization. 

Sec. 3003. Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation. 

Sec. 3004. Land exchange, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, and Bureau of 

Land Management land in Riverside County, California. 

Sec. 3005. Special rules for Inyo National Forest, California, land exchange. 


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Sec. 3006. Land exchange, Trinity Public Utilities District, Trinity County, California, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service. 

Sec. 3007. Idaho County, Idaho, shooting range land conveyance. 

Sec. 3008. School District 318, Minnesota, land exchange. 

Sec. 3009. Northern Nevada land conveyances. 

Sec. 3010. San Juan County, New Mexico, Federal land conveyance. 

Sec. 3011. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. 

Sec. 3012. Conveyance of certain land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 

Sec. 3013. Land conveyance, Hanford Site, Washington. 

Sec. 3014. Ranch A Wyoming consolidation and management improvement. 

Subtitle B—Public Lands and National Forest System Management 

Sec. 3021. Bureau of Land Management permit processing. 

Sec. 3022. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales. 

Sec. 3023. Grazing permits and leases. 

Sec. 3024. Cabin user and transfer fees. 

Subtitle C—National Park System Units 

Sec. 3030. Addition of Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light to the Apostle Islands National Seashore. 

Sec. 3031. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3032. Coltsville National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3033. First State National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3034. Gettysburg National Military Park. 

Sec. 3035. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland. 

Sec. 3036. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Auburn, New York. 

Sec. 3037. Hinchliffe Stadium addition to Paterson Great Falls National Historical 

Park. 

Sec. 3038. Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site. 

Sec. 3039. Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3040. North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. 

Sec. 3041. Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. 

Sec. 3042. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3043. Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico. 

Sec. 3044. Vicksburg National Military Park. 

Subtitle D—National Park System Studies, Management, and Related Matters 

Sec. 3050. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 American battlefield protection program. 

Sec. 3051. Special resource studies. 

Sec. 3052. National heritage areas and corridors. 

Sec. 3053. National historic site support facility improvements. 

Sec. 3054. National Park System donor acknowledgment. 

Sec. 3055. Coin to commemorate 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. 

Sec. 3056. Commission to study the potential creation of a National Women’s History Museum. 

Sec. 3057. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. 

Subtitle E—Wilderness and Withdrawals 

Sec. 3060. Alpine Lakes Wilderness additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 

Snoqualmie Rivers protection. 

Sec. 3061. Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 

Sec. 3062. Hermosa Creek watershed protection. 

Sec. 3063. North Fork Federal lands withdrawal area. 

Sec. 3064. Pine Forest Range Wilderness. 

Sec. 3065. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness 

additions. 

Sec. 3066. Wovoka Wilderness. 

Sec. 3067. Withdrawal area related to Wovoka Wilderness. 

Sec. 3068. Withdrawal and reservation of additional public land for Naval Air 

Weapons Station, China Lake, California. 

Subtitle F—Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Sec. 3071. Illabot Creek, Washington, wild and scenic river. 

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Sec. 3073. White Clay Creek wild and scenic river expansion. 

Sec. 3074. Studies of wild and scenic rivers. 

Subtitle G—Trust Lands 

Sec. 3077. Land taken into trust for benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. 

Sec. 3078. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, 

Baraboo, Wisconsin. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Access and Property Issues 

Sec. 3081. Ensuring public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the 

Hanford Reach National Monument. 

Sec. 3082. Anchorage, Alaska, conveyance of reversionary interests. 

Sec. 3083. Release of property interests in Bureau of Land Management land conveyed to the State of Oregon for establishment of Hermiston Agricultural 

Research and Extension Center. 

Subtitle I—Water Infrastructure 

Sec. 3087. Bureau of Reclamation hydropower development. 

Sec. 3088. Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project. 

Sec. 3089. East Bench Irrigation District contract extension. 

Subtitle J—Other Matters 

Sec. 3091. Commemoration of centennial of World War I. 

Sec. 3092. Miscellaneous issues related to Las Vegas valley public land and Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

Sec. 3093. National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. 

Sec. 3094. Extension of legislative authority for establishment of commemorative 

work in honor of former President John Adams. 

Sec. 3095. Refinancing of Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction loan. 

Sec. 3096. Payments in lieu of taxes. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3111. Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes. 

Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

Sec. 3113. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets. 

Sec. 3114. Expansion of requirement for independent cost estimates on life extension 

programs and new nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3115. Definition of baseline and threshold for stockpile life extension project. 

Sec. 3116. Authorized personnel levels of National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3117. Cost estimation and program evaluation by National Nuclear Security 

Administration. 

Sec. 3118. Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project. 

Sec. 3119. Production of nuclear warhead for long-range standoff weapon. 

Sec. 3120. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3121. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security. 

Sec. 3122. Limitation on availability of funds for certain nonproliferation activities 

between the United States and the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 3123. Identification of amounts required for uranium technology sustainment 

in budget materials for fiscal year 2016. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

Sec. 3131. Analysis and report on W88 Alt 370 program high explosives options. 

Sec. 3132. Analysis of existing facilities and sense of Congress with respect to plutonium strategy. 

Sec. 3133. Plan for verification and monitoring of proliferation of nuclear weapons 

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Sec. 3134. Comments of Administrator for Nuclear Security and Chairman of Nuclear Weapons Council on final report of Congressional Advisory Panel 

on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 3141. Establishment of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health; extension of authority of Office of Ombudsman for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. 

Sec. 3142. Technical corrections to Atomic Energy Defense Act. 

Sec. 3143. Technical corrections to National Nuclear Security Administration Act. 

Sec. 3144. Technology Commercialization Fund. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

Sec. 3202. Inspector General of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

Sec. 3203. Number of employees of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2015. 

Sec. 3502. Floating dry docks. 

Sec. 3503. Sense of Congress on the role of domestic maritime industry in national 

security. 

Sec. 3504. United States Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 

Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. Military construction. 

Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 

In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 

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SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in 

the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate 

Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the 

conference report or amendment between the Houses. 

SEC. 5. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 

House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 3, 

2014, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of Appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Sec. 111. Plan on modernization of UH–60A aircraft of Army National Guard. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 121. Construction of San Antonio class amphibious ship. 

Sec. 122. Limitation on availability of funds for mission modules for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 123. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 124. Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship seaframes 

and mission modules. 

Sec. 125. Airborne electronic attack capabilities. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 131. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of MQ–1 Predator aircraft. 

Sec. 132. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft. 

Sec. 133. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 134. Prohibition on cancellation or modification of avionics modernization program for C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft. 

Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–3 airborne warning 

and control system aircraft. 

Sec. 137. Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC–10 

aircraft. 

Sec. 138. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H and 

C–130J aircraft. 

Sec. 139. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force KC–135 tankers. 

Sec. 140. Report on C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 141. Report on status of F–16 aircraft. 

Sec. 142. Report on options to modernize or replace T–1A aircraft. 

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Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 

Sec. 151. Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition 

program of the United States Special Operations Command. 

Sec. 152. Plan for modernization or replacement of digital avionic equipment. 

Sec. 153. Comptroller General report on F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, 

the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

SEC. 111. PLAN ON MODERNIZATION OF UH–60A AIRCRAFT OF ARMY 

NATIONAL GUARD. 

(a) PLAN.—Not later than March 15, 2015, the Secretary of the 

Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

prioritized plan for modernizing the entire fleet of UH–60A aircraft 

of the Army National Guard. 

(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 

set forth the following: 

(1) A detailed timeline for the modernization of the entire fleet 

of UH–60A aircraft of the Army National Guard. 

(2) The number of UH–60L, UH–60L Digital, and UH–60M 

aircraft that the Army National Guard will possess upon completion of such modernization plan. 

(3) The cost, by year, associated with such modernization 

plan. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

SEC. 121. CONSTRUCTION OF SAN ANTONIO CLASS AMPHIBIOUS SHIP. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract beginning with the fiscal year 2015 program year for the procurement of one San Antonio class amphibious ship. The Secretary 

may employ incremental funding for such procurement. 

(b) CONDITION ON OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 

entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 

of the United States to make a payment under such contract for any 

fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year. 

SEC. 122. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MISSION MODULES FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the procurement 

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submits to the congressional defense committees each of the following: 

(1) The Milestone B program goals for cost, schedule, and 

performance for each module. 

(2) Certification by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation with respect to the total number for each module type 

that is required to perform all necessary operational testing. 

SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 

FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 

Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 693) is amended by 

striking ‘‘this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘this Act, the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 

or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2014 or 2015’’. 

SEC. 124. REPORT ON TEST EVALUATION MASTER PLAN FOR LITTORAL 

COMBAT SHIP SEAFRAMES AND MISSION MODULES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

test evaluation master plan for the seaframes and mission modules 

for the Littoral Combat Ship program. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 

(1) A description of the progress of the Navy with respect to 

the test evaluation master plan. 

(2) An assessment of whether or not completion of the test 

evaluation master plan will demonstrate operational effectiveness and operational suitability for both seaframes and each 

mission module. 

SEC. 125. AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK CAPABILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the 

Navy retains the option of procuring more EA–18G aircraft in the 

event that the Secretary determines that further analysis of airborne 

electronic attack force structure indicates that the Navy should 

make such a procurement. 

(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 2, 2015, the Secretary shall 

provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— 

(1) the options available to the Navy for ensuring that the 

Navy will not be precluded from procuring more EA–18G aircraft based on a determination made under subsection (a); and 

(2) an update on the progress of the Navy in conducting an 

analysis of emerging requirements for airborne electronic attack. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

SEC. 131. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF MQ–1 PREDATOR AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none of 

the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Air Force may be used 

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(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

to a damaged MQ–1 Predator aircraft if the Secretary determines 

that repairing such aircraft is not economically viable. 

SEC. 132. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF U–2 AIRCRAFT. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of 

Defense may be obligated or expended to make significant changes 

to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage U–2 aircraft. 

SEC. 133. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.—None of the funds authorized 

to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

year 2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, 

prepare to retire, or place in storage any A–10 aircraft, except for 

such aircraft the Secretary of the Air Force, as of April 9, 2013, 

planned to retire. 

(b) LIMITATION ON MANNING LEVELS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph (2), 

none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Air Force 

may be obligated or expended to make significant changes to 

manning levels with respect to any A–10 aircraft squadrons. 

(2) EXCEPTION.— (A) BACK UP FLYING STATUS.—The Secretary of Defense 

may authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to move up to 

36 A–10 aircraft in the active component to backup flying 

status, and make conforming personnel adjustments, for 

the duration of fiscal year 2015 if— 

(i) on or before the date that is 45 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

submits to the congressional defense committees the 

certification described in subparagraph (B); and 

(ii) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 

date of such submittal. 

(B) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this subparagraph is a certification that the Secretary of Defense 

has— 

(i) received the results of the independent assessment 

under subsection (c) by the Director of Cost Assessment 

and Program Evaluation regarding alternative ways to 

provide manpower during fiscal year 2015 to maintain 

the fighter fleet of the Air Force and to field F–35 aircraft; and 

(ii) determined, after giving consideration to such assessment, that an action to move A–10 aircraft under 

subparagraph (A) is required to avoid— 

(I) significantly degrading the readiness of the 

fighter fleet of the Air Force; or 

(II) significantly delaying the planned fielding of 

F–35 aircraft. 

(c) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Cost Assessment 

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of alternative ways to provide manpower during fiscal year 2015 to 

maintain the fighter fleet of the Air Force and to field F–35 aircraft. 

In conducting such assessment, the Director shall give consideration 

to the implementation approaches proposed by the Air Force and to 

other alternatives, including the retirement of other aircraft and the 

use of civilian or contractor maintainers on an interim basis for A– 

10 aircraft, F–35 aircraft, or other aircraft. 

(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.— (1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall conduct an independent study of the platforms used to 

conduct the close air support mission in light of the recommendation of the Air Force to retire the A–10 fleet. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 2015, the Comptroller 

General shall brief the congressional defense committees on the 

preliminary findings of the study under paragraph (1), with a 

report to follow as soon as practicable, that includes an assessment of— 

(A) the alternatives considered by the Air Force that led 

to the recommendation to retire the A–10 fleet, including 

the relative costs, benefits, and assumptions associated with 

the alternatives to such retirement; 

(B) any capability gaps in close air support that would 

be created by such retirement and to what extent the Department of Defense has plans to address such capability 

gaps; and 

(C) any capability gaps in air superiority or global strike 

that could be created by the added cost to the Air Force of 

retaining the A–10 fleet. 

SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON CANCELLATION OR MODIFICATION OF AVIONICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM FOR C–130 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2015 for the Air Force may be used to— 

(A) take any action to cancel or modify the avionics modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft; or 

(B) except as provided by paragraph (2), initiate an alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air 

traffic management program for C–130 aircraft that is designed or intended to replace the avionics modernization 

program described in subparagraph (A). 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in paragraph (1)(B) if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that the program described in 

such subparagraph is required to operate C–130 aircraft in airspace controlled by the Federal Aviation Administration or airspace controlled by the government of a foreign country. 

(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Air 

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propriated or otherwise made available for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2015 for the avionics modernization program of record for 

C–130 aircraft. 

SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, 

or place in storage any aircraft of the Air Force, except for such aircraft the Secretary of the Air Force planned to retire as of April 9, 

2013, until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on 

which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (b)(1). 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the appropriate contributions of the regular Air Force, the Air National Guard, and the 

Air Force Reserve to the total force structure of the Air Force. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include 

the following: 

(A) A separate presentation of mix of forces for each mission and aircraft platform of the Air Force. 

(B) An analysis and recommendations for not less than 

80 percent of the missions and aircraft platforms described 

in subparagraph (A). 

SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF E–3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to make significant changes to manning levels with respect to any E–3 airborne 

warning and control systems aircraft, or to retire, prepare to retire, 

or place in storage any such aircraft. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to limit or otherwise affect the requirement to maintain 

the operational capability of the E–3 airborne warning and control 

system aircraft. 

SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DIVESTMENT 

OR TRANSFER OF KC–10 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer, divest, or prepare to divest any KC–10 aircraft until a period of 60 days has 

elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the 

costs and benefits of the proposed divestment or transfer. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment referred to in subsection (a) shall 

include, at a minimum, the following elements: 

(1) A five-year plan for the force structure laydown of all 

tanker aircraft. 

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fense, including how such objectives relate to supporting the 

2012 Defense Strategic Guidance. 

(3) An operational risk assessment and mitigation strategy 

that evaluates the ability of the military to meet the requirements and objectives stipulated in the Guidance for Employment of the Force of the Department of Defense, the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan, and all steady-state rotational and 

warfighting surge contingency operational planning documents 

of the commanders of the geographical combatant commands. 

SEC. 138. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OF 

AIR FORCE C–130H AND C–130J AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer from one facility 

of the Department of Defense to another any C–130H or C–130J aircraft until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on 

which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional 

defense committees an assessment of the costs and benefits of the 

proposed transfer. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment referred to in subsection (a) shall 

include, at a minimum, the following elements: 

(1) A five-year plan for the force structure laydown of C– 

130H2, C–130H3, and C–130J aircraft. 

(2) An identification of how such plan deviates from the total 

force structure proposal of the Secretary described in section 

1059(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1939). 

(3) An explanation of why such plan deviates, if in any detail, 

from such proposal. 

(4) An assessment of the national security benefits and any 

other expected benefits of the proposed transfers under subsection (a), including benefits for the facilities expected to receive the transferred aircraft. 

(5) An assessment of the costs of the proposed transfers, including the impact of the proposed transfers on the facilities 

from which the aircraft will be transferred. 

(6) An analysis of the recommended basing alignment that 

demonstrates that the recommendation is the most effective and 

efficient alternative for such basing alignment. 

(7) For units equipped with special capabilities, including the 

modular airborne firefighting system capability, a certification 

that missions using such capabilities will not be negatively affected by the proposed transfers. 

(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 

after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required 

under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a sufficiency 

review of such report, including any findings and recommendations 

relating to such review. 

SEC. 139. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OF 

AIR FORCE KC–135 TANKERS. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

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Pearl Harbor-Hickam to another facility of the Department of Defense any KC–135 aircraft until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to 

the congressional defense committees an assessment of the costs and 

benefits of the proposed transfer. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment referred to in subsection (a) shall 

include, at a minimum, the following elements: 

(1) A recommended basing alignment of Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam KC–135 aircraft. 

(2) An identification of how, and an explanation of why, such 

recommended basing alignment deviates, if in any detail, from 

the current basing plan. 

(3) An assessment of the national security benefits and any 

other expected benefits of the proposed transfer under subsection 

(a), including benefits for the facilities expected to receive the 

transferred aircraft. 

(4) An assessment of the costs of the proposed transfer, including the impact of the proposed transfer on the facilities 

from which the aircraft will be transferred. 

(5) An analysis of the recommended basing alignment that 

demonstrates that the recommendation is the most effective and 

efficient alternative for such basing alignment. 

SEC. 140. REPORT ON C–130 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report including a complete 

analysis and fielding plan for C–130 aircraft. 

(b) CONTENT.—The fielding plan submitted under subsection (a) 

shall include specific details of the plan of the Secretary to maintain 

intra-theater airlift capacity and capability within both the active 

and reserve components, including the modernization and recapitalization plan for C–130H and C–130J aircraft. 

SEC. 141. REPORT ON STATUS OF F–16 AIRCRAFT. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the status and location, and any 

plans to change during the period of the future-years defense program the status or locations, of all F–16 aircraft in the inventory 

of the Air Force. 

SEC. 142. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO MODERNIZE OR REPLACE T–1A AIRCRAFT. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on options for the modernization or replacement of the T–1A aircraft capability. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) A description of options for— 

(A) new procurement; 

(B) conducting a service life extension program on existing aircraft; 

(C) replacing organic aircraft with leased aircraft or 

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(D) replacing organic aircraft with leased aircraft or 

services while the Secretary executes a new procurement or 

service life extension program. 

(2) An evaluation of the ability of each alternative to meet future training requirements. 

(3) Estimates of life cycle costs. 

(4) A description of potential cost savings from merging a T– 

1A capability replacement program with other programs of the 

Air Force, such as the Companion Trainer Program. 

SEC. 143. REPORT ON STATUS OF AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE CAPABILITIES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The capability provided by the nuclear-capable, airlaunched cruise missile is critical to maintaining a credible and 

effective air-delivery leg of the nuclear triad, preserving the 

ability to respond to geopolitical and technical surprise, and reassuring allies of the United States through credible extended 

deterrence. 

(2) In the fiscal year 2015 budget request of the Air Force, the 

Secretary of the Air Force delayed development of the longrange standoff weapon, the follow-on for the air-launched cruise 

missile, by three years. 

(3) The Secretary plans to sustain the current air-launched 

cruise missile, known as the AGM–86, until approximately 

2030, with multiple service life-extension programs required to 

preserve but not enhance the existing capabilities of the airlaunched cruise missile. 

(4) The AGM–86 was initially developed in the 1970s and deployed in the 1980s. 

(5) The average age of the inventory of air-launched cruise 

missiles is more than 30 years old. 

(6) The operating environment, particularly the sophistication 

of integrated air defenses, has evolved substantially since the 

inception of the air-launched cruise missile. 

(7) The AGM–86 is no longer in production and the inventory 

of spare bodies for required annual testing continues to diminish, posing serious challenges for long-term sustainment. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Strategic 

Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the status of the current air-launched cruise missile 

and the development of the follow-on system, the long-range 

standoff weapon, in accordance with section 217 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 706). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include 

the following: 

(A) An assessment of the effectiveness and survivability of 

the air-launched cruise missile through 2030, including the 

impact of any degradation on the ability of the United 

States Strategic Command to meet deterrence requirements, 

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launched cruise missile or the burdens placed on other legs 

of the nuclear triad. 

(B) A description of age-related failure trends, an assessment of potential age-related fleet-wide reliability and 

supportability problems, and the estimated costs for sustaining the air-launched cruise missile. 

(C) A detailed plan, including initial cost estimates, for 

the development and deployment of the follow-on system 

that will achieve initial operational capability before 2030. 

(D) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 

alternative development strategies, including initial cost estimates, that would achieve full operational capability before 2030. 

(E) An assessment of current testing requirements and 

the availability of test bodies to sustain the air-launched 

cruise missile over the long term. 

(F) A description of the extent to which the airframe and 

other related components can be completed independent of 

the payload, as determined by the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(G) A statement of the risks assumed by not fielding an 

operational replacement for the existing air-launched cruise 

missile by 2030. 

(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified 

summary. 

Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and 

Multiservice Matters 

SEC. 151. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNDERSEA MOBILITY ACQUISITION PROGRAM OF THE UNITED 

STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 

Section 144 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1325) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development system’’ before the semicolon; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or other comparable 

and qualified entity selected by the Director’’ before the 

semicolon; 

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): 

‘‘(c) TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander shall develop a plan consisting of a technology roadmap for undersea mobility capabilities that includes the following: 

‘‘(A) A description of the current capabilities provided by 

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‘‘(B) An identification and description of the requirements 

of the Commander for future undersea mobility platforms. 

‘‘(C) An identification of resources necessary to fulfill the 

requirements identified in subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(D) A description of the technology readiness levels of 

any covered element currently under development as of the 

date of the plan. 

‘‘(E) An identification of any potential gaps or projected 

shortfall in capability, along with steps to mitigate any 

such gap or shortfall. 

‘‘(F) Any other matters the Commander determines appropriate. 

‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—The Commander shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan under paragraph (1) at 

the same time as the Under Secretary submits the first report 

under subsection (a)(2) following the date of the enactment of 

the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 

SEC. 152. PLAN FOR MODERNIZATION OR REPLACEMENT OF DIGITAL 

AVIONIC EQUIPMENT. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a plan for the potential modernization or replacement of digital avionics equipment, including 

use of commercial-off-the-shelf digital avionics equipment, to meet 

the equipment requirements under the Next Generation Air Transportation System of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of the requirements imposed on aircraft of 

the Department of Defense by the Federal Aviation Administration transition to the equipment requirements described in subsection (a), including— 

(A) an identification of the type and number of aircraft 

that the Secretary will need to upgrade; 

(B) a definition of the upgrades needed for such aircraft; 

and 

(C) the schedule required for the Secretary to make such 

upgrades in time to meet such requirements. 

(2) A description of options for— 

(A) acquiring new equipment, including— 

(i) new procurement; and 

(ii) leasing equipment and installation and other 

services, including the use of public-private partnerships; and 

(B) modernizing existing equipment. 

(3) An evaluation of the ability of each option to meet future 

operational requirements and to meet the equipment requirements described in subsection (a). 

(4) An estimated timeline to modernize or replace the digital 

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(5) The estimated costs of options to modernize or replace the 

avionics equipment in each military department or other element of the Department in order to meet such requirements. 

SEC. 153. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON F–35 AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than April 15, 2015, and each 

year thereafter until the F–35 aircraft acquisition program enters 

into full-rate production, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

reviewing such program. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) The extent to which the F–35 aircraft acquisition program 

is meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals. 

(2) The progress and results of developmental and operational 

testing. 

(3) The progress of the procurement and manufacturing of F– 

35 aircraft. 

(4) An assessment of any plans or efforts of the Secretary of 

Defense to improve the efficiency of the procurement and manufacturing of F–35 aircraft. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of Appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 211. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements. 

Sec. 212. Modification of Manufacturing Technology Program. 

Sec. 213. Revision of requirement for acquisition programs to maintain defense research facility records. 

Sec. 214. Treatment by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center of 

significant modifications to test and evaluation facilities and resources. 

Sec. 215. Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics, and 

Research for Transformation Defense Education Program. 

Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for armored multi-purpose vehicle program. 

Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike system. 

Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for airborne reconnaissance systems. 

Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance 

and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft. 

Subtitle C—Reports 

Sec. 221. Reduction in frequency of reporting by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering. 

Sec. 222. Independent assessment of interagency biodefense research and development. 

Sec. 223. Briefing on modeling and simulation technological and industrial base in 

support of requirements of Department of Defense. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Modification to requirement for contractor cost sharing in pilot program 

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Sec. 232. Pilot program on assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise. 

Sec. 233. Pilot program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members 

of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics. 

Sec. 234. Sense of Congress on helicopter health and usage monitoring system of the 

Army. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as specified in the funding table in section 4201. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 

Restrictions, and Limitations 

SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PRIZES FOR ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—Subsection 

(c)(1) of section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘The total amount’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘No prize competition 

may result in the award of a cash prize of more than $10,000,000.’’. 

(b) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) 

and (g), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): 

‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to such sums as may be 

appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to award 

prizes under this section, the Secretary may accept funds from other 

departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and from 

State and local governments, to award prizes under this section.’’. 

(c) FREQUENCY OF REPORTING.—Subsection (f) of such section, as 

redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘each year’’ and inserting ‘‘every other 

year’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘two fiscal 

years’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by striking ‘‘a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘a period of two 

fiscal years’’; and 

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SEC. 212. MODIFICATION OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF JOINT DEFENSE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PANEL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (e)(5) of section 2521 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’’ 

and inserting ‘‘one or more individuals designated by the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for 

purposes of this paragraph’’. 

(b) DECREASED FREQUENCY OF UPDATE OF FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC

PLAN.—Subsection (f)(3) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘on 

a biennial basis’’ and inserting ‘‘not less frequently than once every 

four years’’. 

SEC. 213. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 

TO MAINTAIN DEFENSE RESEARCH FACILITY RECORDS. 

Section 2364 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘and issue’’ after ‘‘technology position’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘combatant commands’’ and inserting 

‘‘components of the Department of Defense’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘any position paper’’ 

and all that follows through the period and inserting the 

following: ‘‘any technological assessment made by a Defense 

research facility shall be provided to the Defense Technical 

Information Center repository to support acquisition decisions.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘this section:’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘(1) The term’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, the term’’; 

(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left. 

SEC. 214. TREATMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE 

MANAGEMENT CENTER OF SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS 

TO TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITIES AND RESOURCES. 

(a) REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGES.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 196 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

after ‘‘Base’’ the following: ‘‘, including with respect to the expansion, divestment, consolidation, or curtailment of activities,’’. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLANS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such 

section is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) and (F) as subparagraph (F) and (G), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 

subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) An assessment of plans and business case analyses supporting any significant modification of the test and evaluation 

facilities and resources of the Department projected, proposed, 

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spect to the expansion, divestment, consolidation, or curtailment 

of activities.’’. 

(c) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETS.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section 

is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period covered by the futureyears defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of 

this title for that fiscal year’’ after ‘‘activities for a fiscal year’’. 

(d) ASSESSMENT OF PLANS FOR FACILITIES.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections 

(g), (h), and (i), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): 

‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of 

a military department or the head of a Defense Agency with test and 

evaluation responsibilities may not implement a projected, proposed, 

or recommended significant modification of the test and evaluation 

facilities and resources of the Department, including with respect to 

the expansion, divestment, consolidation, or curtailment of activities, until— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary or the head, as the case may be, submits 

to the Director a business case analysis for such modification; 

and 

‘‘(B) the Director reviews such analysis and approves such 

modification. 

‘‘(2) The Director shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an annual report containing the comments of the Director with respect to 

each business case analysis reviewed under paragraph (1)(B) during 

the year covered by the report.’’. 

SEC. 215. REVISION TO THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE 

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

Subparagraph (B) of section 2192a(c)(1) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) in the case of a person not an employee of the Department of Defense, the person shall enter into a written agreement 

to accept and continue employment for the period of obligated 

service determined under paragraph (2)— 

‘‘(i) with the Department; or 

‘‘(ii) with a public or private entity or organization outside of the Department if the Secretary— 

‘‘(I) is unable to find an appropriate position for the 

person within the Department; and 

‘‘(II) determines that employment of the person with 

such entity or organization for the purpose of such obligated service would provide a benefit to the Department.’’. 

SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ARMORED 

MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the armored 

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Army submits to the congressional defense committees the report 

under subsection (b)(1). 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary 

of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the armored multi-purpose vehicle program. 

(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) An identification of the existing capability gaps of the 

M–113 family of vehicles assigned, as of the date of the report, to units outside of combat brigades. 

(B) An identification of the mission roles that are in common between— 

(i) such vehicles assigned to units outside of combat 

brigades; and 

(ii) the vehicles examined in the armor brigade combat team during the armored multi-purpose vehicle 

analysis of alternatives. 

(C) The estimated timeline and the rough order of magnitude of funding requirements associated with complete 

M–113 family of vehicles divestiture within the units outside of combat brigades and the risk associated with delaying the replacement of such vehicles. 

(D) A description of the requirements for force protection, 

mobility, and size, weight, power, and cooling capacity for 

the mission roles of M–113 family of vehicles assigned to 

units outside of combat brigades. 

(E) A discussion of the mission roles of the M–113 family 

of vehicles assigned to units outside of combat brigades 

that are comparable to the mission roles of the M–113 family of vehicles assigned to armor brigade combat teams. 

(F) A discussion of whether a one-for-one replacement of 

the M–113 family of vehicles assigned to units outside of 

combat brigades is likely. 

(G) With respect to mission roles, a discussion of any substantive distinctions that exist in the capabilities of the M– 

113 family of vehicles that are needed based on the level of 

the unit to which the vehicle is assigned (not including 

combat brigades). 

(H) A discussion of the relative priority of fielding among 

the mission roles. 

(I) An assessment for the feasibility of incorporating medical wheeled variants within the armor brigade combat 

teams. 

SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNMANNED 

CARRIER-LAUNCHED AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AND 

STRIKE SYSTEM. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for the unmanned 

carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike system may be obligated or expended to award a contract for air vehicle segment development until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date 


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on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report that— 

(1) certifies that a review of the requirements for air vehicle 

segments of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and 

strike system is complete; and 

(2) includes the results of such review. 

(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—At the same time that the President 

submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2017 under section 

1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that— 

(1) identifies the cost and performance trade-offs that the 

Navy made in arriving at the set of requirements for the air vehicle segments of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance 

and strike system, including with respect to strike capability in 

an anti-access or area denial environment; 

(2) addresses the derivation of requirements for the overall 

composition of the future carrier air wing, including any contribution made to the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of carrier strike groups from non-carrier air 

wing forces, such as the MQ–4C Triton; 

(3) specifies how the Navy derived the plan for achieving the 

best mix of capabilities for the carrier strike group air wing to 

conduct representative joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance strike campaigns in the 2030 timeframe, including how the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike 

system, F–35C aircraft, EA–18G aircraft, and the aircraft that 

is proposed to replace the F/A–18E/F (FA–XX) would contribute to the overall capability, including in an anti-access or 

area denial threat environment; 

(4) defines the acquisition strategy for the unmanned carrierlaunched surveillance and strike system program and justifies 

any changes in such strategy from an acquisition strategy for 

a traditional program that is consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02; and 

(5) establishes a formal acquisition program cost and schedule baseline to allow the Navy to track unit costs and provide 

regular reports to Congress on cost, schedule, and performance 

progress. 

SEC. 218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for imaging 

and targeting support of airborne reconnaissance systems, not more 

than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 

which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(1) a plan regarding using such funds for such purpose during fiscal year 2015; and 

(2) a strategic plan for the funding of advanced airborne reconnaissance technologies supporting manned and unmanned 

systems. 

(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

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(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF JOINT SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET ATTACK RADAR 

SYSTEMS AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

Air Force may be used to make any significant changes to manning 

levels with respect to any operational Joint Surveillance and Target 

Attack Radar Systems aircraft or take any action to retire or to prepare to retire such aircraft until the date that is 30 days after the 

date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following: 

(1) An update of the results of the analysis of alternatives for 

recapitalizing the current Joint Surveillance and Target Attack 

Radar Systems capability. 

(2) An assessment of the cost and schedule of developing and 

fielding a new aircraft and radar system to replace the current 

Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft 

that would deliver two replacement aircraft to the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft operating 

base by fiscal year 2019. 

Subtitle C—Reports 

SEC. 221. REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY OF REPORTING BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 139b(d) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) 

and (4), respectively; 

(2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Each report’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTENTS.— Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 

or (2)’’; 

(3) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the 

following new paragraphs (1) and (2): 

‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION.—Not later 

than March 31 of each year, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the activities 

undertaken pursuant to subsection (a) during the preceding 

year. 

‘‘(2) BIENNIAL REPORT BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

DEFENSE FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—Not later than March 31 

of every other year, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

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fense committees a report on the activities undertaken pursuant 

to subsection (b) during the preceding two-year period.’’; and 

(4) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL REPORT’’ 

and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL REPORTS’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and the 

first report submitted under paragraph (2) of section 139b(d) of 

such title, as added by subsection (a)(3), shall be submitted not later 

than March 31, 2015. 

SEC. 222. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERAGENCY BIODEFENSE 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with an entity that is not part of 

the Department of Defense to conduct an assessment of biodefense 

research and development activities at the National Interagency 

Biodefense Campus. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted under subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) Identification and assessment of such legal, regulatory, 

management, and practice barriers as may reduce the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations on the Campus to perform 

designated missions, including such barriers as may exist with 

respect to the following: 

(A) Sharing of funds for intramural and extramural research and other activities— 

(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and the 

military departments; 

(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 

Federal agencies; and 

(iii) between the Department of Defense and the private sector. 

(B) Sharing in efforts related to the construction, modernization, and maintenance of research facilities— 

(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and the 

military departments; 

(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 

Federal agencies; and 

(iii) between the Department of Defense and the private sector. 

(C) Exchange and mobility of personnel— 

(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and the 

military departments; 

(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 

Federal agencies; and 

(iii) between the Department of Defense and the private sector. 

(D) Technology transfer and transition— 

(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and the 

military departments; 

(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 

Federal agencies; and 

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(2) Formulation of recommendations for such legal, regulatory, management, and practices as may support attempts to 

overcome the barriers identified under paragraph (1). 

(c) COORDINATION.—The assessment conducted under subsection 

(a) shall be conducted in coordination with the following: 

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

(3) Such other private and public sector organizations as the 

Secretary considers appropriate. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the findings of the entity that conducted the assessment under subsection (a) with respect to such assessment. 

(e) DEFENSE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Defense 

Agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

SEC. 223. BRIEFING ON MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGICAL 

AND INDUSTRIAL BASE IN SUPPORT OF REQUIREMENTS 

OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that provides— 

(1) an update to the assessment, findings, and recommendations in the report submitted under section 1059 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

111–84; 123 Stat. 2465); and 

(2) the status of implementing any such recommendations. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

SEC. 231. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR COST 

SHARING IN PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY 

PROTECTION FEATURES DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 

Section 243(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) 

is amended in the matter following paragraph (2)— 

(1) by striking ‘‘at least one-half’’ and inserting ‘‘half’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘, or such other portion of such cost as the 

Secretary considers appropriate upon showing of good cause’’ 

after ‘‘such activities’’. 

SEC. 232. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSIGNMENT TO DEFENSE ADVANCED 

RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL WITH CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

EXPERTISE. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—In accordance with the provisions of this section, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of temporarily assigning covered individuals 

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vanced Research Projects Agency to lead research or development 

projects of the Agency. 

(b) ASSIGNMENT OF COVERED INDIVIDUALS.— 

(1) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED.—Under the pilot program, the Director may assign covered individuals to the Agency as described in subsection (a), but may not have more than 

five covered individuals so assigned at any given time. 

(2) PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT.— 

(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Director 

may, under the pilot program, assign a covered individual 

described in subsection (a) to lead research and development projects of the Agency for a period of not more than 

two years. 

(B) The Director may extend the assignment of a covered 

individual for one additional period of not more than two 

years as the Director considers appropriate. 

(3) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Director shall carry out the pilot program in accordance with 

the provisions of subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, 

United States Code, except that, for purposes of the pilot 

program, the term ‘‘other organization’’, as used in such 

subchapter, shall be deemed to include a covered entity. 

(B) A covered individual employed by a covered entity 

who is assigned to the Agency under the pilot program is 

deemed to be an employee of the Department of Defense for 

purposes of the following provisions of law: 

(i) Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code. 

(ii) Sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 603, 606, 

607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 18, United States 

Code. 

(iii) Sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31, 

United States Code. 

(iv) Chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), and 

any other Federal tort liability statute. 

(v) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

App.). 

(vi) Section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986. 

(vii) Chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code. 

(4) PAY AND SUPERVISION.—A covered individual employed by 

a covered entity who is assigned to the Agency under the pilot 

program— 

(A) may continue to receive pay and benefits from such 

covered entity with or without reimbursement by the Agency; 

(B) is not entitled to pay from the Agency; and 

(C) shall be subject to supervision by the Director in all 

duties performed for the Agency under the pilot program. 

(c) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 

(1) PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Director 

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interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest that could 

arise through assignments under the pilot program. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The practices and procedures required by 

paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the requirement 

that each covered individual assigned to the Agency under the 

pilot program shall sign an agreement that provides for the following: 

(A) The nondisclosure of any trade secrets or other nonpublic or proprietary information which is of commercial 

value to the covered entity from which such covered individual is assigned. 

(B) The assignment of rights to intellectual property developed in the course of any research or development project 

under the pilot program— 

(i) to the Agency and its contracting partners in accordance with applicable provisions of law regarding 

intellectual property rights; and 

(ii) not to the covered individual or the covered entity 

from which such covered individual is assigned. 

(C) Such additional measures as the Director considers 

necessary to carry out the program in accordance with Federal law. 

(d) PROHIBITION ON CHARGES BY COVERED ENTITIES.—A covered 

entity may not charge the Federal Government, as direct or indirect 

costs under a Federal contract, the costs of pay or benefits paid by 

the covered entity to a covered individual assigned to the Agency 

under the pilot program. 

(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the first October 31 after the 

first fiscal year in which the Director carries out the pilot program 

and each October 31 thereafter that immediately follows a fiscal 

year in which the Director carries out the pilot program, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

the activities carried out under the pilot program during the most 

recently completed fiscal year. 

(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in this 

section shall expire on September 30, 2025, except that any covered 

individual assigned to the Agency under the pilot program shall 

continue in such assignment until the terms of such assignment 

have been satisfied. 

(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any individual who 

is employed by a covered entity. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means any non-Federal, nongovernmental entity that, as of the date on which a covered individual employed by the entity is assigned to the Agency under 

the pilot program, is a nontraditional defense contractor (as defined in section 2302 of title 10, United States Code). 

SEC. 233. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCEMENT OF PREPARATION OF 

DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 

MATHEMATICS. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 

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(1) enhancing the preparation of covered students for careers 

in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and 

(2) providing assistance to teachers at covered schools to enhance preparation described in paragraph (1). 

(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall coordinate with the following: 

(1) The Secretaries of the military departments. 

(2) The Secretary of Education. 

(3) The National Science Foundation. 

(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local government and private sector organizations as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. 

(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the pilot program may include 

the following: 

(1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative research opportunities at defense laboratories and other technical 

centers for covered students and teachers at covered schools. 

(2) Establishment of scholarships and fellowships for covered 

students. 

(3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics educational and 

training opportunities for covered students and teachers at covered schools, including with respect to improving the development of curricula at covered schools. 

(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations, mentoring programs, and informal science education for covered 

students and teachers at covered schools. 

(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish outcome-based 

metrics and internal and external assessments to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted under the pilot program with 

respect to the needs of the Department of Defense. 

(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and sections 2601, 2605, and 2374a of 

title 10, United States Code, section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 

2358 note), and such other authorities as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(f) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on activities carried out under the pilot program. 

(g) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 

(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘covered schools’’ means elementary or secondary 

schools at which the Secretary determines a significant number 

of dependents of members of the Armed Forces are enrolled. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered students’’ means dependents of members of the Armed Forces who are enrolled at a covered school. 

SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HELICOPTER HEALTH AND USAGE 

MONITORING SYSTEM OF THE ARMY. 

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(1) a health and usage monitoring system for current and future helicopter platforms of the Army that provides early warning for failing systems may reduce costly emergency maintenance, improve maintenance schedules, and increase fleet readiness; and 

(2) the Secretary of the Army should— 

(A) consider establishing health and usage monitoring requirements; and 

(B) after any decision to proceed with a program of 

record for such system, use full and open competition in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Elimination of fiscal year limitation on prohibition of payment of fines 

and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense. 

Sec. 312. Method of funding for cooperative agreements under the Sikes Act. 

Sec. 313. Report on prohibition of disposal of waste in open-air burn pits. 

Sec. 314. Business case analysis of any plan to design, refurbish, or construct a 

biofuel refinery. 

Sec. 315. Environmental restoration at former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, Virginia. 

Sec. 316. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of drop-in fuels. 

Sec. 317. Decontamination of a portion of former bombardment area on island of 

Culebra, Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 318. Alternative fuel automobiles. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 321. Modification of quarterly readiness reporting requirement. 

Sec. 322. Additional requirement for strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel 

and equipment. 

Sec. 323. Elimination of authority of Secretary of the Army to abolish arsenals. 

Sec. 324. Modification of annual reporting requirement related to prepositioning of 

materiel and equipment. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

Sec. 331. Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and financial 

support for military museums. 

Sec. 332. Army assessment of regionally aligned forces. 

Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority 

Sec. 341. Limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine. 

Sec. 342. Limitation on establishment of regional Special Operations Forces Coordination Centers. 

Sec. 343. Limitation on transfer of MC–12 aircraft to United States Special Operations Command. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 351. Clarification of authority relating to provision of installation-support services through intergovernmental support agreements. 

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Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

SEC. 311. ELIMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION ON PROHIBITION 

OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNT, DEFENSE. 

Section 2703(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1995 through 2010,’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1997 through 2010’’. 

SEC. 312. METHOD OF FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 

UNDER THE SIKES ACT. 

(a) METHOD OF PAYMENTS UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

Subsection (b) of section 103A of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c–1) 

is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Funds’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(2) In the case of a cooperative agreement under subsection (a)(2), 

such funds— 

‘‘(A) may be paid in a lump sum and include an amount intended to cover the future costs of the natural resource maintenance and improvement activities provided for under the agreement; and 

‘‘(B) may be placed by the recipient in an interest-bearing or 

other investment account, and any interest or income shall be 

applied for the same purposes as the principal. 

‘‘(3) If any funds are placed by a recipient in an interest-bearing 

or other investment account under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary 

of Defense shall report biennially to the congressional defense committees on the disposition of such funds.’’. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; AGREEMENT UNDER OTHER LAWS.— Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; AGREEMENT UNDER OTHER LAWS.— (1) Cooperative agreements and interagency agreements entered into 

under this section shall be subject to the availability of funds. 

‘‘(2) Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, 

a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire 

property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States 

Government.’’. 

SEC. 313. REPORT ON PROHIBITION OF DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN OPENAIR BURN PITS. 

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struction 4715.19 and with section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

2249; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) regarding the disposal of covered waste 

in burn pits. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report containing the results of such review. Such report shall address each of the following: 

(1) The reporting of covered waste through environmental 

surveys and assessments, including environmental condition reports, of base camps supporting a contingency operation. 

(2) How covered waste and non-covered waste is defined and 

identified in environmental surveys and assessments covered by 

paragraph (1), in policies, instructions, and guidance issued by 

the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the 

combatant commands, and in the oversight of contracts for, and 

the operation of, waste disposal facilities at base camps supporting contingency operations. 

(3) Whether the two categories of waste are appropriately and 

clearly distinguished in such surveys and assessments. 

(4) The current decision authority responsible for determinations regarding whether a base camp supporting a contingency 

operation is in compliance with the Department of Defense Instruction and section 317 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2249; 

10 U.S.C. 2701 note) and the chain of command by which such 

determinations are made and reported. 

(5) The process through which a waiver of the prohibition on 

disposal of covered waste in a burn pit is requested and approved, and the process by which Congress is notified of such 

waiver, pursuant to the applicable provision of law, and how 

such processes could be improved. 

(6) Updates to policies, guidelines, and instructions that have 

been undertaken pursuant to the review to address gaps and deficiencies regarding covered waste disposal to ensure compliance. 

(7) Other matters or recommendations the Secretary of Defense determines are appropriate. 

(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days 

after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report 

required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report containing the assessment of the Comptroller General of the 

methodology used by the Secretary of Defense in conducting the review under subsection (a), the adequacy of the report, compliance 

with Department of Defense Instruction and applicable law regarding the disposal of covered waste in burn pits by the military departments and combatant commands, and any additional findings 

or recommendations the Comptroller General determines are appropriate. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘covered waste’’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 317(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2249; 10 

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(2) The term ‘‘base camp supporting a contingency operation’’ 

means any base, location, site, cooperative security location, forward operating base, forward operating site, main operating 

base, patrol base, or other location as determined by the Secretary from which support is provided to a contingency operation that— 

(A) has at least 100 attached or assigned United States 

personnel; and 

(B) is in place for a period of time of 90 days or longer. 

(3) The term ‘‘burn pit’’ means an area that— 

(A) does not contain a commercially manufactured incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for burning of solid waste; and 

(B) is designated for the purpose of disposing of solid 

waste by burning in the outdoor air; 

(C) is in a location where at least 100 United States personnel are attached or assigned; and 

(D) is in place longer than 90 days. 

(4) The term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning given 

such term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 314. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS OF ANY PLAN TO DESIGN, REFURBISH, OR CONSTRUCT A BIOFUEL REFINERY. 

Not later than 30 days before entering into a contract for the 

planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuel refinery, 

or of any other facility or infrastructure used to refine biofuels, the 

Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a business case analysis for such planning, design, refurbishing, or construction. 

SEC. 315. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AT FORMER NAVAL AIR 

STATION CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. 

(a) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT.—Notwithstanding 

the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration over the Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, the Secretary of Defense may undertake an environmental restoration project in a manner consistent with chapter 160 

of title 10, United States Code, at the property constituting that facility in order to provide necessary response actions for contamination from a release of a hazardous substance or a pollutant or contaminant that is attributable to the activities of the Department of 

Defense at the time the property was under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or used by the Navy pursuant 

to a permit or license issued by the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration in the area formerly known as the Naval Air Station, Chincoteague, Virginia. Any such project may be undertaken 

jointly or in conjunction with an environmental restoration project 

of the Administrator. 

(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and the Administrator may enter into an agreement or agreements to provide for the 

effective and efficient performance of environmental restoration 

projects for purposes of subsection (a). Notwithstanding section 2215 

of title 10, United States Code, any such agreement may provide for 

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the agency conducting the project by the other agency for that portion of the project for which the reimbursing agency has authority 

to respond. 

(c) SOURCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS.—Pursuant to 

section 2703(c) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary may 

use funds available in the Environmental Restoration, Formerly 

Used Defense Sites, account of the Department of Defense for environmental restoration projects conducted for or by the Secretary 

under subsection (a) and for reimbursable agreements entered into 

under subsection (b). 

(d) NO EFFECT ON COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— Nothing in this section affects or limits the application of or obligation to comply with any environmental law, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 

SEC. 316. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN FUELS. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 

Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to make a bulk 

purchase of a drop-in fuel for operational purposes unless the fully 

burdened cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive with the fully 

burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for the same purpose. 

(b) WAIVER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of paragraph 

(2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under 

subsection (a) with respect to a purchase. 

(2) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after issuing 

a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees notice of the waiver. Any 

such notice shall include each of the following: 

(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing the waiver. 

(B) A certification that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. 

(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the purchase for 

which the waiver is issued. 

(c) NOTICE OF PURCHASE REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Defense 

intends to purchase a drop-in fuel intended for operational use with 

a fully burdened cost in excess of 10 percent more than the fully 

burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for the same purpose, 

the Secretary shall provide notice of such intended purchase to the 

congressional defense committees by not later than 30 days before 

the date on which such purchase is intended to be made. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘drop-in fuel’’ means a neat or blended liquid 

hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and 

compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment. 

(2) The term ‘‘traditional fuel’’ means a liquid hydrocarbon 

fuel derived or refined from petroleum. 

(3) The term ‘‘operational purposes’’ means for the purposes 

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tary forces and military platforms. The term does not include 

research, development, testing, evaluation, fuel certification, or 

other demonstrations. 

(4) The term ‘‘fully burdened cost’’ means the commodity price 

of the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and assets required to move and, when necessary, protect the fuel from the 

point at which the fuel is received from the commercial supplier 

to the point of use. 

SEC. 317. DECONTAMINATION OF A PORTION OF FORMER BOMBARDMENT AREA ON ISLAND OF CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that certain 

limited portions of the former bombardment area on the Island of 

Culebra should be available for safe public recreational use while 

the remainder of the area is most advantageously reserved as habitat for endangered and threatened species. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTION ON DECONTAMINATION LIMITA- TION.—The first sentence of section 204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93–166; 87 Stat. 668) 

shall not apply to the beaches, the campgrounds, and the Carlos 

Rosario Trail. 

(c) MODIFICATION OF DEED RESTRICTIONS.—Notwithstanding 

paragraph 9 of the quitclaim deed, the Secretary of the Army may 

expend funds available in the Environmental Restoration Account, 

Formerly Used Defense Sites, established pursuant to section 

2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, to decontaminate the 

beaches, the campgrounds, and the Carlos Rosario Trail of 

unexploded ordnance. 

(d) PRECISE BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary of the Army shall determine the exact boundaries of the beaches, the campgrounds, and the 

Carlos Rosario Trail for purposes of this section. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘beaches’’ means the portions of Carlos Rosario 

Beach, Flamenco Beach, and Tamarindo Beach identified in 

green in Figure 4 as Beach and located inside of the former 

bombardment area. 

(2) The term ‘‘campgrounds’’ means the areas identified in 

blue in Figure 4 as Campgrounds in the former bombardment 

area. 

(3) The term ‘‘Carlos Rosario Trail’’ means the trail identified 

in yellow in Figure 4 as the Carlos Rosario Trail and traversing the southern portion of the former bombardment area 

from the campground to the Carlos Rosario Beach. 

(4) The term ‘‘Figure 4’’ means Figure 4, located on page 8 

of the study. 

(5) The term ‘‘former bombardment area’’ means that area on 

the Island of Culebra, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, consisting 

of approximately 408 acres, conveyed to the Commonwealth by 

the quitclaim deed, and subject to the first sentence of section 

204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 

(Public Law 93–166; 87 Stat. 668). 

(6) The term ‘‘quitclaim deed’’ means the quitclaim deed from 

the United States of America to the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico conveying the former bombardment area, signed by the 

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(7) The term ‘‘study’’ means the ‘‘Study Relating to the Presence of Unexploded Ordnance in a Portion of the Former Naval 

Bombardment Area of Culebra Island, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’, dated April 20, 2012, prepared by the United States 

Army for the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2815 

of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4464). 

(8) The term ‘‘unexploded ordnance’’ has the meaning given 

the term in section 101(e)(5) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 318. ALTERNATIVE FUEL AUTOMOBILES. 

(a) MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY INCREASE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL

AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘(except an electric automobile)’’ and inserting 

‘‘(except an electric automobile or, beginning with model year 2016, 

an alternative fueled automobile that uses a fuel described in subparagraph (E) of section 32901(a)(1))’’. 

(b) MINIMUM DRIVING RANGES FOR DUAL FUELED PASSENGER

AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32901(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, except that beginning 

with model year 2016, alternative fueled automobiles that use 

a fuel described in subparagraph (E) of subsection (a)(1) shall 

have a minimum driving range of 150 miles’’ after ‘‘at least 200 

miles’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘Beginning with model year 2016, if the Secretary prescribes a 

minimum driving range of 150 miles for alternative fueled 

automobiles that use a fuel described in subparagraph (E) of 

subsection (a)(1), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to dual 

fueled automobiles (except electric automobiles).’’. 

(c) ELECTRIC DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32905 of title 

49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) 

and (g), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 

‘‘(e) ELECTRIC DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the manufacturer, the Administrator may measure the fuel economy for any model of 

dual fueled automobile manufactured after model year 2015 

that is capable of operating on electricity in addition to gasoline 

or diesel fuel, obtains its electricity from a source external to the 

vehicle, and meets the minimum driving range requirements established by the Secretary for dual fueled electric automobiles, 

by dividing 1.0 by the sum of— 

‘‘(A) the percentage utilization of the model on gasoline or 

diesel fuel, as determined by a formula based on the model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy 

measured under section 32904(c); and 

‘‘(B) the percentage utilization of the model on electricity, 

as determined by a formula based on the model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured 

under section 32904(a)(2). 

‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE CALCULATION.—If the manufacturer does 

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incentive for its electric dual fueled automobiles in accordance 

with paragraph (1), the Administrator shall calculate such incentive for such automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer after model year 2015 in accordance with subsection (b).’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 32906(b) of title 49, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 32905(e)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 32905(f)’’. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

SEC. 321. MODIFICATION OF QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

Section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘military readiness’’; 

(B) by inserting ‘‘of the active and reserve components’’ 

after ‘‘military readiness’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘subsections (b), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), 

and (k)’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i).’’; 

(2) by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), and (k); 

(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): 

‘‘(d) PREPOSITIONED STOCKS.—Each report shall also include a 

military department-level or agency-level assessment of the readiness of prepositioned stocks, including— 

‘‘(1) an assessment of the fill and materiel readiness of stocks 

by geographic location; 

‘‘(2) an overall assessment by military department or Defense 

Agency of the ability of the respective stocks to meet operation 

and contingency plans; and 

‘‘(3) a mitigation plan for any shortfalls or gaps identified 

under paragraph (1) or (2) and a timeline associated with corrective action.’’; 

(4) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), and (l) as subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (j) respectively; 

(5) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by 

striking ‘‘National Response Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National Response Framework’’; 

(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by adding at the end 

the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) The assessment included in the report under paragraph (1) 

by the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall 

include a separate assessment prepared by the Commander of 

United States Cyber Command relating to the readiness of United 

States Cyber Command and the readiness of the cyber force of each 

of the military departments.’’; 

(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND RELATED’’ after ‘‘SUPPORT’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘combat support agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘combat support and related agencies’’; 

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(C) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘combat support agency’’ and inserting ‘‘combat support and related agencies’’; and 

(8) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection (i): 

‘‘(i) MAJOR EXERCISE ASSESSMENTS.—(1) Each report under this 

section shall also include information on each major exercise conducted by a geographic or functional combatant command or military department, including— 

‘‘(A) a list of exercises by name for the period covered by the 

report; 

‘‘(B) the cost and location of each such exercise; and 

‘‘(C) a list of participants by country or military department. 

‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘major exercise’ means a named 

major training event, an integrated or joint exercise, or a unilateral 

major exercise.’’. 

SEC. 322. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGIC POLICY ON 

PREPOSITIONING OF MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 

Section 2229(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting ‘‘support for crisis response elements,’’ after ‘‘service requirements,’’. 

SEC. 323. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 

TO ABOLISH ARSENALS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4532 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

(2) by striking subsection (b); and 

(3) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; ABOLITION OF’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of chapter 433 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 

to section 4532 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘4532. Factories and arsenals: manufacture at.’’. 

SEC. 324. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATED TO PREPOSITIONING OF MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 

Section 321(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 732; 10 U.S.C. 2229 

note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘, and annually thereafter’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than one year after submitting the report required under paragraph (1), and annually 

thereafter for two years, the Comptroller General shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the 

progress of the Department of Defense in implementing its strategic policy and plan for its prepositioned stocks and including 

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Subtitle D—Reports 

SEC. 331. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MILITARY MUSEUMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 489 of title 10, United States Code, is 

repealed. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of chapter 23 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 

to section 489. 

SEC. 332. ARMY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONALLY ALIGNED FORCES. 

At the same time as the President transmits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2016 under section 1105 of title 31, United States 

Code, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees an assessment of how the Army has— 

(1) captured and incorporated lessons learned through the 

initial employment of the regionally aligned forces; 

(2) identified, where appropriate, institutionalized and improved region-specific initial, sustaining, and predeployment 

training; 

(3) improved the coordination of activities among special operations forces, Army regionally aligned forces, Department of 

State country teams, contractors of the Department of State and 

the Department of Defense, the geographic combatant commands, the Joint Staff, and international partners; 

(4) identified and evaluated the various Department of Defense appropriations accounts at the subactivity group, project, 

program, and activity level and other sources of Federal resources used to fund activities of regionally aligned forces, including the amount of funds obligated or expended from each 

such account; 

(5) identified and assessed the effects associated with activities of regionally aligned forces conducted to meet Department 

of Defense and geographic combatant command security cooperation requirements; 

(6) identified and assessed the effect on the core mission readiness of regionally aligned forces while supporting geographic 

combatant commander requirements through regionally aligned 

force activities, and, in the case of any such effect that is assessed as degrading the core mission readiness of such forces, 

identified plans to mitigate such degradation; 

(7) identified and assessed opportunities, costs, benefits, and 

risks associated with the potential expansion of the regionally 

aligned forces model; and 

(8) identified and assessed opportunities, costs, benefits, and 

risks associated with retaining or ensuring the availability of 

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Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of 

Authority 

SEC. 341. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT 

FOR THE SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR 

OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 

The Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into a contract for 

the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary of the Air Force has obtained sufficient data 

to determine that the Secretary of the Air Force is paying a fair and 

reasonable price for F117 sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul as compared to the PW2000 commercial-derivative engine 

sustainment price for sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul 

in the private sector. The Secretary may waive the limitation in the 

preceding sentence to enter into a contract if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the interest of national security. 

SEC. 342. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COORDINATION CENTERS. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of 

Defense may be obligated or expended to establish Regional Special 

Operations Forces Coordination Centers. 

SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF MC–12 AIRCRAFT TO UNITED 

STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under subsection (c), none of 

the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense 

for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, may be obligated or 

expended for the transfer of MC–12 aircraft from the Air Force to 

the United States Special Operations Command before the date that 

is 60 days after the date of the delivery of the report required under 

subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity 

Conflict, in coordination with the Commander of the United 

States Special Operations Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an analysis 

and justification for the transfer of MC–12 aircraft from the Air 

Force to the United States Special Operations Command. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include— 

(A) a description of the current platform requirements for 

manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft to support United States Special Operations Forces; 

(B) an analysis of alternatives comparing various 

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(C) an analysis of the remaining service life of the U–28 

aircraft to be divested by the United States Special Operations Command and the MC–12 aircraft to be transferred 

from the Air Force; 

(D) a description of the future manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform requirements of the 

United States Special Operations Command for areas outside of Afghanistan, including range, payload, endurance, 

and other requirements, as defined by the Command’s ‘‘Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Road Map’’; 

(E) an analysis of the cost to convert MC–12 aircraft to 

provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities equal to or better than those provided by the U–28 

aircraft; 

(F) a description of the engineering and integration needed to convert MC–12 aircraft to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities equal to or better 

than those provided by the U–28 aircraft; and 

(G) the expected annual cost to operate 16 U–28 aircraft 

as a Government-owned, contractor operated program. 

(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to up to 13 aircraft 

designated by the Secretary of the Air Force to be transferred from 

the Air Force to the United States Special Operations Command 

and flown by the Air National Guard in support of special operations aviation foreign internal defense and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

SEC. 351. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PROVISION OF 

INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS. 

(a) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2336 TO CHAPTER 159.— 

(1) TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION.—Section 2336 of title 10, 

United States Code, is transferred to chapter 159 of such title, 

inserted after section 2678, and redesignated as section 2679. 

(2) REVISED SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section, 

as so transferred and redesignated, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2679. Installation-support services: intergovernmental support agreements’’. 

(b) CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.—Such section, as so transferred 

and redesignated, is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law governing the award of Federal government contracts for 

goods and services, the Secretary concerned’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘a State or local’’ and inserting ‘‘, on 

a sole source basis, with a State or local’’; 

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(i) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, an’’ and inserting ‘‘An’’; 

(ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) respectively; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) Any contract for the provision of installation-support services 

awarded by the Federal Government or a State or local government 

pursuant to an intergovernmental support agreement provided in 

subsection (a) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.’’. 

(2) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(4) The term ‘intergovernmental support agreement’ means a 

legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the Secretary 

concerned and a State or local government that contains such 

terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned considers appropriate for the purposes of this section and necessary to protect the interests of the United States.’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of 

such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 

2336. 

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of 

such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2678 the following new item: 

‘‘2679. Installation-support services: intergovernmental support agreements.’’. 

SEC. 352. MANAGEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION INVENTORY. 

(a) CONSOLIDATION OF DATA.—Not later than 240 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall issue Department-wide 

guidance designating an authoritative source of data for conventional ammunition. Not later than 10 days after issuing the guidance required by this subsection, the Under Secretary shall notify 

the congressional defense committees on what source of data has 

been designated under this subsection. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of the Army shall include in 

the appropriate annual ammunition inventory reports, as determined by the Secretary, information on all available ammunition 

for use during the redistribution process, including any ammunition 

that was unclaimed and categorized for disposal by another military service during a year before the year during which the report 

is submitted. 

(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

briefing and a report on the management of the conventional 

ammunition demilitarization stockpile of the Department of Defense. 

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tion of excess, obsolete, and unserviceable conventional ammunition. 

(B) An assessment of the adequacy of the maintenance by 

the Department of information on the quantity, value, condition, and location of excess, obsolete, and unserviceable 

conventional ammunition for each of the Armed Forces. 

(C) An assessment of whether the Department has conducted an analysis comparing the costs of storing and 

maintaining items in the conventional ammunition demilitarization stockpile with the costs of the disposal of items 

in the stockpile. 

(D) An assessment of whether the Department has— 

(i) identified challenges in managing the current and 

anticipated conventional ammunition demilitarization 

stockpile; and 

(ii) if so, developed mitigation plans to address such 

challenges. 

(E) Such other matters relating to the management of the 

conventional ammunition demilitarization stockpile as the 

Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

(3) DEADLINES.—The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 

be provided by not later than April 30, 2015. The report required by that paragraph shall be submitted not later than 

June 1, 2015. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 

Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 

Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for 

operational support. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421. Military personnel. 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2015, as follows: 

(1) The Army, 490,000. 

(2) The Navy, 323,600. 

(3) The Marine Corps, 184,100. 

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SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 

MINIMUM LEVELS. 

Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new 

paragraphs: 

‘‘(1) For the Army, 490,000. 

‘‘(2) For the Navy, 323,600. 

‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,100. 

‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 310,900.’’. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for 

Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2015, as follows: 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,200. 

(2) The Army Reserve, 202,000. 

(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,300. 

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,200. 

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,000. 

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,100. 

(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 

by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 

shall be proportionately reduced by— 

(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as 

units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on 

active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal 

year; and 

(2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at 

the end of the fiscal year. 

(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 

members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve 

component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized 

strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual 

members. 

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve 

components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 

2015, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 

Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 31,385. 

(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 

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(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,704. 

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,830. 

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). 

The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of 

the last day of fiscal year 2015 for the reserve components of the 

Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, 

United States Code) shall be the following: 

(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 

27,210. 

(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,895. 

(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 21,792. 

(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,789. 

SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2015 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 

STATUS TECHNICIANS. 

(a) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number of 

non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as 

of September 30, 2015, may not exceed the following: 

(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 

1,600. 

(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350. 

(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2015, 

may not exceed 595. 

(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 

technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 

30, 2015, may not exceed 90. 

(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 

TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

During fiscal year 2015, the maximum number of members of the 

reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any 

time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of 

title 10, United States Code, is the following: 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 

(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 

(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

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Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 

of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. 

(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of 

appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 

year 2015. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Sec. 501. Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective retirement 

boards to particular warrant officer year groups and specialties. 

Sec. 502. Authority for three-month deferral of retirement for officers selected for selective early retirement. 

Sec. 503. Repeal of limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended for discharge during a fiscal year under enhanced selective discharge authority. 

Sec. 504. Reports on number and assignment of enlisted aides for officers of the 

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 

Sec. 505. Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports on 

joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for joint officers. 

Sec. 506. Options for Phase II of joint professional military education. 

Sec. 507. Elimination of requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight officer 

be in command of an inactivated nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before 

decommissioning. 

Sec. 508. Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in performance appraisals of commanding officers. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Sec. 511. Retention on the reserve active-status list following nonselection for promotion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and 

lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate degrees. 

Sec. 512. Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in selection of Directors and Deputy Directors, Army National Guard and Air National 

Guard. 

Sec. 513. Centralized database of information on military technician positions. 

Sec. 514. Report on management of personnel records of members of the National 

Guard. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521. Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in boards for 

correction of military records and boards for review of discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 522. Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to enhance 

retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 523. Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy rights 

relating to receipt of mental health services. 

Sec. 524. Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 

Prevention and Response 

Sec. 531. Technical revisions and clarifications of certain provisions in the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 relating to the military 

justice system. 

Sec. 532. Ordering of depositions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 

Sec. 533. Access to Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 534. Enhancement of victims’ rights in connection with prosecution of certain 

sex-related offenses. 

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Sec. 536. Modification of Military Rules of Evidence relating to admissibility of general military character toward probability of innocence. 

Sec. 537. Modification of Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence, relating to the 

privilege against disclosure of communications between psychotherapists 

and patients. 

Sec. 538. Modification of Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence in 

a sexual assault case to permit return of personal property upon completion of related proceedings. 

Sec. 539. Requirements relating to Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners for the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 540. Modification of term of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 541. Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sex-related offenses for 

trial by court-martial if requested by chief prosecutor. 

Sec. 542. Analysis and assessment of disposition of most serious offenses identified 

in unrestricted reports on sexual assaults in annual reports on sexual 

assaults in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 543. Plan for limited use of certain information on sexual assaults in restricted 

reports by military criminal investigative organizations. 

Sec. 544. Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection of 

domestic violence incidents involving members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 545. Additional duties for judicial proceedings panel. 

Sec. 546. Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of 

Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 547. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members 

of the Armed Forces who are victims of sexual offenses. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancement of authority to assist members of the Armed Forces to obtain 

professional credentials. 

Sec. 552. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related military justice enhancements to military service academies. 

Sec. 553. Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange activities at military 

service academies. 

Sec. 554. Enhancement of authority to accept support for Air Force Academy athletic 

programs. 

Sec. 555. Pilot program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining postservice employment. 

Sec. 556. Plan for education of members of Armed Forces on cyber matters. 

Sec. 557. Enhancement of information provided to members of the Armed Forces 

and veterans regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance and 

Federal financial aid through Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 558. Procedures for provision of certain information to State veterans agencies 

to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from military 

service to civilian life. 

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 

Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 

dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 

civilian employees. 

Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 

Sec. 563. Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012. 

Sec. 564. Authority to employ non-United States citizens as teachers in Department 

of Defense overseas dependents’ school system. 

Sec. 565. Inclusion of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools among 

functions of Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education. 

Sec. 566. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 567. Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in Armed Forces 

suicide prevention efforts. 

Sec. 568. Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of 

spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the wage gap between 

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Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 571. Medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in an attack by a foreign terrorist organization. 

Sec. 572. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to members of the Armed 

Forces for acts of valor during World War I. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 

Sec. 581. Review and report on military programs and controls regarding professionalism. 

Sec. 582. Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of United 

States Special Operations Forces. 

Sec. 583. Review and report on provision of job placement assistance and related 

employment services directly to members of the reserve components. 

Sec. 584. Report on foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations 

in overseas military operations. 

Sec. 585. Deadline for submission of report containing results of review of Office of 

Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity role in sexual harassment cases. 

Sec. 586. Independent assessment of risk and resiliency of United States Special Operations Forces and effectiveness of the Preservation of the Force and 

Families and Human Performance Programs. 

Sec. 587. Comptroller General report on hazing in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 588. Comptroller General report on impact of certain mental and physical trauma on discharges from military service for misconduct. 

Subtitle I—Other Matters 

Sec. 591. Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by recovering service 

members. 

Sec. 592. Designation of voter assistance offices. 

Sec. 593. Repeal of electronic voting demonstration project. 

Sec. 594. Authority for removal from national cemeteries of remains of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces who have no known next of kin. 

Sec. 595. Sense of Congress regarding leaving no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of United States forces in Afghanistan. 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO LIMIT CONSIDERATION FOR EARLY RETIREMENT BY SELECTIVE RETIREMENT BOARDS TO PARTICULAR WARRANT OFFICER YEAR GROUPS AND SPECIALTIES. 

Section 581(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 

(2) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (1) as 

paragraph (2); and 

(3) in paragraph (2), as so designated— 

(A) by striking ‘‘the list shall include each’’ and inserting 

‘‘the list shall include— 

‘‘(A) the name of each’’; 

(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(B) with respect to a group of warrant officers designated 

under subparagraph (A) who are in a particular grade and 

competitive category, only those warrant officers in that grade 

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group or specialty, or any combination thereof determined by 

the Secretary concerned.’’. 

SEC. 502. AUTHORITY FOR THREE-MONTH DEFERRAL OF RETIREMENT 

FOR OFFICERS SELECTED FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT. 

(a) WARRANT OFFICERS.—Section 581(e) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘three months’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) An officer recommended for early retirement under this section, if approved for deferral under paragraph (1), shall be retired 

on the date requested by the officer, and approved by the Secretary 

concerned, which date shall be not later than the first day of the 

tenth calendar month beginning after the month in which the Secretary concerned approves the report of the board which recommended the officer for early retirement.’’. 

(b) OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 638(b) of such 

title is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(1)(A) An officer in a grade below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) who is recommended for early retirement under this 

section or section 638a of this title and whose early retirement is approved by the Secretary concerned shall be retired, under any provision of law under which he is eligible to retire, on the date requested 

by him and approved by the Secretary concerned, which date shall 

be not later than the first day of the seventh calendar month beginning after the month in which the Secretary concerned approves the 

report of the board which recommended the officer for early retirement. 

‘‘(B) If an officer described in subparagraph (A) is not eligible for 

retirement under any provision of law, the officer shall be retained 

on active duty until the officer is qualified for retirement under section 3911, 6323, or 8911 of this title, and then be retired under that 

section, unless the officer is sooner retired or discharged under some 

other provision of law, with such retirement under that section occurring not later than the later of the following: 

‘‘(i) The first day of the month beginning after the month in 

which the officer becomes qualified for retirement under that 

section. 

‘‘(ii) The first day of the seventh calendar month beginning 

after the month in which the Secretary concerned approves the 

report of the board which recommended the officer for early retirement.’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘three months’’; 

and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(B) An officer recommended for early retirement under paragraph (1)(A) or section 638a of this title, if approved for deferral 

under subparagraph (A), shall be retired on the date requested by 


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the officer, and approved by the Secretary concerned, which date 

shall be not later than the first day of the tenth calendar month beginning after the month in which the Secretary concerned approves 

the report of the board which recommended the officer for early retirement. 

‘‘(C) The Secretary concerned may defer the retirement of an officer otherwise approved for early retirement under paragraph (1)(B), 

but in no case later than the first day of the tenth calendar month 

beginning after the month in which the Secretary concerned approves the report of the board which recommended the officer for 

early retirement. 

‘‘(D) An officer recommended for early retirement under paragraph (2), if approved for deferral under subparagraph (A), shall be 

retired on the date requested by the officer, and approved by the 

Secretary concerned, which date shall be not later than the first day 

of the thirteenth calendar month beginning after the month in 

which the Secretary concerned approves the report of the board 

which recommended the officer for early retirement.’’. 

SEC. 503. REPEAL OF LIMITS ON PERCENTAGE OF OFFICERS WHO MAY 

BE RECOMMENDED FOR DISCHARGE DURING A FISCAL 

YEAR UNDER ENHANCED SELECTIVE DISCHARGE AUTHORITY. 

Section 638a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) 

and (4), respectively. 

SEC. 504. REPORTS ON NUMBER AND ASSIGNMENT OF ENLISTED 

AIDES FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, 

AND MARINE CORPS. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER OF ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 

981 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives a report— 

‘‘(1) specifying the number of enlisted aides authorized and 

allocated for general officers and flag officers of the Army, 

Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and joint pool as of September 

30 of the previous year; and 

‘‘(2) justifying, on a billet-by-billet basis, the authorization 

and assignment of each enlisted aide to each general officer and 

flag officer position.’’. 

(b) REPORT ON REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF ENLISTED AIDES AND

AUTHORIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND DUTIES.—Not 

later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report containing the following: 

(1) A list of the official military and official representational 

duties that each Secretary of a military department— 

(A) authorizes enlisted aides to perform on the personal 

staffs of officers of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction 

of the Secretary concerned; and 

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formed by the officers, would be done at the expense of the 

officers’ primary military or official duties. 

(2) Subject to the limitations in section 981 of title 10, United 

States Code, the procedures used for allocating authorized enlisted aides— 

(A) between the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 

Corps and the joint pool; 

(B) within each Armed Force, including the regulations 

prescribed by the Secretaries of the military departments 

regarding the allocation of enlisted aides; and 

(C) within the joint pool. 

(3) The justification, on a billet-by-billet basis, for the authorization and assignment of each enlisted aide to each general officer and flag officer position as of September 30, 2014. 

(4) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate for changes to the statutory method of calculating the authorized number of enlisted aides. 

(c) REPORT OBJECTIVE.—In developing the report required by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall have the objective of reducing the maximum number of enlisted aides authorized and allocated for general officers and flag offers by 40, subject to the validation of duties under subsection (b)(1) and the billet-by-billet justification of positions under subsection (b)(3). 

(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 

(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the 

United States shall review the report submitted by the Secretary 

of Defense under subsection (b). 

(2) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of the methodology used by the Secretary of Defense in satisfying the requirements imposed by 

paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b). 

(B) An assessment of the adequacy of the data used by 

the Secretary to support the conclusions contained in the report. 

(3) REPORT ON RESULTS OF REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives a report on the review conducted 

under paragraph (1). 

SEC. 505. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS 

OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT 

AND PROMOTION POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR JOINT OFFICERS. 

(a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

(1) JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT.—Section 667 of title 10, 

United States Code, is repealed. 

(2) PROMOTION POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR JOINT OFFICERS.— 

Section 662 of such title is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘(a) QUALIFICATIONS.—’’; and 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of chapter 38 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 

to section 667. 

SEC. 506. OPTIONS FOR PHASE II OF JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 

EDUCATION. 

Section 2154(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘consisting of a joint professional military education curriculum’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘consisting of— 

‘‘(A) a joint professional military education curriculum 

taught in residence at the Joint Forces Staff College or a 

senior level service school that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional 

military education institution; or 

‘‘(B) a senior level service course of at least ten months 

that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of 

Defense as a joint professional military education course.’’. 

SEC. 507. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT A QUALIFIED AVIATOR OR NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER BE IN COMMAND OF AN 

INACTIVATED NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER 

BEFORE DECOMMISSIONING. 

Section 5942(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to command of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has been inactivated for the purpose of 

permanent decommissioning and disposal.’’. 

SEC. 508. REQUIRED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF 

COMMAND CLIMATE IN PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS OF 

COMMANDING OFFICERS. 

The Secretary of a military department shall ensure that the performance appraisal of a commanding officer in an Armed Force 

under the jurisdiction of that Secretary indicates the extent to which 

the commanding officer has or has not established a command climate in which— 

(1) allegations of sexual assault are properly managed and 

fairly evaluated; and 

(2) a victim of criminal activity, including sexual assault, can 

report the criminal activity without fear of retaliation, including ostracism and group pressure from other members of the 

command. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

Management 

SEC. 511. RETENTION ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST FOLLOWING NONSELECTION FOR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN 

HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS AND FIRST LIEUTENANTS AND LIEUTENANTS (JUNIOR GRADE) PURSUING 

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES. 

(a) RETENTION OF CERTAIN FIRST LIEUTENANTS AND LIEUTEN- ANTS (JUNIOR GRADE) FOLLOWING NONSELECTION FOR PRO- MOTION.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 14701 of title 10, United 

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(1) by striking ‘‘A reserve officer of’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) A reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps described in subparagraph (B) who is required to be removed 

from the reserve active-status list under section 14504 of this 

title, or a reserve officer of’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘of this title may, subject to the needs of the 

service and to section 14509 of this title,’’ and inserting ‘‘of this 

title, may’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(B) A reserve officer covered by this subparagraph is a reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who holds the grade 

of first lieutenant, or a reserve officer of the Navy who holds the 

grade of lieutenant (junior grade), and who— 

‘‘(i) is a health professions officer; or 

‘‘(ii) is actively pursuing an undergraduate program of education leading to a baccalaureate degree. 

‘‘(C) The consideration of a reserve officer for continuation on the 

reserve active-status list pursuant to this paragraph is subject to the 

needs of the service and to section 14509 of this title.’’. 

(b) RETENTION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.—Such section 

is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): 

‘‘(b) CONTINUATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(6), a health professions officer obligated 

to a period of service incurred under section 16201 of this title who 

is required to be removed from the reserve active-status list under 

section 14504, 14505, 14506, or 14507 of this title and who has not 

completed a service obligation incurred under section 16201 of this 

title shall be retained on the reserve active-status list until the completion of such service obligation and then discharged, unless sooner 

retired or discharged under another provision of law. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the applicability of paragraph (1) to any officer if the Secretary determines that completion 

of the service obligation of that officer is not in the best interest of 

the service. 

‘‘(3) A health professions officer who is continued on the reserve 

active-status list under this subsection who is subsequently promoted or whose name is on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade is not required to be discharged or 

retired upon completion of the officer’s service obligation. Such officer may continue on the reserve active-status list as other officers of 

the same grade unless separated under another provision of law.’’. 

SEC. 512. CONSULTATION WITH CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU IN SELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR NATIONAL 

GUARD. 

(a) ROLE OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—Paragraph (1) of section 10506(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(after consultation with 

the Chief of the National Guard Bureau)’’ after ‘‘selected by the 

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(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(after consultation with 

the Chief of the National Guard Bureau)’’ after ‘‘selected by the 

Secretary of the Air Force’’. 

(b) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of such section is 

amended by striking ‘‘The officers so selected’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

Director and Deputy Director, Army National Guard, and the Director and Deputy Director, Air National Guard,’’. 

(c) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Paragraph (3) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D). 

(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by 

subsection (a) shall apply with respect to assignments to the National Guard Bureau under section 10506 of title 10, United States 

Code, that occur after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 513. CENTRALIZED DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON MILITARY 

TECHNICIAN POSITIONS. 

(a) CENTRALIZED DATABASE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall establish and maintain a centralized database of information 

on military technician positions that will contain and set forth current information on all military technician positions of the Armed 

Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS.— (1) IDENTIFICATION OF POSITIONS.—The database required by 

subsection (a) shall identify each military technician position, 

whether dual-status or non-dual status. 

(2) ADDITIONAL DETAILS.—For each military technician position identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the database required 

by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(A) A description of the functions of the position. 

(B) A statement of the military necessity for the position. 

(C) A statement of whether the position is— 

(i) a general administration, clerical, or office service 

occupation; or 

(ii) directly related to the maintenance of military 

readiness. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish the 

database required by subsection (a) in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments. 

(d) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than September 1, 2015, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the progress made in establishing the database required by 

subsection (a). 

SEC. 514. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL RECORDS OF 

MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 1, 2015, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the management of personnel records of members of the Army 

National Guard of the United States and the Air Guard of the 

United States. 

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(1) The roles and responsibilities of States and Federal agencies in the management of the records of members of the Army 

National Guard of the United States and the Air Guard of the 

United States. 

(2) The extent to which States have digitized the records of 

National Guard members. 

(3) The extent to which States and Federal agencies have the 

capability to share digitized records of National Guard members. 

(4) The measures required to correct deficiencies, if any, noted 

by the Secretary of Defense in the capability of Federal agencies 

to effectively manage the records of National Guard members. 

(5) The authorities, responsibilities, processes, and procedures 

for the maintenance and disposition of the records of National 

Guard members who— 

(A) are discharged or separated from the National 

Guard; 

(B) are transferred to the Retired Reserve; or 

(C) but for age, would be eligible for retired or retainer 

pay. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

SEC. 521. ENHANCEMENT OF PARTICIPATION OF MENTAL HEALTH 

PROFESSIONALS IN BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND BOARDS FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE 

OR DISMISSAL OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 

1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g): 

‘‘(g) Any medical advisory opinion issued to a board established 

under subsection (a)(1) with respect to a member or former member 

of the armed forces who was diagnosed while serving in the armed 

forces as experiencing a mental health disorder shall include the 

opinion of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist if the request for 

correction of records concerned relates to a mental health disorder.’’. 

(b) BOARDS FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL.— 

(1) REVIEW FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS WITH PTSD OR

TBI.—Subsection (d)(1) of section 1553 of such title is amended 

by striking ‘‘physician, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist’’ the 

second place it appears and inserting ‘‘clinical psychologist or 

psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health 

issues connected with post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury (as applicable)’’. 

(2) REVIEW FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS WITH MENTAL

HEALTH DIAGNOSES.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) In the case of a former member of the armed forces (other 

than a former member covered by subsection (d)) who was diagnosed while serving in the armed forces as experiencing a mental 

health disorder, a board established under this section to review the 

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who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with 

special training on mental health disorders.’’. 

SEC. 522. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subsection (m) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) 

is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘No member’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

31, 2019’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) A member may not be reactivated to active duty in the Armed 

Forces under a pilot program conducted under this section after December 31, 2022.’’. 

(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (k) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2017, and 2019’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘March 1, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2023’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS FOR FINAL REPORT.—In addition 

to the elements required by paragraph (3), the final report 

under this subsection shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) A description of the costs to each military department of each pilot program conducted under this section. 

‘‘(B) A description of the reasons why members choose to 

participate in the pilot programs. 

‘‘(C) A description of the members who did not return to 

active duty at the conclusion of their inactivation from active duty under the pilot programs, and a statement of the 

reasons why the members did not return to active duty. 

‘‘(D) A statement whether members were required to perform inactive duty training as part of their participation in 

the pilot programs, and if so, a description of the members 

who were required to perform such inactive duty training, 

a statement of the reasons why the members were required 

to perform such inactive duty training, and a description of 

how often the members were required to perform such inactive duty training.’’. 

SEC. 523. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES ON PRIVACY RIGHTS RELATING TO RECEIPT OF 

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 

(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The Secretaries of 

the military departments shall ensure that the information described in subsection (b) is provided— 

(1) to each officer candidate during initial training; 

(2) to each recruit during basic training; and 

(3) to other members of the Armed Forces at such times as the 

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bility of the Department of Defense Instruction on Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information in DoD Health Care Programs and other regulations regarding privacy prescribed pursuant 

to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 

(Public Law 104–191) to records regarding a member of the Armed 

Forces seeking and receiving mental health services. 

SEC. 524. REMOVAL OF ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS TO THE SERVICE OF 

WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER-NEUTRAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the gender-neutral occupational standards 

being developed by the Secretaries of the military departments pursuant to section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as 

amended by section 523 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 756)— 

(1) accurately predict performance of actual, regular, and recurring duties of a military occupation; and 

(2) are applied equitably to measure individual capabilities. 

(b) FEMALE PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct each Secretary of a military department to take 

immediate steps to ensure that combat equipment distributed to female members of the Armed Forces— 

(1) is properly designed and fitted; and 

(2) meets required standards for wear and survivability. 

(c) REVIEW OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOCUSED

ON OFFICERS.— 

(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the 

United States shall conduct a review of Services’ Outreach and 

Recruitment Efforts gauged toward women representation in 

the officer corps. 

(2) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review under 

this subsection, the Comptroller General shall— 

(A) identify and evaluate current initiatives the Armed 

Forces are using to increase accession of women into the officer corps; 

(B) identify new recruiting efforts to increase accessions 

of women into the officer corps specifically at the military 

service academies, Officer Candidate Schools, Officer 

Training Schools, the Academy of Military Science, and Reserve Officer Training Corps; and 

(C) identify efforts, resources, and funding required to increase military service academy accessions by women. 

(3) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than October 1, 2015, 

the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

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Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention and Response 

SEC. 531. TECHNICAL REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN 

PROVISIONS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 RELATING TO THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. 

(a) REVISIONS OF ARTICLE 32 AND ARTICLE 60, UNIFORM CODE OF

MILITARY JUSTICE.— 

(1) EXPLICIT AUTHORITY FOR CONVENING AUTHORITY TO TAKE

ACTION ON FINDINGS OF A COURT-MARTIAL WITH RESPECT TO A

QUALIFYING OFFENSE.—Paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 860 of title 10, United States Code (article 60 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 1702(b) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 955), is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and may be taken 

only with respect to a qualifying offense’’ after ‘‘is not required’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘, other than a charge or specification 

for a qualifying offense,’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘, but may take such action with respect to a qualifying offense’’ after ‘‘thereto’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘, other than a charge or specification 

for a qualifying offense,’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘, but may take such action with respect to a qualifying offense’’ before the period. 

(2) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT FOR

EXPLANATION IN WRITING FOR MODIFICATION TO FINDINGS OF A

COURT-MARTIAL.—Paragraph (3)(C) of subsection (c) of section 

860 of title 10, United States Code (article 60 of the Uniform 

Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 1702(b) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

66; 127 Stat. 955), is amended by striking ‘‘(other than a qualifying offense)’’. 

(3) VICTIM SUBMISSION OF MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY

CONVENING AUTHORITY DURING CLEMENCY PHASE OF COURTSMARTIAL PROCESS.—Subsection (d) of section 860 of title 10, 

United States Code (article 60 of the Uniform Code of Military 

Justice), as added by section 1706(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 960), is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, if applicable’’ after 

‘‘(article 54(e))’’; and 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘if applicable,’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘loss’’ and inserting 

‘‘harm’’. 

(4) RESTORATION OF WAIVER OF ARTICLE 32 HEARINGS BY THE

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(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 832(a)(1) of title 10, United 

States Code (article 32(a)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 1702(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 954), is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

unless such hearing is waived by the accused’’ after ‘‘preliminary hearing’’. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 834(a)(2) of such 

title (article 34(a)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 1702(c)(3)(B) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 957), is amended by inserting ‘‘(if there 

is such a report)’’ after ‘‘a preliminary hearing under section 832 of this title (article 32)’’. 

(5) NON-APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITION ON PRE-TRIAL AGREEMENTS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES WITH MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.—Section 860(c)(4)(C)(ii) of title 10, United States Code 

(article 60(c)(4)(C)(ii) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 

as amended by section 1702(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

955), is amended by inserting ‘‘pursuant to section 856(b) of this 

title (article 56(b))’’ after ‘‘applies’’. 

(b) DEFENSE COUNSEL INTERVIEW OF VICTIM OF AN ALLEGED SEX- RELATED OFFENSE.— (1) REQUESTS TO INTERVIEW VICTIM THROUGH COUNSEL.— Subsection (b)(1) of section 846 of title 10, United States Code 

(article 46(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 

amended by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 958), 

is amended by striking ‘‘through trial counsel’’ and inserting 

‘‘through the Special Victims’ Counsel or other counsel for the 

victim, if applicable’’. 

(2) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO TRIAL COUNSEL.—Such 

section is further amended by striking ‘‘trial counsel’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘counsel for the Government’’. 

(3) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO DEFENSE COUNSEL.— Such section is further amended— 

(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEFENSE COUNSEL’’ and 

inserting ‘‘COUNSEL FOR ACCUSED’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘defense counsel’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘counsel for the accused’’. 

(c) SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS OF SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.—Section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, as added by 

section 1716(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 966), is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘the Department of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States’’; 

(2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, and within the Marine 

Corps, by the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the 

Marine Corps’’ after ‘‘employed’’; and 

(3) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘concerned’’ after ‘‘jurisdiction of the Secretary’’. 

(d) REPEAL OF OFFENSE OF CONSENSUAL SODOMY UNDER THE

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(1) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF FORCIBLE SODOMY.—Section 925(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 125(a) of the 

Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 1707 

of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2014 

(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 961), is amended by striking 

‘‘force’’ and inserting ‘‘unlawful force’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (A) ARTICLE 43.—Section 843(b)(2)(B) of such title (article 

43(b)(2)(B) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is 

amended— 

(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Sodomy’’ and inserting 

‘‘Forcible sodomy’’; and 

(ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘sodomy’’ and inserting 

‘‘forcible sodomy’’. 

(B) ARTICLE 118.—Section 918(4) of such title (article 

118(4) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended 

by striking ‘‘sodomy’’ and inserting ‘‘forcible sodomy’’. 

(e) CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE

ARMED FORCES FOR PURPOSES OF INAPPROPRIATE AND PROHIBITED

RELATIONSHIPS.—Section 1741(e)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 977; 

10 U.S.C. prec. 501 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘who is pursuing 

or has recently pursued becoming a member of the Armed Forces 

and’’ after ‘‘a person’’. 

(f) EXTENSION OF CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS TO VICTIMS OF OF- FENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.— (1) CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DEFINITION OF VICTIM

TO NATURAL PERSONS.—Subsection (b) of section 806b of title 

10, United States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 1701 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 

127 Stat. 952), is amended by striking ‘‘a person’’ and inserting 

‘‘an individual’’. 

(2) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO

ASSUME RIGHTS OF CERTAIN VICTIMS.—Subsection (c) of such 

section is amended— 

(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LEGAL GUARDIAN’’ and 

inserting ‘‘APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO ASSUME

RIGHTS’’; 

(B) by inserting ‘‘(but who is not a member of the armed 

forces)’’ after ‘‘under 18 years of age’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘designate a legal guardian from among 

the representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘designate a representative’’; 

(D) by striking ‘‘other suitable person’’ and inserting ‘‘another suitable individual’’; and 

(E) by striking ‘‘the person’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual’’. 

(g) REVISION TO EFFECTIVE DATES TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO

REVISED RULES FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING REQUIREMENTS AND

CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION POST-CONVICTION.— (1) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ARTICLE

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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 958; 10 U.S.C. 802 note, 832 note) is amended by striking 

‘‘one year after’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting ‘‘on the later of December 26, 2014, or the 

date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 and shall apply with respect to preliminary hearings conducted on or after that effective date.’’. 

(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ARTICLE

60.— (A) TRANSITION RULE.—Section 1702(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 958; 10 U.S.C. 860 note) is 

amended— 

(i) by striking ‘‘The amendments’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(B) With respect to the findings and sentence of a court-martial that includes both a conviction for an offense committed before the effective date specified in subparagraph (A) and a conviction for an offense committed on or after that effective date, 

the convening authority shall have the same authority to take 

action on such findings and sentence as was in effect on the day 

before such effective date, except with respect to a mandatory 

minimum sentence under section 856(b) of title 10, United 

States Code (article 56(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).’’. 

(B) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments 

made by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the findings 

and sentence of a court-martial with respect to which the 

convening authority has taken action before the date that 

is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 532. ORDERING OF DEPOSITIONS UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF 

MILITARY JUSTICE. 

Subsection (a) of section 849 of title 10, United States Code (article 49 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(a)(1) At any time after charges have been signed as provided in 

section 830 of this title (article 30), oral or written depositions may 

be ordered as follows: 

‘‘(A) Before referral of such charges for trial, by the convening 

authority who has such charges for disposition. 

‘‘(B) After referral of such charges for trial, by the convening 

authority or the military judge hearing the case. 

‘‘(2) An authority authorized to order a deposition under paragraph (1) may order the deposition at the request of any party, but 

only if the party demonstrates that, due to exceptional circumstances, it is in the interest of justice that the testimony of the 

prospective witness be taken and preserved for use at a preliminary 

hearing under section 832 of this title (article 32) or a court-martial. 

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sioned officers as counsel for the Government and counsel for the accused, and may authorize those officers to take the deposition of any 

witness.’’. 

SEC. 533. ACCESS TO SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1044e of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) DESIGNATION; PURPOSES.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall 

designate legal counsel (to be known as ‘Special Victims’ Counsel’) 

for the purpose of providing legal assistance to an individual described in paragraph (2) who is the victim of an alleged sex-related 

offense, regardless of whether the report of that offense is restricted 

or unrestricted. 

‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is any of the following: 

‘‘(A) An individual eligible for military legal assistance under 

section 1044 of this title. 

‘‘(B) An individual who is— 

‘‘(i) not covered under subparagraph (A); 

‘‘(ii) a member of a reserve component of the armed 

forces; and 

‘‘(iii) a victim of an alleged sex-related offense as described in paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(I) during a period in which the individual served 

on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or 

‘‘(II) during any period, regardless of the duty status 

of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged 

sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service 

of the victim, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) of such section is 

amended by striking ‘‘eligible for military legal assistance under 

section 1044 of this title’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘described in subsection (a)(2)’’. 

SEC. 534. ENHANCEMENT OF VICTIMS’ RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH 

PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. 

(a) REPRESENTATION BY SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL.—Section 

1044e(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

‘‘Accompanying the victim’’ and inserting ‘‘Representing the victim’’. 

(b) CONSULTATION REGARDING VICTIM’S PREFERENCE IN PROSECUTION VENUE.— 

(1) CONSULTATION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process to ensure consultation with the 

victim of an alleged sex-related offense that occurs in the United 

States to solicit the victim’s preference regarding whether the offense should be prosecuted by court-martial or in a civilian 

court with jurisdiction over the offense. 

(2) CONVENING AUTHORITY CONSIDERATION OF PREFERENCE.— 

The preference expressed by the victim of an alleged sex-related 

offense under paragraph (1) regarding the prosecution of the offense, while not binding, should be considered by the convening 

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refer the charge or specification for the offense to a court-martial for trial. 

(3) NOTICE TO APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION OF VICTIM’S PREFERENCE FOR CIVILIAN PROSECUTION.—If the victim of an alleged 

sex-related offense expresses a preference under paragraph (1) 

for prosecution of the offense in a civilian court, the convening 

authority described in paragraph (2) shall ensure that the civilian authority with jurisdiction over the offense is notified of the 

victim’s preference for civilian prosecution. 

(4) NOTICE TO VICTIM OF STATUS OF CIVILIAN PROSECUTION

WHEN VICTIM EXPRESSES PREFERENCE FOR CIVILIAN PROSECUTION.—Following notification of the civilian authority with jurisdiction over an alleged sex-related offense of the preference of 

the victim of the offense for prosecution of the offense in a civilian court, the convening authority shall be responsible for notifying the victim if the convening authority learns of any decision by the civilian authority to prosecute or not prosecute the 

offence in a civilian court. 

(c) MODIFICATION OF MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL.—Not later 

than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Part III 

of the Manual for Courts-Martial shall be modified to provide that 

when a victim of an alleged sex-related offense has a right to be 

heard in connection with the prosecution of the alleged sex-related 

such offense, the victim may exercise that right through counsel, including through a Special Victims’ Counsel under section 1044e of 

title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). 

(d) NOTICE TO COUNSEL ON SCHEDULING OF PROCEEDINGS.—The 

Secretary concerned shall establish policies and procedures designed 

to ensure that any counsel of the victim of an alleged sex-related offense, including a Special Victims’ Counsel under section 1044e of 

title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), is provided prompt and adequate notice of the scheduling of any hearing, 

trial, or other proceeding in connection with the prosecution of such 

offense in order to permit such counsel the opportunity to prepare 

for such proceeding. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘alleged sex-related offense’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 1044e(g) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 101(a)(9) of such title. 

SEC. 535. ENFORCEMENT OF CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS RELATED TO 

PROTECTIONS AFFORDED BY CERTAIN MILITARY RULES 

OF EVIDENCE. 

Section 806b of title 10, United States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the 

following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT BY COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.—(1) If the 

victim of an offense under this chapter believes that a court-martial 

ruling violates the victim’s rights afforded by a Military Rule of Evidence specified in paragraph (2), the victim may petition the Court 

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‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the protections afforded 

by the following: 

‘‘(A) Military Rule of Evidence 513, relating to the 

psychotherapist-patient privilege. 

‘‘(B) Military Rule of Evidence 412, relating to the admission 

of evidence regarding a victim’s sexual background.’’. 

SEC. 536. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE RELATING 

TO ADMISSIBILITY OF GENERAL MILITARY CHARACTER 

TOWARD PROBABILITY OF INNOCENCE. 

(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, Rule 404(a) of the Military Rules 

of Evidence shall be amended to provide that the general military 

character of an accused is not admissible for the purpose of showing 

the probability of innocence of the accused for an offense specified 

in subsection (b). 

(b) COVERED OFFENSES.—Subsection (a) applies to the following 

offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice): 

(1) An offense under sections 920 through 923a of such title 

(articles 120 through 123a). 

(2) An offense under sections 925 through 927 of such title 

(articles 125 through 127). 

(3) An offense under sections 929 through 932 of such title 

(articles 129 through 132). 

(4) Any other offense under such chapter (the Uniform Code 

of Military Justice) in which evidence of the general military 

character of the accused is not relevant to an element of an offense for which the accused has been charged. 

(5) An attempt to commit an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense specified in a preceding paragraph as punishable 

under section 880 or 881 of such title (article 80 or 81). 

SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF RULE 513 OF THE MILITARY RULES OF 

EVIDENCE, RELATING TO THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN 

PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND PATIENTS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence shall be modified 

as follows: 

(1) To include communications with other licensed mental 

health professionals within the communications covered by the 

privilege. 

(2) To strike the current exception to the privilege contained 

in subparagraph (d)(8) of Rule 513. 

(3) To require a party seeking production or admission of 

records or communications protected by the privilege— 

(A) to show a specific factual basis demonstrating a reasonable likelihood that the records or communications 

would yield evidence admissible under an exception to the 

privilege; 

(B) to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence 

that the requested information meets one of the enumerated 

exceptions to the privilege; 

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(D) to show that the party made reasonable efforts to obtain the same or substantially similar information through 

non-privileged sources. 

(4) To authorize the military judge to conduct a review in 

camera of records or communications only when— 

(A) the moving party has met its burden as established 

pursuant to paragraph (3); and 

(B) an examination of the information is necessary to rule 

on the production or admissibility of protected records or 

communications. 

(5) To require that any production or disclosure permitted by 

the military judge be narrowly tailored to only the specific 

records or communications, or portions of such records or communications, that meet the requirements for one of the enumerated exceptions to the privilege and are included in the stated 

purpose for which the such records or communications are 

sought. 

SEC. 538. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON 

RETENTION OF EVIDENCE IN A SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE TO 

PERMIT RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON COMPLETION OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS. 

Section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1434; 10 U.S.C. 1561 

note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON COMPLETION OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS.—Notwithstanding subsection (c)(4)(A), personal property retained as evidence in connection with an incident 

of sexual assault involving a member of the Armed Forces may be 

returned to the rightful owner of such property after the conclusion 

of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings related 

to such incident.’’. 

SEC. 539. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC 

EXAMINERS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE FOR ASSIGNMENT.— 

(1) SPECIFIED PERSONNEL.—Except as provided in paragraph 

(2), an individual who may be assigned to duty as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) for the Armed Forces is limited to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 

the Department of Defense who are also one of the following: 

(A) A physician. 

(B) A nurse practitioner. 

(C) A nurse midwife. 

(D) A physician assistant. 

(E) A registered nurse. 

(2) INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMEN.—An independent duty 

corpsman or equivalent may be assigned to duty as a Sexual 

Assault Forensic Examiner for the Armed Forces if the assignment of an individual specified in paragraph (1) is impracticable. 

(b) TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 

and maintain, and update when appropriate, a training and 

certification program for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners. 

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to all Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners under the jurisdiction 

of the Secretaries of the military departments. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each training and certification program 

under this subsection shall include training in sexual assault 

forensic examinations by qualified personnel who possess— 

(A) a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner—Adult/Adolescent 

(SANE–A) certification or equivalent certification; or 

(B) training and clinical or forensic experience in sexual 

assault forensic examinations similar to that required for a 

certification described in subparagraph (A). 

(3) NATURE OF TRAINING.—The training provided under each 

training and certification program under this subsection shall 

incorporate and reflect current best practices and standards on 

sexual assault forensic examinations. 

(4) APPLICABILITY OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—Effective beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, an 

individual may not be assigned to duty as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner for the Armed Forces unless the individual has 

completed, by the date of such assignment, all training required 

under the training and certification program under this subsection. 

(c) REPORT ON TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINERS.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report on the adequacy of the training and qualifications 

of each member of the Armed Forces and civilian employee of 

the Department of Defense who is assigned responsibilities of a 

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner. 

(2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of the adequacy of the training and 

certifications required for the members and employees described in paragraph (1). 

(B) Such improvements as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate in the process used to select and assign 

members and employees to positions that include responsibility for sexual assault forensic examinations. 

(C) Such improvements as the Secretary considers appropriate for training and certifying member and employees 

that perform sexual assault forensic examinations. 

(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

the report to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate. 

(d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (b) of section 

1725 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 971) is amended— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘NURSE EXAMINERS’’ and inserting ‘‘FORENSIC EXAMINERS’’; 

(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘sexual assault 

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(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sexual assault nurse 

examiners’’ and inserting ‘‘Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners’’; and 

(D) by striking paragraph (3). 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 

amended by striking ‘‘NURSE EXAMINERS’’ and inserting ‘‘FORENSIC EXAMINERS’’. 

SEC. 540. MODIFICATION OF TERM OF JUDGES OF THE UNITED 

STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF TERMS.—Section 942(b)(2) of title 10, United 

States Code (article 142(b)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘March 31’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘October 1’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘September 30’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31’’; 

and 

(2) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘September 30’’ each place it appears and 

inserting ‘‘July 31’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘April 1’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1’’. 

(b) SAVING PROVISION.—No person who is serving as a judge of 

the court on the date of the enactment of this Act, and no survivor 

of any such person, shall be deprived of any annuity provided by 

section 945 of title 10, United States Code, by the operation of the 

amendments made by subsection (a). 

SEC. 541. REVIEW OF DECISIONS NOT TO REFER CHARGES OF CERTAIN 

SEX-RELATED OFFENSES FOR TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL 

IF REQUESTED BY CHIEF PROSECUTOR. 

Section 1744(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 981; 10 U.S.C. 834 

note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘In any case 

where’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN CASES NOT REFERRED TO COURT-MARTIAL.— 

‘‘(1) CASES NOT REFERRED FOLLOWING STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL FOR TRIAL.—In any case 

where’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) CASES NOT REFERRED BY CONVENING AUTHORITY UPON

REQUEST FOR REVIEW BY CHIEF PROSECUTOR.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any case where a convening authority decides not to refer a charge of a sex-related offense 

to trial by court-martial, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall review the decision as a superior 

authority authorized to exercise general court-martial convening authority if the chief prosecutor of the Armed Force 

concerned, in response to a request by the detailed counsel 

for the Government, requests review of the decision by the 

Secretary. 

‘‘(B) CHIEF PROSECUTOR DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 

the term ‘chief prosecutor’ means the chief prosecutor or 

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Force does not have a chief prosecutor or equivalent position, such other trial counsel as shall be designated by the 

Judge Advocate General of that Armed Force, or in the case 

of the Marine Corps, the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.’’. 

SEC. 542. ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF DISPOSITION OF MOST SERIOUS OFFENSES IDENTIFIED IN UNRESTRICTED REPORTS 

ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN ANNUAL REPORTS ON SEXUAL 

ASSAULTS IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) SUBMITTAL TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF INFORMATION ON

EACH ARMED FORCE.—Subsection (b) of section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 

U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(11) An analysis of the disposition of the most serious offenses occurring during sexual assaults committed by members 

of the Armed Force during the year covered by the report, as 

identified in unrestricted reports of sexual assault by any members of the Armed Forces, including the numbers of reports 

identifying offenses that were disposed of by each of the following: 

‘‘(A) Conviction by court-martial, including a separate 

statement of the most serious charge preferred and the most 

serious charge for which convicted. 

‘‘(B) Acquittal of all charges at court-martial. 

‘‘(C) Non-judicial punishment under section 815 of title 

10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of 

Military Justice). 

‘‘(D) Administrative action, including by each type of administrative action imposed. 

‘‘(E) Dismissal of all charges, including by reason for dismissal and by stage of proceedings in which dismissal occurred.’’. 

(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION IN REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) an assessment of the information submitted to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(11); and’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this 

subsection, by inserting ‘‘other’’ before ‘‘assessments’’. 

(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by 

this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

and apply beginning with the report regarding sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces required to be submitted by 

March 1, 2015, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. 

SEC. 543. PLAN FOR LIMITED USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN RESTRICTED REPORTS BY MILITARY 

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

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Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan that will allow an individual who files a restricted report on an incident of sexual assault to elect to permit a 

military criminal investigative organization, on a confidential basis 

and without affecting the restricted nature of the report, to access 

certain information in the report, including identifying information 

of the alleged perpetrator if available, for the purpose of identifying 

individuals who are suspected of perpetrating multiple sexual assaults. 

(b) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An explanation of how the military criminal investigative 

organization would use, maintain, and protect information in 

the restricted report. 

(2) An explanation of how the identity of an individual who 

elects to provide access to such information will be protected. 

(3) A timeline for implementation of the plan during the oneyear period beginning on the date of the submission of the plan 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives. 

SEC. 544. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION REPORTING AND COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) DATA REPORTING AND COLLECTION IMPROVEMENTS.—Not later 

than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a comprehensive management plan 

to address deficiencies in the reporting of information on incidents 

of domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces for inclusion in the Department of Defense database on domestic violence 

incidents required by section 1562 of title 10, United States Code, 

to ensure that the database provides an accurate count of domestic 

violence incidents and any consequent disciplinary action. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 543(a) of the Ike Skelton 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 

Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1562 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. 

SEC. 545. ADDITIONAL DUTIES FOR JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS PANEL. 

(a) ADDITIONAL DUTIES IMPOSED.—The independent panel established by the Secretary of Defense under section 576(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

112–239; 126 Stat. 1758), known as the ‘‘judicial proceedings 

panel’’, shall perform the following additional duties: 

(1) Conduct a review and assessment regarding the impact of 

the use of any mental health records of the victim of an offense 

under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform 

Code of Military Justice), by the accused during the preliminary hearing conducted under section 832 of such title (article 

32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and during courtmartial proceedings, as compared to the use of similar records 

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(2) Conduct a review and assessment regarding the establishment of a privilege under the Military Rules of Evidence 

against the disclosure of communications between— 

(A) users of and personnel staffing the Department of Defense Safe Helpline; and 

(B) users of and personnel staffing of the Department of 

Defense Safe HelpRoom. 

(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—The judicial proceedings panel 

shall include the results of the reviews and assessments conducted 

under subsection (a) in one of the reports required by section 

576(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1760). 

SEC. 546. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 

and maintain within the Department of Defense an advisory 

committee to be known as the ‘‘Defense Advisory Committee on 

Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

(2) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish the Advisory Committee not later than 30 days before 

the termination date of the independent panel established by 

the Secretary under section 576(a)(2) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 

126 Stat. 1758), known as the ‘‘judicial proceedings panel’’. 

(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall consist of not 

more than 20 members, to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

who have experience with the investigation, prosecution, and defense 

of allegations of sexual assault offenses. Members of the Advisory 

Committee may include Federal and State prosecutors, judges, law 

professors, and private attorneys. Members of the Armed Forces 

serving on active duty may not serve as a member of the Advisory 

Committee. 

(c) DUTIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee shall advise the 

Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and 

other sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed 

Forces. 

(2) BASIS FOR PROVISION OF ADVICE.—For purposes of providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection, the 

Advisory Committee shall review, on an ongoing basis, cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct described in paragraph (1). 

(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 30 each year, the 

Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report describing the results of the activities of the 

Advisory Committee pursuant to this section during the preceding 

year. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

Advisory Committee shall terminate on the date that is five 

years after the date of the establishment of the Advisory Committee pursuant to subsection (a). 

(2) CONTINUATION.—The Secretary of Defense may continue 

the Advisory Committee after the termination date applicable 

under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that continuation of the Advisory Committee after that date is advisable 

and appropriate. If the Secretary determines to continue the Advisory Committee after that date, the Secretary shall submit to 

the President and the congressional committees specified in subsection (d) a report describing the reasons for that determination and specifying the new termination date for the Advisory 

Committee. 

(f) DUE DATE FOR ANNUAL REPORT OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

PANEL.—Section 576(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1760) is 

amended by inserting ‘‘annually thereafter’’ after ‘‘reports’’. 

SEC. 547. CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW OF CHARACTERIZATION OF TERMS 

OF DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OFFENSES. 

(a) CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW PROCESS THROUGH BOARDS FOR COR- RECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—The Secretaries of the military departments shall each establish a confidential process, utilizing 

boards for the correction of military records of the military department concerned, by which an individual who was the victim of a 

sex-related offense during service in the Armed Forces may challenge the terms or characterization of the discharge or separation of 

the individual from the Armed Forces on the grounds that the terms 

or characterization were adversely affected by the individual being 

the victim of such an offense. 

(b) CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES IN CONNECTION

WITH OFFENSES.—In deciding whether to modify the terms or characterization of the discharge or separation from the Armed Forces 

of an individual described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

military department concerned shall instruct boards for the correction of military records— 

(1) to give due consideration to the psychological and physical 

aspects of the individual’s experience in connection with the sexrelated offense; and 

(2) to determine what bearing such experience may have had 

on the circumstances surrounding the individual’s discharge or 

separation from the Armed Forces. 

(c) PRESERVATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY.—Documents considered 

and decisions rendered pursuant to the process required by subsection (a) shall not be made available to the public, except with the 

consent of the individual concerned. 

(d) SEX-RELATED OFFENSE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘sex-related offense’’ means any of the following: 

(1) Rape or sexual assault under subsection (a) or (b) of section 920 of title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 

(2) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of such title (article 

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(3) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 

(1) or (2) as punishable under section 880 of such title (article 

80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, 

and Transition 

SEC. 551. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2015. Program to assist members in obtaining professional 

credentials 

‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when 

it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall carry out a program to enable members of the armed forces to obtain, while serving 

in the armed forces, professional credentials related to military 

training and skills that— 

‘‘(1) are acquired during service in the armed forces incident 

to the performance of their military duties; and 

‘‘(2) translate into civilian occupations. 

‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—(1) Under the program required by 

this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 

as a service in the Navy, shall provide for the payment of expenses 

of members for professional accreditation, Federal occupational licenses, State-imposed and professional licenses, professional certification, and related expenses. 

‘‘(2) The authority under paragraph (1) may not be used to pay 

the expenses of a member to obtain professional credentials that are 

a prerequisite for appointment in the armed forces. 

‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations to carry out 

this section. 

‘‘(2) The regulations shall apply uniformly to the armed forces to 

the extent practicable. 

‘‘(3) The regulations shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) Requirements for eligibility for participation in the program under this section. 

‘‘(B) A description of the professional credentials and occupations covered by the program. 

‘‘(C) Mechanisms for oversight of the payment of expenses and 

the provision of other benefits under the program. 

‘‘(D) Such other matters in connection with the payment of expenses and the provision of other benefits under the program as 

the Secretaries consider appropriate. 

‘‘(d) EXPENSES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘expenses’ 

means expenses for class room instruction, hands-on training (and 

associated materials), manuals, study guides and materials, text 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of chapter 101 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 

to section 2015 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘2015. Program to assist members in obtaining professional credentials.’’. 

SEC. 552. APPLICABILITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND RELATED MILITARY JUSTICE ENHANCEMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

(a) MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.—The Secretary of the military 

department concerned shall ensure that the provisions of title XVII 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 950), including amendments made 

by that title, and the provisions of subtitle D, including amendments made by such subtitle, apply to the United States Military 

Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy, as applicable. 

(b) COAST GUARD ACADEMY.—The Secretary of the Department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that the provisions 

of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 950), including amendments made by that title, and the provisions of subtitle D, including 

amendments made by such subtitle, apply to the Coast Guard Academy. 

SEC. 553. AUTHORIZED DURATION OF FOREIGN AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4345a(a) of title 

10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four weeks’’. 

(b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6957b(a) of such title is amended 

by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four weeks’’. 

(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9345a(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four weeks’’. 

SEC. 554. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT SUPPORT FOR 

AIR FORCE ACADEMY ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. 

Section 9362 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and inserting the following new subsections: 

‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.— 

‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE CORPORATION.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary of the Air Force 

may accept from the corporation funds, supplies, equipment, 

and services for the support of the athletic programs of the 

Academy. 

‘‘(2) FUNDS RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES.—The Secretary 

may charge fees for the support of the athletic programs of the 

Academy. The Secretary may accept and retain fees for services 

and other benefits provided incident to the operation of its athletic programs, including fees from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, fees from athletic conferences, game guarantees from other educational institutions, fees for ticketing or licensing, and other consideration provided incidental to the execution of the athletic programs of the Academy. 

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‘‘(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Department 

of the Air Force, any of its employees, or any member of the 

armed forces to carry out any responsibility or duty in a 

fair and objective manner; or 

‘‘(B) compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity 

of any program of the Department of the Air Force, or any 

individual involved in such a program. 

‘‘(f) LEASES AND LICENSES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance with section 2667 of this title, enter into leases or licenses with the corporation for the purpose of supporting the 

athletic programs of the Academy. Consideration provided 

under such a lease or license may be provided in the form of 

funds, supplies, equipment, and services for the support of the 

athletic programs of the Academy. 

‘‘(2) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Secretary may provide support 

services to the corporation without charge while the corporation 

conducts its support activities at the Academy. In this paragraph, the term ‘support services’ includes utilities, office furnishings and equipment, communications services, records staging and archiving, audio and video support, and security systems in conjunction with the leasing or licensing of property. 

Any such support services may only be provided without any liability of the United States to the corporation. 

‘‘(g) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

of the Air Force may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the corporation for the purpose of supporting the athletic 

programs of the Academy. Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this 

title, the Secretary may enter such contracts or cooperative agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to section 2304(c)(5) of this 

title. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property, services, 

or travel for the direct benefit or use of the athletic programs of the 

Academy. 

‘‘(h) TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.— 

‘‘(1) LICENSING, MARKETING, AND SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (g) may, consistent 

with section 2260 of this title (other than subsection (d) of such 

section), authorize the corporation to enter into licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks and 

service marks identifying the Academy, subject to the approval 

of the Secretary of the Air Force. 

‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No licensing, marketing, or sponsorship 

agreement may be entered into under paragraph (1) if— 

‘‘(A) such agreement would reflect unfavorably on the 

ability of the Department of the Air Force, any of its employees, or any member of the armed forces to carry out any 

responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; or 

‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the use of the trademark or service mark would compromise the integrity or 

appearance of integrity of any program of the Department 

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‘‘(i) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds received under 

this section may be retained for use in support of the athletic programs of the Academy and shall remain available until expended.’’. 

SEC. 555. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES IN OBTAINING POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT. 

(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct the program described in subsection (c) to enhance the efforts 

of the Department of Defense to provide job placement assistance 

and related employment services to eligible members of the Armed 

Forces described in subsection (b) for the purposes of— 

(1) assisting such members in obtaining post-service employment; and 

(2) reducing the amount of ‘‘Unemployment Compensation for 

Ex-Servicemembers’’ that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

pays into the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—Employment services provided under the 

program are limited to members of the Armed Forces, including 

members of the reserve components, who are being separated from 

the Armed Forces or released from active duty. 

(c) EVALUATION OF USE OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT STAFFING

AGENCIES.— 

(1) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—The Secretary of Defense may execute a program to evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness 

of utilizing the services of civilian employment staffing agencies 

to assist eligible members of the Armed Forces in obtaining 

post-service employment. 

(2) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—To manage the program authorized by this subsection, the Secretary of Defense may select a civilian organization (in this section referred to as the ‘‘program 

manager’’) whose principal members have experience— 

(A) administering pay-for-performance programs; and 

(B) within the employment staffing industry. 

(3) EXCLUSION.—The program manager may not be a staffing 

agency. 

(d) ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT STAFFING AGENCIES.—In 

consultation with the program manager if utilized under subsection 

(c)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall establish the eligibility requirements to be used for the selection of civilian employment staffing 

agencies to participate in the program. In establishing the eligibility 

requirements for the selection of the civilian employment staffing 

agencies, the Secretary of Defense shall also take into account civilian employment staffing agencies that are willing to work and consult with State and county Veterans Affairs offices and State National Guard offices, when appropriate. 

(e) PAYMENT OF STAFFING AGENCY FEES.—To encourage employers to employ an eligible member of the Armed Forces under the program if executed under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 

pay a participating civilian employment staffing agency a portion of 

its agency fee (not to exceed 50 percent above the member’s hourly 

wage). Payment of the agency fee will only be made after the member has been employed and paid by the private sector and the hours 

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shall be paid on a weekly basis only for hours the member worked, 

but not to exceed a total of 800 hours. 

(f) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the program, the 

Secretary of Defense shall establish— 

(1) program monitoring standards; and 

(2) reporting requirements, including the hourly wage for 

each eligible member of the Armed Forces obtaining employment under the program, the numbers of hours worked during 

the month, and the number of members who remained employed with the same employer after completing the first 800 

hours of employment. 

(g) SOURCE AND LIMITATION ON PROGRAM OBLIGATIONS.—Of the 

amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense 

for operation and maintenance for each fiscal year during which the 

program under this section is authorized, not more than 

$35,000,000 may be used to carry out the program. 

(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Defense executes 

the program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 

the results of the program, particularly whether the program 

achieved the purposes specified in subsection (a). The report 

shall be submitted not later than January 15, 2019. 

(2) COMPARISON WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—The report shall 

include a comparison of the results of the program conducted 

under this section and the results of other employment assistant 

programs utilized by the Department of Defense. The comparison shall include the number of members of the Armed Forces 

obtaining employment through each program and the cost to 

the Department per member. 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary of 

Defense to carry out programs under this section expires on September 30, 2018. 

SEC. 556. PLAN FOR EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES ON 

CYBER MATTERS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 360 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in cooperation 

with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for the education of officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces relating to cyber security and cyber activities of the Department of Defense. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A framework for provision of basic cyber education for all 

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(2) A framework for undergraduate and postgraduate education, joint professional military education, and strategic war 

gaming for cyber strategic and operational leadership. 

(3) Definitions of required positions, including military occupational specialties and rating specialties for each military department, along with the corresponding level of cyber training, 

education, qualifications, or certifications required for each specialty. 

SEC. 557. ENHANCEMENT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO MEMBERS 

OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS REGARDING USE 

OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND FEDERAL 

FINANCIAL AID THROUGH TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enhance 

the higher education component of the Transition Assistance 

Program (TAP) of the Department of Defense by providing additional information that is more complete and accurate than the 

information provided as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act to individuals who apply for educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of title 38, United States Code, 

to pursue a program of education at an institution of higher 

learning. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The additional information required by 

paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) Information provided by the Secretary of Education 

that is publically available and addresses— 

(i) to the extent practicable, differences between types 

of institutions of higher learning in such matters as 

tuition and fees, admission requirements, accreditation, transferability of credits, credit for qualifying 

military training, time required to complete a degree, 

and retention and job placement rates; and 

(ii) how Federal educational assistance provided 

under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) may be used in conjunction with 

educational assistance provided under chapters 30 and 

33 of title 38, United States Code. 

(B) Information about the Postsecondary Education Complaint System of the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Education, and 

the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 

(C) Information about the GI Bill Comparison Tool of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(D) Information about each of the Principles of Excellence 

established by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Education pursuant 

to Executive Order 13607 of April 27, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 

25861), including how to recognize whether an institution 

of higher learning may be violating any of such principles. 

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(F) Such other information as the Secretary of Education 

considers appropriate. 

(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs, the Secretary of Education, and the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION COMPONENT ONLINE.— 

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the higher education component of the Transition Assistance Program is available to members of the Armed Forces on an Internet website of the Department 

of Defense so that members have an option to complete such component electronically and remotely. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘institution of higher learning’’ has the meaning 

given such term in section 3452 of title 38, United States Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘types of institutions of higher learning’’ means 

the following: 

(A) An educational institution described in section 101(a) 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

(B) An educational institution described in subsection (b) 

or (c) of section 102 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

SEC. 558. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 

TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE 

TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM 

MILITARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

(a) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop procedures to share the information described in subsection (b) 

regarding members of the Armed Forces who are being separated 

from the Armed Forces with State veterans agencies in electronic 

data format as a means of facilitating the transition of such members from military service to civilian life. 

(b) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information to be shared with 

State veterans agencies regarding a member shall include the following: 

(1) Military service and separation data. 

(2) A personal email address. 

(3) A personal telephone number. 

(4) A mailing address. 

(c) CONSENT.—The procedures developed pursuant to subsection 

(a) shall require the consent of a member of the Armed Forces before 

any information described in subsection (b) regarding the member 

is shared with a State veterans agency. 

(d) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 

that the information shared with State veterans agencies in accordance with the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (a) is 

only shared by such agencies with county government veterans service offices for such purposes as the Secretary shall specify for the administration and delivery of benefits. 

(e) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

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Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 

progress made by the Secretary— 

(A) in developing the procedures required by subsection 

(a); and 

(B) in sharing information with State veterans agencies 

as described in such subsection. 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) A description of the procedures developed to share information with State veterans agencies. 

(B) A description of the sharing activities carried out by 

the Secretary in accordance with such procedures. 

(C) The number of members of the Armed Force who gave 

their consent for the sharing of information with State veterans agencies. 

(D) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for 

legislative or administrative action to improve the sharing 

of information as described in subsection (a). 

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education 

and Military Family Readiness Matters 

SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 

(a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF

MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized to be 

appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 301 and available for 

operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 

in the funding table in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available 

only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational 

agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 

U.S.C. 7703b). 

(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 

SEC. 562. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. 

Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 

pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in 

section 4301, $5,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 

114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 

SEC. 563. AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 

2012. 

Section 563(c) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1748; 20 U.S.C. 6301 

note) is amended— 

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(A) by inserting ‘‘(other than the amendment made by 

paragraph (3)(A) of such subsection)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘5-year’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘(other than the amendment made by 

paragraph (3)(A) of such subsection)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘5-year’’; and 

(C) by inserting ‘‘(other than the amendment made by 

paragraph (3)(A) of such subsection)’’ after ‘‘made by such 

subsection’’. 

SEC. 564. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY NON-UNITED STATES CITIZENS AS 

TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL SYSTEM. 

Section 2(2)(A) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay 

and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 901(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the comma at the end the following: ‘‘or, in the case 

of a teaching position that involves instruction in the host-nation 

language, a local national when a citizen of the United States is not 

reasonably available to provide such instruction’’. 

SEC. 565. INCLUSION OF DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND 

SECONDARY SCHOOLS AMONG FUNCTIONS OF ADVISORY 

COUNCIL ON DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION. 

(a) EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (c) of section 1411 of 

the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 929) is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and of the domestic dependent elementary and secondary school system established 

under section 2164 of title 10, United States Code,’’ after ‘‘of the 

defense dependents’ education system’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and in the domestic dependent elementary and secondary school system’’ before the 

comma at the end. 

(b) MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of such section is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘and the domestic dependent elementary and 

secondary schools established under section 2164 of title 10, 

United States Code’’ after ‘‘the defense dependents’ education 

system’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘either’’ before ‘‘such system’’. 

SEC. 566. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.—Title II of the Servicemembers 

Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.) is amended by adding 

at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION. 

‘‘(a) DURATION OF TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDER BASED ON CERTAIN DEPLOYMENTS.—If a court renders a temporary order for custodial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment or anticipated deployment of a parent who is a servicemember, the court 

shall require that the temporary order shall expire not later than 

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‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF MEMBER’S DEPLOYMENT

IN DETERMINATION OF CHILD’S BEST INTEREST.—If a motion or a 

petition is filed seeking a permanent order to modify the custody of 

the child of a servicemember, no court may consider the absence of 

the servicemember by reason of deployment, or the possibility of deployment, as the sole factor in determining the best interest of the 

child. 

‘‘(c) NO FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION OR REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section shall create a Federal right of action or otherwise give rise to Federal jurisdiction or create a right 

of removal. 

‘‘(d) PREEMPTION.—In any case where State law applicable to a 

child custody proceeding involving a temporary order as contemplated in this section provides a higher standard of protection 

to the rights of the parent who is a deploying servicemember than 

the rights provided under this section with respect to such temporary order, the appropriate court shall apply the higher State 

standard. 

‘‘(e) DEPLOYMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘deployment’ 

means the movement or mobilization of a servicemember to a location for a period of longer than 60 days and not longer than 540 

days pursuant to temporary or permanent official orders— 

‘‘(1) that are designated as unaccompanied; 

‘‘(2) for which dependent travel is not authorized; or 

‘‘(3) that otherwise do not permit the movement of family 

members to that location.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 1(b) 

of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating 

to title II the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 208. Child custody protection.’’. 

SEC. 567. IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING IN ARMED FORCES SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS. 

(a) POLICY FOR STANDARD SUICIDE DATA COLLECTION, REPORTING, AND ASSESSMENT.— 

(1) POLICY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy for the development of a standard method for 

collecting, reporting, and assessing information regarding— 

(A) any suicide or attempted suicide involving a member 

of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof; 

and 

(B) any death that is reported as a suicide involving a 

dependent of a member of the Armed Forces. 

(2) PURPOSE OF POLICY.—The purpose of the policy required 

by this subsection is to improve the consistency and comprehensiveness of— 

(A) the suicide prevention policy developed pursuant to 

section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 

note); and 

(B) the suicide prevention and resilience program for the 

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(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 

the policy required by this subsection in consultation with the 

Secretaries of the military departments and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

(b) SUBMISSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY.— 

(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

the policy developed under subsection (a) to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries of the military departments shall implement the policy developed under subsection 

(a) not later than 180 days after the date of the submittal of the 

policy under paragraph (1). 

(c) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘dependent’’, 

with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, means a person described in section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code, except 

that, in the case of a parent or parent-in-law of the member, the income requirements of subparagraph (E) of such section do not 

apply. 

SEC. 568. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION RELATED TO EFFORTS TO REDUCE UNDEREMPLOYMENT OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF 

THE ARMED FORCES AND CLOSE THE WAGE GAP BETWEEN MILITARY SPOUSES AND THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS. 

(a) DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS.—In addition to monitoring the 

number of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who obtain employment through military spouse employment programs, the Secretary of Defense shall collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of 

military spouse employment programs— 

(1) in addressing the underemployment of military spouses; 

(2) in matching military spouses’ education and experience to 

available employment positions; and 

(3) in closing the wage gap between military spouses and 

their civilian counterparts. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the 

progress of military spouse employment programs— 

(1) in reducing military spouse unemployment and underemployment; and 

(2) in reducing the wage gap between military spouses and 

their civilian counterparts. 

(c) MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘military spouse employment programs’’ means the 

Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP). 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

SEC. 571. MEDALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO 

WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK BY A FOREIGN 

TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. 

(a) PURPLE HEART.— 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after section 1129 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1129a. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in attacks by foreign terrorist organizations 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the award of the Purple Heart, 

the Secretary concerned shall treat a member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) in the same manner as a member who is 

killed or wounded as a result of an international terrorist attack 

against the United States. 

‘‘(b) COVERED MEMBERS.—(1) A member described in this subsection is a member on active duty who was killed or wounded in 

an attack by a foreign terrorist organization in circumstances where 

the death or wound is the result of an attack targeted on the member due to such member’s status as a member of the armed forces, 

unless the death or wound is the result of willful misconduct of the 

member. 

‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, an attack by an individual or entity shall be considered to be an attack by a foreign terrorist organization if— 

‘‘(A) the individual or entity was in communication with the 

foreign terrorist organization before the attack; and 

‘‘(B) the attack was inspired or motivated by the foreign terrorist organization. 

‘‘(c) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means an entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State 

pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1189).’’. 

(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1129 the following new 

item: 

‘‘1129a. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in attacks by foreign terrorist organizations.’’. 

(2) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— (A) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as of September 11, 2001. 

(B) REVIEW OF CERTAIN PREVIOUS INCIDENTS.—The Secretary concerned shall undertake a review of each death or 

wounding of a member of the Armed Forces that occurred 

between September 11, 2001, and the date of the enactment 

of this Act under circumstances that could qualify as being 

the result of an attack described in section 1129a of title 10, 

United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)), to determine whether the death or wounding qualifies as a death 

or wounding resulting from an attack by a foreign terrorist 

organization for purposes of the award of the Purple Heart 

pursuant to such section (as so added). 

(C) ACTIONS FOLLOWING REVIEW.—If the death or wounding of a member of the Armed Forces reviewed under subparagraph (B) is determined to qualify as a death or 

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ganization as described in section 1129a of title 10, United 

States Code (as so added), the Secretary concerned shall 

take appropriate action under such section to award the 

Purple Heart to the member. 

(D) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEDAL FOR THE DEFENSE OF FREE- DOM.— (1) REVIEW OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009, ATTACK AT FORT HOOD, 

TEXAS.—If the Secretary concerned determines, after a review 

under subsection (a)(2)(B) regarding the attack that occurred at 

Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, that the death or 

wounding of any member of the Armed Forces in that attack 

qualified as a death or wounding resulting from an attack by 

a foreign terrorist organization as described in section 1129a of 

title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the 

Secretary of Defense shall make a determination as to whether 

the death or wounding of any civilian employee of the Department of Defense or civilian contractor in the same attack meets 

the eligibility criteria for the award of the Secretary of Defense 

Medal for the Defense of Freedom. 

(2) AWARD.—If the Secretary of Defense determines under 

paragraph (1) that the death or wounding of any civilian employee of the Department of Defense or civilian contractor in the 

attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, 

meets the eligibility criteria for the award of the Secretary of 

Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, the Secretary shall 

take appropriate action to award the Secretary of Defense 

Medal for the Defense of Freedom to the employee or contractor. 

SEC. 572. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR ACTS OF VALOR 

DURING WORLD WAR I. 

(a) WILLIAM SHEMIN.— (1) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding the time 

limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 

Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding 

of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, 

the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 

3741 of such title to William Shemin for the acts of valor during World War I described in paragraph (1). 

(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred to 

in paragraph (1) are the actions of William Shemin while serving as a Rifleman with G Company, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in 

connection with combat operations against an armed enemy on 

the Vesle River, near Bazoches, France, from August 7 to August 9, 1918, during World War I for which he was originally 

awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. 

(b) HENRY JOHNSON.— (1) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding the time 

limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 

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of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, 

the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 

3741 of such title to Henry Johnson for the acts of valor during 

World War I described in paragraph (2). 

(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred to 

in paragraph (2) are the actions of Henry Johnson while serving as a member of Company C, 369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd 

Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during combat operations against the enemy on the front lines of the Western Front 

in France on May 15, 1918, during World War I for which he 

was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting 

Requirements 

SEC. 581. REVIEW AND REPORT ON MILITARY PROGRAMS AND CONTROLS REGARDING PROFESSIONALISM. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 

preliminary review of the effectiveness of current programs and controls of the Department of Defense and the military departments regarding the professionalism of members of the Armed Forces. 

(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than September 1, 2015, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

containing recommendations to strengthen professionalism programs in the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 582. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AMONG 

MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 

FORCES. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, shall conduct a review of Department of Defense efforts regarding the prevention of suicide among members of United 

States Special Operations Forces and their dependents. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review under subsection 

(a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, and consider the 

recommendations of, the Office of Suicide Prevention, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the 

United States Special Operations Command regarding the feasibility of implementing, for members of United States Special Operations Forces and their dependents, particular elements of the Department of Defense suicide prevention policy developed pursuant to 

section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) and section 

582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

(Public Law 112–239. 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 

(c) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review conducted under subsection (a) shall specifically include an assessment of each of the following: 

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among members of United States Special Operations Forces 

and their dependents. 

(2) Current and directed Armed Forces and United States 

Special Operations Command suicide prevention programs and 

activities for members of United States Special Operations 

Forces and their dependents, including programs provided by 

the Defense Health Program and the Office of Suicide Prevention and programs supporting family members. 

(3) Current Armed Forces and United States Special Operations Command strategies to reduce suicides among members 

of United States Special Operations Forces and their dependents, including the cost of such strategies across the future-years 

defense program. 

(4) Current Armed Forces and United States Special Operations Command standards of care for suicide prevention 

among members of United States Special Operations Forces 

and their dependents, including training standards for behavioral health care providers to ensure that such providers receive 

training on clinical best practices and evidence-based treatments as information on such practices and treatments becomes 

available. 

(5) The integration of mental health screenings and suicide 

risk and prevention efforts for members of United States Special Operations Forces and their dependents into the delivery of 

primary care for such members and dependents. 

(6) The standards for responding to attempted or completed 

suicides among members of United States Special Operations 

Forces and their dependents, including guidance and training 

to assist commanders in addressing incidents of attempted or 

completed suicide within their units. 

(7) The standards regarding data collection for individual 

members of United States Special Operations Forces and their 

dependents, including related factors such as domestic violence 

and child abuse. 

(8) The means to ensure the protection of privacy of members 

of United States Special Operations Forces and their dependents who seek or receive treatment related to suicide prevention. 

(9) The potential need to differentiate members of United 

States Special Operations Forces and their dependents from 

members of conventional forces and their dependents in the development and delivery of the Department of Defense suicide 

prevention program. 

(10) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense considers 

appropriate in connection with the prevention of suicide among 

members of United States Special Operations Forces and their 

dependents. 

(d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

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SEC. 583. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PROVISION OF JOB PLACEMENT 

ASSISTANCE AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 

review of the feasibility of improving the efforts of the Department 

of Defense to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members in the National Guard and Reserves. In evaluating potential job placement programs, the Secretary shall consider— 

(1) the likely cost of the program; 

(2) the impact of the program on increasing employment opportunities and results for members of the reserve components; 

and 

(3) how a Department program would compare to other unemployment or underemployment programs of the Federal Government already available to members of the reserve components. 

(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the review. 

SEC. 584. REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, 

AND CULTURE CONSIDERATIONS IN OVERSEAS MILITARY 

OPERATIONS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report concerning— 

(1) foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations, including gender-based considerations in the context of 

foreign cultural norms; and 

(2) how such considerations factor into the planning and execution of overseas operations and missions of the Armed Forces. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under subsection (a), 

the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

(c) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) 

shall include the following elements: 

(1) An assessment of how foreign language, regional expertise, 

and culture considerations, including gender-based considerations in the context of foreign cultural norms, affect overseas 

operations and missions of the Armed Forces, including lessons 

learned as a result of members of the Armed Forces engaging 

with female civilian populations in Iraq and Afghanistan and 

during other overseas operations and missions. 

(2) An identification of how the Department of Defense addresses such considerations in its planning and execution of 

overseas operations and missions, including how it educates 

military commanders on foreign language, regional expertise, 

and culture considerations, including gender-based considerations in the context of foreign cultural norms. 

(3) An evaluation of the adequacy of current programs and 

the need for additional or modified programs to train members 

of the Armed Forces regarding such considerations, including 

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(4) An evaluation of the need for advisors within the military 

commands and Armed Forces, including billet descriptions for 

such advisors, where to assign them within the military command and Armed Forces, and the desirability and feasibility of 

assigning such advisors in combatant command and joint task 

force staffs. 

(5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense may determine 

to be appropriate. 

(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report prepared under subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 585. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT CONTAINING RESULTS OF REVIEW OF OFFICE OF DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ROLE IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES. 

Not later than April 1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives a report containing the results of the review conducted pursuant to section 1735 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 976). 

SEC. 586. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF RISK AND RESILIENCY OF 

UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRESERVATION OF THE FORCE AND 

FAMILIES AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for an independent assessment of— 

(1) the mental, behavioral, and psychological health challenges facing members of the Armed Forces assigned to special 

operations forces; and 

(2) the effectiveness of the Preservation of the Force and Families Program and the Human Performance Program of the 

United States Special Operations Command in addressing such 

challenges. 

(b) ENTITY CONDUCTING ASSESSMENT.—To conduct the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall select 

a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate independent entity. 

(c) ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall specifically include the following: 

(1) The factors contributing to the mental, behavioral, and 

psychological health challenges facing members of the Armed 

Forces assigned to special operations forces. 

(2) The effectiveness of the Preservation of the Force and 

Families Program in addressing the mental, behavioral, and 

psychological health of members of the special operations forces, 

including the extent to which measurements of effectiveness are 

being utilized to assess progress— 

(A) in reducing suicide and other mental, behavioral, and 

psychological risks; and 

(B) in increasing the resiliency of such members. 

(3) The effectiveness of the Human Performance Program in 

improving the mental, behavioral, and psychological health of 

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which measurements of effectiveness are being utilized to assess 

progress— 

(A) in reducing suicide and other mental, behavioral and 

psychological risks; and 

(B) in increasing the resiliency of such members. 

(4) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense considers 

appropriate. 

(d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the 

results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). 

SEC. 587. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON HAZING IN THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the designated congressional committees a report on the policies to prevent hazing, and systems initiated to track 

incidents of hazing, in each of the Armed Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) An evaluation of the definition of hazing by the Armed 

Forces. 

(2) A description of the criteria used, and the methods implemented, in the systems to track incidents of hazing in the 

Armed Forces. 

(3) The number of alleged and substantiated incidents of hazing, as reflected in the tracking systems, over the last two years 

for each Armed Force, the nature of these incidents, and actions 

taken to address such incidents through non-judicial and judicial action. 

(4) An assessment of the following: 

(A) The prevalence of hazing in each Armed Force. 

(B) The policies in place and the training on hazing provided to members throughout the course of their careers for 

each Armed Force. 

(C) The available outlets through which victims or witnesses of hazing can report hazing both within and outside 

their chain of command, and whether or not anonymous reporting is permitted. 

(D) The actions taken to mitigate hazing incidents in 

each Armed Force. 

(E) The effectiveness of the training and policies in place 

regarding hazing. 

(5) An evaluation of the additional actions, if any, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security propose to take to further address hazing in the Armed Forces. 

(6) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for improving hazing prevention programs, 

policies, and other actions taken to address hazing within the 

Armed Forces. 

(c) DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘designated congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 588. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IMPACT OF CERTAIN 

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAUMA ON DISCHARGES FROM 

MILITARY SERVICE FOR MISCONDUCT. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the impact of mental and physical trauma relating to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), behavioral health matters 

not related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and other neurological combat traumas (in this section referred to as ‘‘covered traumas’’) on the discharge of members of the Armed Forces from the 

Armed Forces for misconduct. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the extent to which the Armed Forces 

have in place processes for the consideration of the impact of 

mental and physical trauma relating to covered traumas on 

members of the Armed Forces who are being considered for discharge from the Armed Forces for misconduct, including the 

compliance of the Armed Forces with such processes and mechanisms in the Department of Defense for ensuring the compliance of the Armed Forces with such processes. 

(2) An assessment of the extent to which the Armed Forces 

provide members of the Armed Forces, including commanding 

officers, junior officers, and noncommissioned officers, training 

on the symptoms of covered traumas and the identification of 

the presence of such conditions in members of the Armed 

Forces. 

(3) An assessment of the extent to which members of the 

Armed Forces who receive treatment for a covered trauma before discharge from the Armed Forces are later discharged from 

the Armed Forces for misconduct. 

(4) An identification of the number of members of the Armed 

Forces discharged as described in paragraph (3) who are ineligible for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs based 

on characterization of discharge. 

(5) An assessment of the extent to which members of the 

Armed Forces who accept a discharge from the Armed Forces 

for misconduct in lieu of trial by court-martial are counseled on 

the potential for ineligibility for benefits from the Department 

of Veterans Affairs as a result of such discharge before acceptance of such discharge. 

Subtitle I—Other Matters 

SEC. 591. INSPECTION OF OUTPATIENT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES OCCUPIED BY RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS. 

Section 1662(a) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public 

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ment of this Act and annually thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘inspected 

at least once every two years’’. 

SEC. 592. DESIGNATION OF VOTER ASSISTANCE OFFICES. 

(a) DESIGNATION AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1566a of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2010 and under’’ and inserting ‘‘Under’’; and 

(2) by inserting after ‘‘their jurisdiction’’ the following: ‘‘, or 

at such installations as the Secretary of the military department concerned shall determine are best located to provide access to voter assistance services for all covered individuals in a 

particular location,’’. 

(b) REPORT ON CLOSURE OF VOTER ASSISTANCE OFFICE.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department shall provide the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with notice of any decision by the Secretary to close a 

voter assistance office that was designated on an installation before 

the date of the enactment of this paragraph. The notice shall include the rational for the closure, the timing of the closure, the number of covered individuals supported by the office, and the plan for 

providing the assistance available under subsection (a) to covered 

individuals after the closure of the office.’’. 

SEC. 593. REPEAL OF ELECTRONIC VOTING DEMONSTRATION 

PROJECT. 

Section 1604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 52 U.S.C. 20301 note) is repealed. 

SEC. 594. AUTHORITY FOR REMOVAL FROM NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF 

REMAINS OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN. 

(a) REMOVAL AUTHORITY.—Section 1488 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) REMOVAL OF REMAINS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS WITH NO

KNOWN NEXT OF KIN.—(1) The Secretary of the Army may authorize 

the removal of the remains of a covered member of the armed forces 

who is buried in an Army National Military Cemetery from the 

Army National Military Cemetery for transfer to any other cemetery. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Army, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may authorize the removal of the remains 

of a covered member of the armed forces who is buried in a cemetery 

of the National Cemetery System from that cemetery for transfer to 

any Army National Military Cemetery. 

‘‘(3) A removal of remains may not be authorized under this subsection unless the individual seeking the removal of the remains— 

‘‘(A) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the 

Army that the member of the armed forces concerned has no 

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‘‘(B) undertakes full responsibility for all expenses of the removal of the remains and the reburial of the remains at another 

cemetery as authorized by this subsection. 

‘‘(4) In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) The term ‘Army National Military Cemetery’ means a 

cemetery specified in section 4721(b) of this title. 

‘‘(B) The term ‘covered member of the armed forces’ means a 

member of the armed forces who— 

‘‘(i) has been awarded the Medal of Honor; and 

‘‘(ii) has no known next of kin.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by inserting before ‘‘If a cemetery’’ the following: 

‘‘(a) REMOVAL UPON DISCONTINUANCE OF INSTALLATION CEMETERY.—’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘his jurisdiction’’ and inserting ‘‘the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned’’; and 

(3) by inserting before ‘‘With respect to’’ the following: 

‘‘(b) REMOVAL FROM TEMPORARY INTERMENT OR ABANDONED

GRAVE OR CEMETERY.—’’. 

SEC. 595. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LEAVING NO MEMBER OF 

THE ARMED FORCES UNACCOUNTED FOR DURING THE 

DRAWDOWN OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN. 

It is the sense of Congress that the United States— 

(1) should undertake every reasonable effort— 

(A) to search for and repatriate members of the Armed 

Forces who are missing; and 

(B) to repatriate members of the Armed Forces who are 

captured; 

(2) has a responsibility to keep the promises made to members 

of the Armed Forces who risk their lives on a daily basis on behalf of the people of the United States; and 

(3) while continuing to transition leadership roles in combat 

operations in Afghanistan to the people of Afghanistan, must 

continue to fulfill the promise of the United States Soldier’s 

Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which states that ‘‘I will never 

leave a fallen comrade’’, with respect to any member of the 

Armed Forces who is in a missing status or captured as a result 

of service in Afghanistan now or in the future. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 

PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2015 increase in basic pay for general and flag officers. 

Sec. 602. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 

Sec. 603. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau among senior members 

of the Armed Forces for purposes of pay and allowances. 

Sec. 604. Modification of computation of basic allowance for housing inside the 

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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve 

forces. 

Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 

care professionals. 

Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 

Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 

pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 

Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays. 

Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

Sec. 621. Earlier determination of dependent status with respect to transitional compensation for dependents of certain members separated for dependent 

abuse. 

Sec. 622. Modification of determination of retired pay base for officers retired in 

general and flag officer grades. 

Sec. 623. Inapplicability of reduced annual adjustment of retired pay for members 

of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget 

Act of 2013 who first become members prior to January 1, 2016. 

Sec. 624. Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for special needs trusts established for the 

benefit of dependent children incapable of self-support. 

Sec. 625. Modification of per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or 

active service to reduce eligibility age for retirement for non-regular 

service. 

Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and 

Operations 

Sec. 631. Procurement of brand-name and other commercial items for resale by commissary stores. 

Sec. 632. Authority of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to enter into contracts 

with other Federal agencies and instrumentalities to provide and obtain 

certain goods and services. 

Sec. 633. Competitive pricing of legal consumer tobacco products sold in Department 

of Defense retail stores. 

Sec. 634. Review of management, food, and pricing options for defense commissary 

system. 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

SEC. 601. NO FISCAL YEAR 2015 INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR GENERAL 

AND FLAG OFFICERS. 

In the case of commissioned officers in the uniformed services in 

pay grades O–7 through O–10— 

(1) section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall be 

applied for rates of basic pay payable for such officers during 

calendar year 2015 by using the rate of pay for level II of the 

Executive Schedule in effect during 2014; and 

(2) the rates of monthly basic pay payable for such officers 

shall not increase during calendar year 2015. 

SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 

UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 

Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 

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SEC. 603. INCLUSION OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 

AND SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE CHIEF OF THE 

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AMONG SENIOR MEMBERS OF 

THE ARMED FORCES FOR PURPOSES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES. 

(a) BASIC PAY RATE EQUAL TREATMENT OF CHIEF OF THE NA- TIONAL GUARD BUREAU AND SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE

CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.— (1) CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—The rate of 

basic pay for an officer while serving as the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be the same as the rate of basic pay 

for the officers specified in Footnote 2 of the table entitled ‘‘COM- MISSIONED OFFICERS’’ in section 601(b) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 

37 U.S.C. 1009 note), regardless of cumulative years of service 

computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code. 

(2) SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE CHIEF OF THE NA- TIONAL GUARD BUREAU.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 685 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 

(Public Law 109–163; 37 U.S.C. 205 note) is amended by 

inserting ‘‘or as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the 

National Guard Bureau’’ after ‘‘Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff’’. 

(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 

is amended by inserting ‘‘AND FOR THE CHIEF OF 

THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU’’ after ‘‘CHAIRMAN 

OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF’’. 

(b) PAY DURING TERMINAL LEAVE AND WHILE HOSPITALIZED.— Section 210 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Chief of 

the National Guard Bureau’’ after ‘‘that armed force’’ the first 

place it appears; and 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (6). 

(c) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE.—Section 414 of title 37, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘or Commandant of the 

Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant of the Coast Guard, 

or Chief of the National Guard Bureau’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’ and inserting 

‘‘the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of 

the National Guard Bureau’’. 

(d) RETIRED BASE PAY.—Section 1406(i) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU,’’ after ‘‘CHIEFS OF SERVICE,’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘as Chief of the National Guard Bureau,’’ after ‘‘Chief of Service,’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘or the senior enlisted advisor to the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Chief of the 

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(3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking clause (vi). 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made by 

this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

and shall apply with respect to months of service that begin on or 

after that date. 

SEC. 604. MODIFICATION OF COMPUTATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE 

FOR HOUSING INSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 403(b) of title 37, 

United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(3)(A) The monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing for 

an area of the United States for a member of a uniformed service 

shall be the amount equal to the difference between— 

‘‘(i) the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in 

that area, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade 

and with the same dependency status as the member; and 

‘‘(ii) the amount equal to a specified percentage (determined 

under subparagraph (B)) of the national average monthly cost 

of adequate housing in the United States, as determined by the 

Secretary, for members of the uniformed services serving in the 

same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the 

member. 

‘‘(B) The percentage to be used for purposes of subparagraph 

(A)(ii) shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense and may not 

exceed one percent.’’. 

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Any reduction authorized by paragraph (3) of 

subsection (b) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as 

amended by subsection (a), shall not apply with respect to benefits 

paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the laws administered by the Secretary, including pursuant to sections 3108 and 

3313 of title 38, United States Code. Such benefits that are determined in accordance with such section 403 shall be subject to paragraph (3) of such section as such paragraph was in effect on the day 

before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and 

Incentive Pays 

SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 

PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2015’’: 

(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve reenlistment 

bonus. 

(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve affiliation or 

enlistment bonus. 

(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units. 

(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 

bonus for persons without prior service. 

(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment and 

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(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve enlistment and 

reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. 

(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of normal commuting 

distance. 

(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments 

for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service. 

SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 

PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of title 10, 

United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 

(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program. 

(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans 

for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve. 

(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, 

United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 

(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and retention bonuses for psychologists. 

(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for registered nurses. 

(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay for 

nurse anesthetists. 

(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties. 

(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for dental 

officers. 

(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for pharmacy 

officers. 

(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime specialties. 

(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties. 

SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2015’’: 

(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-qualified 

officers extending period of active service. 

(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession bonus. 

(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual incentive bonus. 

SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 

37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND 

BONUS AUTHORITIES. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

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(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members. 

(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers. 

(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive pay 

authorities for nuclear officers. 

(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay 

and bonus authorities for officers. 

(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay 

authorities for officers in health professions. 

(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets 

and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. 

(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty 

pay. 

(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency 

bonus. 

(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units. 

SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2015’’: 

(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention 

bonus. 

(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay. 

(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for active 

members. 

(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 

(5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for members of 

precommissioning programs pursuing foreign language proficiency. 

(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new officers 

in critical skills. 

(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for conversion 

to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage. 

(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for transfer between branches of the Armed Forces. 

(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer candidates. 

Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, 

and Survivor Benefits 

SEC. 621. EARLIER DETERMINATION OF DEPENDENT STATUS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. 

Section 1059(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

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section (b) is separated from active duty’’ and inserting ‘‘as of the 

date on which the separation action is initiated by a commander of 

the individual described in subsection (b)’’. 

SEC. 622. MODIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF RETIRED PAY BASE 

FOR OFFICERS RETIRED IN GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER 

GRADES. 

(a) REINSTATEMENT OF EARLIER METHOD OF DETERMINATION.— 

Section 1407a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘§ 1407a. Retired pay base: officers retired in general or flag 

officer grades 

‘‘(a) RATES OF BASIC PAY TO BE USED IN DETERMINATION.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, in a case in which the determination under section 1406 or 1407 of this title of the retired 

pay base applicable to the computation of the retired pay of a covered general or flag officer involves a rate of basic pay payable to 

that officer for any period between October 1, 2006, and December 

31, 2014, that was subject to a reduction under section 203(a)(2) of 

title 37 for such period, such retired-pay-base determination shall be 

made using the rate of basic pay for such period provided by law, 

without regard to the reduction under section 203(a)(2) of title 37. 

‘‘(b) PARTIAL PRESERVATION OF COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY

BASE USING UNCAPPED RATES OF BASIC PAY FOR COVERED OFFICERS WHO FIRST BECAME MEMBERS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 8, 1980, 

AND WHOSE RETIRED PAY COMMENCES AFTER DECEMBER 31, 

2014.— 

‘‘(1) OFFICERS RETIRING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2014.—In the 

case of a covered general or flag officer who first became a 

member of a uniformed service before September 8, 1980, and 

who is retired after December 31, 2014, under any provision of 

law other than chapter 1223 of this title or is transferred to the 

Retired Reserve after December 31, 2014, the retired pay base 

applicable to the computation of the retired pay of that officer 

shall be determined as provided in paragraph (2) if determination of such retired pay base as provided in that paragraph results in a higher retired pay base than determination of such 

retired pay base as otherwise provided by law (including the 

application of section 203(a)(2) of title 37). 

‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE DETERMINATION OF RETIRED PAY BASE

USING UNCAPPED RATES OF BASIC PAY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 

2014.—For a determination in accordance with this paragraph, 

the amount of an officer’s retired pay base shall be determined 

by using the rate of basic pay provided as of December 31, 

2014, for that officer’s grade as of that date for purposes of 

basic pay, with that officer’s years of service creditable as of 

that date for purposes of basic pay, and without regard to any 

reduction under section 203(a)(2) of title 37. 

‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR OFFICER RETIRED IN A LOWER GRADE.— 

In a case in which the retired grade of the officer is lower than 

the grade in which the officer was serving on December 31, 

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‘‘(c) PRESERVATION OF COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY BASE

USING UNCAPPED RATES OF BASIC PAY FOR OFFICERS TRANSFERRING TO RETIRED RESERVE DURING SPECIFIED PERIOD.—In the case 

of a covered general or flag officer who is transferred to the Retired 

Reserve between October 1, 2006, and December 31, 2014, and who 

becomes entitled to receive retired pay under section 12731 of this 

title after December 31, 2014, the retired pay base applicable to the 

computation of the retired pay of that officer shall be determined 

using the rates of basic pay provided by law without regard to any 

reduction in rates of basic pay under section 203(a)(2) of title 37. 

‘‘(d) COVERED GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered general or flag officer’ means a member or 

former member of a uniformed service who after September 30, 

2006— 

‘‘(1) is retired in a general officer grade or flag officer grade 

(or an equivalent grade, in the case of an officer of the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); or 

‘‘(2) is transferred to the Retired Reserve in a general officer 

grade or flag officer grade.’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 1407a of title 10, United States Code, 

as amended by subsection (a), shall be effective for retired pay that 

commences after December 31, 2014. 

SEC. 623. INAPPLICABILITY OF REDUCED ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF 

RETIRED PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

UNDER THE AGE OF 62 UNDER THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET 

ACT OF 2013 WHO FIRST BECOME MEMBERS PRIOR TO 

JANUARY 1, 2016. 

Subparagraph (G) of section 1401a(b)(4) of title 10, United States 

Code, which shall take effect December 1, 2015, pursuant to section 

403(a) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–67; 

127 Stat. 1186)), as amended by section 10001 of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (division C of Public Law 113– 

76; 128 Stat. 151) and section 2 of Public Law 113–82 (128 Stat. 

1009), is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ and inserting 

‘‘January 1, 2016’’. 

SEC. 624. SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS 

TRUSTS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEPENDENT 

CHILDREN INCAPABLE OF SELF-SUPPORT. 

(a) SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST AS ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1450 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 

paragraph (4): 

‘‘(4) SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS FOR SOLE BENEFIT OF CERTAIN

DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—Notwithstanding subsection (i), a supplemental or special needs trust established under subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4) of the Social Security Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)) for the sole benefit of a dependent child 

considered disabled under section 1614(a)(3) of that Act (42 

U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) who is incapable of self-support because of 

mental or physical incapacity.’’. 

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(A) ANNUITIES EXEMPTION.—Subsection (i) of such section 

is amended by inserting ‘‘(a)(4) or’’ after ‘‘subsection’’. 

(B) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1448 of such title is 

amended— 

(i) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(6) SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS FOR SOLE BENEFIT OF CERTAIN

DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—A person who has established a supplemental or special needs trust under subparagraph (A) or (C) of 

section 1917(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1396p(d)(4)) for the sole benefit of a dependent child considered 

disabled under section 1614(a)(3) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 

1382c(a)(3)) who is incapable of self-support because of mental 

or physical incapacity may elect to provide an annuity to that 

supplemental or special needs trust.’’; 

(ii) in subsection (d)(2)— 

(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 

1450(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(2) or 

(a)(4) of section 1450’’; and 

(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘section 

1450(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3) or 

(a)(4) of section 1450’’; and 

(iii) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or to a special 

needs trust pursuant to section 1450(a)(4) of this title,’’ 

after ‘‘dependent child’’. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—Section 1455(d) of such title is amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND FIDUCIARIES’’ 

and inserting ‘‘, FIDUCIARIES, AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) a dependent child incapable of self-support because 

of mental or physical incapacity for whom a supplemental 

or special needs trust has been established under subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4) of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)).’’; 

(3) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as 

subparagraphs (D) through (I), respectively; 

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 

subparagraph (C): 

‘‘(C) In the case of an annuitant referred to in paragraph 

(1)(C), payment of the annuity to the supplemental or special needs trust established for the annuitant.’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 

(D) and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (E) and (F)’’; 

and 

(D) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘or (1)(C)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ in 

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(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(iii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(iv) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iii) procedures for determining when annuity payments to a supplemental or special needs trust shall 

end based on the death or marriage of the dependent 

child for which the trust was established.’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘OR FIDUCIARY’’ in the paragraph heading and inserting ‘‘, FIDUCIARY, OR TRUST’’. 

SEC. 625. MODIFICATION OF PER-FISCAL YEAR CALCULATION OF DAYS 

OF CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY OR ACTIVE SERVICE TO REDUCE ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR RETIREMENT FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE. 

Section 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘, subject to subparagraph (C),’’ after ‘‘shall 

be reduced’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘so performs in any fiscal year after such date, 

subject to subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘serves on such active duty or performs such active service in any fiscal year after 

January 28, 2008, or in any two consecutive fiscal years after 

September 30, 2014’’. 

Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 

SEC. 631. PROCUREMENT OF BRAND-NAME AND OTHER COMMERCIAL 

ITEMS FOR RESALE BY COMMISSARY STORES. 

Subsection (f) of section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(f) PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS USING PROCEDURES

OTHER THAN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Defense 

may use the exception provided in section 2304(c)(5) of this title for 

the procurement of any commercial item (including brand-name 

and generic items) for resale in, at, or by commissary stores.’’. 

SEC. 632. AUTHORITY OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL 

AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO PROVIDE AND 

OBTAIN CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES. 

Section 2492 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal department, agency, or instrumentality’’ and all that 

follows through the period at the end of the section and inserting 

the following: ‘‘Federal department, agency, or instrumentality— 

‘‘(1) to provide or obtain goods and services beneficial to the 

efficient management and operation of the exchange system or 

that morale, welfare, and recreation system; or 

‘‘(2) to provide or obtain food services beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the dining facilities on military installations offering food services to members of the armed 

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SEC. 633. COMPETITIVE PRICING OF LEGAL CONSUMER TOBACCO 

PRODUCTS SOLD IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RETAIL 

STORES. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON BANNING SALE OF LEGAL CONSUMER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of 

the military departments may not take any action to implement any 

new policy that would ban the sale of any legal consumer tobacco 

product category sold as of January 1, 2014, within the defense retail systems or on any Department of Defense vessel at sea. 

(b) USE OF PRICES COMPARABLE TO LOCAL PRICES.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations regarding the pricing of tobacco and tobacco-related products sold in an outlet of the defense 

retail systems inside the United States, including territories and 

possessions of the United States, to prohibit the sale of a product 

at a price below the most competitive price for that product in the 

local community. 

(c) APPLICATION TO OVERSEAS DEFENSE RETAIL SYSTEMS.—The 

regulations required by subsection (b) shall direct that the price of 

a tobacco or tobacco-related product sold in an outlet of the defense 

retail systems outside of the United States shall be within the range 

of prices established for that product in outlets of the defense retail 

systems inside the United States. 

(d) DEFENSE RETAIL SYSTEMS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘defense retail systems’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

2487(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 634. REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT, FOOD, AND PRICING OPTIONS 

FOR DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 

review, utilizing the services of an independent organization experienced in grocery retail analysis, of the defense commissary system 

to determine the qualitative and quantitative effects of— 

(1) using variable pricing in commissary stores to reduce the 

expenditure of appropriated funds to operate the defense commissary system; 

(2) implementing a program to make available more private 

label products in commissary stores; 

(3) converting the defense commissary system to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality; and 

(4) eliminating or at least reducing second-destination funding. 

(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review required by 

this section also shall consider the following: 

(1) The impact of changes to the operation of the defense commissary system on commissary patrons, in particular junior enlisted members and junior officers and their dependents, that 

would result from— 

(A) displacing current value and name-brand products 

with private-label products; and 

(B) reducing or eliminating financial subsidies to the 

commissary system. 

(2) The sensitivity of commissary patrons, in particular junior 

enlisted members and junior officers and their dependents, to 

pricing changes that may result in reduced overall cost savings 

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(3) The feasibility of generating net revenue from pricing and 

stock assortment changes. 

(4) The relationship of higher prices and reduced patron savings to patron usage and accompanying sales, both on a national and regional basis. 

(5) The impact of changes to the operation of the defense commissary system on industry support; such as vendor stocking, 

promotions, discounts, and merchandising activities and programs. 

(6) The ability of the current commissary management and 

information technology systems to accommodate changes to the 

existing pricing and management structure. 

(7) The product category management systems and expertise 

of the Defense Commissary Agency. 

(8) The impact of changes to the operation of the defense commissary system on military exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation programs for members of the Armed Forces. 

(9) The identification of management and legislative changes 

that would be required in connection with changes to the defense commissary system. 

(10) An estimate of the time required to implement recommended changes to the current pricing and management 

model of the defense commissary system. 

(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than September 1, 2015, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the review required by this section. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

Sec. 701. Mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing and other requirements for the TRICARE 

Pharmacy Benefits Program. 

Sec. 703. Elimination of inpatient day limits and other limits in provision of mental 

health services. 

Sec. 704. Authority for provisional TRICARE coverage for emerging health care 

services and supplies. 

Sec. 705. Clarification of provision of food to former members and dependents not 

receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 706. Availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the 

TRICARE program. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 711. Provision of notice of change to TRICARE benefits. 

Sec. 712. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 

Extra. 

Sec. 713. Review of military health system modernization study. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 721. Designation and responsibilities of senior medical advisor for Armed 

Forces Retirement Home. 

Sec. 722. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Sec. 723. Report on status of reductions in TRICARE Prime service areas. 

Sec. 724. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to 

members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 

Sec. 725. Acquisition strategy for health care professional staffing services. 


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Sec. 726. Pilot program on medication therapy management under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 727. Antimicrobial stewardship program at medical facilities of the Department 

of Defense. 

Sec. 728. Report on improvements in the identification and treatment of mental 

health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 729. Report on efforts to treat infertility of military families. 

Sec. 730. Report on implementation of recommendations of Institute of Medicine on 

improvements to certain resilience and prevention programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 731. Comptroller General report on transition of care for post-traumatic stress 

disorder or traumatic brain injury. 

Sec. 732. Comptroller General report on mental health stigma reduction efforts in 

the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 733. Comptroller General report on women’s health care services for members 

of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries. 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health 

Care Benefits 

SEC. 701. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

(a) ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting after section 1074m the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 1074n. Annual mental health assessments for members of 

the armed forces 

‘‘(a) MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.—Subject to subsection (c), 

not less frequently than once each calendar year, the Secretary of 

Defense shall provide a person-to-person mental health assessment 

for— 

‘‘(1) each member of a regular component of the armed forces; 

and 

‘‘(2) each member of the Selected Reserve of an armed force. 

‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The mental health assessments provided pursuant to this section shall— 

‘‘(1) be conducted in accordance with the requirements of subsection (c)(1) of section 1074m of this title with respect to a mental health assessment provided pursuant to such section; and 

‘‘(2) include a review of the health records of the member that 

are related to each previous health assessment or other relevant 

activities of the member while serving in the armed forces, as 

determined by the Secretary. 

‘‘(c) SUFFICIENCY OF OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.—(1) 

The Secretary is not required to provide a mental health assessment 

pursuant to this section to an individual in a calendar year in 

which the individual has received a mental health assessment pursuant to section 1074m of this title. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary may treat periodic health assessments and 

other person-to-person assessments that are provided to members of 

the armed forces, including examinations under section 1074f of this 

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sessments and person-to-person assessments meet the requirements 

for mental health assessments established by this section. 

‘‘(d) PRIVACY MATTERS.—Any medical or other personal information obtained under this section shall be protected from disclosure 

or misuse in accordance with the laws on privacy applicable to such 

information. 

‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, prescribe regulations 

for the administration of this section.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after 

the item relating to section 1074m the following new item: 

‘‘1074n. Annual mental health assessments for members of the armed forces.’’. 

(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the issuance of the regulations prescribed under section 

1074n(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph 

(1), the Secretary of Defense shall implement such regulations. 

(4) REPORT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

on which the Secretary of Defense implements the regulations described in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit 

to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the annual mental health assessments of 

members of the Armed Forces conducted pursuant to section 1074n of title 10, United States Code, as added by 

paragraph (1). 

(B) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 

(i) A description of the tools and processes used to 

provide the annual mental health assessments of members of the Armed Forces conducted pursuant to such 

section 1074n, including— 

(I) whether such tools and processes are evidenced-based; and 

(II) the process by which such tools and processes have been approved for use in providing mental health assessments. 

(ii) Such recommendations for improving the tools 

and processes used to conduct such assessments, including tools that may address the underreporting of 

mental health conditions, as the Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

(iii) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate for improving the monitoring and 

reporting of the number of members of the Armed 

Forces— 

(I) who receive such assessments; 

(II) who are referred for care based on such assessments; and 

(III) who receive care based on such referrals. 

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Forces may be included in any report under subparagraph 

(A). 

(5) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1074m(e)(1) of such 

title is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 1074n of this title’’ 

after ‘‘pursuant to this section’’. 

(b) FREQUENCY OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR DEPLOYED

MEMBERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074m of such title is further 

amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 

subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 

new subparagraph: 

‘‘(B) Until January 1, 2019, once during each 180-day period 

during which a member is deployed.’’; and 

(B) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

semicolon; 

(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and 

(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 

clause: 

‘‘(ii) by personnel in deployed units whose responsibilities 

include providing unit health care services if such personnel are available and the use of such personnel for the 

assessments would not impair the capacity of such personnel to perform higher priority tasks; and’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(2) of such section 1074m is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B) and (C)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C) and (D)’’. 

SEC. 702. MODIFICATIONS OF COST-SHARING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS THROUGH NA- TIONAL MAIL-ORDER PHARMACY PROGRAM.—Paragraph (5) of section 1074g(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘at least one of the means described in paragraph (2)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘the national mail-order pharmacy 

program’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘may include’’ and all that follows through the 

period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall include cost-sharing by 

the eligible covered beneficiary as specified in paragraph (6).’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS.—Paragraph 

(6)(A) of such section 1074g(a) is amended— 

(1) in clause (i)— 

(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$5’’ and inserting ‘‘$8’’; 

(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$17; and’’ and inserting 

‘‘$20.’’; and 

(C) by striking subclause (III); and 

(2) in clause (ii)— 

(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$13’’ and inserting 

‘‘$16’’; and 

(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$43’’ and inserting 

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(c) REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTION MAINTENANCE MEDICATIONS

THROUGH MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY PHARMACIES OR NA- TIONAL MAIL ORDER PHARMACY PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is further amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(9)(A) Beginning on October 1, 2015, the pharmacy benefits program shall require eligible covered beneficiaries generally to refill 

non-generic prescription maintenance medications through military 

treatment facility pharmacies or the national mail-order pharmacy 

program. 

‘‘(B) The Secretary shall determine the maintenance medications 

subject to the requirement under subparagraph (A). The Secretary 

shall ensure that— 

‘‘(i) such medications are generally available to eligible covered beneficiaries through retail pharmacies only for an initial 

filling of a 30-day or less supply; and 

‘‘(ii) any refills of such medications are obtained through a 

military treatment facility pharmacy or the national mail-order 

pharmacy program. 

‘‘(C) The Secretary may exempt the following prescription maintenance medications from the requirement of subparagraph (A): 

‘‘(i) Medications that are for acute care needs. 

‘‘(ii) Such other medications as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 

(2) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 716(f) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 1074g note) is amended by striking 

‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

(d) GAO REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than July 1, 

2015, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the satisfaction of 

beneficiaries participating in the pilot program under section 716 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 1074g note). Such report shall address the 

following: 

(1) The satisfaction of beneficiaries participating in the pilot 

program. 

(2) The timeliness of refilling prescriptions under the pilot 

program. 

(3) The accuracy of prescription refills under the pilot program. 

(4) The availability of medications refilled under the pilot 

program. 

(5) The cost savings to the Department of Defense realized by 

the pilot program. 

(6) The number of beneficiaries who did not participate in the 

pilot program by reason of subsection (c) of such section 716. 

(7) Any other matters the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

SEC. 703. ELIMINATION OF INPATIENT DAY LIMITS AND OTHER LIMITS 

IN PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 

(a) INPATIENT DAY LIMITS.—Section 1079 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended— 

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(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (17) as 

paragraphs (6) through (16), respectively; 

(2) by striking subsection (i); and 

(3) by redesignating subsections (j) through (q) as subsections 

(i) through (p), respectively. 

(b) WAIVER OF NONAVAILABILITY STATEMENT OR

PREAUTHORIZATION.—Section 721(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (10 U.S.C. 

1073 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(other than mental health services)’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended— 

(1) in section 1079(e)(7), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(13)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(12)’’; 

(2) in section 1086— 

(A) in subsection (d)(4)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘section 

1079(j)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1079(i)(1)’’; and 

(B) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘Section 1079(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1079(i)’’; and 

(3) in section 1105(c), by striking ‘‘section 1079(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1079(a)(6)’’. 

SEC. 704. AUTHORITY FOR PROVISIONAL TRICARE COVERAGE FOR 

EMERGING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND SUPPLIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting after section 1079b the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1079c. Provisional coverage for emerging services and supplies 

‘‘(a) PROVISIONAL COVERAGE.—In carrying out the TRICARE program, including pursuant to section 1079(a)(12) of this title, the 

Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, may provide provisional coverage for the 

provision of a service or supply if the Secretary determines that such 

service or supply is widely recognized in the United States as being 

safe and effective. 

‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE.—In making a determination 

under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider— 

‘‘(1) clinical trials published in refereed medical literature; 

‘‘(2) formal technology assessments; 

‘‘(3) the positions of national medical policy organizations; 

‘‘(4) national professional associations; 

‘‘(5) national expert opinion organizations; and 

‘‘(6) such other validated evidence as the Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

‘‘(c) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.—In making a determination 

under subsection (a), the Secretary may arrange for an evaluation 

from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies or such 

other independent entity as the Secretary selects. 

‘‘(d) DURATION AND TERMS OF COVERAGE.—(1) Provisional coverage under subsection (a) for a service or supply may be in effect 

for not longer than a total of five years. 

‘‘(2) Prior to the expiration of provisional coverage of a service or 

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follow such provisional coverage and take appropriate action to implement such determination. If the Secretary determines that the 

implementation of such determination regarding coverage requires 

legislative action, the Secretary shall make a timely recommendation to Congress regarding such legislative action. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary, at any time, may— 

‘‘(A) terminate the provisional coverage under subsection (a) 

of a service or supply, regardless of whether such termination 

is before the end of the period described in paragraph (1); 

‘‘(B) establish or disestablish terms and conditions for such 

coverage; or 

‘‘(C) take any other action with respect to such coverage. 

‘‘(e) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall promptly publish on a 

publicly accessible Internet website of the TRICARE program a notice for each service or supply that receives provisional coverage 

under subsection (a), including any terms and conditions for such 

coverage. 

‘‘(f) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination to approve or disapprove a service or supply under subsection (a) and 

any action made under subsection (d)(3) shall be final.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 1079b the following new item: 

‘‘1079c. Provisional coverage for emerging services and supplies.’’. 

SEC. 705. CLARIFICATION OF PROVISION OF FOOD TO FORMER MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS NOT RECEIVING INPATIENT 

CARE IN MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 

Section 1078b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘A member’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘A member or former member’’; and 

(2) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘member or dependent’’ 

and inserting ‘‘member, former member, or dependent’’. 

SEC. 706. AVAILABILITY OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND 

COUNSELING UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(17) Breastfeeding support, supplies (including breast pumps 

and associated equipment), and counseling shall be provided as 

appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum period.’’. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

SEC. 711. PROVISION OF NOTICE OF CHANGE TO TRICARE BENEFITS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting after section 1097c the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1097d. TRICARE program: notice of change to benefits 

‘‘(a) PROVISION OF NOTICE.—(1) If the Secretary makes a significant change to any benefits provided by the TRICARE program to 

covered beneficiaries, the Secretary shall provide individuals described in paragraph (2) with notice explaining such changes. 

‘‘(2) The individuals described by this paragraph are covered 

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affected by a significant change covered by a notification under 

paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) The Secretary shall provide notice under paragraph (1) 

through electronic means. 

‘‘(b) TIMING OF NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide notice under 

paragraph (1) of subsection (a) by the earlier of the following dates: 

‘‘(1) The date that the Secretary determines would afford individuals described in paragraph (2) of such subsection adequate 

time to understand the change covered by the notification. 

‘‘(2) The date that is 90 days before the date on which the 

change covered by the notification becomes effective. 

‘‘(3) The effective date of a significant change that is required 

by law. 

‘‘(c) SIGNIFICANT CHANGE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘significant change’ means a systemwide change— 

‘‘(1) in the structure of the TRICARE program or the benefits 

provided under the TRICARE program (not including the addition of new services or benefits); or 

‘‘(2) in beneficiary cost-share rates of more than 20 percent.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 1097c the following new item: 

‘‘1097d. TRICARE program: notice of change to benefits.’’. 

SEC. 712. SURVEYS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF TRICARE STANDARD 

AND TRICARE EXTRA. 

Section 711(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended in the matter 

preceding subparagraph (A)— 

(1) by striking ‘‘on a biennial basis’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘paragraph (1) during 2017 and 2020’’. 

SEC. 713. REVIEW OF MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM MODERNIZATION 

STUDY. 

(a) LIMITATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not restructure or realign a military medical treatment facility based on 

the modernization study until a 90-day period has elapsed following the date on which the Comptroller General of the United 

States is required to submit to the congressional defense committees the report under subsection (b)(3). 

(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report that includes the following: 

(A) During the period from 2006 to 2012, for each military medical treatment facility considered under the modernization study— 

(i) the average daily inpatient census; 

(ii) the average inpatient capacity; 

(iii) the top five inpatient admission diagnoses; 

(iv) each medical specialty available; 

(v) the average daily percent of staffing available for 

each medical specialty; 

(vi) the beneficiary population within the catchment 

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(vii) the budgeted funding level; 

(viii) whether the facility has a helipad capable of receiving medical evacuation airlift patients arriving on 

the primary evacuation aircraft platform for the military installation served; 

(ix) a determination of whether the civilian hospital 

system in which the facility resides is a Federally-designated underserved medical community and the effect 

on such community from any reduction in staff or functions or downgrade of the facility; 

(x) if the facility serves a training center— 

(I) a determination of the risk with respect to 

high-tempo, live-fire military operations, treating 

battlefield-like injuries, and the potential for a 

mass casualty event if the facility is downgraded 

to a clinic or reduced in personnel or capabilities; 

and 

(II) a description of the extent to which the Secretary, in making such determination, consulted 

with the appropriate training directorate, training 

and doctrine command, and forces command of 

each military department; 

(xi) a site assessment by TRICARE to assess the network capabilities of TRICARE providers in the local 

area; 

(xii) the inpatient mental health availability; and 

(xiii) the average annual inpatient care directed to civilian medical facilities. 

(B) For each military medical treatment facility considered under the modernization study— 

(i) the civilian capacity by medical specialty in each 

catchment area; 

(ii) the distance in miles to the nearest civilian emergency care department; 

(iii) the distance in miles to the closest civilian inpatient hospital, listed by level of care and whether the 

facility is designated a sole community hospital; 

(iv) the availability of ambulance service on the military installation and the distance in miles to the nearest civilian ambulance service, including the average 

response time to the military installation; 

(v) an estimate of the cost to restructure or realign 

the military medical treatment facility, including with 

respect to bed closures and civilian personnel reductions; and 

(vi) if the military medical treatment facility is restructured or realigned, an estimate of— 

(I) the number of civilian personnel reductions, 

listed by series; 

(II) the number of local support contracts terminated; and 

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(C) The results of the modernization study with respect to 

the recommendations of the Secretary to restructure or realign military medical treatment facilities. 

(D) An assessment of the analysis made by the Secretary 

to inform decisions regarding the modernization of the 

military health care system in the modernization study. 

(E) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary 

evaluated in the modernization study the impact on the access of eligible beneficiaries to quality health care, and satisfaction with such care, caused by the following changes 

proposed in the study: 

(i) Changes in military medical treatment facility infrastructure. 

(ii) Changes in staffing levels of professionals. 

(iii) Changes in inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and 

specialty care capacity and capabilities. 

(F) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary 

evaluated in the modernization study how any reduced inpatient, ambulatory surgery, or specialty care capacity and 

capabilities at military medical treatment facilities covered 

by the study would impact timely access to care for eligible 

beneficiaries at local civilian community hospitals within 

reasonable driving distances of the catchment areas of such 

facilities. 

(G) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary 

consulted in conducting the modernization study with community hospitals in locations covered by the study to determine their capacities for additional inpatient and ambulatory surgery patients and their capabilities to meet additional demands for specialty care services. 

(H) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary 

considered in the modernization study the impact that the 

change in the structure or alignment of military medical 

treatment facilities covered by the study would have on 

timely access by local civilian populations to inpatient, ambulatory surgery, or specialty care services if additional eligible beneficiaries also sought access to such services from 

the same providers. 

(I) An assessment of the impact of the elimination of 

health care services at military medical treatment facilities 

covered by the modernization study on civilians employed 

at such facilities. 

(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 

(1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall review the report under subsection (a)(2). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The review under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of the methodology used by the Secretary of Defense in conducting the study. 

(B) An assessment of the adequacy of the data used by 

the Secretary with respect to such study. 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which 

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Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the review under paragraph (1). 

(c) MODERNIZATION STUDY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘modernization study’’ means the Military Health System Modernization Study of the Department of Defense directed by the Resource Management Decision of the Department of Defense numbered MP–D–01. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

SEC. 721. DESIGNATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SENIOR MEDICAL 

ADVISOR FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.—Subsection (a) of 

section 1513A of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 

U.S.C. 413a) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy Director of the 

TRICARE Management Activity’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Director of the Defense Health Agency’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Deputy Director of the 

TRICARE Management Activity’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Director of the Defense Health Agency’’. 

(b) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF SENIOR

MEDICAL ADVISOR.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by 

striking ‘‘health care standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘nationally recognized health care standards 

and requirements’’. 

SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 

Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573) is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

SEC. 723. REPORT ON STATUS OF REDUCTIONS IN TRICARE PRIME 

SERVICE AREAS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1097a note) is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) 

and (d), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): 

‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— ‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

on the status of reducing the availability of TRICARE Prime in 

regions described in subsection (d)(1)(B). 

‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) A description of the implementation of the transition 

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gram who no longer have access to TRICARE Prime under 

TRICARE managed care contracts as of the date of the report, including— 

‘‘(i) the number of eligible beneficiaries who have 

transitioned from TRICARE Prime to the TRICARE 

Standard option of the TRICARE program since October 1, 2013; 

‘‘(ii) the number of eligible beneficiaries who transferred their TRICARE Prime enrollment to a more distant available Prime service area to remain in 

TRICARE Prime, by State; 

‘‘(iii) the number of eligible beneficiaries who were eligible to transfer to a more distant available Prime 

service area, but chose to use TRICARE Standard; 

‘‘(iv) the number of eligible beneficiaries who elected 

to return to TRICARE Prime pursuant to subsection 

(c)(1); and 

‘‘(v) the number of affected eligible beneficiaries who, 

as of the date of the report, changed residences to remain eligible for TRICARE Prime in a new region. 

‘‘(B) An estimate of the increased annual costs per affected eligible beneficiary incurred by such beneficiary for 

health care under the TRICARE program. 

‘‘(C) A description of the efforts of the Department to assess the impact on access to health care and beneficiary satisfaction for affected eligible beneficiaries. 

‘‘(D) A description of the estimated cost savings realized 

by reducing the availability of TRICARE Prime in regions 

described in subsection (d)(1)(B).’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b)(3)(A) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)’’ and inserting 

‘‘subsection (d)(1)(B)’’. 

SEC. 724. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION 

AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 

Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public 

Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 

SEC. 725. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL 

STAFFING SERVICES. 

(a) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 

carry out an acquisition strategy with respect to entering into 

contracts for the services of health care professional staff at 

military medical treatment facilities. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) Identification of the responsibilities of the military departments and elements of the Department of Defense in 

carrying out such strategy. 

(B) Methods to analyze, using reliable and detailed data 

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(C) Methods to identify opportunities to consolidate requirements for such services and reduce cost. 

(D) Methods to measure cost savings that are realized by 

using such contracts instead of purchased care. 

(E) Metrics to determine the effectiveness of such strategy. 

(F) Metrics to evaluate the success of the strategy in 

achieving its objectives, including metrics to assess the effects of the strategy on the timeliness of beneficiary access 

to professional health care services in military medical 

treatment facilities. 

(G) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of implementing the acquisition strategy under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), including how 

each element under subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (2) 

of such subsection is being carried out. 

SEC. 726. PILOT PROGRAM ON MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT 

UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with section 1092 of title 10, 

United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot 

program to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of including 

medication therapy management as part of the TRICARE program. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure the following: 

(1) Patients who participate in the pilot program are patients 

who— 

(A) have more than one chronic condition; and 

(B) are prescribed more than one medication. 

(2) Medication therapy management services provided under 

the pilot program are focused on improving patient use and outcomes of prescription medications. 

(3) The design of the pilot program considers best commercial 

practices in providing medication therapy management services, 

including practices under the prescription drug program under 

part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395w–101 et seq.). 

(4) The pilot program includes methods to measure the effect 

of medication therapy management services on— 

(A) patient use and outcomes of prescription medications; 

and 

(B) the costs of health care. 

(c) LOCATIONS.— 

(1) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) in not less than three locations. 

(2) FIRST LOCATION CRITERIA.—Not less than one location selected under paragraph (1) shall meet the following criteria: 

(A) The location is a pharmacy at a military medical 

treatment facility. 

(B) The patients participating in the pilot program at 

such location generally receive primary care services from 

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(3) SECOND LOCATION CRITERIA.—Not less than one location 

selected under paragraph (1) shall meet the following criteria: 

(A) The location is a pharmacy at a military medical 

treatment facility. 

(B) The patients participating in the pilot program at 

such location generally do not receive primary care services 

from health care providers at such facility. 

(4) THIRD LOCATION CRITERION.—Not less than one location 

selected under paragraph (1) shall be a pharmacy located at a 

location other than a military medical treatment facility. 

(d) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program 

under subsection (a) for a period determined appropriate by the Secretary that is not less than two years. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the date on which 

the Secretary commences the pilot program under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program that includes— 

(1) information on the effect of medication therapy management services on— 

(A) patient use and outcomes of prescription medications; 

and 

(B) the costs of health care; 

(2) the recommendations of the Secretary with respect to incorporating medication therapy management into the TRICARE 

program; and 

(3) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘medication therapy management’’ means professional services provided by qualified pharmacists to patients to 

improve the effective use and outcomes of prescription medications provided to the patients. 

(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 727. ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out an antimicrobial stewardship program at medical facilities of the Department of Defense. 

(b) COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA.—In carrying out the 

antimicrobial stewardship program required by subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall develop a consistent manner in which to collect and 

analyze data on antibiotic usage, health issues related to antibiotic 

usage, and antimicrobial resistance trends at medical facilities of 

the Department. 

(c) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for 

carrying out the antimicrobial stewardship program required by 

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SEC. 728. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND 

TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth an evaluation of specific tools, 

processes, and best practices to improve the identification of and 

treatment by the Armed Forces of mental health conditions and 

traumatic brain injury among members of the Armed Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) An evaluation of existing peer-to-peer identification and 

intervention programs in each of the Armed Forces. 

(2) An evaluation of programs that provide training and certification to health care providers that treat mental health conditions and traumatic brain injury in members of the Armed 

Forces. 

(3) An evaluation of programs and services provided by the 

Armed Forces that provide training and certification to providers of cognitive rehabilitation and other rehabilitation for 

traumatic brain injury to members of the Armed Forces. 

(4) An evaluation of programs and services provided by the 

Armed Forces that assist members of the Armed Forces and 

family members affected by suicides among members of the 

Armed Forces. 

(5) An evaluation of tools and processes used by the Armed 

Forces to identify traumatic brain injury in members of the 

Armed Forces and to distinguish mental health conditions likely caused by traumatic brain injury from mental health conditions caused by other factors. 

(6) An evaluation of the unified effort of the Armed Forces to 

promote mental health and prevent suicide through the integration of clinical and nonclinical programs of the Armed Forces. 

(7) Recommendations with respect to improving, consolidating, expanding, and standardizing the programs, services, 

tools, processes, and efforts described in paragraphs (1) through 

(6). 

(8) A description of existing efforts to reduce the time from development and testing of new mental health and traumatic 

brain injury tools and treatments for members of the Armed 

Forces to widespread dissemination of such tools and treatments among the Armed Forces. 

(9) Recommendations as to the feasibility and advisability of 

conducting mental health assessments before the enlistment or 

commissioning of a member of the Armed Forces and again 

during the 90-day period preceding the date of discharge or release of the member from the Armed Forces, including the utility of using tools and processes in such mental health assessments that conform to those used in other mental health assessments provided to members of the Armed Forces. 

(10) Recommendations on how to track changes in the mental 

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traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and other conditions. 

(c) PRIVACY MATTERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any medical or other personal information 

obtained pursuant to any provision of this section shall be protected from disclosure or misuse in accordance with the laws on 

privacy applicable to such information. 

(2) EXCLUSION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

FROM REPORTS.—No personally identifiable information may be 

included in the report required by subsection (a). 

SEC. 729. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO TREAT INFERTILITY OF MILITARY 

FAMILIES. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the access of members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members to 

reproductive counseling and treatments for infertility. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) A description, by location, of the infertility treatment services available at military medical treatment facilities throughout the military health care system. 

(2) An identification of factors that might disrupt treatment, 

including lack of timely access to treatment, change in duty station, or overseas deployments. 

(3) The number of members of the Armed Forces who have received specific infertility treatment services during the five-year 

period preceding the date of the report. 

(4) The number of dependents of members who have received 

specific infertility treatment services during the five-year period 

preceding the date of the report. 

(5) The number of births resulting from infertility treatment 

services described in paragraphs (3) and (4). 

(6) A comparison of infertility treatment services covered by 

health plans sponsored by the Federal Government and infertility treatment services provided by the military health care 

system. 

(7) The current cost to the Department of Defense for providing infertility treatment services to members and dependents. 

(8) The current cost to members and dependents for infertility 

treatment services provided by the military health care system. 

(9) Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. 

SEC. 730. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF 

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ON IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN 

RESILIENCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment of the feasibility and advisability 

of implementing the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine 

regarding improvements to programs of the Department of Defense 

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associated with managing adversity, adapting to change, recovering, 

and learning in connection with service in the Armed Forces. 

SEC. 731. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON TRANSITION OF CARE 

FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC 

BRAIN INJURY. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than September 1, 2015, the Comptroller 

General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate a report that assesses the 

transition of care for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic 

brain injury. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) The programs, policies, and regulations that affect the 

transition of care, particularly with respect to individuals who 

are taking or have been prescribed antidepressants, stimulants, 

antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, depressants, or 

hallucinogens. 

(2) Upon transitioning to care furnished by the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, the extent to which the pharmaceutical treatment plan of an individual changes, and the factors determining such changes. 

(3) The extent to which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs have worked together to identify and 

apply best pharmaceutical treatment practices. 

(4) A description of the off-formulary waiver process of the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the extent to which the process is applied efficiently at the treatment level. 

(5) The benefits and challenges of harmonizing the 

formularies across the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(6) Any other issues that the Comptroller General determines 

appropriate. 

(c) TRANSITION OF CARE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘transition of care’’ means the transition of an individual from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment 

furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

SEC. 732. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA REDUCTION EFFORTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall carry out a review of the policies, procedures, and programs 

of the Department of Defense to reduce the stigma associated with 

mental health treatment for members of the Armed Forces and deployed civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection (a) shall address, at 

a minimum, the following: 

(1) An assessment of the availability and access to mental 

health treatment services for members of the Armed Forces and 

deployed civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

(2) An assessment of the perception of the impact of the stigma of mental health treatment on the career advancement and 

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(3) An assessment of the policies, procedures, and programs, 

including training and education, of each of the Armed Forces 

to reduce the stigma of mental health treatment for members of 

the Armed Forces and such employees at each unit level of the 

organized forces. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate a report on the review under subsection (a). 

SEC. 733. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON WOMEN’S HEALTH 

CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

AND OTHER COVERED BENEFICIARIES. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on women’s health care services 

for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and other 

covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) A description and assessment of women’s health care services for members of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries, including with respect to access to care, scope of available care, and availability of speciality care, and with a particular emphasis on maternity care. 

(2) An assessment of whether the quality measures used by 

the military health care system with respect to women’s health 

care services for members of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries facilitate expected outcomes, and an assessment of whether another, or additional, evidence-based quality 

measures would improve outcomes in the military health care 

system. 

(3) A description and assessment of nationally recognized recommendations to improve access to health services and better 

health outcomes for women members of the Armed Forces and 

other covered beneficiaries. 

(4) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 

action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to improve women’s health care services for members of the Armed 

Forces and other covered beneficiaries. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Modular open systems approaches in acquisition programs. 

Sec. 802. Recharacterization of changes to Major Automated Information System 

programs. 

Sec. 803. Amendments relating to defense business systems. 

Sec. 804. Report on implementation of acquisition process for information technology 

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Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

Sec. 811. Extension and modification of contract authority for advanced component 

development and prototype units. 

Sec. 812. Amendments relating to authority of the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype projects. 

Sec. 813. Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract 

services. 

Sec. 814. Improvement in defense design-build construction process. 

Sec. 815. Permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items. 

Sec. 816. Restatement and revision of requirements applicable to multiyear defense 

acquisitions to be specifically authorized by law. 

Sec. 817. Sourcing requirements related to avoiding counterfeit electronic parts. 

Sec. 818. Amendments to Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program. 

Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 821. Temporary extension of and amendments to test program for negotiation 

of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 

Sec. 822. Plan for improving data on bundled or consolidated contracts. 

Sec. 823. Authority to provide education to small businesses on certain requirements 

of Arms Export Control Act. 

Sec. 824. Matters relating to reverse auctions. 

Sec. 825. Sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by 

women. 

Subtitle D—Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform 

Sec. 831. Chief Information Officer authority enhancements. 

Sec. 832. Enhanced transparency and improved risk management in information 

technology investments. 

Sec. 833. Portfolio review. 

Sec. 834. Federal data center consolidation initiative. 

Sec. 835. Expansion of training and use of information technology cadres. 

Sec. 836. Maximizing the benefit of the Federal strategic sourcing initiative. 

Sec. 837. Governmentwide software purchasing program. 

Subtitle E—Never Contract With the Enemy 

Sec. 841. Prohibition on providing funds to the enemy. 

Sec. 842. Additional access to records. 

Sec. 843. Definitions. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 851. Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for United States Special 

Operations Command. 

Sec. 852. Consideration of corrosion control in preliminary design review. 

Sec. 853. Program manager development report. 

Sec. 854. Operational metrics for Joint Information Environment and supporting 

activities. 

Sec. 855. Compliance with requirements for senior Department of Defense officials 

seeking employment with defense contractors. 

Sec. 856. Enhancement of whistleblower protection for employees of grantees. 

Sec. 857. Prohibition on reimbursement of contractors for congressional investigations and inquiries. 

Sec. 858. Requirement to provide photovoltaic devices from United States sources. 

Sec. 859. Reimbursement of Department of Defense for assistance provided to nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers. 

Sec. 860. Three-year extension of authority for Joint Urgent Operational Needs 

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Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 

Management 

SEC. 801. MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACHES IN ACQUISITION 

PROGRAMS. 

(a) PLAN FOR MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF STANDARDS AND ARCHITECTURES.— 

Not later than January 1, 2016, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing a plan to develop standards and define architectures necessary to enable open systems approaches in the key mission areas of the Department of Defense with respect to which the 

Under Secretary determines that such standards and architectures 

would be feasible and cost effective. 

(b) CONSIDERATION OF MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACHES.— 

(1) REVIEW OF ACQUISITION GUIDANCE.—The Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall review current acquisition guidance, and modify such guidance 

as necessary, to— 

(A) ensure that acquisition programs include open systems approaches in the product design and acquisition of 

information technology systems to the maximum extent 

practicable; and 

(B) for any information technology system not using an 

open systems approach, ensure that written justification is 

provided in the contract file for the system detailing why 

an open systems approach was not used. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required in paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) consider whether the guidance includes appropriate 

exceptions for the acquisition of— 

(i) commercial items; and 

(ii) solutions addressing urgent operational needs; 

(B) determine the extent to which open systems approaches should be addressed in analysis of alternatives, 

acquisition strategies, system engineering plans, and life 

cycle sustainment plans; and 

(C) ensure that increments of acquisition programs consider the extent to which the increment will implement open 

systems approaches as a whole. 

(3) DEADLINE FOR REVIEW.—The review required in this subsection shall be completed no later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) TREATMENT OF ONGOING AND LEGACY PROGRAMS.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives a report covering the matters specified in 

paragraph (2). 

(2) MATTERS COVERED.—Subject to paragraph (3), the report 

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(A) identify all information technology systems that are 

in development, production, or deployed status as of the 

date of the enactment of this Act, that are or were major 

defense acquisition programs or major automated information systems, and that are not using an open systems approach; 

(B) identify gaps in standards and architectures necessary to enable open systems approaches in the key mission areas of the Department of Defense, as determined 

pursuant to the plan submitted under subsection (a); and 

(C) outline a process for potential conversion to an open 

systems approach for each information technology system 

identified under subparagraph (A). 

(3) LIMITATIONS.—The report required in this subsection shall 

not include information technology systems— 

(A) having a planned increment before fiscal year 2021 

that will result in conversion to an open systems approach; 

and 

(B) that will be in operation for fewer than 15 years after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given the term in section 11101(6) of 

title 40, United States Code. 

(2) OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH.—The term ‘‘open systems approach’’ means, with respect to an information technology system, an integrated business and technical strategy that— 

(A) employs a modular design and uses widely supported 

and consensus-based standards for key interfaces; 

(B) is subjected to successful validation and verification 

tests to ensure key interfaces comply with widely supported 

and consensus-based standards; and 

(C) uses a system architecture that allows components to 

be added, modified, replaced, removed, or supported by different vendors throughout the lifecycle of the system to afford opportunities for enhanced competition and innovation 

while yielding— 

(i) significant cost and schedule savings; and 

(ii) increased interoperability. 

SEC. 802. RECHARACTERIZATION OF CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED 

INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 

(a) ADDITION TO COVERED DETERMINATION OF A SIGNIFICANT

CHANGE.—Subsection (c)(2) of section 2445c of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 

semicolon; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(D) the automated information system or information 

technology investment failed to achieve a full deployment 

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gram (excluding any time during which program activity is 

delayed as a result of a bid protest).’’. 

(b) REMOVAL OF COVERED DETERMINATION OF A CRITICAL

CHANGE.—Subsection (d)(3) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. 

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FOR CLARITY.—Subsection (d)(2) of 

such section is amended by striking ‘‘(A) is primarily due to an extension of a program, and (B) involves’’ and inserting ‘‘are primarily 

due to an extension of a program and involve’’. 

SEC. 803. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS. 

(a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS FROM DEFINITION OF DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—Subsection (j)(1) of section 

2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘, other than a national security system,’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(B) The term does not include— 

‘‘(i) a national security system; or 

‘‘(ii) an information system used exclusively by and within the defense commissary system or the exchange system or 

other instrumentality of the Department of Defense conducted for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members 

of the armed forces using nonappropriated funds.’’. 

(b) BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING REQUIREMENT.—Section 2222 of 

such title is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, including business 

process mapping,’’ after ‘‘re-engineering efforts’’; and 

(2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(6) The term ‘business process mapping’ means a procedure 

in which the steps in a business process are clarified and documented in both written form and in a flow chart.’’. 

SEC. 804. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION PROCESS 

FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the acquisition 

process for information technology systems required by section 804 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2402; 10 U.S.C. 2225 note). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall, at 

a minimum, include the following elements: 

(1) The applicable regulations, instructions, or policies implementing the acquisition process. 

(2) With respect to the criteria established for such process in 

section 804(a) of such Act— 

(A) an explanation for any criteria not yet implemented; 

(B) a schedule for the implementation of any criteria not 

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(C) an explanation for any proposed deviation from the 

criteria. 

(3) Identification of any categories of information technology 

acquisitions to which the acquisition process will not apply. 

(4) Recommendations for any legislation that may be required 

to implement the remaining criteria of the acquisition process. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

SEC. 811. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY 

FOR ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPE UNITS. 

Section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2409; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘advanced component 

development or prototype of technology’’ and inserting ‘‘advanced component development, prototype, or initial production of technology’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prototype items’’ and 

inserting ‘‘items’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 

paragraph (4): 

‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The authority provided in subsection (a) 

applies only to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 

Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air 

Force.’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

SEC. 812. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF THE DEFENSE 

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY TO CARRY OUT 

CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 

(a) AMENDMENT RELATING TO AUTHORITY.—Section 845(a)(1) of 

Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended by striking 

‘‘weapons or weapon systems proposed to be acquired or developed 

by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of weapons or 

weapon systems in use by the Armed Forces’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel 

and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials 

proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, 

or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials 

in use by the Armed Forces’’. 

(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.—Section 845 of 

Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or small business’’ 

after ‘‘defense contractor’’; and 

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(A) by striking ‘‘NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR

DEFINED.—In this section, the’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) The term ‘small business’ means a small business concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 632).’’. 

SEC. 813. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE ANNUAL 

AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT SERVICES. 

Section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1489), as amended by section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 804) is further amended— 

(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘or 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2014, or 2015’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2014’’ and inserting 

‘‘2014, and 2015’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘or 2014’’ and inserting 

‘‘2014, or 2015’’; 

(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’; 

and 

(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) USE OF OTHER DATA.—For purposes of compliance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2), the Secretaries of the 

military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies may 

use other available sources of data, such as advisory and assistance 

services information collected for purposes of the annual budget submission of the Department of Defense, to corroborate data from the 

annual inventory of contractor services required in section 2330a of 

title 10, United States Code. Any discrepancy identified between the 

inventory data and the data from other available sources shall be 

resolved and reported to the congressional defense committees.’’. 

SEC. 814. IMPROVEMENT IN DEFENSE DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION 

PROCESS. 

Section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking the second sentence of subsection (d) and inserting the following: ‘‘If the contract value exceeds $4,000,000, the maximum 

number specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the 

head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than 

the senior contracting official within the contracting activity, approves the contracting officer’s justification with respect to an individual solicitation that a number greater than 5 is in the Federal 

Government’s interest. The contracting officer shall provide written 

documentation of how a maximum number exceeding 5 is consistent 

with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection procedures.’’. 

SEC. 815. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

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SEC. 816. RESTATEMENT AND REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MULTIYEAR DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS TO BE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 2306b of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(i) DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY LAW.— (1) In the case of the Department of Defense, a multiyear contract 

in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000,000 may not be entered into under this section unless the contract is specifically authorized by law in an Act other than an appropriations Act. 

‘‘(2) In submitting a request for a specific authorization by law to 

carry out a defense acquisition program using multiyear contract 

authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall include 

in the request the following: 

‘‘(A) A report containing preliminary findings of the agency 

head required in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a), 

together with the basis for such findings. 

‘‘(B) Confirmation that the preliminary findings of the agency 

head under subparagraph (A) were made after the completion 

of a cost analysis performed by the Director of Cost Assessment 

and Program Evaluation for the purpose of section 2334(e)(1) of 

this title, and that the analysis supports those preliminary findings. 

‘‘(3) A multiyear contract may not be entered into under this section for a defense acquisition program that has been specifically authorized by law to be carried out using multiyear contract authority 

unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing, not later than 

30 days before entry into the contract, that each of the following 

conditions is satisfied: 

‘‘(A) The Secretary has determined that each of the requirements in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) will be 

met by such contract and has provided the basis for such determination to the congressional defense committees. 

‘‘(B) The Secretary’s determination under subparagraph (A) 

was made after completion of a cost analysis conducted on the 

basis of section 2334(e)(2) of this title, and the analysis supports 

the determination. 

‘‘(C) The system being acquired pursuant to such contract has 

not been determined to have experienced cost growth in excess 

of the critical cost growth threshold pursuant to section 2433(d) 

of this title within 5 years prior to the date the Secretary anticipates such contract (or a contract for advance procurement entered into consistent with the authorization for such contract) 

will be awarded. 

‘‘(D) A sufficient number of end items of the system being acquired under such contract have been delivered at or within the 

most current estimates of the program acquisition unit cost or 

procurement unit cost for such system to determine that current 

estimates of such unit costs are realistic. 

‘‘(E) During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be 

awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense program 

for such fiscal year will include the funding required to execute 

the program without cancellation. 

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‘‘(G) The proposed multiyear contract provides for production 

at not less than minimum economic rates given the existing 

tooling and facilities. 

‘‘(4) If for any fiscal year a multiyear contract to be entered into 

under this section is authorized by law for a particular procurement 

program and that authorization is subject to certain conditions established by law (including a condition as to cost savings to be 

achieved under the multiyear contract in comparison to specified 

other contracts) and if it appears (after negotiations with contractors) that such savings cannot be achieved, but that substantial savings could nevertheless be achieved through the use of a multiyear 

contract rather than specified other contracts, the President may 

submit to Congress a request for relief from the specified cost savings that must be achieved through multiyear contracting for that 

program. Any such request by the President shall include details 

about the request for a multiyear contract, including details about 

the negotiated contract terms and conditions. 

‘‘(5)(A) The Secretary may obligate funds for procurement of an 

end item under a multiyear contract for the purchase of property 

only for procurement of a complete and usable end item. 

‘‘(B) The Secretary may obligate funds appropriated for any fiscal 

year for advance procurement under a contract for the purchase of 

property only for the procurement of those long-lead items necessary 

in order to meet a planned delivery schedule for complete major end 

items that are programmed under the contract to be acquired with 

funds appropriated for a subsequent fiscal year (including an economic order quantity of such long-lead items when authorized by 

law). 

‘‘(6) The Secretary may make the certification under paragraph 

(3) notwithstanding the fact that one or more of the conditions of 

such certification are not met, if the Secretary determines that, due 

to exceptional circumstances, proceeding with a multiyear contract 

under this section is in the best interest of the Department of Defense and the Secretary provides the basis for such determination 

with the certification. 

‘‘(7) The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make the certification under paragraph (3) or the determination under paragraph (6) to an official below the level of Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(7) of such section 

is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (C) through (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C) 

through (F) of subsection (i)(3)’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall 

take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 

with respect to requests for specific authorization by law to carry out 

defense acquisition programs using multiyear contract authority 

that are made on or after that date. 

SEC. 817. SOURCING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO AVOIDING COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 

Section 818(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1495; 10 U.S.C. 

2302 note) is amended— 

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(A) by striking ‘‘, whenever possible,’’; 

(B) in clause (i)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘trusted suppliers’’ and inserting ‘‘suppliers identified as trusted suppliers in accordance 

with regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (C) 

or (D)’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘trusted suppliers;’’ and inserting ‘‘suppliers identified as trusted suppliers in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (C) 

or (D); and’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iii) obtain electronic parts from alternate suppliers 

if such parts are not available from original manufacturers, their authorized dealers, or suppliers identified 

as trusted suppliers in accordance with regulations 

prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (C) or (D);’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘inspection’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause 

(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), if obtaining the electronic 

parts in accordance with such clauses is not possible’’; and 

(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘identify trusted suppliers that have appropriate policies’’ and inserting ‘‘identify as 

trusted suppliers those that have appropriate policies’’. 

SEC. 818. AMENDMENTS TO PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMERCIALIZATION 

PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARIES OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO

CARRY OUT PILOT.—Section 1603(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

944; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Engineering’’ the following: ‘‘and the Secretary of each military department’’. 

(b) REVIEW BOARD REVISIONS.— 

(1) Section 1603(c)(3)(B)(i) of such Act is amended to read as 

follows: 

‘‘(i) rigorous review of commercialization potential or 

military utility of technologies, including through use 

of outside expertise;’’. 

(2) Section 1603(d)(1) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘, 

including incentives and activities undertaken by review board 

experts’’. 

(c) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—Section 1603(c)(5)(B)(i) of 

such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

(d) AUTHORITY FOR USE OF BASIC RESEARCH FUNDS.—Section 

1603(f) of such Act is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘AND USE OF FUNDS’’ after ‘‘LIMITATION’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary of a 

military department may use basic research funds, or other 

funds considered appropriate by the Secretary, to conduct the 

pilot program within the military department concerned.’’ 

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Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 

SEC. 821. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AND AMENDMENTS TO TEST 

PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SMALL 

BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 

637 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.—Subsection (b) of section 834 of such Act is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and in 

that paragraph by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): 

‘‘(3) Each comprehensive subcontracting plan of a contractor shall 

require that the contractor report to the Secretary of Defense on a 

semi-annual basis the following information: 

‘‘(A) The amount of first-tier subcontract dollars awarded 

during the six-month period covered by the report to covered 

small business concerns, with the information set forth separately— 

‘‘(i) by North American Industrial Classification System 

code; 

‘‘(ii) by major defense acquisition program, as defined in 

section 2430(a) of title 10, United States Code; 

‘‘(iii) by contract, if the contract is for the maintenance, 

overhaul, repair, servicing, rehabilitation, salvage, modernization, or modification of supplies, systems, or equipment and the total value of the contract, including options, 

exceeds $100,000,000; and 

‘‘(iv) by military department. 

‘‘(B) The total number of subcontracts active under the test 

program during the six-month period covered by the report that 

would have otherwise required a subcontracting plan under 

paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)). 

‘‘(C) Costs incurred in negotiating, complying with, and reporting on comprehensive subcontracting plans. 

‘‘(D) Costs avoided by adoption of a comprehensive subcontracting plan.’’. 

(c) ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCE FOR FAILURE TO MAKE GOOD

FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY.— 

(1) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (d) of section 834 of such Act 

is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘COMPANY-WIDE’’ and inserting ‘‘COMPREHENSIVE’’ in the heading; 

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(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In addition, any 

such failure shall be a factor considered as part of the evaluation of past performance of an offeror.’’. 

(2) REPEAL OF SUSPENSION OF SUBSECTION (D).—Section 402 

of Public Law 101–574 (104 Stat. 2832; 15 U.S.C. 637 note) is 

repealed. 

(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (d) of section 834 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 

1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is further amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A contractor that’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) Effective in fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter 

in which the test program is in effect, the Secretary of Defense may 

not negotiate a comprehensive subcontracting plan for a fiscal year 

with any contractor with which such a plan was negotiated in the 

prior fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the contractor did 

not meet the subcontracting goals negotiated in the plan for the 

prior fiscal year.’’. 

(e) REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 

834 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2015, the Comptroller 

General of the United States shall submit a report on the results of 

the test program to the Committees on Armed Services and on 

Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committees 

on Armed Services and on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 

the Senate.’’. 

(f) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.— (1) COVERED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—Subsection (g) of 

section 834 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘covered small business concern’ includes each of the following: 

‘‘(1) A small business concern, as that term is defined under 

section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 

‘‘(2) A small business concern owned and controlled by veterans, as that term is defined in section 3(q)(3) of such Act (15 

U.S.C. 632(q)(3)). 

‘‘(3) A small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, as that term is defined in section 3(q)(2) 

of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)). 

‘‘(4) A qualified HUBZone small business concern, as that 

term is defined under section 3(p)(5) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

632(p)(5)). 

‘‘(5) A small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as that 

term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

637(d)(3)(C)). 

‘‘(6) A small business concern owned and controlled by 

women, as that term is defined under section 3(n) of such Act 

(15 U.S.C. 632(n)).’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 

834 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘covered small business concerns’’. 


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SEC. 822. PLAN FOR IMPROVING DATA ON BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 644) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(s) DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2015, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation 

with the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and the Administrator of General Services, shall develop a plan to improve the 

quality of data reported on bundled or consolidated contracts in 

the Federal procurement data system (described in section 

1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States Code). 

‘‘(2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall— 

‘‘(A) describe the roles and responsibilities of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, each Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, the 

Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, the Administrator of General Services, senior procurement executives, 

and Chief Acquisition Officers in— 

‘‘(i) improving the quality of data reported on bundled or consolidated contracts in the Federal procurement data system; and 

‘‘(ii) contributing to the annual report required by 

subsection (p)(4); 

‘‘(B) recommend changes to policies and procedures, including training procedures of relevant personnel, to properly identify and mitigate the effects of bundled or consolidated contracts; 

‘‘(C) recommend requirements for periodic and statistically valid data verification and validation; and 

‘‘(D) recommend clear data verification responsibilities. 

‘‘(3) PLAN SUBMISSION.—The Administrator of the Small 

Business Administration shall submit the plan to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and 

the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 

Senate not later than December 1, 2016. 

‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following definitions apply: 

‘‘(A) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER; SENIOR PROCUREMENT

EXECUTIVE.—The terms ‘Chief Acquisition Officer’ and ‘senior procurement executive’ have the meanings given such 

terms in section 44(a) of this Act. 

‘‘(B) BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT.—The term 

‘bundled or consolidated contract’ means a bundled contract (as defined in section 3(o)) or a contract resulting 

from the consolidation of contracting requirements (as defined in section 44(a)(2)).’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44(a) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(a)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

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(B) by striking ‘‘section 16(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1702(a) of title 41, United States Code’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 16(c) of the Office 

of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1702(c) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

SEC. 823. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO SMALL BUSINESSES 

ON CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 

ACT. 

(a) ASSISTANCE AT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— Section 21(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(1)) is 

amended by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘Applicants receiving 

grants under this section may also assist small businesses by providing, where appropriate, education on the requirements applicable 

to small businesses under the regulations issued under section 38 of 

the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and on compliance 

with those requirements.’’. 

(b) PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 2418 of title 

10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) An eligible entity assisted by the Department of Defense under 

this chapter also may furnish education on the requirements applicable to small businesses under the regulations issued under section 

38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and on compliance with those requirements.’’. 

SEC. 824. MATTERS RELATING TO REVERSE AUCTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall clarify regulations on reverse auctions, as necessary, to ensure that— 

(1) single bid contracts may not be entered into resulting from 

reverse auctions unless compliant with existing Federal regulations and Department of Defense memoranda providing guidance on single bid offers; 

(2) all reverse auctions provide offerors with the ability to 

submit revised bids throughout the course of the auction; 

(3) if a reverse auction is conducted by a third party— 

(A) inherently governmental functions are not performed 

by private contractors, including by the third party; and 

(B) past performance or financial responsibility information created by the third party is made available to offerors; 

and 

(4) reverse auctions resulting in design-build military construction contracts specifically authorized in law are prohibited. 

(b) TRAINING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish comprehensive training available for contract 

specialists in the Department of Defense on the use of reverse auctions. 

(c) DESIGN-BUILD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘designbuild’’ means procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the 

basis of price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accordance with the provisions of a firm fixed-price contract, both the design and construction of a facility using performance specifications 

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SEC. 825. SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 

OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN. 

(a) AUTHORITY FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY

WOMEN.—Subsection (m) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended— 

(1) by amending paragraph (2)(E) to read as follows: 

‘‘(E) each of the concerns is certified by a Federal agency, 

a State government, the Administrator, or a national certifying entity approved by the Administrator as a small business concern owned and controlled by women.’’; 

(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(F)’’ each 

place such term appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(E)’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(7) AUTHORITY FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND

CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—A contracting officer may award a 

sole source contract under this subsection to any small business 

concern owned and controlled by women described in paragraph (2)(A) and certified under paragraph (2)(E) if— 

‘‘(A) such concern is determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance of the contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses described in 

paragraph (2)(A) will submit offers; 

‘‘(B) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed— 

‘‘(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a contract opportunity 

assigned a standard industrial classification code for 

manufacturing; or 

‘‘(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and 

‘‘(C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. 

‘‘(8) AUTHORITY FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR SMALL

BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN IN

SUBSTANTIALLY UNDERREPRESENTED INDUSTRIES.—A contracting officer may award a sole source contract under this 

subsection to any small business concern owned and controlled 

by women certified under paragraph (2)(E) that is in an industry in which small business concerns owned and controlled by 

women are substantially underrepresented (as determined by 

the Administrator under paragraph (3)) if— 

‘‘(A) such concern is determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance of the contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses in an industry 

that has received a waiver under paragraph (3) will submit 

offers; 

‘‘(B) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed— 

‘‘(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a contract opportunity 

assigned a standard industrial classification code for 

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‘‘(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and 

‘‘(C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.’’. 

(b) REPORTING ON GOALS FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY

WOMEN.—Clause (viii) of subsection 15(h)(2)(E) of such Act is 

amended— 

(1) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(2) by redesignating subclause (V) as subclause (VIII); and 

(3) by inserting after subclause (IV) the following new subclauses: 

‘‘(V) through sole source contracts awarded using 

the authority under subsection 8(m)(7); 

‘‘(VI) through sole source contracts awarded 

using the authority under section 8(m)(8); 

‘‘(VII) by industry for contracts described in subclause (III), (IV), (V), or (VI); and’’. 

(c) ACCELERATED DEADLINE FOR REPORT ON INDUSTRIES UNDERREPRESENTED BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—Paragraph (2) of section 29(o) of such Act is 

amended by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years after the date of enactment’’. 

Subtitle D—Federal Information 

Technology Acquisition Reform 

SEC. 831. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AUTHORITY ENHANCEMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 113 of title 40, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 11319. Resources, planning, and portfolio management 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘covered agency’ means each agency listed in 

section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title 31. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘information technology’ has the meaning given 

that term under capital planning guidance issued by the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS.— 

‘‘(1) PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION

AUTHORITIES FOR CIOS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each covered agency other 

than the Department of Defense shall ensure that the Chief 

Information Officer of the agency has a significant role in— 

‘‘(i) the decision processes for all annual and multiyear planning, programming, budgeting, and execution 

decisions, related reporting requirements, and reports 

related to information technology; and 

‘‘(ii) the management, governance, and oversight 

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‘‘(B) BUDGET FORMULATION.—The Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget shall require in the annual information technology capital planning guidance of the Office 

of Management and Budget the following: 

‘‘(i) That the Chief Information Officer of each covered agency other than the Department of Defense approve the information technology budget request of the 

covered agency, and that the Chief Information Officer 

of the Department of Defense review and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on the information technology budget request of the Department. 

‘‘(ii) That the Chief Information Officer of each covered agency certify that information technology investments are adequately implementing incremental development, as defined in capital planning guidance issued 

by the Office of Management and Budget. 

‘‘(C) REVIEW.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A covered agency other than the 

Department of Defense— 

‘‘(I) may not enter into a contract or other agreement for information technology or information 

technology services, unless the contract or other 

agreement has been reviewed and approved by the 

Chief Information Officer of the agency; 

‘‘(II) may not request the reprogramming of any 

funds made available for information technology 

programs, unless the request has been reviewed 

and approved by the Chief Information Officer of 

the agency; and 

‘‘(III) may use the governance processes of the 

agency to approve such a contract or other agreement if the Chief Information Officer of the agency 

is included as a full participant in the governance 

processes. 

‘‘(ii) DELEGATION.— 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subclause (II), the duties of a Chief Information Officer under clause (i) are not delegable. 

‘‘(II) NON-MAJOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS.—For a contract or agreement for a 

non-major information technology investment, as 

defined in the annual information technology capital planning guidance of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chief Information Officer of 

a covered agency other than the Department of Defense may delegate the approval of the contract or 

agreement under clause (i) to an individual who 

reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. 

‘‘(2) PERSONNEL-RELATED AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, for each covered agency other than the 

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tions in the capacity of a Chief Information Officer, for any 

component organization within the covered agency. 

‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—None of the authorities provided in this section 

shall apply to telecommunications or information technology that is 

fully funded by amounts made available— 

‘‘(1) under the National Intelligence Program, defined by section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3003(6)); 

‘‘(2) under the Military Intelligence Program or any successor 

program or programs; or 

‘‘(3) jointly under the National Intelligence Program and the 

Military Intelligence Program (or any successor program or programs).’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 113 

of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 

item relating to section 11318 the following new item: 

‘‘11319. Resources, planning, and portfolio management.’’. 

SEC. 832. ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS. 

Section 11302(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) 

and (5), respectively; 

(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the 

following new paragraph (1): 

‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) The term ‘covered agency’ means an agency listed in 

section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title 31. 

‘‘(B) The term ‘major information technology investment’ 

means an investment within a covered agency information 

technology investment portfolio that is designated by the 

covered agency as major, in accordance with capital planning guidance issued by the Director. 

‘‘(C) The term ‘national security system’ has the meaning 

provided in section 3542 of title 44.’’; and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the 

following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make available to 

the public a list of each major information technology investment, without regard to whether the investments are for 

new information technology acquisitions or for operations 

and maintenance of existing information technology, including data on cost, schedule, and performance. 

‘‘(B) AGENCY INFORMATION.— 

‘‘(i) The Director shall issue guidance to each covered 

agency for reporting of data required by subparagraph 

(A) that provides a standardized data template that 

can be incorporated into existing, required data reporting formats and processes. Such guidance shall integrate the reporting process into current budget reporting that each covered agency provides to the Office of 

Management and Budget, to minimize additional 

workload. Such guidance shall also clearly specify that 

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graph (C) adequately reflect the investment’s cost and 

schedule performance and employ incremental development approaches in appropriate cases. 

‘‘(ii) The Chief Information Officer of each covered 

agency shall provide the Director with the information 

described in subparagraph (A) on at least a semi-annual basis for each major information technology investment, using existing data systems and processes. 

‘‘(C) INVESTMENT EVALUATION.—For each major information technology investment listed under subparagraph (A), 

the Chief Information Officer of the covered agency, in consultation with other appropriate agency officials, shall categorize the investment according to risk, in accordance with 

guidance issued by the Director. 

‘‘(D) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.—If either the Director 

or the Chief Information Officer of a covered agency determines that the information made available from the agency’s existing data systems and processes as required by subparagraph (B) is not timely and reliable, the Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the Director and the 

head of the agency, shall establish a program for the improvement of such data systems and processes. 

‘‘(E) WAIVER OR LIMITATION AUTHORITY.—The applicability of subparagraph (A) may be waived or the extent of 

the information may be limited by the Director, if the Director determines that such a waiver or limitation is in the 

national security interests of the United States. 

‘‘(F) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.—The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to national security systems 

or to telecommunications or information technology that is 

fully funded by amounts made available— 

‘‘(i) under the National Intelligence Program, defined 

by section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 3003(6)); 

‘‘(ii) under the Military Intelligence Program or any 

successor program or programs; or 

‘‘(iii) jointly under the National Intelligence Program 

and the Military Intelligence Program (or any successor program or programs). 

‘‘(4) RISK MANAGEMENT.—For each major information technology investment listed under paragraph (3)(A) that receives a 

high risk rating, as described in paragraph (3)(C), for 4 consecutive quarters— 

‘‘(A) the Chief Information Officer of the covered agency 

and the program manager of the investment within the covered agency, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

Office of Electronic Government, shall conduct a review of 

the investment that shall identify— 

‘‘(i) the root causes of the high level of risk of the investment; 

‘‘(ii) the extent to which these causes can be addressed; and 

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‘‘(B) the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government shall communicate the results of the review under 

subparagraph (A) to— 

‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives; and 

‘‘(iii) the committees of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives with primary jurisdiction over the 

agency; 

‘‘(C) in the case of a major information technology investment of the Department of Defense, the assessment required 

by subparagraph (A) may be accomplished in accordance 

with section 2445c of title 10, provided that the results of 

the review are provided to the Administrator of the Office 

of Electronic Government upon request and to the committees identified in subsection (B); and 

‘‘(D) for a covered agency other than the Department of 

Defense, if on the date that is one year after the date of 

completion of the review required under subsection (A), the 

investment is rated as high risk under paragraph (3)(C), 

the Director shall deny any request for additional development, modernization, or enhancement funding for the investment until the date on which the Chief Information Officer of the covered agency determines that the root causes 

of the high level of risk of the investment have been addressed, and there is sufficient capability to deliver the remaining planned increments within the planned cost and 

schedule. 

‘‘(5) SUNSET OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Paragraphs (1), (3), 

and (4) shall not be in effect on and after the date that is 5 

years after the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 

SEC. 833. PORTFOLIO REVIEW. 

Section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, as added by section 

831, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘(c) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO, PROGRAM, AND RE- SOURCE REVIEWS.— 

‘‘(1) PROCESS.—The Director of the Office of Management and 

Budget, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers of 

appropriate agencies, shall implement a process to assist covered agencies in reviewing their portfolio of information technology investments— 

‘‘(A) to identify or develop ways to increase the efficiency 

and effectiveness of the information technology investments 

of the covered agency; 

‘‘(B) to identify or develop opportunities to consolidate the 

acquisition and management of information technology 

services, and increase the use of shared-service delivery 

models; 

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‘‘(D) to identify potential cost savings; 

‘‘(E) to develop plans for actions to optimize the information technology portfolio, programs, and resources of the 

covered agency; 

‘‘(F) to develop ways to better align the information technology portfolio, programs, and financial resources of the 

covered agency to any multi-year funding requirements or 

strategic plans required by law; 

‘‘(G) to develop a multi-year strategy to identify and reduce duplication and waste within the information technology portfolio of the covered agency, including component-level investments and to identify projected cost savings 

resulting from such strategy; and 

‘‘(H) to carry out any other goals that the Director may 

establish. 

‘‘(2) METRICS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 

the Chief Information Officers of appropriate agencies, shall develop standardized cost savings and cost avoidance metrics and 

performance indicators for use by agencies for the process implemented under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Chief Information Officer of each 

covered agency, in conjunction with the Chief Operating Officer 

or Deputy Secretary (or equivalent) of the covered agency and 

the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, shall 

conduct an annual review of the information technology portfolio of the covered agency. 

‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In the 

case of the Department of Defense, processes established pursuant to this subsection shall apply only to the business systems 

information technology portfolio of the Department of Defense 

and not to national security systems as defined by section 

11103(a) of this title. The annual review required by paragraph 

(3) shall be carried out by the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense (or any successor to such Officer), in consultation with the Chief Information Officer, the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and other appropriate Department of Defense officials. 

The Secretary of Defense may designate an existing investment 

or management review process to fulfill the requirement for the 

annual review required by paragraph (3), in consultation with 

the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government. 

‘‘(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Office of 

Electronic Government shall submit a quarterly report on 

the cost savings and reductions in duplicative information 

technology investments identified through the review required by paragraph (3) to— 

‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

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‘‘(iii) upon a request by any committee of Congress, 

to that committee. 

‘‘(B) INCLUSION IN OTHER REPORTS.—The reports required under subparagraph (A) may be included as part of 

another report submitted to the committees of Congress described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(6) SUNSET.—This subsection shall not be in effect on and 

after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 

the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 

SEC. 834. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 

Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government established under section 3602 of title 44, United States Code (and 

also known as the Office of E-Government and Information 

Technology), within the Office of Management and Budget. 

(2) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agency’’ means the 

following (including all associated components of the agency): 

(A) Department of Agriculture. 

(B) Department of Commerce. 

(C) Department of Defense. 

(D) Department of Education. 

(E) Department of Energy. 

(F) Department of Health and Human Services. 

(G) Department of Homeland Security. 

(H) Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

(I) Department of the Interior. 

(J) Department of Justice. 

(K) Department of Labor. 

(L) Department of State. 

(M) Department of Transportation. 

(N) Department of Treasury. 

(O) Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(P) Environmental Protection Agency. 

(Q) General Services Administration. 

(R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

(S) National Science Foundation. 

(T) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

(U) Office of Personnel Management. 

(V) Small Business Administration. 

(W) Social Security Administration. 

(X) United States Agency for International Development. 

(3) FDCCI.—The term ‘‘FDCCI’’ means the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative described in the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on the Federal Data Center 

Consolidation Initiative, dated February 26, 2010, or any successor thereto. 

(4) GOVERNMENT-WIDE DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION AND OPTIMIZATION METRICS.—The term ‘‘Government-wide data center 

consolidation and optimization metrics’’ means the metrics established by the Administrator under subsection (b)(2)(G). 

(b) FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INVENTORIES AND

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(1) IN GENERAL.— (A) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C), each year, beginning in the first fiscal year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act and each fiscal year 

thereafter, the head of each covered agency, assisted by the 

Chief Information Officer of the agency, shall submit to the 

Administrator— 

(i) a comprehensive inventory of the data centers 

owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of the 

agency; and 

(ii) a multi-year strategy to achieve the consolidation 

and optimization of the data centers inventoried under 

clause (i), that includes— 

(I) performance metrics— 

(aa) that are consistent with the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics; and 

(bb) by which the quantitative and qualitative progress of the agency toward the goals 

of the FDCCI can be measured; 

(II) a timeline for agency activities to be completed under the FDCCI, with an emphasis on 

benchmarks the agency can achieve by specific 

dates; 

(III) year-by-year calculations of investment and 

cost savings for the period beginning on the date 

of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date 

set forth in subsection (e), broken down by each 

year, including a description of any initial costs 

for data center consolidation and optimization and 

life cycle cost savings and other improvements, 

with an emphasis on— 

(aa) meeting the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics; 

and 

(bb) demonstrating the amount of agencyspecific cost savings each fiscal year achieved 

through the FDCCI; and 

(IV) any additional information required by the 

Administrator. 

(B) USE OF OTHER REPORTING STRUCTURES.—The Administrator may require a covered agency to include the information required to be submitted under this subsection 

through reporting structures determined by the Administrator to be appropriate. 

(C) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTING.—For any year 

that the Department of Defense is required to submit a performance plan for reduction of resources required for data 

servers and centers, as required under section 2867(b) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note), the Department of Defense— 

(i) may submit to the Administrator, in lieu of the 

multi-year strategy required under subparagraph 

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(I) the defense-wide plan required under section 

2867(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note); 

and 

(II) the report on cost savings required under 

section 2867(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a 

note); and 

(ii) shall submit the comprehensive inventory required under subparagraph (A)(i), unless the defensewide plan required under section 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(10 U.S.C. 2223a note)— 

(I) contains a comparable comprehensive inventory; and 

(II) is submitted under clause (i). 

(D) STATEMENT.—Each year, beginning in the first fiscal 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act and each 

fiscal year thereafter, the head of each covered agency, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the agency, 

shall— 

(i)(I) submit a statement to the Administrator stating 

whether the agency has complied with the requirements 

of this section; and 

(II) make the statement submitted under subclause 

(I) publicly available; and 

(ii) if the agency has not complied with the requirements of this section, submit a statement to the Administrator explaining the reasons for not complying with 

such requirements. 

(E) AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Each covered agency, under the direction of the Chief Information Officer of the agency, 

shall— 

(I) implement the strategy required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and 

(II) provide updates to the Administrator, on a 

quarterly basis, of— 

(aa) the completion of activities by the agency under the FDCCI; 

(bb) any progress of the agency towards 

meeting the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics; and 

(cc) the actual cost savings and other improvements realized through the implementation of the strategy of the agency. 

(ii) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—For purposes of 

clause (i)(I), implementation of the defense-wide plan 

required under section 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 

2223a note) by the Department of Defense shall be considered implementation of the strategy required under 

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(F) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

shall be construed to limit the reporting of information by 

a covered agency to the Administrator, the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget, or Congress. 

(2) ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator 

shall— 

(A) establish the deadline, on an annual basis, for covered agencies to submit information under this section; 

(B) establish a list of requirements that the covered agencies must meet to be considered in compliance with paragraph (1); 

(C) ensure that information relating to agency progress 

towards meeting the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics is made available in a 

timely manner to the general public; 

(D) review the inventories and strategies submitted under 

paragraph (1) to determine whether they are comprehensive 

and complete; 

(E) monitor the implementation of the data center strategy of each covered agency that is required under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); 

(F) update, on an annual basis, the cumulative cost savings realized through the implementation of the FDCCI; 

and 

(G) establish metrics applicable to the consolidation and 

optimization of data centers Government-wide, including 

metrics with respect to— 

(i) costs; 

(ii) efficiencies, including, at a minimum, server efficiency; and 

(iii) any other factors the Administrator considers 

appropriate. 

(3) COST SAVING GOAL AND UPDATES FOR CONGRESS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop, and make publicly available, a goal, broken down by 

year, for the amount of planned cost savings and optimization improvements achieved through the FDCCI during the 

period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 

and ending on the date set forth in subsection (e). 

(B) ANNUAL UPDATE.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

date on which the goal described in subparagraph (A) 

is made publicly available, and each year thereafter, 

the Administrator shall aggregate the reported cost 

savings of each covered agency and optimization improvements achieved to date through the FDCCI and 

compare the savings to the projected cost savings and 

optimization improvements developed under subparagraph (A). 

(ii) UPDATE FOR CONGRESS.—The goal required to be 

developed under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted 

to Congress and shall be accompanied by a statement 

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(I) the extent to which each covered agency has 

developed and submitted a comprehensive inventory under paragraph (1)(A)(i), including an analysis of the inventory that details specific numbers, 

use, and efficiency level of data centers in each inventory; and 

(II) the extent to which each covered agency has 

submitted a comprehensive strategy that addresses 

the items listed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 

(4) GAO REVIEW.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall review and 

verify the quality and completeness of the inventory and 

strategy of each covered agency required under paragraph 

(1)(A). 

(B) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall, on an annual basis, publish a report on each 

review conducted under subparagraph (A). 

(c) ENSURING CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTER

CONSOLIDATION AND CLOUD COMPUTING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing a data center consolidation and optimization strategy under this section, a covered 

agency shall do so in a manner that is consistent with Federal 

guidelines on cloud computing security, including— 

(A) applicable provisions found within the Federal Risk 

and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); and 

(B) guidance published by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology. 

(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to limit the ability of the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget to update or modify the Federal 

guidelines on cloud computing security. 

(d) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, 

may waive the applicability to any national security system, as defined in section 3542 of title 44, United States Code, of any provision of this section if the Director of National Intelligence or the 

Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, determines that 

such waiver is in the interest of national security. Not later than 30 

days after making a waiver under this subsection, the Director of 

National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, or their respective 

designee, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives a statement describing the waiver and the 

reasons for the waiver. 

(e) SUNSET.—This section is repealed effective on October 1, 2018. 

SEC. 835. EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CADRES. 

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ensure timely 

progress by Federal agencies toward developing, strengthening, and 

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personnel with highly specialized skills in information technology 

acquisition, including program and project managers. 

(b) STRATEGIC PLANNING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement 

Policy, in consultation with the Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology, shall work with Federal 

agencies, other than the Department of Defense, to update their 

acquisition human capital plans that were developed pursuant 

to the October 27, 2009, guidance issued by the Administrator 

for Federal Procurement Policy in furtherance of section 1704(g) 

of title 41, United States Code (originally enacted as section 869 

of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4553)), to address how the agencies are meeting their human capital requirements to support the timely and effective acquisition of information technology. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The updates required by paragraph (1) shall 

be submitted to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and shall address, at a minimum, each Federal agency’s 

consideration or use of the following procedures: 

(A) Development of an information technology acquisition 

cadre within the agency or use of memoranda of understanding with other agencies that have such cadres or personnel with experience relevant to the agency’s information 

technology acquisition needs. 

(B) Development of personnel assigned to information 

technology acquisitions, including cross-functional training 

of acquisition information technology and program personnel. 

(C) Use of the specialized career path for information 

technology program managers as designated by the Office 

of Personnel Management and plans for strengthening information technology program management. 

(D) Use of direct hire authority. 

(E) Conduct of peer reviews. 

(F) Piloting of innovative approaches to information technology acquisition workforce development, such as industry-government rotations. 

(c) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal 

agency’’ means each agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, 

United States Code. 

SEC. 836. MAXIMIZING THE BENEFIT OF THE FEDERAL STRATEGIC 

SOURCING INITIATIVE. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall prescribe regulations providing that when the Federal Government 

makes a purchase of services and supplies offered under the Federal 

Strategic Sourcing Initiative (managed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy) but such Initiative is not used, the contract file for 

the purchase shall include a brief analysis of the comparative value, 

including price and nonprice factors, between the services and supplies offered under such Initiative and services and supplies offered 

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SEC. 837. GOVERNMENTWIDE SOFTWARE PURCHASING PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services shall 

identify and develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance Governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and dissemination of software, 

as well as compliance with end user license agreements. 

(b) GOVERNMENTWIDE USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.—The Administrator, in developing the initiative under subsection (a), shall allow 

for the purchase of a license agreement that is available for use by 

all Executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 

States Code) as one user to the maximum extent practicable and as 

appropriate. 

Subtitle E—Never Contract With the Enemy 

SEC. 841. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDS TO THE ENEMY. 

(a) IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS AND ENTITIES.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall, in conjunction with the Director of National Intelligence and in consultation with the Secretary of State, establish in 

each covered combatant command a program to identify persons 

and entities within the area of responsibility of such command 

that— 

(1) provide funds, including goods and services, received 

under a covered contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of an 

executive agency directly or indirectly to a covered person or entity; or 

(2) fail to exercise due diligence to ensure that none of the 

funds, including goods and services, received under a covered 

contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of an executive agency 

are provided directly or indirectly to a covered person or entity. 

(b) NOTICE OF IDENTIFIED PERSONS AND ENTITIES.— 

(1) NOTICE.—Upon the identification of a person or entity as 

being described by subsection (a), the head of the executive 

agency concerned (or the designee of such head) and the commander of the covered combatant command concerned (or the 

specified deputies of the commander) shall be notified, in writing, of such identification of the person or entity. 

(2) RESPONSIVE ACTIONS.—Upon receipt of a notice under 

paragraph (1), the head of the executive agency concerned (or 

the designee of such head) and the commander of the covered 

combatant command concerned (or the specified deputies of the 

commander) may notify the heads of contracting activities, or 

other appropriate officials of the agency or command, in writing 

of such identification. 

(3) MAKING OF NOTIFICATIONS.—Any written notification pursuant to this subsection shall be made in accordance with procedures established to implement the revisions of regulations required by this section. 

(c) AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE OR VOID CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND TO RESTRICT FUTURE AWARD.—Not 

later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition 

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shall be revised to provide that, upon notice from the head of an executive agency (or the designee of such head) or the commander of 

a covered combatant command (or the specified deputies of the commander) pursuant to subsection (b), the head of contracting activity 

of an executive agency, or other appropriate official, may do the following: 

(1) Restrict the award of contracts, grants, or cooperative 

agreements of the executive agency concerned upon a written determination by the head of contracting activity or other appropriate official that the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

would provide funds received under such contract, grant, or cooperative agreement directly or indirectly to a covered person or 

entity. 

(2) Terminate for default any contract, grant, or cooperative 

agreement of the executive agency concerned upon a written determination by the head of contracting activity or other appropriate official that the contractor, or the recipient of the grant 

or cooperative agreement, has failed to exercise due diligence to 

ensure that none of the funds received under the contract, 

grant, or cooperative agreement are provided directly or indirectly to a covered person or entity. 

(3) Void in whole or in part any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of the executive agency concerned upon a written 

determination by the head of contracting activity or other appropriate official that the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement provides funds directly or indirectly to a covered person 

or entity. 

(d) CLAUSE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 

the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and 

the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards shall be revised to require that— 

(A) the clause described in paragraph (2) shall be included in each covered contract, grant, and cooperative 

agreement of an executive agency that is awarded on or 

after the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(B) to the maximum extent practicable, each covered contract, grant, and cooperative agreement of an executive 

agency that is awarded before the date of the enactment of 

this Act shall be modified to include the clause described 

in paragraph (2). 

(2) CLAUSE DESCRIBED.—The clause described in this paragraph is a clause that— 

(A) requires the contractor, or the recipient of the grant 

or cooperative agreement, to exercise due diligence to ensure 

that none of the funds, including goods and services, received under the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

are provided directly or indirectly to a covered person or entity; and 

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tracting activity, or other appropriate official, to terminate 

or void the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, in 

whole or in part, as provided in subsection (c). 

(3) TREATMENT AS VOID.—For purposes of this section: 

(A) A contract, grant, or cooperative agreement that is 

void is unenforceable as contrary to public policy. 

(B) A contract, grant, or cooperative agreement that is 

void in part is unenforceable as contrary to public policy 

with regard to a segregable task or effort under the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. 

(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The President shall ensure that the 

process for revising regulations required by paragraph (1) shall 

include an opportunity for public comment, including an opportunity for comment on standards of due diligence required by 

this section. 

(e) REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING CONTRACT ACTIONS.—Not later 

than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, 

Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards shall 

be revised as follows: 

(1) To require that any head of contracting activity, or other 

appropriate official, taking an action under subsection (c) to terminate, void, or restrict a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement notify in writing the contractor or recipient of the grant 

or cooperative agreement, as applicable, of the action. 

(2) To permit the contractor or recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement subject to an action taken under subsection (c) 

to terminate or void the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, as the case may be, an opportunity to challenge the action 

by requesting an administrative review of the action under the 

procedures of the executive agency concerned not later than 30 

days after receipt of notice of the action. 

(f) ANNUAL REVIEW; PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.— 

(1) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Director of National Intelligence and in consultation with the Secretary of State shall, on an annual basis, review the lists of persons and entities previously covered by a notice under subsection (b) as having been identified as described 

by subsection (a) in order to determine whether or not such persons and entities continue to warrant identification as described 

by subsection (a). If a determination is made pursuant to such 

a review that a person or entity no longer warrants identification as described by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

shall notify the head of the executive agency concerned (or the 

designee of such head) and the commander of the covered combatant command concerned (or the specified deputies of the 

commander) in writing of such determination. 

(2) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Classified information relied upon to make an identification in accordance 

with subsection (a) may not be disclosed to a contractor or a recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement with respect to 

which an action is taken pursuant to the authority provided in 

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protective order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction established under Article I or Article III of the Constitution of the 

United States that specifically addresses the conditions upon 

which such classified information may be so disclosed. 

(g) DELEGATION OF CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES.— (1) COMBATANT COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The commander of a covered combatant command may delegate the responsibilities in this section to any deputies of the commander 

specified by the commander for purposes of this section. Any 

delegation of responsibilities under this paragraph shall be 

made in writing. 

(2) NONDELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (c) to terminate, 

void, or restrict contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, 

in whole or in part, may not be delegated below the level of 

head of contracting activity, or equivalent official for purposes 

of grants or cooperative agreements. 

(h) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— (1) SHARING OF INFORMATION ON SUPPORTERS OF THE

ENEMY.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 

the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, carry out 

a program through which agency components may provide information to heads of executive agencies (or the designees of 

such heads) and the commanders of the covered combatant 

commands (or the specified deputies of the commanders) relating to persons or entities who may be providing funds, including goods and services, received under contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements of the executive agencies directly or indirectly to a covered person or entity. The program shall be designed to facilitate and encourage the sharing of risk and threat 

information between executive agencies and the covered combatant commands. 

(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON CONTRACT ACTIONS IN

FAPIIS AND OTHER SYSTEMS.—Upon the termination, voiding, or 

restriction of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of an 

executive agency under subsection (c), the head of contracting 

activity of the executive agency shall provide for the inclusion 

in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information 

System (FAPIIS), or other formal system of records on contractors or entities, of appropriate information on the termination, 

voiding, or restriction, as the case may be, of the contract, 

grant, or cooperative agreement. 

(3) REPORTS.—The head of contracting activity that receives 

a notice pursuant to subsection (b) shall submit to the head of 

the executive agency concerned (or the designee of such head) 

and the commander of the covered combatant command concerned (or specified deputies) a report on the action, if any, 

taken by the head of contracting activity pursuant to subsection 

(c), including a determination not to terminate, void, or restrict 

the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement as otherwise authorized by subsection (c). 

(i) REPORTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 2016, 2017, and 

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shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

on the use of the authorities in this section in the preceding calendar year, including the following: 

(A) For each instance in which an executive agency exercised the authority to terminate, void, or restrict a contract, 

grant, and cooperative agreement pursuant to subsection 

(c), based on a notification under subsection (b), the following: 

(i) The executive agency taking such action. 

(ii) An explanation of the basis for the action taken. 

(iii) The value of the contract, grant, or cooperative 

agreement voided or terminated. 

(iv) The value of all contracts, grants, or cooperative 

agreements of the executive agency in force with the 

person or entity concerned at the time the contract, 

grant, or cooperative agreement was terminated or 

voided. 

(B) For each instance in which an executive agency did 

not exercise the authority to terminate, void, or restrict a 

contract, grant, and cooperative agreement pursuant to subsection (c), based on a notification under subsection (b), the 

following: 

(i) The executive agency concerned. 

(ii) An explanation of the basis for not taking the action. 

(2) FORM.—Any report under this subsection may, at the election of the Director— 

(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but with a classified annex; or 

(B) be submitted in classified form. 

(j) INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions of this section do not apply 

to contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements that are performed 

entirely inside the United States. 

(k) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section 

shall apply to the authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the United States Government. 

(l) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Except as provided in subsection (m), the authorities in this section shall be in 

addition to, and not to the exclusion of, any other authorities available to executive agencies to implement policies and purposes similar to those set forth in this section. 

(m) COORDINATION WITH CURRENT AUTHORITIES.— 

(1) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY RELATED TO

CENTCOM.—Effective 270 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, section 841 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1510; 10 

U.S.C. 2302 note) is repealed. 

(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY RELATED TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Effective 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

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(3) USE OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF

REQUIREMENTS.—In providing for the implementation of the requirements of this section by the Department of Defense, the 

Secretary of Defense may use and modify for that purpose the 

regulations and procedures established for purposes of the implementation of the requirements of section 841 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and section 831 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 

(n) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2019. 

SEC. 842. ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO RECORDS. 

(a) CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, applicable regulations shall be revised to provide that, except as provided under subsection (c)(1), 

the clause described in paragraph (2) may, as appropriate, be 

included in each covered contract, grant, and cooperative agreement of an executive agency that is awarded on or after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) CLAUSE.—The clause described in this paragraph is a 

clause authorizing the head of the executive agency concerned, 

upon a written determination pursuant to paragraph (3), to examine any records of the contractor, the recipient of a grant or 

cooperative agreement, or any subcontractor or subgrantee 

under such contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to the extent necessary to ensure that funds, including goods and services, available under the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement are not provided directly or indirectly to a covered person 

or entity. 

(3) WRITTEN DETERMINATION.—The authority to examine 

records pursuant to the contract clause described in paragraph 

(2) may be exercised only upon a written determination by the 

contracting officer, or comparable official responsible for a 

grant or cooperative agreement, upon a finding by the commander of a covered combatant command (or the specified deputies of the commander) or the head of an executive agency (or 

the designee of such head) that there is reason to believe that 

funds, including goods and services, available under the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement concerned may have been 

provided directly or indirectly to a covered person or entity. 

(4) FLOWDOWN.—A clause described in paragraph (2) may 

also be included in any subcontract or subgrant under a covered contract, grant, or cooperative agreement if the subcontract 

or subgrant has an estimated value in excess of $50,000. 

(b) REPORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 2016, 2017, and 

2018, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

on the use of the authority provided by this section in the preceding calendar year. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall identify, for the calendar year covered by such report, each instance 

in which an executive agency exercised the authority provided 

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action taken, and summarize the results of any examination of 

records so undertaken. 

(3) FORM.—Any report under this subsection may be submitted in classified form. 

(c) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO

CENTCOM.— 

(1) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply to contracts, 

grants, or cooperative agreements covered under section 842 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1513; 10 U.S.C. 2313 note). 

(2) EXTENSION OF CURRENT AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO

CENTCOM.—Section 842(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

1514; 10 U.S.C. 2313 note) is amended by striking ‘‘date of the 

enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of 

the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 

SEC. 843. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subtitle: 

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. 

(2) CONTINGENCY OPERATION.—The term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13) of 

title 10, United States Code. 

(3) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes a contract for 

commercial items but is not limited to a contract for commercial items. 

(4) COVERED COMBATANT COMMAND.—The term ‘‘covered combatant command’’ means the following: 

(A) The United States Africa Command. 

(B) The United States Central Command. 

(C) The United States European Command. 

(D) The United States Pacific Command. 

(E) The United States Southern Command. 

(F) The United States Transportation Command. 

(5) COVERED CONTRACT, GRANT, OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered contract, grant, or cooperative 

agreement’’ means a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

with an estimated value in excess of $50,000 that is performed 

outside the United States, including its possessions and territories, in support of a contingency operation in which members 

of the Armed Forces are actively engaged in hostilities. 

(6) COVERED PERSON OR ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered person 

or entity’’ means a person or entity that is actively opposing 

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ation in which members of the Armed Forces are actively engaged in hostilities. 

(7) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United 

States Code. 

(8) HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘head of contracting activity’’ has the meaning described in section 1.601 of 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

(9) UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRIN- CIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS.—The 

term ‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, 

and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards’’ means the guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget in part 

200 of chapter II of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

SEC. 851. RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURES FOR 

UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES.—The Secretary may 

prescribe procedures for the rapid acquisition and deployment of 

items for the United States Special Operations Command that are 

currently under development by the Department of Defense or available from the commercial sector and are— 

(1) urgently needed to react to an enemy threat or to respond 

to significant and urgent safety situations; 

(2) needed to avoid significant risk of loss of life or mission 

failure; or 

(3) needed to avoid collateral damage risk where the absence 

of collateral damage is a requirement for mission success. 

(b) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—The procedures prescribed under 

subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A process for streamlined communication between the 

Commander of the United States Special Operations Command 

and the acquisition and research and development communities, including— 

(A) a process for the Commander to communicate needs 

to the acquisition community and the research and development community; and 

(B) a process for the acquisition community and the research and development community to propose items that 

meet the needs communicated by the Commander. 

(2) Procedures for demonstrating, rapidly acquiring, and deploying items proposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), including— 

(A) a process for demonstrating performance and evaluating for current operational purposes the existing capability of an item; 

(B) a process for developing an acquisition and funding 

strategy for the deployment of an item; and 

(C) a process for making deployment determinations 

based on information obtained pursuant to subparagraphs 

(A) and (B). 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The process for demonstrating performance 

and evaluating for current operational purposes the existing capability of an item prescribed under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall 

include— 

(A) an operational assessment in accordance with expedited procedures prescribed by the Director of Operational 

Testing and Evaluation; and 

(B) a requirement to provide information to the deployment decision-making authority about any deficiency of the 

item in meeting the original requirements for the item (as 

stated in an operational requirements document or similar 

document). 

(2) DEFICIENCY NOT A DETERMINING FACTOR.—The process 

may not include a requirement for any deficiency of an item to 

be the determining factor in deciding whether to deploy the 

item. 

(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT IN CASE OF DEFICIENCY.—In 

the case of any deficiency of an item, a decision to deploy the 

item may be made only if the Commander of the United States 

Special Operations Command determines that, for reasons of 

national security, the deficiency of the item is acceptable. 

(d) LIMITATION.—The quantity of items of a system procured 

using the procedures prescribed pursuant to this section may not exceed the number established for low-rate initial production for the 

system. Any such items shall be counted for purposes of the number 

of items of the system that may be procured through low-rate initial 

production. 

(e) ANNUAL FUNDING LIMITATION.—Of the funds available to the 

Commander of the United States Special Operations Command in 

any given fiscal year, not more than $50,000,000 may be used to 

procure items under this section. 

(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 

The Commander of the United States Special Operations Command 

may not use the authority under this section at the same time the 

Commander uses the authority under section 806 of the Bob Stump 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 

Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 

(g) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.— (1) NOTIFICATION BEFORE PROCEDURES GO INTO EFFECT.—The 

Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees at least 30 days before the procedures prescribed pursuant to this section are made effective. 

(2) NOTIFICATION AFTER USE OF PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees not 

later than 48 hours after each use of the procedures prescribed 

pursuant to this section. 

SEC. 852. CONSIDERATION OF CORROSION CONTROL IN PRELIMINARY 

DESIGN REVIEW. 

The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics shall ensure that Department of Defense Instruction 

5000.02 and other applicable guidance require full consideration, 

during preliminary design review for a product, of metals, materials, and technologies that effectively prevent or control corrosion 

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SEC. 853. PROGRAM MANAGER DEVELOPMENT REPORT. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on enhancing the role of Department of Defense civilian and military program managers in developing and carrying out defense acquisition programs. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The report required by this section shall address, at a minimum, recommendations for— 

(1) enhancing training and educational opportunities for program managers; 

(2) increasing emphasis on the mentoring of current and future program managers by experienced senior executives and 

program managers within the Department; 

(3) improving career paths and career opportunities for program managers; 

(4) creating additional incentives for the recruitment and retention of highly qualified individuals to serve as program 

managers; 

(5) improving required resource levels and support (including 

systems engineering expertise, cost estimating expertise, and 

software development expertise) for program managers; 

(6) improving means of collecting and disseminating best 

practices and lessons learned to enhance program management 

across the Department; 

(7) creating common templates and tools to support improved 

data gathering and analysis for program management and 

oversight purposes; 

(8) increasing accountability of program managers for the results of defense acquisition programs; 

(9) enhancing monetary and nonmonetary awards for successful accomplishment of program objectives by program managers; and 

(10) improving program manager tenure with the goal of 

maintaining both civilian and military program managers in 

their positions for a sufficient period of time to ensure program 

stability and consistency of leadership, including consideration 

of tying program manager tenure to milestone decision points 

for major defense acquisition programs and major automated 

information system programs. 

SEC. 854. OPERATIONAL METRICS FOR JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES. 

(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 

Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall issue 

guidance for measuring the operational effectiveness and efficiency 

of the Joint Information Environment within the military departments, Defense Agencies, and combatant commands. The guidance 

shall include a definition of specific metrics for data collection, and 

a requirement for each military department, Defense Agency, and 

combatant command to regularly collect and assess data on such 

operational effectiveness and efficiency and report the results to 

such Chief Information Officer on a regular basis. 

(b) BASELINE ARCHITECTURE.—The Chief Information Officer of 

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the Joint Information Environment by identifying and reporting to 

the Secretary of Defense any information technology programs or 

other investments that support that architecture. 

(c) JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT DEFINED.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘Joint Information Environment’’ means the initiative of 

the Department of Defense to modernize the information technology 

networks and systems within the Department. 

SEC. 855. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT 

WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. 

Section 847(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 243; 10 U.S.C. 

1701 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘repository’’ the following: 

‘‘maintained by the General Counsel of the Department’’. 

SEC. 856. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF GRANTEES. 

(a) ADDITION OF REFERENCE TO GRANTEE.—Section 2409(a)(1) of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or subcontractor’’ and inserting ‘‘, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2409(g) of such title is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or a grant’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(7) The term ‘grantee’ means a person awarded a grant with 

an agency.’’. 

SEC. 857. PROHIBITION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTRACTORS FOR 

CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES. 

Section 2324(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(Q) Costs incurred by a contractor in connection with a congressional investigation or inquiry into an issue that is the subject matter of a proceeding resulting in a disposition as described in subsection (k)(2).’’. 

SEC. 858. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES FROM 

UNITED STATES SOURCES. 

(a) CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each covered contract includes a provision requiring that 

any photovoltaic device installed under the contract be manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, 

or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, 

unless the head of the department or independent establishment 

concerned determines, on a case-by-case basis, that the inclusion of 

such requirement is inconsistent with the public interest or involves 

unreasonable costs, subject to exceptions provided in the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) or otherwise provided by law. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means 

a contract awarded by the Department of Defense that provides 

for a photovoltaic device to be— 

(A) installed inside the United States on Department of 

Defense property or in a facility owned by the Department 

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(B) reserved for the exclusive use of the Department of 

Defense in the United States for the full economic life of the 

device. 

(2) PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE.—The term ‘‘photovoltaic device’’ 

means a device that converts light directly into electricity 

through a solid-state, semiconductor process. 

SEC. 859. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTERTAINMENT-ORIENTED MEDIA PRODUCERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2264. Reimbursement for assistance provided to nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be credited to the applicable appropriations account or fund from which the expenses described in 

subsection (b) were charged any amounts received by the Department of Defense as reimbursement for such expenses. 

‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF EXPENSES.—The expenses referred to in subsection (a) are any expenses— 

‘‘(1) incurred by the Department of Defense as a result of providing assistance to a nongovernmental entertainment-oriented 

media producer; 

‘‘(2) for which the Department of Defense requires reimbursement under section 9701 of title 31 or any other provision of 

law; and 

‘‘(3) for which the Department of Defense received reimbursement after the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

new item: 

‘‘2264. Reimbursement for assistance provided to nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers.’’. 

SEC. 860. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT URGENT 

OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND. 

Section 2216a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 

Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 

Sec. 901. Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters. 

Sec. 902. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 

Sec. 903. Requirement for assessment of options to modify the number of combatant 

commands. 

Sec. 904. Office of Net Assessment. 

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Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 911. Modifications of biennial strategic workforce plan relating to senior management, functional, and technical workforces of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 912. Repeal of extension of Comptroller General report on inventory. 

Sec. 913. Extension of authority to waive reimbursement of costs of activities for 

nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense regional centers 

for security studies. 

Sec. 914. Pilot program to establish Government lodging program. 

Sec. 915. Single standard mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned automobiles of Government employees and members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 916. Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the Armed 

Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as missing. 

Subtitle A—Department of Defense 

Management 

SEC. 901. REORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE AND RELATED MATTERS. 

(a) CONVERSION OF POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF MANAGEMENT

OFFICER TO POSITION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on February 1, 2017, section 132a 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 132a. Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management 

and Information 

‘‘(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information, appointed from civilian life by the President, 

by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

‘‘(b) The Under Secretary also serves as— 

‘‘(1) the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department 

of Defense; and 

‘‘(2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the role of 

the Deputy Secretary as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Business 

Management and Information shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, including the following: 

‘‘(1) Assisting the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Deputy 

Secretary’s role as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense under section 132(c) of this title. 

‘‘(2) Supervising the management of the business operations 

of the Department of Defense and adjudicating issues and conflicts in functional domain business policies. 

‘‘(3) Establishing business strategic planning and performance management policies and measures and developing the Department of Defense Strategic Management Plan. 

‘‘(4) Establishing business information technology portfolio 

policies and overseeing investment management of that portfolio 

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‘‘(5) Establishing end-to-end business process and policies for 

establishing, eliminating, and implementing business standards, and managing the Business Enterprise Architecture. 

‘‘(6) Supervising the business process reengineering of the 

functional domains of the Department in order to support investment planning and technology development decision making 

for information technology systems. 

‘‘(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management 

and Information takes precedence in the Department of Defense 

after the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.’’. 

(2) PLACEMENT IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Effective on the effective date specified in paragraph 

(1), section 131(b)(2) of such title is amended— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as 

subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph (A): 

‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information.’’. 

(b) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

(1) STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—Chapter 4 of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 141 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 142. Chief Information Officer 

‘‘(a) There is a Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(b)(1) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense— 

‘‘(A) is the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense for the purposes of sections 3506(a)(2) and 3544(a)(3) of 

title 44; 

‘‘(B) has the responsibilities and duties specified in section 

11315 of title 40; 

‘‘(C) has the responsibilities specified for the Chief Information Officer in sections 2222, 2223(a), and 2224 of this title; and 

‘‘(D) exercises authority, direction, and control over the Information Assurance Directorate of the National Security Agency. 

‘‘(2) The Chief Information Officer shall perform such additional 

duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may 

prescribe. 

‘‘(c) The Chief Information Officer takes precedence in the Department of Defense with the officials serving in positions specified in 

section 131(b)(4) of this title. The officials serving in positions specified in section 131(b)(4) and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense take precedence among themselves in the order 

prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 

(2) PLACEMENT IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Section 131(b) of such title, as amended by subsection 

(a)(2), is further amended— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5, (6), (7), and (8) as 

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(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 

paragraph (5): 

‘‘(5) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.’’. 

(c) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.—Section 186 of title 10, United States 

Code, is repealed. 

(d) ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS.—Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); 

(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (2) and 

inserting a period; and 

(C) by striking paragraph (3); 

(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Defense Business Systems 

Management Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘investment review 

board established under subsection (g)’’; and 

(3) in subsection (g)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, not later than March 

15, 2012,’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘each’’ the first place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘the’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking ‘‘and the Defense 

Business Systems Management Committee, as required by 

section 186(c) of this title,’’. 

(e) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INVESTMENT REVIEW

BOARD AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS.—The investment 

review board and investment management process required by section 2222(g) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (d)(3), shall be established not later than March 15, 2015. 

(f) REDESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR

OPERATIONAL ENERGY PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO REFLECT MERGER

WITH DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INSTALLATIONS

AND ENVIRONMENT.—Paragraph (9) of section 138(b) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(9) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. The Assistant 

Secretary— 

‘‘(A) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics on matters relating to energy, installations, and environment; and 

‘‘(B) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and 

the Deputy Secretary of Defense regarding operational energy 

plans and programs.’’. 

(g) CLARIFICATION OF POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT.— 

(1) TRANSFER OF POLICY PROVISIONS FROM SECTION 138C.— 

Chapter 173 of such title is amended— 

(A) by adding at the end the following new section: 


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‘‘§ 2926. Operational energy activities’’; 

(B) by transferring paragraph (3) of section 138c(c) of 

such title to section 2926, as added by subparagraph (A), 

inserting such paragraph after the section heading, and redesignating such paragraph as subsection (a); 

(C) in subsection (a) (as so inserted and redesignated)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘ALTERNATIVE FUEL ACTIVITIES.—’’ 

before ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’; 

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) 

as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; and 

(iii) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 

‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’; 

(D) by transferring subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 

138c of such title to section 2926, as added by subparagraph (A), inserting those subsections after subsection (a) 

(as transferred and redesignated by subparagraph (B)), 

and redesignating those subsections as subsections (b), (c), 

and (d), respectively; 

(E) in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 2926 (as 

transferred and redesignated by subparagraphs (B) and 

(D)), by inserting ‘‘of Defense for Installations, Energy, and 

Environment’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ the first place it 

appears in each such subsection; 

(F) in subsection (b) of section 2926 (as transferred and 

redesignated by subparagraph (D)), by striking ‘‘provide 

guidance to, and consult with, the Secretary of Defense, the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military 

departments,’’ and inserting ‘‘make recommendations to the 

Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense and 

provide guidance to the Secretaries of the military departments’’; and 

(G) in subsection (c) of section 2926 (as transferred and 

redesignated by subparagraph (D)), by amending paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) to read as follows: 

‘‘(4) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the budget for 

a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 

title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 

on the proposed budgets for that fiscal year that were reviewed by 

the Assistant Secretary under paragraph (3). 

‘‘(5) For each proposed budget covered by a report under paragraph (4) for which the certification of the Assistant Secretary under 

paragraph (3) is that the budget is not adequate for implementation 

of the strategy, the report shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) A copy of the report set forth in paragraph (3). 

‘‘(B) A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes to 

take, together with any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate, to address the inadequacy of the 

proposed budget. 

‘‘(C) An appendix prepared by the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff describing— 

‘‘(i) the progress made by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in implementing the energy Key Performance 

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‘‘(ii) details regarding how operational energy is being 

addressed in defense planning, scenarios, support to strategic analysis, and resulting policy to improve combat capability. 

‘‘(D) An appendix prepared by the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifying that and 

describing how the acquisition system is addressing operational 

energy in the procurement process, including long-term 

sustainment considerations, and how programs are extending 

combat capability as a result of these considerations. 

‘‘(E) A separate statement of estimated expenditures and requested appropriations for that fiscal year for the activities of 

the Assistant Secretary in carrying out the duties of the Assistant Secretary. 

‘‘(F) Any additional comments that the Secretary considers 

appropriate regarding the inadequacy of the proposed budgets. 

‘‘(6) For each proposed budget covered by a report under paragraph (4) for which the certification of the Assistant Secretary under 

paragraph (3) is that the budget is adequate for implementation of 

the strategy, the report shall include the items set forth in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (5).’’. 

(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Sections 138c of 

such title is repealed. 

(h) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PRESCRIBED ASSISTANT

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE POSITIONS.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 

States Code, is further amended as follows: 

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS AND

MATERIEL READINESS.—Paragraph (7) of section 138(b) is 

amended— 

(A) in the first sentence, by inserting after ‘‘Readiness’’ 

the following: ‘‘, who shall be appointed from among persons with an extensive background in the sustainment of 

major weapons systems and combat support equipment’’; 

(B) by striking the second sentence; 

(C) by transferring to the end of that paragraph (as 

amended by subparagraph (B)) the text of subsection (b) of 

section 138a; 

(D) by transferring to the end of that paragraph (as 

amended by subparagraph (C)) the text of subsection (c) of 

section 138a; and 

(E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) in the 

text transferred by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph as 

subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. 

(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND

ENGINEERING.—Paragraph (8) of such section is amended— 

(A) by striking the second sentence and inserting the text 

of subsection (a) of section 138b; 

(B) by inserting after the text added by subparagraph (A) 

of this paragraph the following: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary, 

in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation, shall—’’; 

(C) by transferring paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

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graphs 2 ems from the left margin, and redesignating those 

paragraphs as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

(D) in subparagraph (A) (as so transferred and redesignated)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’ and all that 

follows through ‘‘Test and Evaluation, shall’’; and 

(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

and’’; and 

(E) in subparagraph (B) (as so transferred and redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’ and all that 

follows through ‘‘Test and Evaluation, shall’’. 

(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS.—Paragraph (10) of 

such section is amended— 

(A) by striking the second sentence and inserting the text 

of subsection (b) of section 138d; and 

(B) by inserting after the text added by subparagraph (A) 

of this paragraph the text of subsection (a) of such section 

and in that text as so inserted— 

(i) by striking ‘‘of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and 

Biological Defense Programs’’; and 

(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 

subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. 

(4) REPEAL OF SEPARATE SECTIONS.—Sections 138a, 138b, 

and 138d are repealed. 

(i) CODIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF THE DEPUTY

UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TITLE.— (1) CODIFICATION.—Effective on January 1, 2015, section 

137a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) The officials authorized under this section shall be the only 

Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Effective on the effective date specified in paragraph (1), section 906(a)(2) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 

123 Stat. 2426; 10 U.S.C. 137a note) is repealed. 

(j) CLARIFICATION OF ORDERS OF PRECEDENCE.— (1) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFI- CER.—Effective on the effective date specified in subsection 

(a)(1)— 

(A) section 131(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(i) by striking paragraph (5); and 

(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9) 

as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 

(B) section 142 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c). 

(2) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO OTHER POSITIONS.—Effective 

on the effective date specified in subsection (a)(1)— 

(A) section 133(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘and the Deputy Secretary of Defense’’ 

and inserting ‘‘, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and 

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(B) section 134(c) of such title is amended by inserting 

‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management 

and Information,’’ after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’; 

(C) section 137a(d) of such title is amended in the first 

sentence by striking all that follows after ‘‘the military departments,’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Under Secretaries of 

Defense.’’; and 

(D) section 138(d) of such title is amended by striking 

‘‘the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of 

Defense,’’. 

(k) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 

States Code, is further amended as follows: 

(1) In paragraph (8) of section 131(b) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2))— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as 

subparagraphs (B) through (I), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated 

by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following new 

subparagraph (A): 

‘‘(A) The two Deputy Directors within the Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation under 

section 139a(c) of this title.’’. 

(2) In section 132(b), by striking ‘‘is disabled or there is no 

Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office’’. 

(3) In section 137a(b), by striking ‘‘is absent or disabled’’ and 

inserting ‘‘dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the 

functions and duties of the office’’. 

(3) Effective on the effective date specified in subsection (a)(1), 

in section 2222— 

(A) by striking ‘‘the Deputy Chief Management Officer of 

the Department of Defense’’ each place it appears in subsections (c)(2)(E), (f)(1)(D), (f)(1)(E), (f)(2)(E), and (g)(1) and 

inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Business 

Management and Information’’; and 

(B) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief Management Officer’’ 

the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief Management Officer’’ 

the second, third, and forth places it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

(4) In section 2925(b), by striking ‘‘Operational Energy Plans 

and Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘Energy, Installations, and Environment’’. 

(l) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of title 

10, United States Code, is amended— 

(A) effective on the effective date specified in subsection 

(a)(1), by amending the item relating to section 132a to 

read as follows: 

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(B) by striking the items relating to sections 138a, 138b, 

138c, and 138d; and 

(C) by inserting after the item relating to section 141 the 

following new item: 

‘‘142. Chief Information Officer.’’. 

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such 

title is amended by striking the item relating to section 186. 

(3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of 

chapter 173 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 

following new item: 

‘‘2926. Operational energy activities.’’. 

(m) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE MATTERS.— (1) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL II.—Effective on the effective 

date specified in subsection (a)(1), section 5313 of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended by inserting above the item relating to 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics the following: 

‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and 

Information.’’. 

(2) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III.—Effective on the effective 

date specified in subsection (a)(1), section 5314 of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief Management 

Officer of the Department of Defense.’’. 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PRIOR REDUCTION IN NUM- BER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.—Section 5315 of 

such title is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense (14)’’. 

(n) REFERENCES.— (1) DCMO.—After February 1, 2017, any reference to the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense in 

any provision of law or in any rule, regulation, or other record, 

document, or paper of the United States shall be deemed to 

refer to the Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information. 

(2) ASDEIE.—Any reference to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs or to the 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment in any provision of law or in any rule, regulation, or 

other paper of the United States shall be deemed to refer to the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 

Environment. 

SEC. 902. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER AND 

RESERVE AFFAIRS. 

(a) SINGLE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER

AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.— 

(1) REDESIGNATION OF POSITION.—The position of Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs is hereby redesignated 

as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve 

Affairs. The individual serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may continue in office 

after that date without further appointment. 

(2) STATUTORY DUTIES.—Paragraph (2) of section 138(b) of 

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‘‘(2) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. In addition to any duties and powers prescribed under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs shall have as 

the principal duty of such Assistant Secretary the overall supervision of manpower and reserve affairs of the Department of Defense.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) CROSS REFERENCE IN SUBTITLE E.—Section 10201 of such 

title is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 10201. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 

Reserve Affairs 

‘‘As provided in section 138(b)(2) of this title, the official in the 

Department of Defense with responsibility for overall supervision of 

reserve affairs of the Department of Defense is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is amended by striking the 

item relating to section 10201 and inserting the following new 

item: 

‘‘10201. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.’’. 

SEC. 903. REQUIREMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS TO MODIFY 

THE NUMBER OF COMBATANT COMMANDS. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the feasibility, advisability, and recommendations, if any, for reducing or increasing the number or consolidating 

the common staff functions and infrastructure of the combatant 

commands by the end of fiscal year 2020. 

(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The assessment required by subsection 

(a) shall include the following: 

(1) An analysis of alternative versions of the Unified Command Plan for distribution and assignment of the following: 

(A) Command responsibility and authority. 

(B) Span of control. 

(C) Headquarters structure and organization. 

(D) Staff functions, capabilities, and capacities. 

(2) A detailed analysis of each alternative that reduces or increases the number or consolidates the common staff functions 

of the combatant commands in terms of assigned personnel, resources, and infrastructure, set forth separately by fiscal year, 

by the end of fiscal year 2020. 

(3) A description of the changes to the Unified Command 

Plan necessary to implement such reductions, increases, or consolidations. 

(4) An assessment of the feasibility, advisability, risks, and 

estimated costs associated with such reductions, increases, or 

consolidations. 

(5) An assessment of efficiencies, potential savings from such 

efficiencies, and operational risk, if any, that could be realized 

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(A) combining or otherwise sharing common staff or support functions between two or more combatant command 

headquarters; 

(B) establishing a new organization to manage the combined staff or support functions of two or more combatant 

command headquarters; or 

(C) any other efficiency initiatives or arrangements that 

the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(c) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES AND OUTSIDE EXPERTS.—In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 

Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may— 

(1) use and incorporate previous plans or studies of the Department of Defense; and 

(2) consult with and incorporate views of defense experts from 

outside the Department. 

(d) REPORT.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report containing the 

findings and recommendations of the assessment required by 

subsection (a). The report shall include the views of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclassified 

form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 904. OFFICE OF NET ASSESSMENT. 

(a) INDEPENDENT OFFICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall establish and maintain an independent organization within 

the Department of Defense to develop and coordinate net assessments of the standing, trends, and future prospects of the military 

capabilities and potential of the United States in comparison with 

the military capabilities and potential of other countries or groups 

of countries, so as to identify emerging or future threats or opportunities for the United States. 

(b) DIRECT REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The head 

of the office established and maintained pursuant to subsection (a) 

shall report directly to the Secretary of Defense without intervening 

authority and may communicate views on matters within the responsibility of the office directly to the Secretary without obtaining 

the approval or concurrence of any other official within the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 905. PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 

plan for implementing a periodic review and analysis of the Department of Defense personnel requirements for management headquarters. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

shall include the following for each covered organization: 

(1) A description of how current management headquarters 

are sized and structured to execute Department of Defense assigned mission requirements, including a list of the reference 

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ments of the management headquarters and how the management headquarters are sized and structured. 

(2) A description of the critical capabilities and skillsets required by management headquarters to execute Department of 

Defense strategic guidance in order to fulfill mission objectives. 

(3) An identification and analysis of the factors that directly 

or indirectly influence or contribute to the expense of Department of Defense management headquarters. 

(4) An assessment of the effectiveness of current systems in 

use to track how military, civilian, and contract personnel are 

identified, managed, and tracked at the management headquarters. 

(5) A description of the proposed timeline, required resources 

necessary, and Department of Defense documents, instructions, 

and regulations that need to be updated in order to implement 

a permanent periodic review and analysis of Department of Defense personnel requirements for management headquarters. 

(c) COVERED ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘covered organization’’ includes each of the following: 

(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

(2) The Joint Staff. 

(3) The Defense Agencies. 

(4) The Department of Defense field activities. 

(5) The headquarters of the combatant commands. 

(6) Headquarters, Department of the Army, including the Secretary of the Army, the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, 

and the Army Staff. 

(7) The major command headquarters of the Army. 

(8) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the 

Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, United 

States Marine Corps. 

(9) The major command headquarters of the Navy and the 

Marine Corps. 

(10) Headquarters, Department of the Air Force, including 

the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Office of the Air 

Force Chief of Staff, and the Air Staff. 

(11) The major command headquarters of the Air Force. 

(12) The National Guard Bureau. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan required by subsection (a). 

(e) AMENDMENTS.—Section 904(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, consolidations,’’ after 

‘‘through changes’’; 

(3) in subparagraph (C)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘, consolidations,’’ after ‘‘through 

changes’’; and 

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(4) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, including the risks of, 

and capabilities gained or lost by implementing, such modifications’’ before the period; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(F) A description of how the plan supports or affects current Department of Defense strategic guidance, policy, and 

mission requirements, including the quadrennial defense 

review, the Unified Command Plan, and the strategic 

choices and management review. 

‘‘(G) A description of the associated costs specifically addressed by the savings.’’. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

SEC. 911. MODIFICATIONS OF BIENNIAL STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLAN 

RELATING TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT, FUNCTIONAL, AND 

TECHNICAL WORKFORCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) SENIOR MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE.—Subsection (c) of section 

115b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new 

paragraph (1): 

‘‘(1) Each strategic workforce plan under subsection (a) shall— 

‘‘(A) specifically address the shaping and improvement of the 

senior management workforce of the Department of Defense; 

and 

‘‘(B) include an assessment of the senior functional and technical workforce of the Department of Defense within the appropriate functional community.’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such senior management, 

functional, and technical workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘such senior 

management workforce and such senior functional and technical workforce’’. 

(b) HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(1)’’ in subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)(1) or 

(h)(2)’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) 

and (h), respectively; and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): 

‘‘(f) HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS.—(1) Each strategic workforce 

plan under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the workforce of the Department of Defense comprising highly qualified experts appointed pursuant to section 9903 of title 5 (in this subsection referred to as the ‘HQE workforce’). 

‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), each plan shall include, with 

respect to the HQE workforce— 

‘‘(A) an assessment of the critical skills and competencies of 

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‘‘(B) specific strategies for attracting, compensating, and motivating the HQE workforce of the Department, including the program objectives of the Department to be achieved through such 

strategies and the funding needed to implement such strategies; 

‘‘(C) any incentives necessary to attract or retain HQE personnel; 

‘‘(D) any changes that may be necessary in resources or in the 

rates or methods of pay needed to ensure the Department has 

full access to appropriately qualified personnel; and 

‘‘(E) any legislative actions that may be necessary to achieve 

HQE workforce goals.’’. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (h) of such section (as redesignated 

by subsection (b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘senior management workforce of the Department of Defense’ includes the following categories of Department 

of Defense civilian personnel: 

‘‘(A) Appointees in the Senior Executive Service under section 3131 of title 5. 

‘‘(B) Persons serving in the Defense Intelligence Senior 

Executive Service under section 1606 of this title. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘senior functional and technical workforce of the 

Department of Defense’ includes the following categories of Department of Defense civilian personnel: 

‘‘(A) Persons serving in positions described in section 

5376(a) of title 5. 

‘‘(B) Scientists and engineers appointed pursuant to section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), as 

amended by section 1114 of the Floyd D. Spence National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 

into law by Public Law 106–398 (114 Stat. 1654A–315)). 

‘‘(C) Scientists and engineers appointed pursuant to section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note). 

‘‘(D) Persons serving in Intelligence Senior Level positions 

under section 1607 of this title. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘acquisition workforce’ includes individuals designated under section 1721 of this title as filling acquisition positions.’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of subsection (c) of 

such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SENIOR MANAGEMENT

WORKFORCE; SENIOR FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE.—’’. 

(e) FORMATTING OF ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsections (d)(1) and 

(e)(1) of such section are each amended by striking ‘‘include a separate chapter to’’. 

SEC. 912. REPEAL OF EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON INVENTORY. 

Section 803(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2402), as amended by 

section 951(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

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SEC. 913. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REIMBURSEMENT OF 

COSTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 

Section 941(b)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 184 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2019’’. 

SEC. 914. PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH GOVERNMENT LODGING 

PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5911 

of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may, for the 

period of time described in subsection (b), establish and carry out 

a Government lodging program to provide Government or commercial lodging for employees of the Department of Defense or members 

of the uniformed services under the Secretary’s jurisdiction performing duty on official travel, and may require such travelers to 

occupy adequate quarters on a rental basis when available. 

(b) PROGRAM DURATION.—The authority to establish and execute 

a Government lodging program under this section expires on December 31, 2019. 

(c) LIMITATION.—A Government lodging program developed under 

the authority in subsection (a), and a requirement under subsection 

(a) with respect to an employee of the Department of Defense, may 

not be construed to be subject to a duty to negotiate under chapter 

71 of title 5, United States Code. 

(d) REPORTS.— (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 

exercise of authority provided by subsection (a). The report shall 

include a detailed description of the facets of the Government 

lodging program, a description of how the program will increase travel efficiencies within the Department, a description of 

how the program will increase the safety of authorized travelers 

of the Department of Defense, and an estimate of the savings expected to be achieved by the program. 

(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each year, the Secretary shall include 

with the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary in 

support of the budget submitted by the President under section 

1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a report that provides 

actual savings achieved (or costs incurred) under the Government lodging program to date and a description of estimated 

savings for the fiscal year budget being submitted, any changes 

to program rules made since the prior report, and an overall assessment to date of the program’s effectiveness in increasing efficiency of travel and safety of Department employees. 

(3) FINAL REPORT.—With the budget materials submitted to 

Congress by the Secretary in support of the budget submitted by 

the President for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall include 

a final report providing the Secretary’s overall assessment of the 

effectiveness of the Government lodging program established 

under subsection (a), including a statement of savings achieved 

(or costs incurred) as of that date, and a recommendation for 

whether the program shall be made permanent. The Secretary 

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make a recommendation on whether the program should be expanded and made permanent with respect to those other Federal agencies. 

(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 

Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 915. SINGLE STANDARD MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR 

PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILES OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5704(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended in the last sentence by striking all that follows 

‘‘the rate per mile’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be the single standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service.’’. 

(b) REGULATIONS AND REPORTS.— 

(1) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPLANES

AND MOTORCYCLES.—Paragraph (1)(A) of section 5707(b) of title 

5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(1)(A) The Administrator of General Services shall conduct 

periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation of 

privately owned airplanes and privately owned motorcycles by 

employees while engaged on official business, and shall report 

the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a 

year.’’. 

(2) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILES.—Clause (i) of section 5707(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(i) shall provide that the mileage reimbursement rate for 

privately owned automobiles, as provided in section 

5704(a)(1), is the single standard mileage rate established 

by the Internal Revenue Service referred to in that section, 

and’’. 

SEC. 916. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF AGENCY AND DIRECTOR.—Subsection (a) of 

section 1501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 

follows: 

‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSING PERSONS.—(1)(A) The Secretary 

of Defense shall designate a single organization within the Department of Defense to have responsibility for Department matters relating to missing persons, including accounting for missing persons 

and persons whose remains have not been recovered from the conflict in which they were lost. 

‘‘(B) The organization designated under this paragraph shall be 

a Defense Agency or other entity of the Department of Defense outside the military departments and is referred to in this chapter as 

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‘‘(C) The head of the organization designated under this paragraph is referred to in this chapter as the ‘designated Agency Director’. 

‘‘(2) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the responsibilities of the designated Agency Director shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) Policy, control, and oversight within the Department of 

Defense of the entire process for investigation and recovery related to missing persons, including matters related to search, 

rescue, escape, and evasion. 

‘‘(B) Policy, control, and oversight of the program established 

under section 1509 of this title. 

‘‘(C) Responsibility for accounting for missing persons, including locating, recovering, and identifying missing persons or 

their remains after hostilities have ceased. 

‘‘(D) Coordination for the Department of Defense with other 

departments and agencies of the United States on all matters 

concerning missing persons. 

‘‘(E) Dissemination of appropriate information on the status 

of missing persons to authorized family members. 

‘‘(F) Establishment of a means for communication between officials of the designated Defense Agency and family members of 

missing persons, veterans service organizations, concerned citizens, and the public on the Department’s efforts to account for 

missing persons, including a readily available means for communication of their views and recommendations to the designated Agency Director. 

‘‘(3) In carrying out the responsibilities established under this 

subsection, the designated Agency Director shall be responsible for 

the coordination for such purposes within the Department of Defense among the military departments, the Joint Staff, and the commanders of the combatant commands. 

‘‘(4) The designated Agency Director shall establish policies, which 

shall apply uniformly throughout the Department of Defense, for 

personnel recovery (including search, rescue, escape, and evasion) 

and for personnel accounting (including locating, recovering, and 

identifying missing persons or their remains after hostilities have 

ceased). 

‘‘(5) The designated Agency Director shall establish procedures to 

be followed by Department of Defense boards of inquiry, and by officials reviewing the reports of such boards, under this chapter.’’. 

(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT.—Chapter 76 of such title is amended by inserting after section 1501 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1501a. Public-private partnerships; other forms of support 

‘‘(a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary of Defense 

may enter into arrangements known as public-private partnerships 

with appropriate entities outside the Government for the purposes of 

facilitating the activities of the designated Defense Agency. The Secretary may only partner with foreign governments or foreign entities 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. Any such arrangement shall be entered into in accordance with authorities provided 

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Secretary. Regulations prescribed under subsection (e)(1) shall include provisions for the establishment and implementation of such 

partnerships. 

‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY PERSONAL SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense may accept voluntary services to facilitate accounting for missing persons in the same manner as the Secretary of a 

military department may accept such services under section 

1588(a)(9) of this title. 

‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND GRANTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into a 

cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, a private entity 

for purposes related to support of the activities of the designated 

Defense Agency. 

‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.— 

Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this title, the Secretary may 

enter such cooperative agreements or grants on a sole-source 

basis pursuant to section 2304(c)(5) of this title. 

‘‘(d) USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 

The Secretary may allow a private entity to use, at no cost, personal 

property of the Department of Defense to assist the entity in supporting the activities of the designated Defense Agency. 

‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 

regulations to implement this section. 

‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Such regulations shall provide that acceptance of a gift (including a gift of services) or use of a gift under 

this section may not occur if the nature or circumstances of the 

acceptance or use would compromise the integrity, or the appearance of integrity, of any program of the Department of Defense or any individual involved in such program. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The term ‘cooperative agreement’ means an authorized cooperative agreement as described 

in section 6305 of title 31. 

‘‘(2) GRANT.—The term ‘grant’ means an authorized grant as 

described in section 6304 of title 31.’’. 

(c) SECTION 1505 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1505(c) of 

such title is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the office established under 

section 1501 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘the designated Agency 

Director’’; and 

(2) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘head of the office 

established under section 1501 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘designated Agency Director’’. 

(d) SECTION 1509 AMENDMENTS.—Section 1509 of such title is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PROCESS’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘POW/MIA accounting 

community’’ and inserting ‘‘through the designated Agency 

Director’’; 

(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 

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‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall assign or detail to the designated Defense Agency on a full-time basis a senior medical examiner from 

the personnel of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. The 

primary duties of the medical examiner so assigned or detailed 

shall include the identification of remains in support of the function 

of the designated Agency Director to account for unaccounted for 

persons covered by subsection (a). 

‘‘(B) In carrying out functions under this chapter, the medical examiner so assigned or detailed shall report to the designated Agency 

Director. 

‘‘(C) The medical examiner so assigned or detailed shall— 

‘‘(i) exercise scientific identification authority; 

‘‘(ii) establish identification and laboratory policy consistent 

with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System; and 

‘‘(iii) advise the designated Agency Director on forensic 

science disciplines. 

‘‘(D) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as affecting the 

authority of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner under section 1471 

of this title.’’; 

(2) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘; CENTRALIZED DATABASE’’ after ‘‘FILES’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a single centralized database and case management system containing 

information on all missing persons for whom a file has been established under this subsection. The database and case management 

system shall be accessible to all elements of the Department of Defense involved in the search, recovery, identification, and communications phases of the program established by this section.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (f)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘establishing and’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense shall coordinate’’ and inserting ‘‘designated Agency Director shall 

ensure coordination’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘staff’’ after ‘‘National Security Council’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘POW/MIA accounting community’’; 

and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) In carrying out the program, the designated Agency Director 

shall coordinate all external communications and events associated 

with the program.’’. 

(e) REPORT ON POW/MIA POLICIES.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

House of Representatives a report on policies and proposals for 

providing access to information and documents to the next of 

kin of missing service personnel, including under chapter 76 of 

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(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 

(1) shall include the following elements: 

(A) A description of information and documents to be 

provided to the next of kin, including the status of recovery 

efforts and service records. 

(B) A description of the Department’s plans, if any, to review the classification status of records related to past covered conflicts and missing service personnel. 

(C) An assessment of whether it is feasible and advisable 

to develop a public interface for any database of missing 

personnel being developed. 

(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 1509 of such 

title is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 1509. Program to resolve missing person cases’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 76 of such title is amended— 

(A) by inserting after the item relating to section 1501 the 

following new item: 

‘‘1501a. Public-private partnerships; other forms of support.’’; and 

(B) by striking the item relating to section 1509 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘1509. Program to resolve missing person cases.’’. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Administration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval reactors. 

Sec. 1003. Reporting of balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at 

the end of each fiscal year. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 

Sec. 1012. Extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense to provide support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agencies. 

Sec. 1013. Availability of funds for additional support for counterdrug activities of 

certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 1014. Extension and modification of authority for joint task forces supporting 

law enforcement agencies conducting activities to counter transnational 

organized crime to support law enforcement agencies conducting 

counter-terrorism activities. 

Sec. 1015. Sense of Congress regarding security in the Western Hemisphere. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Sec. 1021. Definition of combatant and support vessel for purposes of the annual 

plan and certification relating to budgeting for construction of naval 

vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Sec. 1023. Limitation on use of funds for inactivation of U.S.S. George Washington. 

Sec. 1024. Sense of Congress recognizing the anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. 

Thresher. 

Sec. 1025. Pilot program for sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships on extended deployments. 


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Sec. 1026. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class 

cruisers or dock landing ships. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism. 

Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 

States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals 

detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1041. Modification of Department of Defense authority for humanitarian 

demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance 

programs. 

Sec. 1042. Airlift service. 

Sec. 1043. Authority to accept certain voluntary legal support services. 

Sec. 1044. Expansion of authority for Secretary of Defense to use the Department of 

Defense reimbursement rate for transportation services provided to certain non-Department of Defense entities. 

Sec. 1045. Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet contractors. 

Sec. 1046. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau among leadership of the 

Department of Defense provided physical protection and personal security. 

Sec. 1047. Inclusion of regional organizations in authority for assignment of civilian 

employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to foreign ministries 

of defense. 

Sec. 1048. Report and limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign internal defense program. 

Sec. 1049. Modifications to OH–58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1051. Protection of top-tier defense-critical infrastructure from electromagnetic 

pulse. 

Sec. 1052. Response of the Department of Defense to compromises of classified information. 

Sec. 1053. Study on joint analytic capability of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1054. Business case analysis of the creation of an active duty association for the 

168th Air Refueling Wing. 

Sec. 1055. Reports on recommendations of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force. 

Sec. 1056. Report on protection of military installations. 

Sec. 1057. Comptroller General briefing and report on Army and Army National 

Guard force structure changes. 

Sec. 1058. Improving analytic support to systems acquisition and allocation of acquisition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. 

Sec. 1059. Review of United States military strategy and the force posture of allies 

and partners in the United States Pacific Command area of responsibility. 

Sec. 1060. Repeal of certain reporting requirements relating to the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 1061. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States annual reviews and report on pilot program on commercial fee-for-service 

air refueling support for the Air Force. 

Sec. 1062. Report on additional matters in connection with report on the force structure of the United States Army. 

Sec. 1063. Certification for realignment of forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1071. Technical and clerical amendments. 

Sec. 1072. Reform of quadrennial defense review. 

Sec. 1073. Biennial surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees on workplace and gender relations matters. 

Sec. 1074. Revision to statute of limitations for aviation insurance claims. 

Sec. 1075. Pilot program for the Human Terrain System. 


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Sec. 1076. Clarification of policies on management of special use airspace of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1077. Department of Defense policies on community involvement in Department 

community outreach events. 

Sec. 1078. Notification of foreign threats to information technology systems impacting national security. 

Sec. 1079. Pilot program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans. 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the 

Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 

2015 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or 

any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 

total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 

under the authority of this section may not exceed 

$4,500,000,000. 

(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military 

personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 

(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to 

transfer authorizations— 

(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that have 

a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and 

(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has 

been denied authorization by Congress. 

(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made from 

one account to another under the authority of this section shall be 

deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which 

the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 

(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify 

Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO SUSTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION AND NAVAL REACTORS. 

(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—If the amount authorized to be appropriated for the weapons activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration under section 3101 or otherwise made available 

for fiscal year 2015 is less than $8,700,000,000 (the amount projected to be required for such activities in fiscal year 2015 as specified in the report under section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

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ized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 

2015 pursuant to this Act, to the Secretary of Energy an amount, 

not to exceed $150,000,000, to be available only for naval reactors 

or weapons activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a transfer under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify Congress 

of the transfer, and shall include in such notice the Department of 

Defense account or accounts from which funds are transferred. 

(c) TRANSFER MECHANISM.—Any funds transferred under this section shall be transferred in accordance with established procedures 

for reprogramming under section 1001 or successor provisions of 

law. 

(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority provided under subsection (a) is in addition to any other transfer authority provided under this Act. 

SEC. 1003. REPORTING OF BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL 

YEAR. 

Not later March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly 

available on the Internet website of the Department of Defense, the 

following information: 

(1) The total dollar amount, by account, of all balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which such information is submitted. 

(2) The total dollar amount, by account, of all unobligated 

balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at the 

end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which 

such information is submitted. 

(3) The total dollar amount, by account, of any balances (both 

obligated and unobligated) that have been carried forward by 

the Department of Defense for five years or more as of the end 

of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which such 

information is submitted. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNIFIED 

COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN 

COLOMBIA. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108– 

375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1011 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 126 Stat. 843), is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’; 

and 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 15 

days before providing assistance under section 1021 of the Ronald 

W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 

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2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notice setting forth the assistance to be provided, 

including the types of such assistance, the budget for such assistance, and the anticipated completion date and duration of the provision of such assistance. 

SEC. 1012. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 

COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 

AGENCIES. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1004 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101– 

510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

(b) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE ACTIVITIES TO

COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘or activities to counter transnational organized crime’’ after ‘‘counter-drug activities’’ each place it appears; 

(2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or responsibilities for 

countering transnational organized crime’’ after ‘‘counter-drug 

responsibilities’’; and 

(3) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘or counter-transnational 

organized crime’’ after ‘‘Counter-drug’’. 

(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON FACILITIES PROJECTS.—Subsection 

(h)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’. 

(d) DEFINITION OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(j) DEFINITION OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—In this 

section, the term ‘transnational organized crime’ means self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate transnationally for 

the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary, or commercial 

gains, wholly or in part by illegal means, while protecting their activities through a pattern of corruption or violence or through a 

transnational organization structure and the exploitation of 

transnational commerce or communication mechanisms.’’. 

(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1004. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 

AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.’’. 

SEC. 1013. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR 

COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 

Subsection (e) of section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), 

as most recently amended by section 1013(b) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 844), is amended to read as follows: 

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counter-drug activities, an amount not to exceed $125,000,000 shall 

be available in such fiscal year for the provision of support under 

this section.’’. 

SEC. 1014. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT 

TASK FORCES SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER 

TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME TO SUPPORT LAW 

ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1022 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 371 note) 

is amended by inserting ‘‘or counter-transnational organized crime 

activities’’ after ‘‘counter-terrorism activities’’. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

(2) by inserting ‘‘for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities that are’’ after ‘‘funds’’; and 

(3) by inserting ‘‘or counter-transnational organized crime’’ 

after ‘‘counter-terrorism’’. 

(c) REPORTS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘after 2008’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the congressional defense committees’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘, counter-transnational organized 

crime,’’ after ‘‘counter-drug’’ the first place it appears; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘counterterrorism support’’ and inserting 

‘‘counter-terrorism or counter-transnational organized 

crime support’’; 

(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and a description of the objectives of such support’’; 

and 

(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘conducting counter-drug operations’’ and inserting ‘‘exercising the authority under subsection (a)’’. 

(d) CONDITIONS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or countertransnational organized crime’’ after ‘‘counter-terrorism’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the congressional defense committees’’; and 

(B) by inserting before the period at the end of the second 

sentence the following: ‘‘, together with a description of the 

vital national security interests associated with the support 

covered by such waiver’’; and 

(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 

(e) SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.— 

Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—(1) In this section, the term ‘transnational organized crime’ has the meaning given such term in section 1004(j) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 

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‘‘(2) For purposes of applying the definition of transnational organized crime under paragraph (1) to this section, the term ‘illegal 

means’, as it appears in such definition, includes the trafficking of 

money, human trafficking, illicit financial flows, illegal trade in 

natural resources and wildlife, trade in illegal drugs and weapons, 

and other forms of illegal means determined by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 

SEC. 1015. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SECURITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The stability and security of the Western Hemisphere has 

a direct impact on the security interests of the United States. 

(2) Over the past decade, there has been a marked increase 

in violence and instability in the region as a result of weak governance and increasingly capable transnational criminal organizations. These criminal organizations operate global, multibillion dollar networks that traffic narcotics, humans, weapons, 

and bulk cash. 

(3) Conflict between the various transnational criminal organizations for smuggling routes and territory has resulted in skyrocketing violence. According to the United Nations Office on 

Drugs and Crime, Honduras has the highest murder rate in the 

world with 90 murders per 100,000 people. 

(4) United States Northern Command and United States 

Southern Command are the lead combatant commands for Department of Defense efforts to combat illicit trafficking in the 

Western Hemisphere. 

(5) To combat these destabilizing threats, through a variety of 

authorities, the Department of Defense advises, trains, educates, 

and equips vetted troops in the region to enhance their military 

and police forces, with an emphasis on human rights and the 

rule of law. 

(6) As a result of decades of instability and violence, tens of 

thousands of unaccompanied alien children and their families 

have fled to the border between the United States and Mexico. 

In fiscal year 2014, approximately 66,000 such children were 

apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Department of Defense should continue its efforts to 

combat transnational criminal organizations in the Western 

Hemisphere; 

(2) the Department of Defense should increase its maritime, 

aerial and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities in the region to more effectively support efforts to reduce 

illicit trafficking into the United States; and 

(3) enhancing the capacity of partner nations in the region to 

combat the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations should be a cornerstone of the Department of Defense’s 

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Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

SEC. 1021. DEFINITION OF COMBATANT AND SUPPORT VESSEL FOR 

PURPOSES OF THE ANNUAL PLAN AND CERTIFICATION 

RELATING TO BUDGETING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NAVAL 

VESSELS. 

Section 231(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) The term ‘combatant and support vessel’ means any commissioned ship built or armed for naval combat or any naval 

ship designed to provide support to combatant ships and other 

naval operations. Such term does not include patrol coastal 

ships, non-commissioned combatant craft specifically designed 

for combat roles, or ships that are designated for potential mobilization.’’. 

SEC. 1022. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting after section 2218 the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 2218a. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of the 

United States a fund to be known as the ‘National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund’. 

‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

administer the Fund consistent with the provisions of this section. 

‘‘(c) FUND PURPOSES.—(1) Funds in the Fund shall be available 

for obligation and expenditure only for construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national seabased deterrence vessels. 

‘‘(2) Funds in the Fund may not be used for a purpose or program 

unless the purpose or program is authorized by law. 

‘‘(d) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited in the Fund all funds 

appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national sea-based deterrence vessels. 

‘‘(e) EXPIRATION OF FUNDS AFTER 5 YEARS.—No part of an appropriation that is deposited in the Fund pursuant to subsection (d) 

shall remain available for obligation more than five years after the 

end of fiscal year for which appropriated except to the extent specifically provided by law. 

‘‘(f) BUDGET REQUESTS.—Budget requests submitted to Congress 

for the Fund shall separately identify the amount requested for programs, projects, and activities for construction (including design of 

vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national sea-based 

deterrence vessels. 

‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘Fund’ means the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund established by subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) The term ‘national sea-based deterrence vessel’ means 

any vessel owned, operated, or controlled by the Department of 

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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 of such title is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section 2218 the following new item: 

‘‘2218a. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.’’. 

(b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), and to the extent 

provided in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may 

transfer to the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund established 

by section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 

subsection (a)(1), amounts not to exceed $3,500,000,000 from 

unobligated funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

2014, 2015, or 2016 for the Navy for the Ohio Replacement Program. The transfer authority provided under this paragraph is 

in addition to any other transfer authority provided to the Secretary of Defense by law. 

(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds transferred to the National SeaBased Deterrence Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain 

available for the same period for which the transferred funds 

were originally appropriated. 

SEC. 1023. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INACTIVATION OF 

U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 

No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Navy may be obligated 

or expended to conduct tasks connected to the inactivation of the 

U.S.S. George Washington (CVN–73) unless such tasks are identical 

to tasks that would be necessary to conduct a refueling and complex 

overhaul of the vessel. 

SEC. 1024. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE ANNIVERSARY OF 

THE SINKING OF U.S.S. THRESHER. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) U.S.S. Thresher was first launched at Portsmouth Naval 

Shipyard on July 9, 1960. 

(2) U.S.S. Thresher departed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 

her final voyage on April 9, 1963, with a crew of 16 officers, 96 

sailors, and 17 civilians. 

(3) The mix of that crew reflects the unity of the naval submarine service, military and civilian, in the protection of the 

United States. 

(4) At approximately 7:47 a.m. on April 10, 1963, while in 

communication with the surface ship U.S.S. Skylark, and approximately 220 miles off the coast of New England, U.S.S. 

Thresher began her final descent. 

(5) U.S.S. Thresher was declared lost with all hands on April 

10, 1963. 

(6) In response to the loss of U.S.S. Thresher, the United 

States Navy instituted new regulations to ensure the health of 

the submariners and the safety of the submarines of the United 

States. 

(7) Those regulations led to the establishment of the Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance program (SUBSAFE), 

now one of the most comprehensive military safety programs in 

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(8) SUBSAFE has kept the submariners of the United States 

safe at sea ever since as the strongest, safest submarine force in 

history. 

(9) Since the establishment of SUBSAFE, no SUBSAFE-certified submarine has been lost at sea, which is a legacy owed 

to the brave individuals who perished aboard U.S.S. Thresher. 

(10) From the loss of U.S.S. Thresher, there arose in the institutions of higher education in the United States the ocean engineering curricula that enables the preeminence of the United 

States in submarine warfare. 

(11) The crew of U.S.S. Thresher demonstrated the ‘‘last full 

measure of devotion’’ in service to the United States, and this 

devotion characterizes the sacrifices of all submariners, past 

and present. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

(1) recognizes the 51st anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. 

Thresher; 

(2) remembers with profound sorrow the loss of U.S.S. 

Thresher and her gallant crew of sailors and civilians on April 

10, 1963; and 

(3) expresses its deepest gratitude to all submariners on ‘‘eternal patrol’’, who are forever bound together by dedicated and 

honorable service to the United States of America. 

SEC. 1025. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINMENT OF LITTORAL COMBAT 

SHIPS ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 7310 

of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may establish a pilot program for the sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships 

when operating on extended deployment as follows: 

(1) The pilot program shall be limited to no more than three 

Littoral Combat Ships at any one time operating in extended 

deployment status. 

(2) Sustainment authorized under the pilot program is limited to corrective and preventive maintenance or repair (whether 

intermediate- or depot-level) and facilities maintenance. Such 

maintenance or repair may be performed— 

(A) in a foreign shipyard; 

(B) at a facility outside of a foreign shipyard; or 

(C) at any other facility convenient to the vessel. 

(3) Such maintenance or repair may be performed on a vessel 

as described in paragraph (2) only if the work is performed by 

United States Government personnel or United States contractor personnel. 

(4) Facilities maintenance may be performed by a foreign contractor on a vessel as described in paragraph (2). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the pilot program authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include each 

of the following: 

(1) Lessons learned from the pilot program regarding 

sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships while operating on extended deployments, including the extent to which shipboard 

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(2) A comprehensive sustainment strategy, including maintenance requirements, concepts, and costs, intended to support 

Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deployments. 

(3) Observations and recommendations regarding limited exceptions to existing authorities required to support Littoral 

Combat Ships operating on extended deployments. 

(4) The effect of the pilot program on material readiness and 

operational availability. 

(5) Whether overseas maintenance periodicities undertaken 

during the pilot program were accomplished in the scheduled or 

allotted timeframes throughout the pilot program. 

(6) The total cost to sustain the three Littoral Combat Ships 

selected for the pilot program during the program, including all 

costs for Federal and contractor employees performing corrective 

and preventive maintenance, and all facilitization costs, both 

ashore and shipboard. 

(7) A detailed comparison of costs, including the cost of labor, 

between maintenance support provided in the United States 

and any savings achieved by performing facilities maintenance 

in foreign shipyards. 

(8) A description of the permanent facilities required to support Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deployment 

at overseas locations. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘corrective and preventive maintenance or repair’’ means— 

(A) maintenance or repair actions performed as a result 

of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to acceptable performance levels; or 

(B) scheduled maintenance or repair actions intended to 

prevent or discover functional failures, including scheduled 

periodic maintenance requirements and integrated class 

maintenance plan tasks that are time-directed maintenance 

actions. 

(2) The term ‘‘facilities maintenance’’ means— 

(A) preservation or corrosion control efforts, including 

surface preparation and preservation of the structural facility to minimize effects of corrosion; or 

(B) cleaning services, including— 

(i) light surface cleaning of ship structures and compartments; and 

(ii) deep cleaning of bilges to remove dirt, oily waste, 

and other foreign matter. 

(d) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a pilot program 

under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2016. 

SEC. 1026. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR INACTIVATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 

(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense by this Act 

or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

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prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser or 

dock landing ship. 

(2) USE OF SMOSF FUNDS.—As provided by section 8107 of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76), 

funds in the Ship, Modernization, Operations, and Sustainment 

Fund may be used only for 11 Ticonderoga-class cruisers (CG 

63 through CG 73) and 3 dock landing ships (LSD 41, LSD 42, 

and LSD 46). 

(b) MODERNIZATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS AND DOCK

LANDING SHIPS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall begin the upgrade 

of two cruisers specified in (a)(2) during fiscal year 2015, including— 

(1) hull, mechanical, and electrical upgrades; and 

(2) combat systems modernizations. 

(c) REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON MODERNIZATION.— 

(1) REQUIREMENTS.—During the period of modernization 

under subsection (b) of the vessels specified in subsection (a)(2), 

the Secretary of the Navy shall— 

(A) continue to maintain the vessels in a manner that 

will ensure the ability of the vessels to reenter the operational fleet; 

(B) conduct planning activities to ensure scheduled and 

deferred maintenance and modernization work items are 

identified and included in maintenance availability work 

packages; and 

(C) conduct hull, mechanical, and electrical and combat 

system modernization necessary to achieve a service life of 

40 years. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.—During the period of modernization under 

subsection (b) of the vessels specified in subsection (a)(2), the 

Secretary may not— 

(A) permit removal or cannibalization of equipment or 

systems to support operational vessels, other than— 

(i) rotatable pool equipment; and 

(ii) equipment or systems necessary to support urgent 

operational requirements (but only with the approval of 

the Secretary of Defense); or 

(B) make any irreversible modifications that will prohibit 

the vessel from reentering the operational fleet. 

(d) REPORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105 of title 

31, United States, for each fiscal year during which activities 

under the modernization of vessels will be carried out under 

this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written report on the status of 

the modernization of vessels under this section. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall include the following: 

(A) The status of modernization efforts, including availability schedules, equipment procurement schedules, and 

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(B) The readiness and operational and manning status of 

each vessel to be undergoing modernization under this section during the fiscal year covered by such report. 

(C) The current material condition assessment for each 

such vessel. 

(D) A list of rotatable pool equipment that is identified 

across the whole class of cruisers to support operations on 

a continuing basis. 

(E) A list of equipment, other than rotatable pool equipment and components incidental to performing maintenance, removed from each such vessel, including a justification for the removal, the disposition of the equipment, and 

plan for restoration of the equipment. 

(F) A detailed plan for obligations and expenditures by 

vessel for the fiscal year beginning during the calendar 

year during which the report is submitted, and projections 

of obligations by vessel by fiscal year for the remaining 

time a vessel is projected to be in the modernization program. 

(G) A statement of the funding required for that fiscal 

year to ensure the Ship, Modernization, Operations, and 

Sustainment Fund account has adequate resources to execute the plan under subparagraph (F) for that fiscal year 

and the following fiscal year. 

(3) NOTICE ON VARIANCE FROM PLAN.—Not later than 30 days 

before executing any material deviation from a plan described 

in paragraph (2)(F) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall notify 

the congressional defense committees in writing of such deviation from the plan. 

(e) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LIMITATION.—Section 1023 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 846) is repealed. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE REWARDS FOR COMBATING TERRORISM. 

Section 127b(c)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2015’’. 

SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 

STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 850) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 

SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE TRANSFER 

OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED 

STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

Section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 851) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 


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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 

Limitations 

SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY 

FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE AND STOCKPILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

(a) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT INSUFFICIENT FUNDING IN

ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (d)(3) of section 407 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or insufficient funding’’ after ‘‘such activities’’. 

(b) DEFINITION OF STOCKPILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘and includes’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems. Such term includes’’; and 

(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, 

small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems’’. 

SEC. 1042. AIRLIFT SERVICE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 9516. Airlift service 

‘‘(a) INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION.—(1) Except as provided in 

subsection (d) of this section, the transportation of passengers or 

property by CRAF-eligible aircraft in interstate air transportation 

obtained by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 

department through a contract for airlift service in the United 

States may be provided only by an air carrier that— 

‘‘(A) has aircraft in the civil reserve air fleet or offers to place 

the aircraft in that fleet; and 

‘‘(B) holds a certificate issued under section 41102 of title 49. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Transportation shall act as expeditiously as 

possible on an application for a certificate under section 41102 of 

title 49 to provide airlift service. 

‘‘(b) TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN LOCATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the transportation of passengers or property by CRAF-eligible aircraft between a place in the United States and a place outside the United 

States obtained by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 

military department through a contract for airlift service shall be 

provided by an air carrier referred to in subsection (a). 

‘‘(c) TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN FOREIGN LOCATIONS.—The transportation of passengers or property by CRAF-eligible aircraft between two places outside the United States obtained by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department through 

a contract for airlift service shall be provided by an air carrier referred to in subsection (a) whenever transportation by such an air 

carrier is reasonably available. 

‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—When the Secretary of Defense decides that no 

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Secretary of Defense may make a contract to provide the service 

with an air carrier not having a certificate. 

‘‘(e) CRAF-ELIGIBLE AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, ‘CRAFeligible aircraft’ means aircraft of a type the Secretary of Defense 

has determined to be eligible to participate in the civil reserve air 

fleet.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 

item: 

‘‘9516. Airlift service.’’. 

SEC. 1043. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN VOLUNTARY LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES. 

Section 1588(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(10) Voluntary legal support services provided by law students through internship and externship programs approved by 

the Secretary concerned.’’. 

SEC. 1044. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 

TO USE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REIMBURSEMENT 

RATE FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO 

CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITIES. 

(a) ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES OF TRANSPORTATION.—Subsection (a) of 

section 2642 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary’’; 

(2) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘During the period beginning on October 

28, 2009, and ending on October 28, 2019, for’’ and inserting ‘‘For’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘of Defense’’ the first place it appears and 

all that follows through ‘‘military sales’’ and inserting ‘‘of 

Defense’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(4) For military transportation services provided in support 

of foreign military sales. 

‘‘(5) For military transportation services provided to a State, 

local, or tribal agency (including any organization composed of 

State, local, or tribal agencies). 

‘‘(6) For military transportation services provided to a Department of Defense contractor when transporting supplies that are 

for, or destined for, a Department of Defense entity.’’. 

(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF

TRANSPORTATION.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): 

‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF

TRANSPORTATION.—The provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and 

(6) of subsection (a) shall apply only to military transportation services provided before October 1, 2019.’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is 

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‘‘§ 2642. Transportation services provided to certain non-Department of Defense agencies and entities: use of 

Department of Defense reimbursement rate’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to such section in 

the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 157 of such title 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘2642. Transportation services provided to certain non-Department of Defense agencies and entities: use of Department of Defense reimbursement rate.’’. 

SEC. 1045. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO USE OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET CONTRACTORS. 

(a) REPEAL.—Section 9513 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 

of chapter 931 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 

to section 9513. 

SEC. 1046. INCLUSION OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 

AMONG LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

PROVIDED PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND PERSONAL SECURITY. 

(a) INCLUSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1074 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

122 Stat. 330) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7): 

‘‘(7) Chief of the National Guard Bureau.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section 

is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (7)’’ and inserting 

‘‘paragraphs (1) through (8)’’. 

SEC. 1047. INCLUSION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN AUTHORITY 

FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ADVISORS TO FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 

(a) INCLUSION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1599; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 

‘‘or regional organizations with security missions’’ after 

‘‘foreign countries’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘or regional organization’’ after ‘‘ministry’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2); 

(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) 

and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): 

‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days before assigning a civilian employee of the Department of Defense as an advisor to a regional organization with a security mission under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 

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a notification of such assignment. Such a notification shall include 

each of the following: 

‘‘(1) A statement of the intent of the Secretary to assign the 

employee as an advisor to the regional organization. 

‘‘(2) The name of the regional organization and the location 

and duration of the assignment. 

‘‘(3) A description of the assignment, including a description 

of the training or assistance proposed to be provided to the regional organization, the justification for the assignment, a description of the unique capabilities the employee can provide to 

the regional organization, and a description of how the assignment serves the national security interests of the United States. 

‘‘(4) Any other information relating to the assignment that the 

Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.’’; 

(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘and regional organizations with security missions’’ after ‘‘defense ministries’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (5); and 

(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 

(b) UPDATE OF POLICY GUIDANCE ON AUTHORITY.—The Under 

Secretary of Defense for Policy shall issue an update of the policy 

of the Department of Defense for assignment of civilian employees 

of the Department as advisors to foreign ministries of defense and 

regional organizations under the authority in section 1081 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 

Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1599; 10 U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by 

this section. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section heading of such section is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1081. AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF 

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ADVISORS TO FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.’’. 

SEC. 1048. REPORT AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

AVIATION FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE PROGRAM. 

(a) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report on the aviation 

foreign internal defense program. Such report shall include 

each of the following: 

(A) An overall description of the program, including validated requirements from each of the geographic combatant 

commands and the Joint Staff, and of the statutory authorities used to support fixed and rotary wing aviation foreign internal defense programs within the Department of 

Defense. 

(B) Program goals, proposed metrics of performance success, and anticipated procurement and operation and maintenance costs across the Future Years Defense Program. 

(C) A comprehensive strategy outlining and justifying 

contributing commands and units for program execution, 

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Command, the reserve components of the Armed Forces, 

and the National Guard. 

(D) The results of any analysis of alternatives and efficiencies reviews for any contracts awarded to support the 

aviation foreign internal defense program. 

(E) A certification that the program is cost effective and 

meets the requirements of the geographic combatant commands. 

(F) Any other items the Secretary of Defense determines 

appropriate. 

(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

fiscal year 2015 for Procurement, Defense-wide, for the fixed-wing 

aviation foreign internal defense program, may be obligated or expended until the date that is 45 days after the date on which the 

Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees the certification required under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1049. MODIFICATIONS TO OH–58D KIOWA WARRIOR AIRCRAFT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2244a of title 10, 

United States Code, the Secretary of the Army may modify OH–58D 

Kiowa Warrior aircraft of the Army that the Secretary determines 

will not be retired and will remain in the aircraft fleet of the Army. 

(b) MANNER OF MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out 

the modifications under subsection (a) in a manner that ensures— 

(1) the safety and survivability of the crews of the OH–58D 

Kiowa Warrior aircraft; 

(2) the safety of flight for such aircraft; and 

(3) that the minimum capability requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands are met. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

SEC. 1051. PROTECTION OF TOP-TIER DEFENSE-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on whether top-tier defense-critical infrastructure requiring electromagnetic pulse protection that receives its power supply from commercial or other non-military sources is protected from 

the adverse effects of man-made or naturally occurring electromagnetic pulse. In the case of any of such infrastructure that the 

Secretary determines is not protected from such adverse effects, the 

Secretary shall include in the report a description of the actions that 

would be required to provide for the protection of such infrastructure from such adverse effects. 

(b) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The report required by subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in classified form. 

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tial to project, support, and sustain the Armed Forces and military 

operations worldwide. 

SEC. 1052. RESPONSE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO COMPROMISES OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) Compromises of classified information cause indiscriminate and long-lasting damage to United States national security and often have a direct impact on the safety of warfighters. 

(2) In 2010, hundreds of thousands of classified documents 

were illegally copied and disclosed across the Internet. 

(3) Classified information has been disclosed in numerous 

public writings and manuscripts endangering current operations. 

(4) In 2013, nearly 1,700,000 files were downloaded from 

United States Government information systems, threatening the 

national security of the United States and placing the lives of 

United States personnel at extreme risk. The majority of the information compromised relates to the capabilities, operations, 

tactics, techniques, and procedures of the Armed Forces of the 

United States, and is the single greatest quantitative compromise in the history of the United States. 

(5) The Department of Defense is taking steps to mitigate the 

harm caused by these leaks. 

(6) Congress must be kept apprised of the progress of the mitigation efforts to ensure the protection of the national security of 

the United States. 

(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report on actions 

taken by the Secretary in response to significant compromises of 

classified information. Such report shall include each of the following: 

(A) A description of any changes made to Department of 

Defense policies or guidance relating to significant compromises of classified information, including regarding security clearances for employees of the Department, information technology, and personnel actions. 

(B) An overview of the efforts made by any task force responsible for the mitigation of such compromises of classified information. 

(C) A description of the resources of the Department that 

have been dedicated to efforts relating to such compromises. 

(D) A description of the plan of the Secretary to continue 

evaluating the damage caused by, and to mitigate the damage from, such compromises. 

(E) A general description and estimate of the anticipated 

costs associated with mitigating such compromises. 

(2) UPDATES TO REPORT.—During calendar years 2015 and 

2016, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees quarterly updates to the report required by paragraph (1). Each such update shall include information regarding any changes or progress with respect to the matters covered 

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SEC. 1053. STUDY ON JOINT ANALYTIC CAPABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

commission an appropriate entity outside the Department of Defense 

to conduct an independent assessment of the joint analytic capabilities of the Department of Defense to support strategy, plans, and 

force development and their link to resource decisions. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall 

include each of the following: 

(1) An assessment of the analytical capability of the Office of 

the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff to support force 

planning, defense strategy development, program and budget 

decisions, and the review of war plans. 

(2) Recommendations on improvements to such capability as 

required, including changes to processes or organizations that 

may be necessary. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity that conducts the assessment required 

by subsection (a) shall provide to the Secretary an unclassified report, with a classified annex (if appropriate), containing its findings 

as a result of the assessment. Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the receipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit the report 

to the congressional defense committees, together with such comments on the report as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

SEC. 1054. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS OF THE CREATION OF AN ACTIVE 

DUTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE 168TH AIR REFUELING 

WING. 

(a) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

shall conduct a business case analysis of the creation of a 4–PAA 

(Personnel-Only) KC–135R active association with the 168th Air Refueling Wing. Such analysis shall include consideration of— 

(1) any efficiencies or cost savings achieved assuming the 

168th Air Refueling Wing meets 100 percent of current air refueling requirements after the active association is in place; 

(2) improvements to the mission requirements of the 168th 

Air Refueling Wing and Air Mobility Command; and 

(3) effects on the operations of Air Mobility Command. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 

the business case analysis conducted under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1055. REPORTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE AIR FORCE. 

(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the submittal to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

States Code, of the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 

2016 through 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the response of the 

Air Force to the 42 specific recommendations of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force in the report of the Commission pursuant to section 363(b) of the National Commission on 

the Structure of the Air Force Act of 2012 (subtitle G of title III of 

Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1704). 

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(1) Specific milestones for review by the Air Force of the recommendations of the Commission described in subsection (a). 

(2) A preliminary implementation plan for each of such recommendations that do not require further review by the Air 

Force as of the date of such report for implementation. 

(c) ELEMENTS OF SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Each report of the Secretary under subsection (a) after the initial report shall set forth the 

following: 

(1) An implementation plan for each of the recommendations 

of the Commission described in subsection (a), and not previously covered by a report under this section, that do not require further review by the Air Force as of the date of such report for implementation. 

(2) A description of the accomplishments of the Air Force in 

implementing the recommendations of the Commission previously identified as not requiring further review by the Air 

Force for implementation in an earlier report under this section, 

including a description of any such recommendation that is 

fully implemented as of the date of such report. 

(d) DEVIATION FROM COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.—If any 

implementation plan under this section includes a proposal to deviate in a material manner from a recommendation of the Commission described in subsection (a), the report setting forth such implementation plan shall— 

(1) describe the deviation; and 

(2) include a justification of the Air Force for the deviation. 

(e) ALLOCATION OF SAVINGS.—Each report of the Secretary under 

subsection (a) shall— 

(1) identify any savings achieved by the Air Force as of the 

date of such report in implementing the recommendations of the 

Commission described in subsection (a) when compared with 

spending anticipated by the budget of the President for fiscal 

year 2015; and 

(2) indicate the manner in which such savings affected the 

budget request of the President for the fiscal year beginning in 

the year in which such report is submitted. 

SEC. 1056. REPORT ON PROTECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Attorney General 

and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to Congress 

a report on the protection of military installations. Such report shall 

include each of the following: 

(1) An identification of specific issues, shortfalls, and gaps related to the authorities providing for the protection of military 

installations by the agencies concerned and risks associated 

with such gaps. 

(2) A description of specific and detailed examples of incidents that have actually occurred that illustrate the concerns 

referred to in paragraph (1). 

(3) Any recommendations for proposed legislation that 

would— 

(A) improve the ability of the Department of Defense to 

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(B) address the concerns referred to in paragraph (1). 

SEC. 1057. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND REPORT ON ARMY 

AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FORCE STRUCTURE 

CHANGES. 

(a) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Comptroller 

General of the United States shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a written briefing on the assessment of the 

Comptroller General of the Aviation Restructuring Initiative of 

the Army and of any proposals submitted by the Chief of the 

National Guard Bureau or the Cost Assessment and Program 

Evaluation Office of the Department of Defense that could serve 

as alternatives to the Army’s proposal for adjusting the structure and mix of its combat aviation forces among regular Army, 

Army Reserve, and Army National Guard units. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the submittal of 

the briefing under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on 

the assessment referred to in that paragraph. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing and report of the Comptroller General required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, each 

of the following: 

(1) A comparison of the assumptions on strategy, current demands, historical readiness rates, anticipated combat requirements, and the constraints and limitations associated with mobilization, utilization, and rotation policies underlying the 

Aviation Restructuring Initiative and any alternatives proposed 

by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Department 

of Defense Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Office. 

(2) An assessment of the models used to estimate future costs 

and cost savings associated with each proposal for allocating 

Army aviation platforms among the regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard units. 

(3) A comparison of the military and civilian personnel requirements for supporting combat aviation brigades under each 

proposal, including a description of the anticipated requirements and funding allocated for active Guard Reserve and fulltime military technicians supporting the Army National Guard 

AH–64 ‘‘Apache’’ units. 

(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR

THE ARMY.—Congress is concerned with the planned reductions and 

realignments the Army has proposed for the regular Army, the Army 

National Guard, and the Army Reserves in order to comply with the 

funding constraints under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public 

Law 112–25). Concerns are particularly associated with proposed 

reductions in end strength for all components that will result in additional reductions in the number of regular Army and National 

Guard brigade combat teams as well as reductions and realignments of combat aircraft within and between the regular Army and 

the Army National Guard. Sufficient funding should be provided to 

retain the force structure and sustain the readiness of as much 

Total Army combat capability as possible. 


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SEC. 1058. IMPROVING ANALYTIC SUPPORT TO SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 

AND ALLOCATION OF ACQUISITION, INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS. 

(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and issue 

or revise guidance to components of the Department of Defense to 

improve the application of operations research and systems analysis 

to— 

(1) the requirements process for acquisition of major defense 

acquisition programs and major automated information systems; and 

(2) the allocation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems to the combatant commands. 

(b) BRIEFING OF CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

brief— 

(1) the congressional defense committees on any guidance 

issued or revised under subsection (a); and 

(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

Representatives on any guidance issued or revised under subsection (a)(2) relevant to intelligence. 

SEC. 1059. REVIEW OF UNITED STATES MILITARY STRATEGY AND THE 

FORCE POSTURE OF ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE 

UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. 

(a) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall commission 

an independent review of the United States Asia-Pacific rebalance, with a focus on issues expected to be critical during the 

ten-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

Act, including the national security interests and military strategy of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. 

(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—The review conducted pursuant to 

paragraph (1) shall be conducted by an independent organization that has— 

(A) recognized credentials and expertise in national security and military affairs; and 

(B) access to policy experts throughout the United States 

and from the Asia-Pacific region. 

(3) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted pursuant to paragraph 

(1) shall include the following elements: 

(A) An assessment of the risks to United States national 

security interests in the United States Pacific Command 

area of responsibility during the ten-year period beginning 

on the date of the enactment of this Act as a result of 

changes in the security environment. 

(B) An assessment of the current and planned United 

States force posture adjustments and the impact of such 

adjustments on the strategy to rebalance to the Asia-Pacific 

region. 

(C) An assessment of the current and planned force posture and adjustments of United States allies and partners 

in the region and the impact of such adjustments on the 

strategy to rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. 


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(D) An evaluation of the key capability gaps and shortfalls of the United States and its allies and partners in the 

Asia-Pacific region, including undersea warfare (including 

submarines), naval and maritime, ballistic missile defense, 

cyber, munitions, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. 

(E) An analysis of the willingness and capacity of allies, 

partners, and regional organizations to contribute to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region, including potential required adjustments to United States military 

strategy based on that analysis. 

(F) An appraisal of the Arctic ambitions of actors in the 

Asia-Pacific region in the context of current and projected 

capabilities, including an analysis of the adequacy and relevance of the Arctic Roadmap prepared by the Navy. 

(G) An evaluation of theater security cooperation efforts 

of the United States Pacific Command in the context of current and projected threats, and desired capabilities and 

priorities of the United States and its allies and partners. 

(H) The views of noted policy leaders and regional experts, including military commanders, in the Asia-Pacific 

region. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) SUBMISSION TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Not later 

than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

independent organization that conducted the review pursuant to 

subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the findings of the review. The report shall be 

submitted in classified form, but may contain an unclassified 

annex. 

(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date of receipt of the report required by paragraph (1), the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees the report, together with any comments on the report 

that the Secretary considers appropriate. 

SEC. 1060. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, United States 

Code, is amended as follows: 

(1) OVERSIGHT OF PROCUREMENT, TEST, AND OPERATIONAL

PLANS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.—Section 

223a is amended by striking subsection (d). 

(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION.— 

(A) REPEAL.—Chapter 146 is amended by striking section 

2462. 

(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 146 is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 2462. 

(b) DISPLAY OF ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR SOVEREIGNTY ALERT MISSION UNDER DUNCAN HUNTER NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 354 of 

the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4426; 10 U.S.C. 221 

note) is hereby repealed. 


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SEC. 1061. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL 

OF THE UNITED STATES ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORT 

ON PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL FEE-FOR-SERVICE 

AIR REFUELING SUPPORT FOR THE AIR FORCE. 

Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Public Law 110–81; 122 Stat. 335) is amended by striking subsection (d). 

SEC. 1062. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH 

REPORT ON THE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED 

STATES ARMY. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 

to Congress a report on the matters specified in subsection (b) with 

respect to the report of the Secretary on the force structure of the 

United States Army submitted under section 1066 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 1943). 

(b) MATTERS.—The matters specified in this subsection with respect to the report referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

(1) An update of the planning assumptions and scenarios 

used to determine the size and force structure of the Army, including the reserve components, for the future-years defense program for fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 

(2) An updated evaluation of the adequacy of the proposed 

force structure for meeting the goals of the national military 

strategy of the United States. 

(3) A description of any new alternative force structures considered, if any, including the assessed advantages and disadvantages of each and a brief explanation of why those not selected were rejected. 

(4) The estimated resource requirements of each of the new alternative force structures referred to in paragraph (3). 

(5) An updated independent risk assessment of the proposed 

Army force structure, to be conducted by the Chief of Staff of 

the Army. 

(6) A description of plans and actions taken to implement and 

apply the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the 

United States regarding force reduction analysis and decision 

process improvements in the report entitled ‘‘Defense Infrastructure: Army Brigade Combat Team Inactivations Informed by 

Analysis but Actions Needed to Improve Stationing Process’’ 

(GAO–14–76, December 2013) used in the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment of the Army. 

(7) Such other information or updates as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1063. CERTIFICATION FOR REALIGNMENT OF FORCES AT LAJES 

AIR FORCE BASE, AZORES. 

Prior to taking any action to realign forces at Lajes Air Force 

Base, Azores, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees that— 

(1) the action is supported by a European Infrastructure Consolidation Assessment initiated by the Secretary of Defense on 

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cacy of Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, in support of the United 

States overseas force posture; and 

(2) the Secretary of Defense has determined, based on an 

analysis of operational requirements, that Lajes Air Force Base 

is not an optimal location for United States Special Operations 

Command or for United States Africa Command. The certification shall include a discussion of the basis for such determination. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

SEC. 1071. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, TO REFLECT ENACTMENT OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 

United States Code, is amended as follows: 

(1) Section 2013(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

6101(b)–(d) of title 41’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’. 

(2) Section 2302 is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘section 4 of such Act’’ 

and inserting ‘‘such section’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (9)(A)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘section 26 of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422)’’ and inserting 

‘‘chapter 15 of title 41’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘such section’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

chapter’’. 

(3) Section 2306a(b)(3)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

4(12)(C)(i) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

U.S.C. 403(12)(C)(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103(3)(A) of title 

41’’. 

(4) Section 2314 is amended by striking ‘‘Sections 6101(b)– 

(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 6101’’. 

(5) Section 2321(f)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘section 35(c) of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 431(c))’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 104 of title 41’’. 

(6) Section 2359b(k)(4)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 

of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 110 of title 41’’. 

(7) Section 2379 is amended— 

(A) in subsections (a)(1)(A), (b)(2)(A), and (c)(1)(B)(i), by 

striking ‘‘section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 

of title 41’’; and 

(B) in subsections (b) and (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 35(c) 

of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

431(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104 of title 41’’. 

(8) Section 2410m(b)(1) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘section 7 of such 

Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7104(a) of such title’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘section 7 of the 

Contract Disputes Act of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

7104(a) of title 41’’. 


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(9) Section 2533(a) is amended by striking ‘‘such Act’’ in the 

matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘chapter 83 of 

such title’’. 

(10) Section 2533b is amended— 

(A) in subsection (h)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sections 34 and 35 

of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

U.S.C. 430 and 431)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1906 and 

1907 of title 41’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 35(c) of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

431(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104 of title 41’’; and 

(B) in subsection (m)— 

(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 105 of title 41’’; 

(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 131 of title 41’’; and 

(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 35(c) of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

431(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104 of title 41’’. 

(11) Section 2545(1) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4(16) of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

403(16))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 131 of title 41’’. 

(12) Section 7312(f) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 3709 of 

the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 6101 

of title 41’’. 

(b) AMENDMENTS TO OTHER DEFENSE-RELATED STATUTES TO REFLECT ENACTMENT OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE.— 

(1) The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383) is amended as follows: 

(A) Section 846(a) (10 U.S.C. 2534 note) is amended— 

(i) by striking ‘‘the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a 

et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 83 of title 41, United 

States Code’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘that chapter’’. 

(B) Section 866 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

(i) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘section 26 of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

422)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 15 of title 41, United 

States Code’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 4(13) 

of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

U.S.C. 403(13))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 110 of title 41, 

United States Code’’. 

(C) Section 893(f)(2) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 15 of 

title 41, United States Code’’. 

(2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amended as follows: 

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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 4(12)(E) 

of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

U.S.C. 403(12)(E))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103(5) of 

title 41, United States Code’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘section 

4(12)(F) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 

(41 U.S.C. 403(12)(F))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103(6) of 

title 41, United States Code’’. 

(B) Section 821(b)(2) (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 

of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(C) Section 847 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 

(i) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘section 27(e) of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

423(e))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2105 of title 41, United 

States Code’’; 

(ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 4(16) of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 131 of title 41, United States Code’’; 

and 

(iii) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘section 27 of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

423)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 21 of title 41, United 

States Code’’. 

(D) Section 862 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

(i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 25 of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

421)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1303 of title 41, United 

States Code’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘section 6(j) of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

405(j))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1126 of title 41, United 

States Code’’. 

(3) The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) is amended as follows: 

(A) Section 832(d)(3) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘section 8(b) of the Service Contract Act of 1965 

(41 U.S.C. 357(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6701(3) of title 

41, United States Code’’. 

(B) Section 852(b)(2)(A)(ii) (10 U.S.C. 2324 note) is 

amended by striking ‘‘section 4(12) of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 103 of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(4) Section 8118 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 

Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 10 U.S.C. 2533a note) is 

amended by striking ‘‘section 34 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

1906 of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(5) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2004 (Public Law 108–136) is amended as follows: 

(A) Section 812(b)(2) (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended by 

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ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)(4)(A))’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(B) Section 1601(c) (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 

(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 32A of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as added 

by section 1443 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1903 

of title 41, United States Code’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Subsections (a) 

and (b) of section 7 of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 

(41 U.S.C. 57(a) and (b))’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 

8703(a) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(6) Section 8025(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–87; 10 U.S.C. 2410d note), is 

amended by striking ‘‘the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 

46–48)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 85 of title 41, United States 

Code’’. 

(7) Section 817(e)(1)(B) of the Bob Stump National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 

10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

26(f)(5)(B) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

U.S.C. 422(f)(5)(B))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1502(b)(3)(B) of title 

41, United States Code’’. 

(8) Section 801(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 U.S.C. 2330 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3))’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 1702(c) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(9) Section 803(d) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 

10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

(b)(1)(B) of section 304A of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 3503(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(10) Section 848(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 10 U.S.C. 2304 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 32 of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

1902 of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(11) Section 722(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 25(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c))’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 1303(a) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(12) Section 3412(k) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106, 10 U.S.C. 7420 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 303(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c))’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 3304(a) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(13) Section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is 

amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 16(c) of the 

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and inserting ‘‘section 1702(c) of title 41, United States 

Code,’’; 

(B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘section 16(3) of 

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

414(3))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1702(c) of title 41, United 

States Code’’; 

(C) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 4(12) of the 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

403(12))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 of title 41, United 

States Code’’; and 

(D) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘section 27 of the Office 

of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(14) Section 326(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 25(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c))’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 1303(a) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(15) Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–190; 10 U.S.C. 

2302 note) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 of title 41, United States Code’’; and 

(B) in subsection (c)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘section 25(a) of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1302(a) 

of title 41, United States Code’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1))’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 1303(a)(1) of such title 41’’. 

(16) Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 

amended— 

(A) by designating the subsection after subsection (k), relating to definitions, as subsection (l); and 

(B) in paragraph (8) of that subsection, by striking ‘‘the 

first section of the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 46; popularly known as the ‘Wagner-O’Day Act’)’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 8502 of title 41, United States Code’’. 

(c) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, TO REFLECT RECLASSIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW CODIFIED IN TITLE

50, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

(1) Sections 113(b), 125(a), and 155(d) are amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 401)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3002)’’. 

(2) Sections 113(e)(2), 117(a)(1), 118(b)(1), 118a(b)(1), 

153(b)(1)(C)(i), 231(b)(1), 231a(c)(1), and 2501(a)(1)(A) are 

amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 404a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 

U.S.C. 3043)’’. 

(3) Sections 167(g), 421(c), and 2557(c) are amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3091 et 

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(4) Section 201(b)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 403– 

6(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3041(b))’’. 

(5) Section 429 is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 3024)’’; and 

(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 401a(4))’’ 

and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3003(4))’’. 

(6) Section 442(d) is amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 

404e(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3045(a))’’. 

(7) Section 444 is amended— 

(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 403o)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3515)’’; and 

(B) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 403a 

et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)’’. 

(8) Section 457 is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 431)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3141)’’; and 

(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 431(b))’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3141(b))’’. 

(9) Sections 462, 1599a(a), and 1623(a) are amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 402 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3614)’’. 

(10) Sections 491(c)(3), 494(d)(1), 496(a)(1), 2409(e)(1) are 

amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 401a(4))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 

U.S.C. 3003(4))’’. 

(11) Section 1605(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 

403r)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3518)’’. 

(12) Section 2723(d)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 

413)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3091)’’. 

(d) AMENDMENTS TO OTHER DEFENSE-RELATED STATUTES TO REFLECT RECLASSIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW CODIFIED IN TITLE

50, UNITED STATES CODE.— (1) The following provisions of law are amended by striking 

‘‘(50 U.S.C. 401a(4))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3003(4))’’: 

(A) Section 911(3) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 

383; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note). 

(B) Sections 801(b)(3) and 911(e)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 

110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; 2271 note). 

(C) Section 812(e) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 

2501 note). 

(2) Section 901(d) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 

U.S.C. 137 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 401 et 

seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.)’’. 

(e) DATE OF ENACTMENT REFERENCES.—Title 10, United States 

Code, is amended as follows: 

(1) Section 1218(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘on the date 

that is five years after the date of the enactment of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010’’ and inserting 

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(2) Section 1566a(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 

180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and under’’ and inserting ‘‘Under’’. 

(3) Section 2275(d) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘before the date of the 

enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘before January 2, 2013’’; 

and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘on or after the date of 

the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after January 2, 

2013’’. 

(4) Section 2601a(e) is amended by striking ‘‘after the date of 

the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘after December 31, 2011,’’. 

(5) Section 6328(c) is amended by striking ‘‘on or after the 

date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after October 28, 

2009,’’. 

(f) OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES

CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

(1) Section 118 is amended by striking subsection (g). 

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 is 

amended— 

(A) by striking the item relating to section 130e and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘130e. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain critical infrastructure 

security information.’’; and 

(B) by striking the item relating to section 130f and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘130f. Congressional notification of sensitive military operations.’’. 

(3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 is 

amended by inserting a period at the end of the item relating 

to section 189. 

(4) Section 189(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘139c’’ and inserting ‘‘2430(a)’’. 

(5) Section 407(a)(3)(A) is amended by striking the comma 

after ‘‘as applicable’’. 

(6) Section 429(c) is amended by striking ‘‘act’’ and inserting 

‘‘law’’. 

(7) Section 488(a) is amended by inserting a comma after 

‘‘Every three years’’. 

(8) Section 674(b) is amended by striking ‘‘afer’’ and inserting 

‘‘after’’. 

(9) Section 949i(b) is amended by striking ‘‘,,’’ and inserting 

a comma. 

(10) Section 950b(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘give’’ and 

inserting ‘‘given’’. 

(11) Section 1040(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘..’’ and inserting a period. 

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(13) Section 1074m(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting 

‘‘subparagraphs’’. 

(14) Section 1154(a)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 

‘‘U.S.C.1411’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S.C. 1411’’. 

(15) Section 1513(1) is amended in the last sentence by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 

(16) Section 2222(g)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after 

‘‘(3)’’. 

(17) Section 2335(d) is amended— 

(A) by designating the last sentence of paragraph (2) as 

paragraph (3); and 

(B) in paragraph (3), as so designated— 

(i) by inserting before ‘‘each of’’ the following paragraph heading: ‘‘OTHER TERMS.—’’. 

(ii) by striking ‘‘the term’’ and inserting ‘‘that term’’; 

and 

(iii) by striking ‘‘Federal Campaign’’ and inserting 

‘‘Federal Election Campaign’’. 

(18) Section 2430(c)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

2366a(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2366a(a)(6)’’. 

(19) Section 2601a is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘issue’’ and inserting 

‘‘prescribe’’; and 

(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘issued’’ and inserting 

‘‘prescribed’’. 

(20) Section 2371 is amended by striking subsection (h). 

(21) The item relating to section 2642 in the table of sections 

at the beginning of chapter 157 is amended by striking ‘‘rates’’ 

and inserting ‘‘rate’’. 

(22) Section 2642(a)(3) is amended by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

‘‘Department of Defense’’. 

(23) Section 2684a(h) is amended by inserting ‘‘670’’ after 

‘‘U.S.C.’’. 

(24) Section 2853(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘can be still 

be’’ and inserting ‘‘can still be’’. 

(25) Section 2866(a)(4)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘repayed’’ 

and inserting ‘‘repaid’’. 

(26) Section 2884(c) is amended by striking ‘‘on evaluation’’ 

in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘an evaluation’’. 

(27) Section 7292(d)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

1024(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1018(a)’’. 

(g) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR

2014.—Effective as of December 26, 2013, and as if included therein 

as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66) is amended as follows: 

(1) Section 314 (127 Stat. 729) is amended by striking ‘‘Section 317(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 317(d)(2)’’. 

(2) Section 812(a)(3)(B) (127 Stat. 807) is amended by inserting ‘‘the first place it appears’’ before the semicolon. 

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(4) Section 1073(a)(2)(B) (127 Stat. 869) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘inserting’’. 

(5) Section 1709(b)(1)(B) (127 Stat. 962; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) 

is amended by striking ‘‘of’’ after ‘‘such’’. 

(6) Section 2712 (127 Stat. 1004) is repealed. 

(7) Section 2809(a) (127 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking 

‘‘subjection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’. 

(8) Section 2966 (127 Stat. 1042) is amended in the section 

heading by striking ‘‘TITLE’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION’’. 

(9) Section 2971(a) (127 Stat. 1044) is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘the map’’ and inserting ‘‘the maps’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws’’ and inserting ‘‘and the mineral leasing laws’’. 

(10) Section 2972(d)(1) (127 Stat. 1045) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘public’’ before 

‘‘land’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘public’’. 

(11) Section 2977(c)(3) (127 Stat. 1047) is amended by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 

(h) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR

2013.—Effective as of January 2, 2013, and as if included therein 

as enacted, section 604(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1774) is 

amended by striking ‘‘on the date of the enactment of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘on 

January 2, 2013,’’. 

(i) IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2011.—Section 1631(b)(6) of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 

383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 596(b) of 

such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 596(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 10 

U.S.C. 1561 note)’’. 

(j) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—Section 11(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 

(50 U.S.C. 98h–2(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘under section 

9(b)(2)(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 9(b)(2)(H)’’. 

(k) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE BY THIS

ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of 

this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any 

such amendments by other provisions of this Act. 

SEC. 1072. REFORM OF QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) REFORM.—Section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 118. Defense Strategy Review 

‘‘(a) DEFENSE STRATEGY REVIEW.— ‘‘(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Every four years, during a year following a year evenly divisible by four, the Secretary of Defense 

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‘Defense Strategy Review’) of the national defense strategy, force 

structure, modernization plans, posture, infrastructure, budget 

plan, and other elements of the defense program and policies of 

the United States with a view toward determining and expressing the defense strategy of the United States and establishing 

a defense program. Each such Defense Strategy Review shall be 

conducted in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff. 

‘‘(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—Each Defense Strategy Review 

shall be conducted so as to— 

‘‘(A) delineate a national defense strategy in support of 

the most recent National Security Strategy prescribed by 

the President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043); 

‘‘(B) provide a mechanism for— 

‘‘(i) setting priorities for sizing and shaping the force, 

guiding the development and sustainment of capabilities, allocating resources, and adjusting the organization of the Department of Defense to respond to changes 

in the strategic environment; 

‘‘(ii) monitoring, assessing, and holding accountable 

agencies within the Department of Defense for the development of policies and programs that support the 

national defense strategy; 

‘‘(iii) integrating and supporting other national and 

related interagency security policies and strategies with 

other Department of Defense guidance, plans, and activities; and 

‘‘(iv) communicating such national defense strategy 

to Congress, relevant United States Government agencies, allies and international partners, and the private 

sector; 

‘‘(C) consider three general timeframes of the near-term 

(associated with the future-years defense program), midterm (10 to 15 years), and far-term (20 years); 

‘‘(D) address the security environment, threats, trends, 

opportunities, and challenges, and define the nature and 

magnitude of the strategic and military risks associated 

with executing the national defense strategy by using the 

most recent net assessment submitted by the Secretary of 

Defense under section 113 of this title, the risk assessment 

submitted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under 

section 153 of this title, and, as determined necessary or 

useful by the Secretary, any other Department of Defense, 

Government, or non-government strategic or intelligence estimate, assessment, study, or review; 

‘‘(E) define the force size and structure, capabilities, modernization plans, posture, infrastructure, readiness, organization, and other elements of the defense program of the 

Department of Defense that would be required to execute 

missions called for in such national defense strategy; 

‘‘(F) to the extent practical, estimate the budget plan sufficient to execute the missions called for in such national 

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‘‘(G) define the nature and magnitude of the strategic and 

military risks associated with executing such national defense strategy; and 

‘‘(H) understand the relationships and tradeoffs between 

missions, risks, and resources. 

‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON DEFENSE STRATEGY REVIEW

TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The Secretary shall submit a 

report on each Defense Strategy Review to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

Each such report shall be submitted by not later than March 

1 of the year following the year in which the review is conducted. If the year in which the review is conducted is in the 

second term of a President, the Secretary may submit an update 

to the Defense Strategy Review report submitted during the first 

term of that President. 

‘‘(4) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (3) shall 

provide a comprehensive discussion of the Review, including 

each of the following: 

‘‘(A) The national defense strategy of the United States. 

‘‘(B) The assumed or defined prioritized national security 

interests of the United States that inform the national defense strategy defined in the Review. 

‘‘(C) The assumed strategic environment, including the 

threats, developments, trends, opportunities, and challenges 

that affect the assumed or defined national security interests of the United States. 

‘‘(D) The assumed steady state activities, crisis and conflict scenarios, military end states, and force planning construct examined in the review. 

‘‘(E) The prioritized missions of the armed forces under 

the strategy and a discussion of the roles and missions of 

the components of the armed forces to carry out those missions. 

‘‘(F) The assumed roles and capabilities provided by 

other United States Government agencies and by allies and 

international partners. 

‘‘(G) The force size and structure, capabilities, posture, infrastructure, readiness, organization, and other elements of 

the defense program that would be required to execute the 

missions called for in the strategy. 

‘‘(H) An assessment of the significant gaps and shortfalls 

between the force size and structure, capabilities, and additional elements as required by subparagraph (G) and the 

current elements in the Department’s existing program of 

record, a prioritization of those gaps and shortfalls, and an 

understanding of the relationships and tradeoffs between 

missions, risks, and resources. 

‘‘(I) An assessment of the risks assumed by the strategy, 

including— 

‘‘(i) how the Department defines, categorizes, and 

measures risk, including strategic and military risk; 

and 

‘‘(ii) the plan for mitigating major identified risks, 

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such mitigation, and the rationale for where greater 

risk is accepted. 

‘‘(J) Any other key assumptions and elements addressed 

in the review or that the Secretary considers necessary to 

include. 

‘‘(5) CJCS REVIEW.—(A) Upon the completion of each Review 

under this subsection, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense the Chairman’s assessment of risks under the defense strategy developed 

by the Review and a description of the capabilities needed to 

address such risks. 

‘‘(B) The Chairman’s assessment shall be submitted to the 

Secretary in time for the inclusion of the assessment in the report on the Review required by paragraph (3). The Secretary 

shall include the Chairman’s assessment, together with the Secretary’s comments, in the report in its entirety. 

‘‘(6) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (3) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex if the Secretary determines it is necessary to protect national security. 

‘‘(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE PANEL.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than February 1 of a year 

following a year evenly divisible by four, there shall be established an independent panel to be known as the National Defense Panel (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Panel’). The 

Panel shall have the duties set forth in this subsection. 

‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Panel shall be composed of ten members from private civilian life who are recognized experts in 

matters relating to the national security of the United States. 

Eight of the members shall be appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) Two by the chairman of the Committee on Armed 

Services of the House of Representatives. 

‘‘(B) Two by the chairman of the Committee on Armed 

Services of the Senate. 

‘‘(C) Two by the ranking member of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 

‘‘(D) Two by the ranking member of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the Senate. 

‘‘(3) CO-CHAIRS OF THE PANEL.—In addition to the members 

appointed under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall 

appoint two members from private civilian life to serve as cochairs of the panel. 

‘‘(4) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall be 

appointed for the life of the Panel. Any vacancy in the Panel 

shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

‘‘(5) DUTIES.—The Panel shall have the following duties with 

respect to a Defense Strategy Review conducted under subsection (a): 

‘‘(A) Assessing the current and future security environment, including threats, trends, developments, opportunities, challenges, and risks, by using the most recent net assessment submitted by the Secretary of Defense under section 113 of this title, the risk assessment submitted by 

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this title, and, as determined necessary or useful by the 

Panel, any other Department of Defense, Government, or 

non-government strategic or intelligence estimate, assessment, study, review, or expert. 

‘‘(B) Suggesting key issues that should be addressed in 

the Defense Strategy Review. 

‘‘(C) Based upon the assessment under subparagraph (A), 

identifying and discussing the national security interests of 

the United States and the role of the armed forces and the 

Department of Defense related to the protection or promotion of those interests. 

‘‘(D) Assessing the report on the Defense Strategy Review 

submitted by the Secretary of Defense under subsection 

(a)(3). 

‘‘(E) Assessing the assumptions, strategy, findings, and 

risks of the report on the Defense Strategy Review submitted under subsection (a)(3). 

‘‘(F) Considering alternative defense strategies. 

‘‘(G) Assessing the force structure and capabilities, posture, infrastructure, readiness, organization, budget plans, 

and other elements of the defense program of the United 

States to execute the missions called for in the Defense 

Strategy Review and in the alternative strategies considered under subparagraph (F). 

‘‘(H) Providing to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, 

in the report required by paragraph (7), any recommendations it considers appropriate for their consideration. 

‘‘(6) FIRST MEETING.—If the Secretary of Defense has not 

made the Secretary’s appointments to the Panel under paragraph (3) by March 1 of a year in which the Panel is established, the Panel shall convene for its first meeting with the remaining members. 

‘‘(7) REPORTS.—Not later than three months after the date on 

which the report on a Defense Strategy Review is submitted 

under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) to the committees of Congress referred to in such paragraph, the Panel shall submit to 

such committees a report on the Panel’s assessment of such Defense Strategy Review, as required by paragraph (5). 

‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The following administrative provisions apply to a Panel established under paragraph 

(1): 

‘‘(A) The Panel may request directly from the Department 

of Defense and any of its components such information as 

the Panel considers necessary to carry out its duties under 

this subsection. The head of the department or agency concerned shall cooperate with the Panel to ensure that information requested by the Panel under this paragraph is 

promptly provided to the maximum extent practical. 

‘‘(B) Upon the request of the co-chairs, the Secretary of 

Defense shall make available to the Panel the services of 

any federally funded research and development center that 

is covered by a sponsoring agreement of the Department of 

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‘‘(C) The Panel shall have the authorities provided in section 3161 of title 5 and shall be subject to the conditions 

set forth in such section. 

‘‘(D) Funds for activities of the Panel shall be provided 

from amounts available to the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(9) TERMINATION.—A Panel established under paragraph (1) 

shall terminate 45 days after the date on which the Panel submits its report on a Defense Strategy Review under paragraph 

(7).’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 118 

at the beginning of chapter 2 of such title is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘118. Defense Strategy Review.’’. 

(b) REPEAL OF QUADRENNIAL ROLES AND MISSIONS REVIEW.— 

(1) REPEAL.—Chapter 2 of such title is amended by striking 

section 118b. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 118b. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 118 of such title, as amended by 

subsection (a), and the amendments made by this section, shall take 

effect on October 1, 2015. 

(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR NEXT DEFENSE STRATEGY REVIEW.—The first Defense Strategy Review required by subsection 

(a)(1) of section 118 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

subsection (a) of this section, shall include an analysis of enduring 

mission requirements for equipping, training, sustainment, and 

other operation and maintenance activities of the Department of Defense, including the Defense Agencies and military departments, 

that are financed by amounts authorized to be appropriated for 

overseas contingency operations. 

SEC. 1073. BIENNIAL SURVEYS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 

EMPLOYEES ON WORKPLACE AND GENDER RELATIONS 

MATTERS. 

(a) SURVEYS REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting after section 481 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 481a. Workplace and gender relations issues: surveys of 

Department of Defense civilian employees 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 

every other fiscal year a survey of civilian employees of the Department of Defense to solicit information on gender issues, including 

issues relating to gender-based assault, harassment, and discrimination, and the climate in the Department for forming professional 

relationships between male and female civilian employees of the Department. 

‘‘(2) Each survey under this section shall be known as a ‘Department of Defense Civilian Employee Workplace and Gender Relations 

Survey’. 

‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each survey conducted under this section shall 

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‘‘(1) Indicators of positive and negative trends for professional 

and personal relationships between male and female civilian 

employees of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) The specific types of assault on civilian employees of the 

Department by other personnel of the Department (including 

contractor personnel) that have occurred, and the number of 

times each respondent has been so assaulted during the preceding fiscal year. 

‘‘(3) The effectiveness of Department policies designed to improve professional relationships between male and female civilian employees of the Department. 

‘‘(4) The effectiveness of current processes for complaints on 

and investigations into gender-based assault, harassment, and 

discrimination involving civilian employees of the Department. 

‘‘(5) Any other issues relating to assault, harassment, or discrimination involving civilian employees of the Department that 

the Secretary considers appropriate. 

‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of a survey 

under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

containing the results of the survey.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by inserting after 

the item relating to section 481 the following new item: 

‘‘481a. Workplace and gender relations issues: surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees.’’. 

(3) INITIAL SURVEY.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 

the first survey required by section 481a of title 10, United 

States Code (as added by this subsection), during fiscal year 

2016. 

(b) REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF SIMILAR SURVEYS OF MILITARY

DEPENDENTS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment by 

the Secretary of the feasibility of conducting recurring surveys 

of each population specified in paragraph (2) on issues relating 

to gender-based assault, harassment, and discrimination. 

(2) COVERED POPULATIONS.—The populations specified in this 

paragraph are the following: 

(A) Military dependents. 

(B) Contractors of the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 1074. REVISION TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR AVIATION INSURANCE CLAIMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44309 of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following 

new sentence: ‘‘A civil action shall not be instituted against the 

United States under this chapter unless the claimant first presents the claim to the Secretary of Transportation and such 

claim is finally denied by the Secretary in writing and notice 

of the denial of such claim is sent by certified or registered 

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(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new 

subsection (c): 

‘‘(c) TIME REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), an insurance claim made under this chapter against the 

United States shall be forever barred unless it is presented in writing to the Secretary of Transportation within two years after the 

date on which the loss event occurred. Any civil action arising out 

of the denial of such a claim shall be filed by not later than six 

months after the date of the mailing, by certified or registered mail, 

of notice of final denial of the claim by the Secretary. 

‘‘(2)(A) For claims based on liability to persons with whom the insured has no privity of contract, an insurance claim made under the 

authority of this chapter against the United States shall be forever 

barred unless it is presented in writing to the Secretary of Transportation by not later than the earlier of— 

‘‘(i) the date that is 60 days after the date on which final 

judgment is entered by a tribunal of competent jurisdiction; or 

‘‘(ii) the date that is six years after the date on which the loss 

event occurred. 

‘‘(B) Any civil action arising out of the denial of such claim shall 

be filed by not later than six months after the date of mailing, by 

certified or registered mail, of notice of final denial of the claim by 

the Secretary. 

‘‘(3) A claim made under this chapter shall be deemed to be administratively denied if the Secretary fails to make a final disposition of the claim before the date that is 6 months after the date on 

which the claim is presented to the Secretary, unless the Secretary 

makes a different agreement with the claimant when there is good 

cause for an agreement.’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to a claim arising after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1075. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE HUMAN TERRAIN SYSTEM. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army may 

carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary utilizes 

Human Terrain System assets in the United States Pacific Command area of responsibility to support phase 0 shaping operations 

and the theater security cooperation plans of the Commander of the 

United States Pacific Command. 

(b) REPORTS.— (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the pilot program under this section. Such report shall 

include the independent analysis and recommendations of the 

Commander of the United States Pacific Command regarding 

the effectiveness of the program and how it could be improved. 

(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a final report on the pilot program. Such report 

shall include an analysis of the comparative value of human 

terrain information relative to other analytic tools and techniques, recommendations regarding expanding the program to 

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the program and necessary resources that would enable expanding the program. 

(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a pilot program 

under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2016. 

SEC. 1076. CLARIFICATION OF POLICIES ON MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL 

USE AIRSPACE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

issue guidance to clarify the policies of the Department of Defense 

with respect to— 

(1) the appropriate management of special use airspace managed by the Department; and 

(2) governing access by non-Department users to such special 

use airspace. 

(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of implementing the guidance issued under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1077. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH 

EVENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report setting forth such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate for modifications of the policies of the 

Department of Defense on the involvement of non-Federal entities in 

Department community outreach events (including air shows, parades, open houses, and performances by military musical units) 

that feature any unit, aircraft, vessel, equipment, or members of the 

Armed Forces in order to increase the involvement of non-Federal 

entities in such events. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall prepare the report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of current Department of Defense policies 

and regulations on the acceptance and use of voluntary gifts, 

donations, sponsorships, and other forms of support from nonFederal entities and persons for Department community outreach events described in subsection (a), including the authorities or requirements of the Department to accept fees for such 

air shows, parades, open houses, and performances by military 

musical units. 

(2) Recommendations for modifications of such policies and 

regulations in order to permit additional voluntary support and 

funding from non-Federal entities for such events, including 

recommendations on matters such as increased recognition of 

donors, authority for military units to endorse the fundraising 

efforts of certain donors, and authority for the Armed Forces to 

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SEC. 1078. NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN THREATS TO INFORMATION 

TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IMPACTING NATIONAL SECURITY. 

(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the Secretary 

of Defense determines, through the use of open source information or the use of existing authorities (including section 806 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

(Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4260; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note)), 

that there is evidence of a national security threat described in 

paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a notification of such threat. 

(2) NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT.—A national security threat 

described in this paragraph is a threat to an information technology or telecommunications component or network by an 

agent of a foreign power in which the compromise of such technology, component, or network poses a significant risk to the 

programs and operations of the Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

(3) FORM.—A notification under this subsection shall be submitted in classified form. 

(b) ACTION PLAN REQUIRED.—In the event that a notification is 

submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall work with 

the head of any department or agency affected by the national security threat to develop a plan of action for responding to the concerns 

leading to the notification. 

(c) AGENT OF A FOREIGN POWER.—In this section, the term ‘‘agent 

of a foreign power’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

101(b) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 

U.S.C. 1801(b)). 

SEC. 1079. PILOT PROGRAM TO REHABILITATE AND MODIFY HOMES OF 

DISABLED AND LOW-INCOME VETERANS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) DISABLED.—The term ‘‘disabled’’ means an individual 

with a disability, as defined by section 12102 of title 42, United 

States Code. 

(2) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a 

disabled or low-income veteran. 

(3) ENERGY EFFICIENT FEATURES OR EQUIPMENT.—The term 

‘‘energy efficient features or equipment’’ means features of, or 

equipment in, a primary residence that help reduce the amount 

of electricity used to heat, cool, or ventilate such residence, including insulation, weatherstripping, air sealing, heating system repairs, duct sealing, or other measures. 

(4) LOW-INCOME VETERAN.—The term ‘‘low-income veteran’’ 

means a veteran whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the 

median income for an area, as determined by the Secretary. 

(5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that is— 

(A) described in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

(B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 

(6) PRIMARY RESIDENCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘primary residence’’ means a 

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dwelling structure that is the principal dwelling of an eligible veteran and is owned by such veteran or a family member of such veteran. 

(B) FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—For purposes of this 

paragraph, the term ‘‘family member’’ includes— 

(i) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, or sibling; 

(ii) a spouse of such a child, grandchild, parent, or 

sibling; or 

(iii) any individual related by blood or affinity whose 

close association with a veteran is the equivalent of a 

family relationship. 

(7) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘qualified organization’’ means a nonprofit organization that provides nationwide 

or statewide programs that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. 

(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development. 

(9) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 

(10) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘veterans 

service organization’’ means any organization recognized by the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans 

under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM.— 

(1) GRANT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot 

program to award grants to qualified organizations to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of eligible veterans. 

(B) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall work in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 

and oversee the pilot program and to ensure that such program meets the needs of eligible veterans. 

(C) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant award under the pilot 

program to any one qualified organization shall not exceed 

$1,000,000 in any one fiscal year, and such an award shall 

remain available until expended by such organization. 

(2) APPLICATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each qualified organization that desires a grant under the pilot program shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

and, in addition to the information required under subparagraph (B), accompanied by such information as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. 

(B) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

(i) a plan of action detailing outreach initiatives; 

(ii) the approximate number of veterans the qualified 

organization intends to serve using grant funds; 

(iii) a description of the type of work that will be conducted, such as interior home modifications, energy efficiency improvements, and other similar categories of 

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(iv) a plan for working with the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans service organizations to 

identify veterans who are not eligible for programs 

under chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, and 

meet their needs. 

(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant award under the pilot program 

shall be used— 

(A) to modify and rehabilitate the primary residence of 

an eligible veteran, and may include— 

(i) installing wheelchair ramps, widening exterior 

and interior doors, reconfigurating and re-equipping 

bathrooms (which includes installing new fixtures and 

grab bars), removing doorway thresholds, installing 

special lighting, adding additional electrical outlets 

and electrical service, and installing appropriate floor 

coverings to— 

(I) accommodate the functional limitations that 

result from having a disability; or 

(II) if such residence does not have modifications 

necessary to reduce the chances that an elderly, but 

not disabled person, will fall in their home, reduce 

the risks of such an elderly person from falling; 

(ii) rehabilitating such residence that is in a state of 

interior or exterior disrepair; and 

(iii) installing energy efficient features or equipment 

if— 

(I) an eligible veteran’s monthly utility costs for 

such residence is more than 5 percent of such veteran’s monthly income; and 

(II) an energy audit of such residence indicates 

that the installation of energy efficient features or 

equipment will reduce such costs by 10 percent or 

more; and 

(B) in connection with modification and rehabilitation 

services provided under the pilot program, to provide technical, administrative, and training support to an affiliate 

of a qualified organization receiving a grant under such 

pilot program. 

(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds may be expended 

under the pilot program only for the benefit of an eligible veteran who the Secretary determines is residing in and reasonably intends to continue residing in a primary residence owned 

by such veteran or by a member of such veteran’s family. The 

Secretary shall make this determination on the basis of a certification by the veteran or a member of the veteran’s family 

that the veteran intends to continue residing in the primary residence for a sufficient period of time to be determined by the 

Secretary. 

(5) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall direct the oversight of 

the grant funds for the pilot program so that such funds are 

used efficiently until expended to fulfill the purpose of addressing the adaptive housing needs of eligible veterans. 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—A qualified organization receiving a 

grant under the pilot program shall contribute towards the 

housing modification and rehabilitation services provided 

to eligible veterans an amount equal to not less than 50 

percent of the grant award received by such organization. 

(B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—In order to meet the requirement under subparagraph (A), such organization may 

arrange for in-kind contributions. 

(7) LIMITATION COST TO THE VETERANS.—A qualified organization receiving a grant under the pilot program shall modify 

or rehabilitate the primary residence of an eligible veteran at no 

cost to such veteran (including application fees) or at a cost 

such that such veteran pays no more than 30 percent of his or 

her income in housing costs during any month. 

(8) REPORTS.— 

(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report that provides, with respect to the year for which such report is written— 

(i) the number of eligible veterans provided assistance under the pilot program; 

(ii) the socioeconomic characteristics of such veterans, including their gender, age, race, and ethnicity; 

(iii) the total number, types, and locations of entities 

contracted under such program to administer the grant 

funding; 

(iv) the amount of matching funds and in-kind contributions raised with each grant; 

(v) a description of the housing rehabilitation and 

modification services provided, costs saved, and actions 

taken under such program; 

(vi) a description of the outreach initiatives implemented by the Secretary to educate the general public 

and eligible entities about such program; 

(vii) a description of the outreach initiatives instituted by grant recipients to engage eligible veterans 

and veteran service organizations in projects utilizing 

grant funds under such program; 

(viii) a description of the outreach initiatives instituted by grant recipients to identify eligible veterans 

and their families; and 

(ix) any other information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing such program. 

(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the 

completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 

to Congress a report that provides such information that 

the Secretary considers relevant in assessing the pilot program. 

(C) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than March 

31, 2019, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Chairmen 

and Ranking Members of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report 

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(i) the use of appropriated funds by the Secretary 

and by grantees under the pilot program; and 

(ii) oversight and accountability of grantees under 

the pilot program. 

(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development for carrying out this section $4,000,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 

pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 

working overseas. 

Sec. 1102. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 

Sec. 1103. Revision to list of science and technology reinvention laboratories. 

Sec. 1104. Extension and modification of experimental program for scientific and 

technical personnel. 

Sec. 1105. Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities. 

Sec. 1106. Rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing 

work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 

Sec. 1107. Extension of part-time reemployment authority. 

Sec. 1108. Personnel authorities for civilian personnel for the United States Cyber 

Command and the cyber component headquarters of the military departments. 

SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL 

LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS. 

Effective January 1, 2015, section 1101(a) of the Duncan Hunter 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 

1101 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(Public Law 113–66), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 

SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO 

GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO 

PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 

Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as 

added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

4616) and most recently amended by section 1102 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 

66), is further amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 1103. REVISION TO LIST OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 

Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2487; 10 U.S.C. 2358 

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‘‘(18) The Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. 

‘‘(19) The Space and Missile Defense Command Technical 

Center.’’. 

SEC. 1104. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 

(a) POSITIONS COVERED BY AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1101 of the 

Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘60 scientific and 

engineering positions’’ and inserting ‘‘100 scientific and engineering positions’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and 

(D) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 

(C). 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Department of Defense’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘12-month period’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting 

‘‘calendar year’’. 

(c) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

SEC. 1105. TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

FACILITIES. 

Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING

PROGRAMS.—The director of any STRL may appoint qualified 

candidates enrolled in a program of undergraduate or graduate 

instruction leading to a bachelor’s or an advanced degree in a 

scientific, technical, engineering or mathematical course of 

study at an institution of higher education (as that term is defined in section 101 and 102 of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to positions described in paragraph (3) 

of subsection (b) as an employee in a laboratory described in 

that paragraph without regard to the provisions of subchapter 

I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title).’’; 

(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) CANDIDATES ENROLLED IN SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING

PROGRAMS.—The positions described in this paragraph are scientific and engineering positions that may be temporary or term 

in any laboratory designated by section 1105(a) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) as a Department 

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(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) In the case of a laboratory described in subsection (b)(3), 

with respect to appointment authority under subsection (a)(3), 

the number equal to 3 percent of the total number of scientific 

and engineering positions in such laboratory that are filled as 

of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of such 

calendar year.’’. 

SEC. 1106. RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE 

IN SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN JAPAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 5542(a)(6) of title 

5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 

‘‘2015’’. 

(b) LIMITATION ON OVERTIME PAY.—Notwithstanding the authority provided by such section (as amended by subsection (a)), during 

fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of the Navy may not pay more than 

$250,000 in overtime pay under such section until the Director of 

the Office of Personnel Management submits a report containing the 

information described in section 1105(b)(2) of Public Law 111–383, 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. 

SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF PART-TIME REEMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY. 

(a) CSRS.—Section 8344(l)(7) of title 5, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2019’’. 

(b) FERS.—Section 8468(i)(7) of such title is amended by striking 

‘‘5 years after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 

2019’’. 

(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and 

(b) shall be effective as of October 28, 2014. 

SEC. 1108. PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES FOR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FOR 

THE UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND AND THE CYBER 

COMPONENT HEADQUARTERS OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) identify improvements to be made to the employment, compensation, and promotion authorities of the Department of Defense to meet the needs of the United States Cyber Command 

and the cyber component headquarters of the military departments for obtaining and retaining civilian personnel with the 

skills and experience required to support the missions and responsibilities of those organizations; 

(2) identify the additional employment, compensation, and 

promotion authorities necessary to ensure that the United 

States Cyber Command and the cyber component headquarters 

of the military departments have a civilian workforce able to 

support the missions and responsibilities of those organizations; 

and 

(3) submit to the Secretary recommendations for administrative and legislative actions, including actions in connection 

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that the United States Cyber Command and the cyber component headquarters of the military departments have a civilian 

workforce able to support the missions and responsibilities of 

those organizations. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 

FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. Modification and extension of Global Security Contingency Fund. 

Sec. 1202. Notice to Congress on certain assistance under authority to conduct activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. 

Sec. 1203. Enhanced authority for provision of support to foreign military liaison officers of foreign countries while assigned to the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1204. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security 

forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights. 

Sec. 1205. Codification and enhancement of authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1206. Training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign 

countries to promote respect for the rule of law and human rights. 

Sec. 1207. Cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel 

survivability equipment in coalition operations. 

Sec. 1208. Extension and modification of authority for support of special operations 

to combat terrorism. 

Sec. 1209. Authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition. 

Sec. 1210. Provision of logistic support for the conveyance of certain defense articles 

to foreign forces training with the United States Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1211. Biennial report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense to 

provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement to 

foreign security forces. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 

Sec. 1221. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. 

Sec. 1223. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 

certain United States military operations. 

Sec. 1224. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 

Forces through the end of fiscal year 2017. 

Sec. 1225. Semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress on stability and sovereignty of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1227. Extension of Afghan Special Immigrant Program. 

Sec. 1228. Independent assessment of United States efforts against al-Qaeda. 

Sec. 1229. Sense of Congress on security of Afghan women. 

Sec. 1230. Review process for use of United States funds for construction projects in 

Afghanistan that cannot be physically accessed by United States Government personnel. 

Sec. 1231. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 

services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1232. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities in 

Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1233. Clearance of unexploded ordnance on former United States training 

ranges in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1234. Report on impact of end of major combat operations in Afghanistan on 

authority to use military force. 

Sec. 1235. Report on bilateral security cooperation with Pakistan. 

Sec. 1236. Authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and 

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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

Sec. 1241. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the 

Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1242. Notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under Open Skies 

Treaty. 

Sec. 1243. Limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1244. Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations 

under the INF Treaty. 

Sec. 1245. Annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1246. Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or other agreements 

with Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1247. Report on the New START Treaty. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

Sec. 1251. Strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Asia-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 1252. Modifications to annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1253. Military-to-military engagement with the Government of Burma. 

Sec. 1254. Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy of the United States 

Pacific Command. 

Sec. 1255. Missile defense cooperation in Northeast Asia. 

Sec. 1256. Sense of Congress and report on Taiwan and its contribution to regional 

peace and stability. 

Sec. 1257. Independent assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense to 

counter anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, and other 

key technologies of potential adversaries. 

Sec. 1258. Sense of Congress reaffirming security cooperation with Japan and the 

Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 1259. Report on maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1259A. Sense of Congress on Taiwan maritime capabilities and exercise participation. 

Sec. 1259B. Modification of matters for discussion in annual reports of United 

States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 1261. One-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities. 

Sec. 1262. Modification of national security planning guidance to deny safe havens 

to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates. 

Sec. 1263. Enhanced authority to acquire goods and services of Djibouti in support 

of Department of Defense activities in United States Africa Command 

area of responsibility. 

Sec. 1264. Treatment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of 

Kurdistan under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Sec. 1265. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into missile defense systems of United States and sense of Congress concerning 

integration of missile defense systems of Russia into missile defense systems of NATO. 

Sec. 1266. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. 

Sec. 1267. Notification and review of potentially significant arms control noncompliance. 

Sec. 1268. Inter-European Air Forces Academy. 

Sec. 1269. Department of Defense support to security of United States diplomatic facilities. 

Sec. 1270. Information on sanctioned persons and businesses through the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System. 

Sec. 1271. Reports on nuclear program of Iran. 

Sec. 1272. Sense of Congress on defense modernization by NATO countries. 

Sec. 1273. Report on protection of cultural property in event of armed conflict. 

Sec. 1274. United States strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in 

Europe. 

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Sec. 1276. Sense of Congress on efforts to remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield 

and end the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army. 

Sec. 1277. Extension of annual reports on the military power of Iran. 

Sec. 1278. Report and strategy regarding North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel. 

Sec. 1279. Rule of construction. 

Sec. 1280. Approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government 

of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses 

of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes. 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF GLOBAL SECURITY 

CONTINGENCY FUND. 

(a) REVISIONS TO GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1625; 22 

U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the provision of equipment, supplies, and training.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the provision of the following: 

‘‘(A) Equipment, including routine maintenance and repair of such equipment. 

‘‘(B) Supplies. 

‘‘(C) With respect to amounts in the Fund appropriated or 

transferred into the Fund after the date of the enactment of 

the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, small-scale 

construction not exceeding $750,000 on a per-project basis. 

‘‘(D) Training.’’. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (i) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 

amounts’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Amounts appropriated and transferred to 

the Fund before the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 shall remain available for obligation and 

expenditure after September 30, 2015, only for activities under 

programs commenced under subsection (b) before September 30, 

2015.’’. 

(c) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (p) of such section, as amended by 

section 1202(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 894), is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2017’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘and 

subject to the requirements contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) 

of subsection (i)’’. 


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SEC. 1202. NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE UNDER 

AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE 

CAPABILITY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. 

Section 1204(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 896; 10 U.S.C. 401 

note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ the following: ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’. 

SEC. 1203. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO 

FOREIGN MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS OF FOREIGN 

COUNTRIES WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE. 

(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1051a of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 

‘‘Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘involved in a military operation with the 

United States’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in connection with the planning for, or conduct of, a military operation’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘To the headquarters of’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘To the Joint Staff.’’. 

(b) TRAVEL, SUBSISTENCE, AND MEDICAL CARE EXPENSES.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘to the headquarters of a combatant command’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘or by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff, as appropriate’’ before the period at the end; and 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘if such travel’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘if such travel meets each of the following 

conditions: 

‘‘(A) The travel is in support of the national interests of the 

United States. 

‘‘(B) The commander of the relevant combatant command or 

the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as applicable, directs 

round-trip travel from the assigned location to one or more 

travel locations.’’. 

(c) TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Subsection (c) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent that the Secretary determines 

appropriate, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 

terms of reimbursement shall be specified in the appropriate 

agreement used to assign the liaison officer to a combatant command or to the Joint Staff.’’. 

(d) LIMITATION AND OVERSIGHT.—Such section, as so amended, is 

further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and 

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‘‘(d) LIMITATION AND OVERSIGHT.—(1) The amount of unreimbursed support for any liaison officer supported under subsection 

(b)(1) in any fiscal year may not exceed $200,000 (in fiscal year 

2014 constant dollars). 

‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be responsible 

for implementing the authority under this section.’’. 

(e) SECRETARY OF STATE COORDINATION.—Such section, as so 

amended, is further amended by inserting after subsection (d), as 

added by subsection (d)(2) of this section, the following new subsection (e): 

‘‘(e) SECRETARY OF STATE COORDINATION.—The authority of the 

Secretary of Defense to provide administrative services and support 

under subsection (a) for the performance of duties by a liaison officer of another nation may be exercised only with respect to a liaison 

officer of another nation whose assignment as described in that subsection is accepted by the Secretary of Defense with the coordination 

of the Secretary of State.’’. 

(f) DEFINITION.—Subsection (f) of such section (as so redesignated) 

is amended by inserting ‘‘training programs conducted to familiarize, orient, or certify liaison personnel regarding unique aspects 

of the assignments of the liaison personnel,’’ after ‘‘police protection,’’. 

SEC. 1204. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE TO 

UNITS OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT HAVE COMMITTED A GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 

(a) PROHIBITION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2249e. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units 

of foreign security forces that have committed a 

gross violation of human rights 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Of the amounts made available to the Department of Defense, none may be used for any training, equipment, 

or other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, ensure that prior to a decision to provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit of a foreign security 

force full consideration is given to any credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations 

by such unit. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not 

apply if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that the government of such country has 

taken all necessary corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other 

humanitarian or national security emergencies. 

‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with 

the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection 

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‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and 

periodically update, procedures to ensure that any information in 

the possession of the Department of Defense about gross violations 

of human rights by units of foreign security forces is shared on a 

timely basis with the Department of State. 

‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the application of any 

exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any waiver under 

subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report— 

‘‘(1) in the case of an exception under subsection (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the grounds 

for the exception; and 

‘‘(2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing— 

‘‘(A) the information relating to the gross violation of 

human rights; 

‘‘(B) the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the 

waiver; 

‘‘(C) the purpose and duration of the training, equipment, 

or other assistance; and 

‘‘(D) the United States forces and the foreign security 

force unit involved. 

‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 

‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; and 

‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of such title is amended 

by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘2249e. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security forces 

that have committed a gross violation of human rights.’’. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2015, and every 

March 31 thereafter through 2024, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

setting forth for the preceding fiscal year the following: 

(A) The total number of cases submitted for vetting for 

purposes of section 2249e of title 10, United States Code (as 

added by subsection (a)), and the total number of such 

cases approved, or suspended or rejected for human rights 

reasons, non-human rights reasons, or administrative reasons. 

(B) In the case of units rejected for non-human rights 

reasons, a detailed description of the reasons relating to the 

rejection. 

(C) A description of the interagency processes that were 

used to evaluate compliance with requirements to conduct 

vetting. 

(D) An addendum that includes any comments by the 

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of section 2249e of title 10, United States Code (as so 

added), on their theater security cooperation plan. 

(E) Such other matters with respect to the administration 

of section 2249e of title 10, United States Code (as so 

added), as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(2) FORM.—Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

has the meaning given that term in subsection (f) of section 

2249e of title 10, United States Code (as so added). 

SEC. 1205. CODIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO 

BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 

(a) CODIFICATION, EXTENSION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 136 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2282. Authority to build the capacity of foreign security 

forces 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 

of the Secretary of State, is authorized to conduct or support a program or programs as follows: 

‘‘(1) To build the capacity of a foreign country’s national military forces in order for that country to— 

‘‘(A) conduct counterterrorism operations; or 

‘‘(B) participate in or support on-going allied or coalition 

military or stability operations that benefit the national security interests of the United States. 

‘‘(2) To build the capacity of a foreign country’s national maritime or border security forces to conduct counterterrorism operations. 

‘‘(3) To build the capacity of a foreign country’s national-level 

security forces that have among their functional responsibilities 

a counterterrorism mission in order for such forces to conduct 

counterterrorism operations. 

‘‘(b) TYPES OF CAPACITY BUILDING.— 

‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—A program under subsection 

(a) may include the provision of equipment, supplies, training, 

defense services, and small-scale military construction. 

‘‘(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—A program under subsection (a) 

shall include elements that promote the following: 

‘‘(A) Observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. 

‘‘(B) Respect for civilian control of the military. 

‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) ANNUAL FUNDING LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

may use amounts specifically authorized and appropriated or 

otherwise made available to carry out programs under this section on an annual basis to carry out programs authorized by 

subsection (a). 

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provide any type of assistance described in subsection (b) that 

is otherwise prohibited by any provision of law. 

‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—The Secretary of 

Defense may not use the authority in subsection (a) to provide 

assistance described in subsection (b) to any foreign country 

that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law. 

‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS FISCAL

YEARS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available in a fiscal 

year to carry out the authority in subsection (a) may be 

used for programs under that authority that begin in the 

fiscal year such amounts are made available but end in the 

next fiscal year. 

‘‘(B) ACHIEVEMENT OF FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY.— 

If, in accordance with subparagraph (A), equipment is delivered under a program under the authority in subsection 

(a) in the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the program begins, amounts for supplies, training, defense services, and small-scale military construction associated with 

such equipment and necessary to ensure that the recipient 

unit achieves full operational capability for such equipment 

may be used in the fiscal year in which the foreign country 

takes receipt of such equipment and in the next fiscal year. 

‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SMALLSCALE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 

‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES UNDER PARTICULAR PROGRAMS.—The 

amount that may be obligated or expended for small-scale 

military construction activities under any particular program authorized under subsection (a) may not exceed 

$750,000. 

‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES UNDER ALL PROGRAMS.—The amount that 

may be obligated or expended for small-scale military construction activities during a fiscal year for all programs authorized under subsection (a) during that fiscal year may 

not exceed up to five percent of the amount made available 

in such fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection 

(a). 

‘‘(d) FORMULATION AND EXECUTION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly formulate any 

program under subsection (a). The Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretary of State in the implementation of any program under subsection (a). 

‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 15 days before initiating activities under a program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 

Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

a notice of the following: 

‘‘(A) The country whose capacity to engage in activities in 

subsection (a) will be built under the program. 

‘‘(B) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, anticipated delivery schedule for assistance, military 

department responsible for management and associated 


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program executive office, and completion date for the program. 

‘‘(C) The source and planned expenditure of funds to complete the program. 

‘‘(D) A description of the arrangements, if any, for the 

sustainment of the program and the source of funds to support sustainment of the capabilities and performance outcomes achieved under the program beyond its completion 

date, if applicable. 

‘‘(E) A description of the program objectives and assessment framework to be used to develop capability and performance metrics associated with operational outcomes for 

the recipient unit. 

‘‘(F) Information, including the amount, type, and purpose, on the assistance provided the country during the 

three preceding fiscal years under each of the following programs, accounts, or activities: 

‘‘(i) A program under this section. 

‘‘(ii) The Foreign Military Financing program under 

the Arms Export Control Act. 

‘‘(iii) Peacekeeping Operations. 

‘‘(iv) The International Narcotics Control and Law 

Enforcement (INCLE) program under section 481 of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291). 

‘‘(v) Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and 

Related Programs (NADR). 

‘‘(vi) Counterdrug activities authorized by section 

1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 374 note) and section 1033 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

1998. 

‘‘(vii) Any other significant program, account, or activity for the provision of security assistance that the 

Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State consider appropriate. 

‘‘(G) An assessment of the capacity of the recipient country to absorb assistance under the program. 

‘‘(H) An assessment of the manner in which the program 

fits into the theater security cooperation strategy of the applicable geographic combatant command. 

‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF STATE.—Any notice 

under paragraph (1) shall be prepared in coordination with the 

Secretary of State. 

‘‘(f) ASSESSMENTS OF PROGRAMS.—Amounts available to conduct 

or support programs under subsection (a) shall be available to the 

Secretary of Defense to conduct assessments and determine the effectiveness of such programs in building the operational capacity and 

performance of the recipient units concerned. 

‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 

‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

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‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 136 of such title is amended by adding at 

the end the following new item: 

‘‘2282. Authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) Section 943(g)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

122 Stat. 4578), as most recently amended by section 1205(f) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624), is further amended by 

striking ‘‘sections 1206 and 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 

Stat. 3456 and 3458)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2282 of title 10, 

United States Code, and section 1207 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 

119 Stat. 3458)’’. 

(2) Section 1209(b)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

368), as most recently amended by section 1203(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 

Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2512), is further amended by striking 

‘‘section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2282 of title 10, United States Code’’. 

(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 

109–163) is repealed. 

(d) FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance as specified in the funding table in 

section 4301, up to $350,000,000 may be used for programs 

under subsection (a) of section 2282 of title 10, United States 

Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section). 

(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT FOR BUILDING CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ALLIED OR COALITION MILITARY OR STABILITY OPERATIONS.—Of the amount available under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2015, not more than $150,000,000 may be used in such 

fiscal year for purposes described in subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 2282 of title 10, United States Code (as so added). 

(e) ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 

of fiscal years 2015 through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report summarizing the findings of the assessments of programs carried 

out under subsection (f) of section 2282 of title 10, United States 

Code (as so added), during such fiscal year. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for each program assessed under such subsection (f) during the fiscal year covered by such report, the following: 


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(A) A description of the nature and the extent of the potential or actual terrorist threat, if any, that the program 

is intended to address. 

(B) A description of the program, including the objectives 

of the program, the types of recipient country units receiving assistance under the program, and the baseline operational capability and performance of the units receiving 

assistance under the program before the commencement of 

receipt of assistance under the program. 

(C) A description of the extent to which the program is 

implemented by United States Government personnel or 

contractors. 

(D) A description of the assessment framework to be used 

to develop capability and performance metrics associated 

with operational outcomes for units receiving assistance 

under the program. 

(E) An assessment of the program using the assessment 

framework described in subparagraph (D). 

(F) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program in 

achieving its intended purpose. 

(f) BIENNIAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AU- DITS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31 of each of 2016, 

2018 and 2020, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 

audit of such program or programs conducted or supported pursuant to section 2282 of title 10, United States Code (as so 

added), during the preceding two fiscal years as the Comptroller General shall select for purposes of such report. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report should, to the extent information 

is available, include, for the program or programs covered by 

such report, the following: 

(A) A description of the program or programs, including— 

(i) the objectives of the program or programs; 

(ii) the types of units receiving assistance under the 

program or programs; 

(iii) the delivery and completion schedules for assistance under the program or programs; and 

(iv) the baseline operational capability and performance of the units receiving assistance under the program or programs before the commencement of receipt 

of assistance under the program or programs. 

(B) An assessment of the capacity of each recipient country to absorb assistance under the program or programs. 

(C) An assessment of the arrangements, if any, for the 

sustainment of the program or programs, including any 

source of funds to support sustainment of the capabilities 

and performance outcomes achieved under the program or 

program beyond completion date, if applicable. 

(D) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program or 

programs in achieving their intended purpose. 

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(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In subsections (e) and (f), the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

has the meaning given that term in subsection (g) of section 2282 

of title 10, United States Code (as so added). 

SEC. 1206. TRAINING OF SECURITY FORCES AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO PROMOTE 

RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct human rights training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign countries. 

(b) CONSTRUCTION WITH LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Human 

rights training authorized by this section may be conducted for security forces otherwise prohibited from receiving such training 

under any provision of law only if— 

(1) such training is conducted in the country of origin of the 

security forces; 

(2) such training is withheld from any individual of a unit 

when there is credible information that such individual has 

committed a gross violation of human rights or has commanded 

a unit that has committed a gross violation of human rights; 

(3) such training may be considered a corrective step, but is 

not sufficient for meeting the accountability requirement under 

the exception established in subsection (b) of section 2249e of 

title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1204(a) of this 

Act); and 

(4) reasonable efforts have been made to assist the foreign 

country to take all necessary corrective steps regarding a gross 

violation of human rights with respect to the unit, including 

using funds authorized by this Act to provide technical assistance or other types of support for accountability. 

(c) ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.— 

(1) CONCURRENCE.—Training activities may be conducted 

under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall consult 

with the Secretary of State on the content of the training, the 

methods of instruction to be provided, and the intended beneficiaries of training conducted under this section. 

(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Human rights training authorized 

by this section may include associated activities and expenses necessary for the conduct of training and assessments designed to further the purposes of this section, including technical assistance or 

other types of support for accountability. 

(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 31 each year 

through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use of the authority 

in this section during the preceding fiscal year. Each report shall 

include information on any human rights training (as defined in 

subsection (f)) or other assistance that was provided during the fiscal year to foreign security forces. 

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(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘human rights training’’ means training for the 

purpose of directly improving the conduct of foreign security 

forces to— 

(A) prevent gross violations of human rights and support 

accountability for such violations; 

(B) strengthen compliance with the laws of armed conflict 

and respect for civilian control over the military; 

(C) promote and assist in the establishment of a military 

justice system and other mechanisms for accountability; 

and 

(D) prevent the use of child soldiers. 

(g) SUNSET.—The authority in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2020. 

SEC. 1207. CROSS SERVICING AGREEMENTS FOR LOAN OF PERSONNEL 

PROTECTION AND PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN COALITION OPERATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, enter into an arrangement, under an 

agreement concluded pursuant to section 2342 of title 10, United 

States Code, under which the United States agrees to loan personnel 

protection and personnel survivability equipment for the use of such 

equipment by military forces of a nation participating in the following: 

(1) A coalition operation with the United States as part of a 

contingency operation. 

(2) A coalition operation with the United States as part of a 

peacekeeping operation under the Charter of the United Nations 

or another international agreement. 

(3) Training of such forces in connection with the deployment 

of such forces to be deployed to an operation described in paragraph (1) or (2). 

(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) LOAN ONLY OF EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH U.S. FORCES HAVE

NO UNFULFILLED REQUIREMENTS.—Equipment may be loaned to 

the military forces of a nation under the authority of this section only upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that 

the United States forces in the coalition operation concerned 

have no unfulfilled requirements for such equipment. 

(2) SCOPE OF USE OF LOANED EQUIPMENT.—Equipment 

loaned to the military forces of a nation under the authority of 

this section may be used by those forces only for personnel protection or to aid in the personnel survivability of those forces 

and only in— 

(A) a coalition operation with the United States described 

in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a); or 

(B) training described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a). 

(3) DURATION OF USE OF LOANED EQUIPMENT.—Equipment 

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this section may be used by the military forces of that nation 

not longer than the duration of that country’s participation in 

the coalition operation concerned. 

(4) NOTICE AND WAIT ON LOAN OF EQUIPMENT FOR TRAIN- ING.—Equipment may not be loaned under subsection (a) in 

connection with training described in paragraph (3) of that subsection until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of 

Defense submits to the appropriate committees of Congress written notice on the loan of such equipment for such purpose. 

(c) WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT IN CASE OF LOSS OF EQUIPMENT

IN COMBAT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of equipment loaned under the 

authority of this section that is damaged or destroyed as a result of combat operations during coalition operations while held 

by forces to which loaned under this section, the Secretary of 

Defense may, with respect to such equipment, waive any other 

requirement under applicable law for— 

(A) reimbursement; 

(B) replacement-in-kind; or 

(C) exchange of supplies or services of an equal value. 

(2) BASIS FOR WAIVER.—Any waiver under this subsection 

may be made only if the Secretary determines that the waiver 

is in the national security interest of the United States. 

(3) WAIVER ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.—Any waiver under this 

subsection may be made only on a case-by-case basis. 

(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—If the authority provided under this 

section is exercised during a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense 

shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the exercise of such authority by not later than October 30 of the year in which such fiscal 

year ends. Each report on the exercise of such authority shall specify 

the recipient country of the equipment loaned, the type of equipment 

loaned, and the duration of the loan of such equipment. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment’’ means items enumerated in categories I, II, 

III, VII, X, XI, and XIII of the United States Munitions List 

under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

U.S.C. 2778(a)(1) that the Secretary of Defense designates as 

available for loan under this section. 

(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority in subsection (a) 

shall expire on September 30, 2019. 

SEC. 1208. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 

(a) AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 

1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 

of Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as most 

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1621), is further amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$75,000,000’’. 

(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of such section 1208, as most recently amended by section 1203(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012, is further amended by striking 

‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

SEC. 1209. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, stipends, construction of training 

and associated facilities, and sustainment, to appropriately vetted 

elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted 

Syrian groups and individuals, through December 31, 2016, for the 

following purposes: 

(1) Defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the Syrian opposition. 

(2) Protecting the United States, its friends and allies, and 

the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria. 

(3) Promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to 

end the conflict in Syria. 

(b) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 

15 days prior to the provision of assistance authorized under subsection (a) to appropriately vetted recipients for the first time— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and 

Senate a report, in unclassified form with a classified annex as 

appropriate, that contains a description of— 

(A) the plan for providing such assistance; 

(B) the requirements and process used to determine appropriately vetted recipients; and 

(C) the mechanisms and procedures that will be used to 

monitor and report to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and 

Senate on unauthorized end-use of provided training and 

equipment and other violations of relevant law by appropriately vetted recipients; and 

(2) the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and Senate a report, in unclassified form with a classified 

annex as appropriate, that contains a description of how such 

assistance fits within a larger regional strategy. 

(c) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required in subsection (b)(1) shall 

include, at a minimum, a description of— 

(1) the goals and objectives of assistance authorized under 

subsection (a); 

(2) the concept of operations, timelines, and types of training, 

equipment, stipends, sustainment, construction, and supplies to 

be provided; 

(3) the roles and contributions of partner nations; 

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(5) any additional military support and sustainment activities; and 

(6) any other relevant details. 

(d) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

the Secretary of Defense submits the report required in subsection 

(b)(1), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate a progress report. Such progress report 

shall, based on the most recent quarterly information, include— 

(1) any updates to or changes in the plan, strategy, vetting requirements and process, and end-use monitoring mechanisms 

and procedures, as required in subsection (b)(1); 

(2) a description of how the threat of attacks against United 

States or coalition personnel is being mitigated, statistics on 

any such attacks, including green-on-blue attacks, and how 

such attacks are being mitigated; 

(3) a description of the appropriately vetted recipients receiving assistance authorized under subsection (a); 

(4) the recruitment, throughput, and retention rates of appropriately vetted recipients and equipment; 

(5) any misuse or loss of provided training and equipment 

and how such misuse or loss is being mitigated; 

(6) a description of the command and control of appropriately 

vetted recipients; 

(7) an assessment of the operational effectiveness of the appropriately vetted recipients in meeting the purposes specified in 

subsection (a); 

(8) a description of sustainment support provided to appropriately vetted recipients pursuant to subsection (a); 

(9) a list of construction projects carried out under authority 

in subsection (a); 

(10) a statement of the amount of funds expended during the 

period for which the report is submitted, and in aggregate since 

September 19, 2014, to provide assistance by authorized category pursuant to subsection (a) and section 149 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law 113–164); 

and 

(11) an assessment of the effectiveness of the assistance authorized under subsection (a) as measured against subsections 

(b) and (c). 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriately vetted’’ means, with respect to elements of the Syrian opposition and other Syrian groups and individuals, at a minimum— 

(A) assessments of such elements, groups, and individuals for associations with terrorist groups, Shia militias 

aligned with or supporting the Government of Syria, and 

groups associated with the Government of Iran. Such 

groups include, but are not limited to, the Islamic State of 

Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al 

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(B) a commitment from such elements, groups, and individuals to promoting the respect for human rights and the 

rule of law. 

(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(f) REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

may submit a reprogramming or transfer request of funds made 

available for Overseas Contingency Operations beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, 2016, to the congressional 

defense committees to carry out activities authorized under this section. 

(g) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance inkind, from foreign governments to provide assistance as authorized 

by this section. Any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall be credited to appropriations for the appropriate operation and maintenance accounts, except that any funds so accepted by the Secretary 

shall not be available for obligation until a reprogramming request 

is submitted to the congressional defense committees. 

(h) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in this section 

shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for 

the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or 

into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 

(i) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION MATTERS.—Nothing in this section 

supersedes or alters the continuing obligations of the President to 

report to Congress pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543) regarding the use of United States Armed 

Forces abroad. 

(j) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the provision of assistance pursuant to subsection (a), the President may waive any provision of law if the President determines that such provision of law 

would (but for the waiver) impede national security objectives of the 

United States by prohibiting, restricting, delaying, or otherwise limiting the provision of such assistance. Such waiver shall not take effect until 30 days after the date on which the President notifies the 

appropriate congressional committees of such determination and the 

provision of law to be waived. 

(k) ASSISTANCE TO THIRD COUNTRIES IN PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide assistance to third countries for 

purposes of the provision of assistance authorized under this section. 

SEC. 1210. PROVISION OF LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR THE CONVEYANCE 

OF CERTAIN DEFENSE ARTICLES TO FOREIGN FORCES 

TRAINING WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide logistic support for the 

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forces of a country with which the Armed Forces of the United 

States plan to conduct bilateral or multilateral training overseas 

during fiscal years 2015 and 2016. 

(b) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may provide logistic support 

under subsection (a) only— 

(1) in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act and other 

relevant export control laws of the United States; 

(2) in accordance with section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j); and 

(3) with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

(c) LIMITATION.—The total value of logistic support provided 

under subsection (a) for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000. 

(d) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—To provide logistic support under subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds available for Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-wide, for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal 

year during which the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority 

under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 

report on the exercise of authority under this section during that fiscal year. Such report shall include a description of the types of defense articles provided, the amount of funds expended, and the 

countries that received defense articles. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘logistic support’’ means— 

(A) the use of military transportation and cargo-handling 

assets, including aircraft; 

(B) materiel support in the form of fuel, petroleum, oil, 

or lubricants; and 

(C) commercially contracted transportation. 

(2) The term ‘‘certain defense article’’ means an item that has 

been declared an excess defense article and has been transferred 

from the stocks of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan but 

has not yet been made available for disposal through the Defense Logistics Agency process. 

SEC. 1211. BIENNIAL REPORT ON PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER ASSISTANCE OR REIMBURSEMENT TO 

FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 

(a) BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1 of 

each of 2016, 2018, and 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report that sets forth, on 

a country-by-country basis, a description of each program carried 

out by the Department of Defense to provide training, equipment, or 

other security assistance or reimbursement during the two fiscal 

years ending in the year before the year in which such report is submitted under the authorities specified in subsection (c). 

(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required under subsection (a) shall provide for each program covered by such report, 

and for the reporting period covered by such report, the following: 

(1) A description of the purpose and type of the training, 

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how the training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement 

provided advances the theater security cooperation strategy of 

the combatant command, as appropriate. 

(2) The cost of such training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement, including by type of support provided. 

(3) A description of the metrics, if any, used for assessing the 

effectiveness of such training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement provided. 

(c) SPECIFIED AUTHORITIES.—The authorities specified in this 

subsection are the following authorities (or any successor authorities): 

(1) Section 127d of title 10, United States Code, relating to 

authority to provide logistic support, supplies, and services to 

allied forces participating in a combined operation with the 

Armed Forces. 

(2) Section 166a(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, relating 

to humanitarian and civic assistance by the commanders of the 

combatant commands. 

(3) Section 168 of title 10, United States Code, relating to authority— 

(A) to provide assistance to nations of the former Soviet 

Union as part of the Warsaw Initiative Fund; 

(B) to conduct the Defense Institution Reform Initiative; 

and 

(C) to conduct a program to increase defense institutional 

legal capacity through the Defense Institute of International 

Legal Studies. 

(4) Section 2010 of title 10, United States Code, relating to 

authority to reimburse foreign troops for participation in combined exercises. 

(5) Section 2011 of title 10, United States Code, relating to 

authority to reimburse foreign troops for participation in Joint 

Combined Exercise Training. 

(6) Section 2249c of title 10, United States Code, relating to 

authority to use appropriated funds for costs associated with 

education and training of foreign officials under the Regional 

Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program. 

(7) Section 2282 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 

section 1205 of this Act), relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces, or the predecessor authority to 

such section in section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 

3456). 

(8) Section 2561 of title 10, United States Code, relating to 

authority to provide humanitarian assistance. 

(9) Section 1532, relating to the Afghanistan Security Forces 

Fund. 

(10) Section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (32 U.S.C. 107 note), relating to authority 

for National Guard State Partnership program. 

(11) Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

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(12) Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the Global Security Contingency Fund. 

(13) Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), relating to authority to reimburse certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. 

(14) Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 394), relating to authorization 

for logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain 

United States military operations. 

(15) Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), relating to authority to provide additional support for counter-drug 

activities of Peru and Colombia. 

(16) Section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 374 note), relating to additional 

support for counter-drug activities. 

(17) Any other authority on assistance or reimbursement that 

the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate and consistent 

with subsection (a). 

(d) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any information required 

under subsection (a) has been included in another report or notification previously submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of Defense may provide a list of such reports and notifications at the time 

of submitting the report required by subsection (a) in lieu of including such information in the report required by subsection (a). 

(e) FORM.—Each report required under subsection (a) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 

(f) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENT.—Section 1209 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 

368) is repealed. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 

SEC. 1221. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 

(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 904), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

2014’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’. 

(b) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS.—Subsection (b) of such section, as so 

amended, is further amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘QUARTERLY’’ and 

inserting ‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘QUARTERLY’’ 

and inserting ‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘half 

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(C) by striking ‘‘that quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘that half fiscal year’’. 

(c) FUNDS AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Subsection (a) 

of such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 

‘‘$60,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

(d) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Subsection (e) of 

such section is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$2,000,000’’. 

(e) NOTIFICATION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS.—Subsection (g) of such 

section is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to advance the military 

campaign plan for Afghanistan’’ and inserting ‘‘to directly benefit the security or stability of the people of Afghanistan’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘any agreement with either 

the Government of Afghanistan,’’ and inserting ‘‘any written 

agreement with either the Government of Afghanistan, an entity 

owned or controlled by the Government of Afghanistan,’’. 

(f) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 15 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the 

guidance issued by the Secretary to the Armed Forces concerning the 

Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan as revised to take into account the amendments made by this section. 

SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 1213 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 905), is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2015’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Operation Enduring Freedom’’ and inserting ‘‘Iraq or in Operation Enduring Freedom in 

Afghanistan’’. 

(b) OTHER SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section, as so amended, is further amended by inserting ‘‘Iraq or in’’ before ‘‘Operation 

Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan’’. 

(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection (d)(1) of 

such section, as so amended, is further amended— 

(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 

2014 may not exceed $1,500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’; and 

(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2013 

may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during fiscal 

year 2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’. 

(d) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING TO REIM- BURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.— Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 


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1213(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (127 Stat. 906), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 

(e) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN

PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as amended by section 1213(d) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (127 Stat. 

906), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’. 

(f) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN

PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the total amount of reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal 

year 2015 pursuant to the third sentence of section 1233(d)(1) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by subsection (b)(2)), $300,000,000 shall not be eligible for the 

waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless the Secretary 

of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that— 

(1) Pakistan has undertaken military operations in North 

Waziristan that have contributed to significantly disrupting the 

safe haven and freedom of movement of the Haqqani network 

in Pakistan; and 

(2) Pakistan has taken steps that have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring that North Waziristan does not return to 

being a safe haven for the Haqqani network. 

SEC. 1223. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN UNITED STATES 

MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 394), 

as most recently amended by section 1217(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 909), is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’; 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the period beginning 

on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 

ending on December 31, 2015’’; and 

(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 

(b) AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH IRAQ.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of such section 1234, as so 

amended, is further amended by inserting ‘‘and Iraq’’ after ‘‘in 

Afghanistan’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 

1234 is amended by inserting ‘‘AND IRAQ’’ after ‘‘AFGHANISTAN’’. 

SEC. 1224. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN 

NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2017. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

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the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report that contains a detailed plan for sustaining the 

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) and the Afghanistan National 

Police (ANP) of the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) 

through the end of fiscal year 2017, with the objective of ensuring 

that the ANSF will be able to independently and effectively conduct 

operations and maintain security and stability in Afghanistan. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan contained in the report 

required under subsection (a) shall include a description of the following matters: 

(1) A comprehensive sustainment strategy, including target 

end-strengths, budget, and defined objectives. 

(2) The commitments for funding contributions from the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and non-NATO 

nations for sustaining the ANSF through the end of fiscal year 

2017, any shortfalls in funding for such purposes, and the plan 

for achieving such commitments as necessary to sustain the 

ANSF. 

(3) A mechanism for tracking funding, equipment, training, 

and services provided to the ANSF by the United States, countries participating in NATO’s Operation Resolute Support, and 

other members of the international community contributing to 

the sustainment of the ANSF. 

(4) Plans for assisting the Government of Afghanistan to 

achieve the following goals: 

(A) Improve and sustain effective Afghan security institutions with fully capable senior leadership and staff, including logistics, intelligence, medical, and recruiting units. 

(B) Train and equip key enabling capabilities, including 

for the Afghan Special Operations Forces, the Afghan Air 

Force, and Afghan Special Mission Wing, such that these 

entities are fully-capable of conducting operations independently and in sufficient numbers. 

(C) Establish effective and sustainable ANSF-readiness 

assessment tools and metrics. 

(D) Improve and sustain strong, professional ANSF officers at the junior-, mid-, and senior-levels. 

(E) Enhance strong ANSF communication and control 

between central command and regions, provinces, and districts. 

(F) Develop and improve institutional mechanisms for incorporating lessons learned and best practices into ANSF 

operations. 

(G) Improve ANSF oversight mechanisms, including an 

effective record-keeping system to track ANSF equipment 

and personnel and a sustainable process to identify, investigate, and eliminate corruption. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 

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SEC. 1225. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on a semiannual basis a report on building 

and sustaining the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) 

and enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. 

(2) SUBMITTAL.—A report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than June 15 each year, for the 6-month period 

ending on May 31 of such year, and not later than December 

15 each year, for the 6-month period ending on November 30 of 

such year. No report is required to be submitted under paragraph (1) after the report required to be submitted on December 

15, 2017. 

(3) FORM.—Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES OF UNITED STATES AND NATO

MISSIONS IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER 2014.—A detailed description 

of— 

(A) the strategy and objectives of any post-2014 United 

States mission and any mission agreed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), to train, advise, and assist the ANSF or to conduct counterterrorism operations; 

and 

(B) indicators of effectiveness as developed by the Secretary or NATO, as appropriate, in the assessment of any 

such United States train, advise, and assist mission and of 

any such train, advise, and assist mission agreed by 

NATO, including efforts to build the counterterrorism capabilities of the ANSF. 

(2) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—An assessment of the current security conditions in Afghanistan and the security conditions anticipated in Afghanistan during the 24-month period beginning 

on the date of the submittal of such report, including with respect to threats from terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda, the 

Taliban, and the Haqqani Network. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF SIZE AND STRUCTURE AND STRATEGY AND

BUDGET OF ANSF.—A description of— 

(A) the size and force structure of the ANSF, including 

the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), the Afghanistan 

National Police (ANP), the Afghan Border Police, the Afghan Local Police, and such other major force components 

of the ANSF as the Secretary considers appropriate; 

(B) the rationale for any changes in the overall end 

strength or the mix of force structure for the ANSF during 

the period covered by such report; 

(C) levels of recruitment, retention, and attrition within 

the ANSF, in the aggregate and by force component; 

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(E) the strategy and budget of the ANSF; and 

(F) a description of the activities of the ANSF during the 

period covered by the report. 

(4) ASSESSMENT OF SIZE, STRUCTURE, CAPABILITIES, AND

STRATEGY OF ANSF.—An assessment whether the size, structure, 

capabilities, and strategy of the ANSF are sufficient to provide 

security in light of the current security conditions in Afghanistan and the security conditions anticipated in Afghanistan 

during the 24-month period beginning on the date of the submittal of such report. Such assessment should describe the risks 

and trade-offs the ANSF are making and any gaps in the capacity and capabilities of the ANSF. 

(5) BUILDING KEY CAPABILITIES AND ENABLING FORCES WITHIN

ANSF.— 

(A) A description of programs to achieve key mission enabling capabilities within the ANSF, including any major 

milestones and timelines, and the end states intended to be 

achieved by such programs, including for the following: 

(i) Security institution capacity building. 

(ii) Special operations forces and their key enablers. 

(iii) Intelligence. 

(iv) Logistics. 

(v) Maintenance. 

(vi) Air forces. 

(B) Metrics, as developed by the Commander of United 

States forces in Afghanistan, for monitoring and evaluating 

the performance of such programs in achieving the intended outcomes of such programs. 

(6) FINANCING THE ANSF.—A description of— 

(A) any plan agreed by the United States, the international community, and the Government of Afghanistan to 

fund and sustain the ANSF that serves as current guidance 

on such matters during the period covered by such report, 

including a description of whether such plan differs from— 

(i) in the case of the first report submitted under subsection (a), commitments undertaken at the 2012 

NATO Summit in Chicago and the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework; or 

(ii) in the case of any other report submitted under 

subsection (a), such plan as set forth in the previous report submitted under subsection (a); 

(B) the Afghan Security Forces Fund financing plan 

through 2017; 

(C) contributions by the international community to sustaining the ANSF during the period covered by such report; 

(D) contributions by the Government of Afghanistan to 

sustaining the ANSF during the period covered by such report; and 

(E) efforts to ensure that the Government of Afghanistan 

can assume an increasing financial responsibility for sustaining the ANSF consistent with its commitments at the 

Chicago Summit and the Tokyo Mutual Accountability 

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(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives. 

(d) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 1230 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 

110–181) is repealed. 

SEC. 1226. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STABILITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF 

AFGHANISTAN. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) a top national security priority for the United States continues to be to support the stability and sovereignty of Afghanistan and to help Afghanistan ensure that its territory is not 

used by al Qaeda, the Haqqani Network, or other violent extremist groups to launch attacks against the United States or 

its interests; 

(2) the presence of United States military forces in Afghanistan after 2014 to train, advise, and assist the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and conduct counterterrorism operations is a key step to maintaining the significant gains 

achieved in Afghanistan and should be executed consistent with 

the security conditions on the ground; 

(3) any drawdown of such United States military forces and 

operations should be considered in relation to security conditions on the ground in Afghanistan at the time of the drawdown and the recommendations of senior United States military 

commanders; and 

(4) NATO member countries and other members of the international community should honor their commitments to support 

Afghanistan at the Lisbon, Chicago, and Tokyo conferences taking into account the mutual accountability framework agreed 

by the Government of Afghanistan. 

SEC. 1227. EXTENSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAM. 

Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 

U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

(A) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: 

‘‘(ii) was or is employed in Afghanistan on or after 

October 7, 2001, for not less than 1 year— 

‘‘(I) by, or on behalf of, the United States Government; or 

‘‘(II) by the International Security Assistance 

Force in a capacity that required the alien— 

‘‘(aa) while traveling off-base with United 

States military personnel stationed at International Security Assistance Force, to serve as 

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‘‘(bb) to perform sensitive and trusted activities for United States military personnel stationed at International Security Assistance 

Force;’’; 

(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘the United States Government,’’ and inserting ‘‘an entity or organization described in 

clause (ii),’’; and 

(C) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘by the United States Government.’’ and inserting ‘‘described in clause (ii).’’; 

(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following: 

‘‘(F) FISCAL YEARS 2015 AND 2016.—In addition to any unused balance under subparagraph (D), for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and 

ending on September 30, 2016, the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status 

under this section shall not exceed 4,000. For purposes of 

status provided under this subparagraph— 

‘‘(i) the period during which an alien must have been 

employed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) must 

terminate on or before September 30, 2015; 

‘‘(ii) the principal alien seeking special immigrant 

status under this subparagraph shall apply to the 

Chief of Mission in accordance with paragraph (2)(D) 

not later than December 31, 2015; and 

‘‘(iii) the authority to issue visas shall commence on 

the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and 

shall terminate on March 31, 2017.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(14) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 

enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Committee on the 

Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

the House of Representatives containing the following information: 

‘‘(A) The occupations of aliens who— 

‘‘(i) were provided special immigrant status under 

this section; and 

‘‘(ii) were considered principal aliens for such purpose. 

‘‘(B) The number of appeals submitted under paragraph 

(2)(D)(ii)(I)(bb) from application denials by the Chief of 

Mission and the number of those applications that were approved pursuant to the appeal. 

‘‘(C) The number of applications denied by the Chief of 

Mission on the basis of derogatory information that were 

appealed and the number of those applications that were 

approved pursuant to the appeal. 

‘‘(D) The number of applications denied by the Chief of 

Mission on the basis that the applicant did not establish 

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‘‘(E) The number of applications denied by the Chief of 

Mission for failure to establish the one-year period of employment required that were appealed and the number of 

those applications that were approved pursuant to the appeal. 

‘‘(F) The number of applications denied by the Chief of 

Mission for failure to establish employment by or on behalf 

of the United States Government that were appealed and 

the number of those applications that were approved pursuant to the appeal. 

‘‘(G) The number of special immigrant status approvals 

revoked by the Chief of Mission and the reason for each revocation. 

‘‘(H) The number of special immigrant status approvals 

revoked by the Chief of Mission that were appealed and the 

number of those revocations that were overturned pursuant 

to the appeal.’’. 

SEC. 1228. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES EFFORTS 

AGAINST AL-QAEDA. 

(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of National 

Intelligence, shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the United States efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, including its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents since September 11, 2001. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of al-Qaeda core’s current relationship with 

affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and how it 

has changed over time. 

(2) An assessment of the current objectives, capabilities, and 

overall strategy of al-Qaeda core, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and how they have changed over 

time. 

(3) An assessment of the operational and organizational 

structure of al-Qaeda core, its affiliated groups, associated 

groups, and adherents, and how it has changed over time. 

(4) An analysis of the activities that have proven to be most 

effective and least effective at disrupting and dismantling al 

Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. 

(5) Recommendations for United States policy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated 

groups, and adherents. 

(6) Other matters that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(c) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the entity selected for the conduct of the 

assessment required by subsection (a) shall provide to the Secretary of Defense and the appropriate committees of Congress a 

report containing its findings as a result of the assessment. 

(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclassified 

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(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1229. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States Government should continue to work 

with the Government of Afghanistan and Afghan civil society to 

promote the rights of women in Afghanistan and their inclusion 

in the political, economic, and security transition process; and 

(2) the United States Government should continue to support 

and encourage efforts by the Government of Afghanistan to recruit, integrate, train, and retain women in the Afghanistan 

National Security Forces (ANSF), including through the use of 

not less than $25,000,000 as specified in section 1531(c) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938) for programs and activities for 

such purposes, which may include— 

(A) assistance in prioritizing efforts to increase the number of women serving in the ANSF, taking into account the 

Master Ministerial Development Plan for Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Gender Integration; 

(B) further development of training for the ANA and the 

Afghanistan National Police (ANP) to increase awareness 

and responsiveness among ANA and ANP personnel regarding the unique security challenges women confront 

when serving in those forces; 

(C) assistance in the development of a plan to increase 

the number of female security officers specifically trained to 

address gender-based violence, such as the Family Response Units of the ANP, and to ensure that such units are 

appropriately resourced; 

(D) assistance in the development of accountability mechanisms for ANA and ANP personnel relating to the treatment of women and girls, including female members of the 

ANSF; 

(E) assistance in the implementation of a plan, developed 

in coordination with the Government of Afghanistan, to 

promote the equal treatment of female members of the ANA 

and ANP through such steps as providing appropriate 

equipment, modifying facilities, and ensuring literacy and 

gender awareness training for female recruits and male 

counterparts; and 

(F) assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the 

Afghan Ministry of Interior in recruiting, training, and 

funding sufficient female searchers and security officers to 

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SEC. 1230. REVIEW PROCESS FOR USE OF UNITED STATES FUNDS FOR 

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN THAT CANNOT BE PHYSICALLY ACCESSED BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. 

(a) PROHIBITION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended for a construction project in Afghanistan in excess of $1,000,000 that cannot 

be audited and physically inspected by authorized United 

States Government personnel or their designated representatives, in accordance with generally-accepted auditing guidelines. 

(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to a project that is initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition in subsection (a) may be waived 

with respect to a project otherwise covered by that subsection if not 

later than 15 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the 

project the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 

committees a report that contains the following: 

(1) A determination of the Secretary of Defense that— 

(A) the project clearly contributes to United States national interests or strategic objectives; 

(B) the project has been coordinated with the Government 

of Afghanistan and any other implementing agencies or 

international donors; and 

(C) adequate arrangements have been made for 

sustainment of the project following its completion, including arrangements with respect to funding and technical capacity for sustainment. 

(2) A plan that contains— 

(A) a description of how the Secretary of Defense will 

monitor the use of the funds for the project— 

(i) to ensure the funds are used for the specific purposes for which the funds are intended; and 

(ii) to mitigate waste, fraud, and abuse; and 

(B) metrics to measure the progress and effectiveness of 

the project in meeting its objectives. 

SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 

(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section is 

amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

2016’’. 

(c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of such section 

is amended by striking ‘‘and 2014’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, 2014, and 2015’’. 

SEC. 1232. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR 

REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 

Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 

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most recently amended by section 1212 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

905), is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

fiscal year 2015’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 

SEC. 1233. CLEARANCE OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON FORMER 

UNITED STATES TRAINING RANGES IN AFGHANISTAN. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CLEARANCE.—Subject to subsection 

(b), the Secretary of Defense may, using funds specified in subsection (c), conduct surface and sub-surface clearance of unexploded 

ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the 

United States in Afghanistan. 

(b) CONDITIONS ON AUTHORITY.— (1) LIMITATION TO RANGES NOT TRANSFERRED TO AFGHANI- STAN.—The surface and sub-surface clearance of unexploded 

ordnance authorized under subsection (a) may only take place 

on training ranges managed and operated by the Armed Forces 

of the United States that have not been transferred to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for use by its 

armed forces. 

(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Funds expended for 

clearance pursuant to the authority in subsection (a) through 

September 30, 2016, may not exceed $250,000,000. 

(c) FUNDS.—The surface and sub-surface clearance of unexploded 

ordnance authorized by subsection (a) shall be paid for using 

amounts as follows: 

(1) For fiscal year 2015, amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1502 and available for operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 

(2) For fiscal year 2016, amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense as 

additional authorizations of appropriations for overseas contingency operations and available for operation and maintenance 

for overseas contingency operations. 

(d) UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘unexploded ordnance’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

101(e)(5) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 1234. REPORT ON IMPACT OF END OF MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN ON AUTHORITY TO USE MILITARY FORCE. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth 

an assessment of the impact, if any, of the end of major combat operations in Afghanistan on the authority of the Armed Forces of the 

United States to use military force, including the authority to detain, with regard to al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces, 

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(1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 

107–40); and 

(2) any other available legal authority. 

(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 

of Representatives. 

SEC. 1235. REPORT ON BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION WITH 

PAKISTAN. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act and every six months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 

nature and extent of bilateral security cooperation between the 

United States and Pakistan. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) A description of any strategic security objectives that the 

United States and Pakistan have agreed to pursue in cooperation. 

(2) A description of programs or activities that the United 

States and Pakistan have jointly undertaken to pursue mutually agreed security cooperation objectives. 

(3) A description and assessment of the effectiveness of efforts 

by Pakistan, unilaterally or jointly with the United States, to 

disrupt operations and eliminate safe havens of al Qaeda, 

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and other militant extremist groups 

such as the Haqqani Network and the Quetta Shura Taliban 

located in Pakistan. 

(4) A description and assessment of efforts by Pakistan, unilaterally or jointly with the United States, to counter the threat 

of improvised explosive devices and the networks involved in the 

acquisition, production, and delivery of such devices and their 

precursors and components. 

(5) An assessment of the effectiveness of any United States security assistance to Pakistan to achieve the strategic security objectives described in paragraph (1). 

(6) A description of any metrics used to assess the effectiveness of programs and activities described in paragraph (2). 

(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) SUNSET.—The requirements in this section shall terminate on 

December 31, 2017. 

(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives. 

(f) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AND SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amended by striking subsections (a) 

and (c). 

SEC. 1236. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training, equipment, logistics support, supplies, and services, 

stipends, facility and infrastructure repair and renovation, and 

sustainment, to military and other security forces of or associated 

with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security 

forces or other local security forces, with a national security mission, 

through December 31, 2016, for the following purposes: 

(1) Defending Iraq, its people, allies, and partner nations 

from the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and groups supporting ISIL. 

(2) Securing the territory of Iraq. 

(b) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this section, not more than 25 

percent of such funds may be obligated or expended until not later 

than 15 days after— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submits to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and Senate a report, in unclassified form with a classified annex as appropriate, that contains a description of— 

(A) the plan for providing such assistance; 

(B) an identification of such forces designated to receive 

such assistance; and 

(C) the plan for re-training and re-building such forces; 

and 

(2) the President submits to the appropriate congressional 

committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and 

Senate a report, in unclassified form with a classified annex as 

appropriate, that contains a description of how such assistance 

supports a larger regional strategy. 

(c) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required in subsection (a)(1) shall 

include, at a minimum, a description of— 

(1) the goals and objectives of assistance authorized under 

subsection (a); 

(2) the concept of operations, timelines, and types of training, 

equipment, stipends, sustainment, and supplies to be provided; 

(3) the roles and contributions of partner nations; 

(4) the number and role of United States Armed Forces personnel involved; 

(5) any additional military support and sustainment activities; and 

(6) any other relevant details. 

(d) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

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quired in subsection (b)(1), and every 30 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 

provide the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate with a progress report. 

Such progress report shall, based on the most recent quarterly information, include a description of the following: 

(1) Any updates to or changes in the plan, strategy, process, 

vetting requirements and process as described in subsection (e), 

and end-use monitoring mechanisms and procedures. 

(2) A description of how attacks against United States or coalition personnel are being mitigated, statistics on any such attacks, including ‘‘green-on-blue’’ attacks. 

(3) A description of the forces receiving assistance authorized 

under subsection (a). 

(4) A description of the recruitment, throughput, and retention rates of recipients and equipment. 

(5) A description of any misuse or loss of provided equipment 

and how such misuse or loss is being mitigated. 

(6) An assessment of the operational effectiveness of the forces 

receiving assistance authorized under subsection (a). 

(7) A description of sustainment support provided to the 

forces authorized under subsection (a). 

(8) A list of projects to repair or renovate facilities authorized 

under subsection (a). 

(9) A statement of the amount of funds expended during the 

period for which the report is submitted. 

(10) An assessment of the effectiveness of the assistance authorized under subsection (a). 

(e) VETTING.—The Secretary of Defense should ensure that prior 

to providing assistance to elements of any forces described in subsection (a) such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a 

minimum, by— 

(1) conducting assessments of such elements for associations 

with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government 

of Iran; and 

(2) receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law. 

(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives. 

(g) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 

this Act for Overseas Contingency Operations in title XV for fiscal 

year 2015, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,618,000,000 

to carry out this section. Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

under this subsection are authorized to remain available until September 30, 2016. 

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to provide assistance authorized under subsection (a). Any funds accepted by the Secretary may be credited to the account from which 

funds are made available for the provision of assistance authorized 

under subsection (a) and may be used for such purpose until expended. 

(i) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in this section 

shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for 

the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or 

into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 

(j) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— (1) BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the provision of assistance pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

may waive any provision of law described in subparagraph 

(B) if the Secretary— 

(i) determines that such provision of law would (but 

for the waiver) prohibit, restrict, delay, or otherwise 

limit the provision of such assistance; and 

(ii) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of and justification for the waiver and the 

provision of law to be waived. 

(B) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law described 

in this subparagraph are the following: 

(i) Any provision of law relating to the acquisition of 

items and support services. 

(ii) Sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control 

Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785). 

(2) BY PRESIDENT.—For purposes of the provision of assistance pursuant to subsection (a), the President may waive any 

provision of law other than a provision of law described in 

paragraph (1)(B) if the President determines that it is vital to 

the national security interests of the United States to waive 

such provision of law. Such waiver shall not take effect until 15 

days after the date on which the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees of such determination and the 

provision of law to be waived. 

(3) REPORT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act the President shall transmit to 

the congressional defense committees a report that provides 

a specific list of provisions of law that need to be waived 

under this subsection for purposes of the provision of assistance pursuant to subsection (a) and a justification for each 

such waiver. 

(B) UPDATE.—The President shall submit to the congressional defense committees an update of the report required 

by subparagraph (A) not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(k) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

under this subsection, not more than 60 percent of such funds 

may be obligated or expended until not later than 15 days after 

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priate congressional committees and leadership of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate that an amount equal to not 

less than 40 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section has been contributed by other 

countries and entities for the purposes described in subsection 

(a), which may include contributions of in-kind support for 

forces described in subsection (a), as determined from October 

1, 2014, of which not less than 50 percent of such amount contributed by other countries and entities has been contributed by 

the Government of Iraq. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 

apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the 

national security objectives of the United States will be compromised by the application of the limitation to any such assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not 

less than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary’s determination and a 

description of the assistance to be exempted from the application of such limitation. 

SEC. 1237. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 

SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 

125 Stat. 1631; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by 

section 1214 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 906; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), 

is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2015’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘non-operational’’; and 

(3) by striking ‘‘in an institutional environment’’ and inserting ‘‘at a base or facility of the Government of Iraq’’. 

(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014 may not exceed $209,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $140,000,000’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian 

Federation 

SEC. 1241. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense may be used for 

any bilateral military-to-military cooperation between the Governments of the United States and the Russian Federation until the 

Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— 

(1) the Russian Federation has ceased its occupation of 

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the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 

(2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the terms of and 

taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocol, signed on September 5, 2014, regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 

(b) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to— 

(1) any activities necessary to ensure the compliance of the 

United States with its obligations or the exercise of rights of the 

United States under any bilateral or multilateral arms control 

or nonproliferation agreement or any other treaty obligation of 

the United States; and 

(2) any activities required to provide logistical or other support to the conduct of United States or North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization military operations in Afghanistan or the withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation 

in subsection (a) if— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State— 

(A) determines that the waiver is in the national security 

interest of the United States; and 

(B) submits to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(i) a notification that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States and a description of 

the national security interest covered by the waiver; 

and 

(ii) a report explaining why the Secretary of Defense 

cannot make the certification under subsection (a); and 

(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on 

which the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submits the information in the report under 

subparagraph (B)(ii). 

(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.—The certification 

requirement specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not 

apply to military bases of the Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula operating in accordance with its 1997 agreement on 

the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the 

Territory of Ukraine. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on the date of the 

enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds described 

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SEC. 1242. NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSAL TO MODIFY 

OR INTRODUCE NEW AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR FLIGHT 

BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNDER OPEN SKIES TREATY. 

(a) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 

which the Russian Federation submits to the States Parties to the 

Open Skies Treaty a proposal to modify or introduce a new aircraft 

or sensor for flight by the Russian Federation under the Open Skies 

Treaty, the President shall notify the appropriate committees of 

Congress of such proposal and the relevant details thereof. 

(b) ASSESSMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days prior to the date on 

which the United States intends to agree to a proposal described in subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence, 

jointly with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

an assessment of such proposal on the national security of the 

United States. 

(2) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include a description of any plans of the United 

States to mitigate the effect of the proposal on the national security of the United States, including an analysis of the cost and 

effectiveness of any such plans. 

(3) FORM.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) may be 

submitted in classified or unclassified form as appropriate. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; 

(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) OPEN SKIES TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ 

means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 

1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 

SEC. 1243. LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE 

INFORMATION TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

Section 1246(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 923) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by inserting after ‘‘2014’’ the following: ‘‘or 2015’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end before the period the following: 

‘‘or information relating to velocity at burnout of United 

States missile defense interceptors or targets’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’ after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’. 


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SEC. 1244. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) It was the object and purpose of the INF Treaty to eliminate the production or deployment of ground launched ballistic 

and cruise missiles with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, which was accomplished in 1992. 

(2) The July 2014 Department of State annual report on ‘‘Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments’’ stated 

that ‘‘The United States has determined that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty 

not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise 

missile (GLCM) with a range capability of 500km to 5,500km, 

or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles.’’. 

(3) In a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee dated 

October 23, 2014, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote ‘‘these violations are a serious challenge to the security of the United States and our allies. These 

actions, particularly when placed in the broader context of Russian regional aggression, must be met with a strategic response.’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Russian Federation’s actions in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty adversely affect the national security of the United States and its allies, including the members 

of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and those in 

East Asia; 

(2) the Government of the Russian Federation is responsible 

for this violation and also for returning to compliance with the 

INF Treaty; 

(3) it is in the national security interests of the United States 

and its allies for the INF Treaty to remain in effect and for the 

Russian Federation to return to full and verifiable compliance 

with all its obligations under the INF Treaty; and 

(4) as identified in section 1061 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 865), the President should take appropriate actions to resolve the issues relating to noncompliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

(c) REPORT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on noncompliance by 

the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF 

Treaty. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of the effect of Russian noncompliance 

on the national security interests of the United States and 

its allies, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and those in East Asia. 

(B) A description of the President’s plan to resolve issues 

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(i) actions that have been taken, and what further 

actions are planned or warranted by the United States; 

(ii) plans to address Russian noncompliance diplomatically with the Russian Federation to resolve concerns about such noncompliance and bring Russia 

back into full compliance with the INF Treaty; 

(iii) an assessment of possible steps (including 

verification measures) that would permit confidence 

that the Russian Federation has returned to full compliance; and 

(iv) the status of any United States efforts to develop 

coordinated or cooperative responses with allies. 

(C) An assessment of whether Russian noncompliance 

threatens the viability of the INF Treaty, whether such noncompliance constitutes a material breach of the INF Treaty, 

and whether it is in the interests of the United States to remain a party to the INF Treaty if such noncompliance continues. 

(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—At the time of the submission of the report required under subsection (c), and every six months thereafter 

until the date on which the Russian Federation is in compliance 

with its obligations under the INF Treaty, the Secretary of State, 

jointly with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other departments or agencies as appropriate, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the status of United 

States efforts to resolve its concerns relating to noncompliance by 

the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

(e) NOTIFICATION.—In the event the President determines that the 

Russian Federation has deployed, or intends to deploy, systems that 

violate the INF Treaty, the President shall promptly notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination and any 

plans to respond to such deployments. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent 

Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 

Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their IntermediateRange and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at 

Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 

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SEC. 1245. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1 of each year, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 

security and military strategies and capabilities of the Russian Federation (in this section referred to as ‘‘Russia’’). 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the security priorities and objectives of 

Russia, including those priorities and objectives that would affect the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Middle 

East, and the People’s Republic of China. 

(2) A description of the goals and factors shaping Russian security strategy and military strategy, including military spending and investment priorities and their alignment with the security priorities and objectives described in paragraph (1). 

(3) An assessment of the force structure of the Russian military. 

(4) A description of Russia’s current missile defense strategy 

and capabilities, including efforts to develop missile defense capabilities. 

(5) A description of developments in Russian military doctrine and training. 

(6) An assessment of the tactics, techniques, and procedures 

used by Russia in operations in Ukraine. 

(7) An assessment of the proliferation activities of Russia and 

Russian entities, as a supplier of materials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass 

destruction or missile systems. 

(8) A description of Russia’s asymmetric capabilities, including its strategy and efforts to develop and deploy electronic warfare, space and counterspace, and cyber warfare capabilities, including details on the number of malicious cyber incidents and 

associated activities against Department of Defense networks 

that are known or suspected to have been conducted or directed 

by the Government of the Russian Federation. 

(9) A description of Russia’s nuclear strategy and associated 

doctrines and nuclear capabilities, including the size and state 

of Russia’s nuclear weapons stockpile, its nuclear weapons production capacities, and plans for developing its nuclear capabilities. 

(10) A description of Russia’s anti-access and area denial capabilities. 

(11) A description of Russia’s modernization program for its 

command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, 

surveillance, and reconnaissance program and its applications 

for Russia’s precision guided weapons. 

(12) In consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State, developments regarding United States-Russian 

engagement and cooperation on security matters. 

(13) The current state of United States military-to-military 

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(A) A comprehensive and coordinated strategy for such 

military-to-military cooperation. 

(B) A summary of all such military-to-military cooperation during the one-year period ending on the day before 

the date of submission of the report, including a summary 

of topics discussed. 

(C) A description of such military-to-military cooperation 

planned for the 12-month period beginning on the date of 

submission of the report. 

(D) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the benefits that Russia expects to gain from such military-to-military cooperation. 

(E) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the benefits the Department of Defense expects to gain from such 

military-to-military cooperation, and any concerns regarding such cooperation. 

(F) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of how 

such military-to-military cooperation fits into the larger security relationship between the United States and Russia. 

(14) A description of changes to United States policy on military-to-military contacts with Russia resulting from Russia’s 

annexation of Crimea. 

(15) Other military and security developments involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United 

States national security. 

(c) NONDUPLICATION.—If any information required under subsection (b) has been included in another report or notification previously submitted to Congress as required by law, the Secretary of 

Defense may provide a list of such reports and notifications at the 

time of submitting the report required by subsection (a) in lieu of 

including such information in the report required by subsection (a). 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(e) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 10 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–95) is repealed. 

(f) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on June 1, 2018. 

SEC. 1246. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH 

ROSOBORONEXPORT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2015 may be used to enter into 

a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, to make a grant to, or to provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or a subsidiary that is publicly known to 

be controlled by Rosoboronexport. 

(b) WAIVER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of 

Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) with respect 

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for, or conduct of any other activity related to, the maintenance 

of helicopters operated by the Afghan National Security Forces 

or otherwise purchased by the Department of Defense only if, 

prior to issuing the waiver, the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a certification described in paragraph (2). 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification referred to in paragraph 

(1) is a certification that contains the following: 

(A) A determination of the Commander of United States 

forces in Afghanistan that— 

(i) the supply of spare parts or conduct of the related 

activity is critical to the success of the mission of the 

Afghan National Security Forces in Afghanistan; and 

(ii) the failure to supply spare parts or conduct the 

related activity would have a negative impact on the 

mission of United States forces in Afghanistan. 

(B) A determination of the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that no practicable 

alternative exists to entering into such contract or other 

agreement for supply of spare parts or conduct of the related activity. 

(C) A determination of the Secretary of Defense, after consideration of the determinations described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. 

(3) INITIAL LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may exercise the authority of paragraph (1) beginning on or after the 

date on which the Secretary submits the report required by the 

matter relating to section 1531 in the Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 3304, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress) regarding the potential to incorporate United States-manufactured rotary wing aircraft into the Afghan National Security Forces after the current program of record is completed. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following: 

(1) A list of known transfers of lethal military equipment by 

Rosoboronexport to the Government of the Syria since March 

15, 2011. 

(2) A list of known contracts, if any, that Rosoboronexport has 

signed with the Government of the Syria since March 15, 2011. 

(3) A list of existing contracts, subcontracts, memoranda of 

understanding, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, and loan 

guarantees between the Department of Defense and 

Rosoboronexport, including a description of the transactions, 

signing dates, values, and quantities. 

(4) A discussion of what role, if any, Rosoboronexport has 

had in providing military weapons, including heavy weapons, 

to the rebel forces in eastern Ukraine. 

SEC. 1247. REPORT ON THE NEW START TREATY. 

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(1) There have been significant changes in the geopolitical environment during 2014, including developments that pose a 

challenge to the national security interests of the United States. 

(2) The July 2014 Department of State annual report on ‘‘Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments’’ stated 

that ‘‘The United States has determined that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty 

not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise 

missile (GLCM) with a range capability of 500km to 5,500km, 

or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles.’’. 

(3) The July 2014 Department of State ‘‘Annual Report on 

Implementation of the New START Treaty’’ stated that ‘‘Based 

on the information available as of December 31, 2013, the 

United States certifies the Russian Federation to be in compliance with the terms of the New START Treaty.’’. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report stating the reasons continued implementation of the New START Treaty is in the national security interests of the United States. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 

Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their IntermediateRange and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at 

Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 

1988. 

(3) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ 

means the Treaty between the United States of America and the 

Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and 

Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, 

and entered into force on February 5, 2011. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the AsiaPacific Region 

SEC. 1251. STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES DEFENSE INTERESTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

(a) REQUIRED REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report that contains the 

strategy of the Department of Defense to prioritize United States 

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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall address the following: 

(A) United States national security interests in the AsiaPacific region. 

(B) The security environment, including threats to global 

and regional United States national security interests emanating from the Asia-Pacific region, including efforts by the 

People’s Republic of China to advance their national interests in the Asia-Pacific region. 

(C) Regional multilateral institutions, such as the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN). 

(D) Bilateral security cooperation relationships, including 

military-to-military engagements and security assistance. 

(E) United States military presence, posture, and capabilities supporting the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. 

(F) Humanitarian and disaster relief response capabilities. 

(G) International rules-based structures. 

(H) Actions the Department of Defense could take, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to advance United 

States national security interests in the Asia-Pacific region. 

(I) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 

to be appropriate. 

(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex if necessary. 

(b) RESOURCES.—The report required by subsection (a)(1) shall be 

informed by the results of the integrated, multi-year planning and 

budget strategy for a rebalancing of United States policy in Asia 

submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 533)). 

(c) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President, acting through the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, shall ensure that the annual budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 

United States Code, clearly highlights programs and projects that 

are being funded in the annual budget of the United States Government that relate to the strategy required by subsection (a)(1) and the 

integrated strategy referred to in subsection (b). 

SEC. 1252. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

(a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b)(14) of section 

1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 

(Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘their response’’ and inserting ‘‘their capabilities, organizational affiliations, roles within China’s overall maritime strategy, 

activities affecting United States allies and partners, and responses’’. 

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tion 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2000 on or after that date. 

SEC. 1253. MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Department of Defense is authorized to 

provide the Government of Burma the following: 

(1) Consultation, education, and training on human rights, 

the laws of armed conflict, civilian control of the military, rule 

of law, and other legal matters. 

(2) Consultation, education, and training on English-language, humanitarian and disaster relief, and improvements to 

medical and health standards. 

(3) Courses or workshops on defense institution reform. 

(4) Observer status to bilateral or multilateral humanitarian 

assistance and disaster relief exercises. 

(5) Aid or support in the event of a humanitarian crisis or 

natural disaster. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and each March 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on military-to-military engagement between the United 

States Armed Forces and the Burmese military. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) A description of the military-to-military activities between the United States and Burma, and how engagement 

with the Burmese military supports the United States national security strategy and promotes reform in Burma. 

(B) A description of the objectives of the United States for 

developing the military-to-military relationship with the 

Burmese military, how the United States measures progress 

toward such objectives, and the implications of failing to 

achieve such objectives. 

(C) A description and assessment of the political, military, economic, and civil society reforms being undertaken 

by the Government of Burma, including those affecting— 

(i) individual freedoms and human rights of the Burmese people, including those of ethnic and religious minorities and internally displaced populations; 

(ii) the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between 

the Government of Burma and ethnic minority groups 

in Burma; 

(iii) civilian control of the armed forces; 

(iv) constitutional and electoral reforms; 

(v) access for the purposes of human rights monitoring and humanitarian assistance to all areas in 

Burma, and cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate and resolve cases of human rights violations; 

(vi) governmental transparency and accountability; 

and 

(vii) respect for the laws of armed conflict and 

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(D) A description and assessment of relationships of the 

Government of Burma with unlawful or sanctioned entities. 

(3) FORM.—Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(4) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit additional reports 

under this subsection shall terminate at the end of the 5-year 

period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No Department of Defense assistance to the Government of Burma is authorized by this Act except 

as provided in this section. 

(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives. 

SEC. 1254. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUNITIONS STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the munitions strategy of the United States Pacific 

Command to address deficiencies in the ability of the United States 

Pacific Command to execute major operational plans. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An identification of current and projected critical munitions requirements, including as identified in the most-recent 

future-years defense program submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 221 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(2) An assessment of— 

(A) significant munitions gaps and deficiencies; and 

(B) munitions capabilities and necessary munitions investments to address identified gaps and deficiencies. 

(3) A description of current and planned munitions programs 

to address munitions gaps and deficiencies identified in paragraph (2), including with respect to— 

(A) research, development, test, and evaluation efforts; 

(B) cost, schedule, performance, and budget, to the extent 

such information is available; and 

(C) known industrial base issues. 

(4) An assessment of infrastructure deficiencies or needed enhancements to ensure adequate munitions storage and munitions deployment capability. 

(5) Any other matters concerning the munitions strategy of 

the United States Pacific Command the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. 

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SEC. 1255. MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION IN NORTHEAST ASIA. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that increased cooperation on missile defense among the United States, 

Japan, and the Republic of Korea would enhance the security of allies of the United States in Northeast Asia, increase the defense of 

forward-based forces of the United States, and enhance the protection of the United States with regard to threats from the Korean Peninsula. 

(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment to identify opportunities for increasing missile 

defense cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and to evaluate options for enhanced short-range 

missile, rocket, and artillery defense capabilities to address threats 

from the Korean Peninsula. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (b) shall include 

the following: 

(1) Candidate areas for increasing missile defense cooperation, including greater information sharing, systems integration, and joint operations. 

(2) Potential challenges and limitations to enabling such cooperation and options for mitigating such challenges and limitations. 

(3) An assessment of the utility of short-range missile defense 

and counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar system capabilities on 

the Korean Peninsula, including with respect to— 

(A) meeting the military needs for defense of the Korean 

Peninsula; 

(B) cost, schedule, and availability; 

(C) technology maturity and risk; and 

(D) consideration of alternatives. 

(4) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense determines 

to be appropriate. 

(d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the assessment 

under subsection (b). 

SEC. 1256. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON TAIWAN AND ITS 

CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL PEACE AND STABILITY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

United States reaffirms its security commitments under the Taiwan 

Relations Act (Public Law 96–8) as the cornerstone of United States 

relations with Taiwan and as a key instrument of peace, security, 

and stability in the Taiwan Strait since the enactment of such Act 

in 1979. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 1, 2015, the 

Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the self-defense capabilities of Taiwan. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) shall contain the following: 

(1) A description of the key assumptions made regarding the 

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or territorial security of Taiwan, including the Chinese People’s 

Liberation Army’s— 

(A) undersea and surface warfare capabilities in the littoral areas in and around the Taiwan Strait; 

(B) amphibious and heavy sealift capabilities; 

(C) capabilities to establish air dominance over Taiwan; 

and 

(D) capabilities of the Second Artillery Corps. 

(2) An assessment of the force posture, capabilities, and readiness of the armed forces of Taiwan for maintaining the maritime or territorial security of Taiwan, including an assessment 

of Taiwan’s— 

(A) undersea and surface warfare capabilities; 

(B) air and land-based capabilities; 

(C) early warning and command and control capabilities; 

and 

(D) other deterrent, anti-access and area-denial capabilities, or asymmetric capabilities that could contribute to 

Taiwan’s self-defense. 

(3) Recommendations for further security cooperation and assistance efforts between Taiwan and the United States. 

(4) Any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. 

(e) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—If any information required 

under subsection (c) has been included in another report or notification previously submitted to Congress as required by law, the Secretary of Defense may provide a list of such reports and notifications 

at the time of submitting the report required by subsection (b) in 

lieu of including such information. 

SEC. 1257. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE ABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO COUNTER ANTI-ACCESS AND 

AREA-DENIAL STRATEGIES, CAPABILITIES, AND OTHER 

KEY TECHNOLOGIES OF POTENTIAL ADVERSARIES. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 

agreement with an independent entity to conduct an assessment 

of the ability of the Department of Defense to counter anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, and other key technologies of potential adversaries. 

(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assessment required 

under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, and other key technologies of potential 

adversaries during each of the fiscal year periods described 

in paragraph (3) that would represent a significant challenge to deployed forces and systems of the United States 

military, including an assessment of the extent to which 

such strategies, capabilities, and other key technologies 

could affect United States military operations. 

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nologies described in subparagraph (A), including an assessment of the adequacy of current strategies, programs, 

and investments of the Department of Defense. 

(C) Recommendations for adjustments in United States 

policy and strategy, force posture, investments in capabilities, systems and technologies, and changes in business and 

management processes, or other novel approaches to address gaps and deficiencies described in subparagraph (B), 

or to restore, maintain, or expand United States military 

technological advantages, particularly in those areas in 

which potential adversaries are closing gaps or have 

achieved technological superiority with respect to the 

United States. 

(D) Any other matters the independent entity determines 

to be appropriate. 

(3) FISCAL YEAR PERIODS DESCRIBED.—The fiscal year periods 

described in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 

(B) Fiscal years 2020 through 2030. 

(C) Fiscal years 2031 and thereafter. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report that includes the assessment required under subsection 

(a) and any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex if necessary. 

(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall provide the independent entity described in subsection (a) with 

timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so that the entity may conduct a thorough and independent assessment as required under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1258. SENSE OF CONGRESS REAFFIRMING SECURITY COOPERATION WITH JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States values its alliances with the Governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea as cornerstones of 

peace and security in the region, based on shared values of democracy, the rule of law, free and open markets, and respect for 

human rights; 

(2) the United States welcomes Japan’s new policy of collective self-defense, which will enable Japan to contribute more 

proactively to regional and global peace and security, as well as 

Japan’s recent increases in defense funding, adoption of a National Security Strategy, and formation of security institutions 

such as the Japanese National Security Council; 

(3) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the Government of Japan under Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States of America and 

Japan that ‘‘[e]ach Party recognizes that an armed attack 

against either Party in the territories under the administration 

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declares that it would act to meet the common danger in accordance with its constitutional provisions and processes’’; 

(4) the United States welcomes the Republic of Korea’s ratification of a new five-year Special Measures Agreement, which 

establishes the framework for Republic of Korea contributions to 

offset costs associated with the stationing of United States 

forces in the Republic of Korea, as well as efforts by the Republic of Korea to enhance its defense capabilities, including its recent decision to acquire surveillance and strike capabilities; 

(5) the United States and the Republic of Korea share deep 

concerns that the nuclear and ballistic missiles programs of the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and its repeated provocations pose grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean 

Peninsula and to Northeast Asia, that the United States and 

the Republic of Korea and will work together to achieve the 

peaceful denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea, and that the United States and the Republic of Korea remain fully committed to continuing close cooperation on the full 

range of issues related to the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea; and 

(6) the United States welcomes greater security cooperation 

with, and among, Japan and the Republic of Korea to promote 

mutual interests and to address shared concerns. 

SEC. 1259. REPORT ON MARITIME SECURITY STRATEGY IN THE ASIAPACIFIC REGION. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives a report that outlines the strategy of the 

Department of Defense with regard to maritime security in the AsiaPacific region, with particular emphasis on the South China Sea 

and the East China Sea. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall outline the strategy described in that subsection and include the following: 

(1) An assessment of how the actions of the People’s Republic 

of China in the South China Sea and the East China Sea have 

affected the status quo with regard to competing territorial and 

maritime claims and United States security interests in those 

seas. 

(2) An assessment of how the naval and other maritime strategies and capabilities of the People’s Republic of China, including military and law enforcement capabilities, affect the strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. 

(3) An assessment of how anti-access and area denial strategies and capabilities of the People’s Republic of China in the 

Asia-Pacific region, including weapons and technologies, affect 

the strategy. 

(4) A description of any ongoing or planned changes in 

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(5) A description of any current or planned bilateral or regional naval or maritime capacity-building initiatives in the 

Asia-Pacific region. 

(6) An assessment of how the strategy leverages military-tomilitary engagements between the United States and the People’s Republic of China to reduce the potential for miscalculation and tensions in the South China Sea and the East China 

Sea, including a specific description of the effects of such engagements on particular incidents or interactions involving the 

People’s Republic of China in those seas. 

(7) Any other matters the Secretary may determine to be appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1259A. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN MARITIME CAPABILITIES 

AND EXERCISE PARTICIPATION. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should consider opportunities to help 

enhance the maritime capabilities and nautical skills of the 

Taiwanese navy that may contribute to Taiwan’s self-defense 

and to regional peace and stability; and 

(2) the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan should be afforded opportunities to participate in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief portions of future multilateral exercises, 

such as the Pacific Partnership, Pacific Angel, and Rim of the 

Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, to increase their respective capacities to conduct these types of operations. 

SEC. 1259B. MODIFICATION OF MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION IN ANNUAL 

REPORTS OF UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION. 

(a) MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION.—Section 1238(c)(2) of the Floyd D. 

Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as 

enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 22 U.S.C. 7002(c)(2)) is 

amended by striking subparagraphs (A) through (J) and inserting 

the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(A) The role of the People’s Republic of China in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other weapon 

systems (including systems and technologies of a dual use 

nature), including actions the United States might take to 

encourage the People’s Republic of China to cease such 

practices. 

‘‘(B) The qualitative and quantitative nature of the transfer of United States production activities to the People’s Republic of China, including the relocation of manufacturing, 

advanced technology and intellectual property, and research and development facilities, the impact of such transfers on the national security of the United States (including 

the dependence of the national security industrial base of 

the United States on imports from China), the economic security of the United States, and employment in the United 

States, and the adequacy of United States export control 

laws in relation to the People’s Republic of China. 

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and military policies of the People’s Republic of China, the 

impact of the large and growing economy of the People’s 

Republic of China on world energy and natural resource 

supplies, prices, and the environment, and the role the 

United States can play (including through joint research 

and development efforts and technological assistance) in influencing the energy and natural resource policies of the 

People’s Republic of China. 

‘‘(D) Foreign investment by the United States in the People’s Republic of China and by the People’s Republic of 

China in the United States, including an assessment of its 

economic and security implications, the challenges to market access confronting potential United States investment in 

the People’s Republic of China, and foreign activities by financial institutions in the People’s Republic of China. 

‘‘(E) The military plans, strategy and doctrine of the People’s Republic of China, the structure and organization of 

the People’s Republic of China military, the decision-making process of the People’s Republic of China military, the 

interaction between the civilian and military leadership in 

the People’s Republic of China, the development and promotion process for leaders in the People’s Republic of China 

military, deployments of the People’s Republic of China 

military, resources available to the People’s Republic of 

China military (including the development and execution of 

budgets and the allocation of funds), force modernization 

objectives and trends for the People’s Republic of China 

military, and the implications of such objectives and trends 

for the national security of the United States. 

‘‘(F) The strategic economic and security implications of 

the cyber capabilities and operations of the People’s Republic of China. 

‘‘(G) The national budget, fiscal policy, monetary policy, 

capital controls, and currency management practices of the 

People’s Republic of China, their impact on internal stability in the People’s Republic of China, and their implications for the United States. 

‘‘(H) The drivers, nature, and implications of the growing 

economic, technological, political, cultural, people-to-people, 

and security relations of the People’s Republic of China’s 

with other countries, regions, and international and regional entities (including multilateral organizations), including the relationship among the United States, Taiwan, 

and the People’s Republic of China. 

‘‘(I) The compliance of the People’s Republic of China 

with its commitments to the World Trade Organization, 

other multilateral commitments, bilateral agreements 

signed with the United States, commitments made to bilateral science and technology programs, and any other commitments and agreements strategic to the United States (including agreements on intellectual property rights and prison labor imports), and United States enforcement policies 

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‘‘(J) The implications of restrictions on speech and access 

to information in the People’s Republic of China for its relations with the United States in economic and security 

policy, as well as any potential impact of media control by 

the People’s Republic of China on United States economic 

interests. 

‘‘(K) The safety of food, drug, and other products imported from China, the measures used by the People’s Republic of China Government and the United States Government to monitor and enforce product safety, and the role 

the United States can play (including through technical assistance) to improve product safety in the People’s Republic 

of China.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 

apply with respect to annual reports submitted under section 

1238(c) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2001 after such date of enactment. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

SEC. 1261. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 943 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), as most recently amended by 

section 1241 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is further amended 

by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

(b) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘413b(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘3093(e)’’. 

SEC. 1262. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING GUIDANCE TO DENY SAFE HAVENS TO AL-QAEDA AND ITS VIOLENT EXTREMIST AFFILIATES. 

(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 1032(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

1571; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C), (D), and (E) as 

subparagraph (D), (E), and (F), respectively; 

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) For each specified geographic area, a description of 

the following: 

‘‘(i) The feasibility of conducting multilateral programs to train and equip the military forces of relevant 

countries in the area. 

‘‘(ii) The authority and funding that would be required to support such programs. 

‘‘(iii) How such programs would be implemented. 

‘‘(iv) How such programs would support the national 

security priorities and interests of the United States 

and complement other efforts of the United States Government in the area and in other specified geographic 

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(C) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated), by striking 

‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(C)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’. 

(b) REPORT.—Section 1032(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1571; 

50 U.S.C. 3043 note), as amended by subsection (a), is further 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 

‘‘(4) REPORT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed summary of the national security planning guidance required 

under paragraph (1), including any updates thereto. 

‘‘(B) FORM.—The report may include a classified annex 

as determined to be necessary by the President. 

‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 

‘‘(i) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives.’’. 

SEC. 1263. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE GOODS AND SERVICES 

OF DJIBOUTI IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

ACTIVITIES IN UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND AREA 

OF RESPONSIBILITY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States forces should continue to be forward 

postured in Africa and in the Middle East; 

(2) Djibouti is in a strategic location to support United States 

vital national security interests in the region; 

(3) the United States should take definitive steps to maintain 

its basing access and agreements with the Government of 

Djibouti to support United States vital national security interests in the region; 

(4) the United States should devise and implement a comprehensive governmental approach to engaging with the Government of Djibouti to reinforce the strategic partnership between the United States and Djibouti; and 

(5) the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development, in conjunction 

with the Secretary of Defense, should take concrete steps to advance and strengthen the relationship between United States 

and the Government of Djibouti. 

(b) AUTHORITY.—In the case of a good or service to be acquired 

in direct support of covered activities for which the Secretary of Defense makes a determination described in subsection (c), the Secretary may conduct a procurement in which— 

(1) competition is limited to goods of Djibouti or services of 

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(2) a preference is provided for goods of Djibouti or services 

of Djibouti. 

(c) DETERMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A determination described in this subsection is a determination by the Secretary of either of the following: 

(A) That the good or service concerned is to be used only 

in support of covered activities. 

(B) That it is vital to the national security interests of the 

United States to limit competition or provide a preference 

as described in subsection (b) because such limitation or 

preference is necessary— 

(i) to reduce— 

(I) United States transportation costs; or 

(II) delivery times in support of covered activities; or 

(ii) to promote regional security, stability, and economic prosperity in Africa. 

(C) That the good or service is of equivalent quality of a 

good or service that would have otherwise been acquired. 

(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—A determination under paragraph (1)(B) shall not be effective for purposes of a limitation 

or preference under subsection (b) unless the Secretary also determines that the limitation or preference will not adversely affect— 

(A) United States military operations or stability operations in the United States Africa Command area of responsibility; or 

(B) the United States industrial base. 

(d) REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT.—In exercising the authority 

under subsection (b) to procure goods or services in support of covered activities, the Secretary of Defense— 

(1) in the case of the procurement of services, shall ensure 

that the procurement is conducted in accordance with the management structure implemented pursuant to section 2330(a) of 

title 10, United States Code; 

(2) shall ensure that such goods or services are identified and 

reported under a single, joint Department of Defense-wide system for the management and accountability of contractors accompanying United States forces operating overseas or in contingency operations (such as the synchronized predeployment 

and operational tracker (SPOT) system); and 

(3) shall ensure that the United States Africa Command has 

sufficiently trained staff and adequate resources to conduct 

oversight of procurements carried out pursuant to subsection 

(b), including oversight to detect and deter fraud, waste, and 

abuse. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COVERED ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘covered activities’’ 

means Department of Defense activities in the United States Africa Command area of responsibility. 

(2) GOOD OF DJIBOUTI.—The term ‘‘good of Djibouti’’ means 

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(3) SERVICE OF DJIBOUTI.—The term ‘‘service of Djibouti’’ 

means a service performed by a person that— 

(A)(i) is operating primarily in Djibouti; or 

(ii) is making a significant contribution to the economy 

of Djibouti through payment of taxes or use of products, 

materials, or labor of Djibouti, as determined by the Secretary of State; and 

(B) is properly licensed or registered by authorities of the 

Government of Djibouti, as determined by the Secretary of 

State. 

(f) TERMINATION.—The authority and requirements of this section 

expire at the close of September 30, 2018. 

SEC. 1264. TREATMENT OF THE KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND 

THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT. 

(a) REMOVAL OF THE KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN FROM TREATMENT AS TERRORIST OR- GANIZATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of 

Kurdistan shall be excluded from the definition of terrorist organization (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III))) 

for purposes of such section 212(a)(3)(B). 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of State, after consultation 

with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation 

with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may suspend the application of paragraph (1) for either or both of the 

groups referred to in paragraph (1) in such Secretary’s sole and 

unreviewable discretion. Prior to or contemporaneous with such 

suspension, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland 

Security shall report their reasons for suspension to the Committees on Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the 

Senate, the Committees on Appropriations in the House of Representatives and of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign 

Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

(b) RELIEF REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY OF NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS

ASSOCIATED WITH THE KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN.— 

(1) FOR ACTIVITIES OPPOSING THE BA’ATH REGIME.—Paragraph (3)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) shall not apply to an alien 

with respect to activities undertaken in association with the 

Kurdistan Democratic Party or the Patriotic Union of 

Kurdistan in opposition to the regime of the Arab Socialist 

Ba’ath Party and the autocratic dictatorship of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. 

(2) FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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1182(a)(3)(B)) shall not apply to an alien applying for a nonimmigrant visa, who presents themselves for inspection to an 

immigration officer at a port of entry as a nonimmigrant, or 

who is applying in the United States for nonimmigrant status, 

and who is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party or the 

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and currently serves or has previously served as a senior official (such as Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Deputy Minister, President, VicePresident, Member of Parliament, provincial Governor or member of the National Security Council) of the Kurdistan Regional 

Government or the federal government of the Republic of Iraq. 

(3) EXCEPTION.—Neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) 

shall apply if the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) determine in their sole unreviewable discretion that such alien poses 

a threat to the safety and security of the United States, or does 

not warrant a visa, admission to the United States, or a grant 

of an immigration benefit or protection, in the totality of the circumstances. This provision shall be implemented by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Attorney General. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law (whether statutory or nonstatutory), section 

242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252), sections 1361 and 1651 of title 28, United States Code, section 2241 

of such title, and any other habeas corpus provision of law, no court 

shall have jurisdiction to review any determination made pursuant 

to this section. 

SEC. 1265. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF CHINA INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF 

UNITED STATES AND SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING 

INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF RUSSIA 

INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF NATO. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 

for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate a missile defense system of the People’s Republic of China into 

any missile defense system of the United States. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that missile 

defense systems of the Russian Federation should not be integrated 

into the missile defense systems of the United States or the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if such integration undermines the security of the United States or NATO, respectively. 

SEC. 1266. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 

THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 

for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any change to existing 

programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress in furtherance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement the Arms Trade 

Treaty, unless the Arms Trade Treaty has received the advice and 

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(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to preclude the Department of Defense from assisting foreign countries in bringing their laws and regulations up to United 

States standards. 

SEC. 1267. NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT 

ARMS CONTROL NONCOMPLIANCE. 

(a) NOTICE TO PRESIDENT.—If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National 

Intelligence, has substantial reason to believe that there is a case of 

foreign activity that would pose a significant threat to United States 

national security interests and that may be inconsistent with an 

arms control treaty to which the United States is a party, and such 

case is not included in, or is significantly different from a case included in, the most-recent annual report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 

U.S.C. 2593a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the President of 

such belief of the Secretary. 

(b) REFERRAL TO SECRETARY OF STATE.—If the President receives 

a notification from the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a), the 

President shall promptly refer the matter to the Secretary of State 

to arrange for an inter-agency review of the case in order to provide 

for an assessment of whether the case constitutes a significant case 

of non-compliance with an arms control treaty to which the United 

States is a party. 

(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

on which the President makes a referral under subsection (b), the 

Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

Congress the results of the assessment of the case with respect to 

which the referral was made under subsection (b). 

(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1268. INTER-EUROPEAN AIR FORCES ACADEMY. 

(a) OPERATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may operate the 

Air Force education and training facility known as the Inter-European Air Forces Academy (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Academy’’). 

(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Academy shall be to provide 

military education and training to military personnel of countries 

that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or signatories to the Partnership for Peace Framework Documents. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—Military personnel of a country may be provided education and training 

under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State. 

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tary personnel of any country that is otherwise prohibited from 

receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of 

law. 

(d) SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

may, under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, provide 

to a person receiving education and training under this section the 

following: 

(1) Transportation incident to such education and training. 

(2) Supplies and equipment to be used during such education 

and training. 

(3) Billeting, food, and health services in connection with the 

receipt of such education and training. 

(e) LIVING ALLOWANCE.—The Secretary of the Air Force may pay 

to a person receiving education and training under this section a 

living allowance at a rate to be prescribed by the Secretary, taking 

into account the rates of living allowances authorized for a member 

of the Armed Forces under similar circumstances. 

(f) FUNDING.—Amounts for the operations and maintenance of the 

Academy, and for the provision of education and training through 

the Academy, may be paid from funds available for the Air Force 

for operation and maintenance. 

(g) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the end of each 

fiscal year in which the Secretary of the Air Force operates the 

Academy pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 

Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

of the House of Representatives a report on the operations of the 

Academy during such fiscal year. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall set 

forth, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the following: 

(A) A description of the operations of the Academy, including a description of the education and training courses 

provided under this section. 

(B) A summary of the number of individuals receiving 

education and training through the Academy, set forth by 

country of origin and education or training provided. 

(C) The amount paid by the Secretary for the operations 

and maintenance of the Academy. 

(D) The amounts paid by the Secretary under subsections 

(d) and (e) in connection with the provision of education 

and training through the Academy. 

(E) Any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority in subsection (a) shall expire on 

September 30, 2019. 

SEC. 1269. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT TO SECURITY OF 

UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES. 

(a) MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM.— 

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tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 

U.S.C. 5983 note) at United States embassies, consulates, 

and other facilities; 

(B) conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program, including— 

(i) an evaluation of whether the size and composition 

of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program is adequate to meet global diplomatic security requirements; 

(ii) an assessment of whether Marine Corps security 

guards are appropriately deployed among facilities to 

respond to evolving security developments and potential threats to United States diplomatic facilities 

abroad; and 

(iii) an assessment of the mission objectives of the 

Marine Corps Security Guard Program and the procedural rules of engagement to protect diplomatic personnel under the Program; and 

(C) provide an assessment of the effectiveness of Department of Defense-provided Security Augmentation Units utilized during the previous year to improve security at high 

threat, high risk facilities, including an evaluation of any 

impediments to the effectiveness of such units. 

(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report, 

with a classified annex as necessary, that addresses the requirements set forth in paragraph (1). 

(b) REPORT ON ‘‘NEW NORMAL’’ AND GENERAL MISSION REQUIREMENTS OF UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary 

of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

what changes, if any, have been made to the force posture and 

structure of the United States Africa Command or adjacent 

combatant commands to respond, if requested, to a diplomatic 

facility’s security requirements (so-called ‘‘new normal’’ requirements) and general mission of United States Africa Command. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following elements: 

(A) A detailed description of the ‘‘new normal’’ requirements in the area of responsibility of the United States Africa Command. 

(B) A description of any changes required for the United 

States Africa Command or adjacent combatant commands 

to meet the ‘‘new normal’’ and general mission requirements 

in the United States Africa Command area of responsibility, including the gaps in capability, size, posture, agreements, basing, and enabler support of crisis response forces 

and associated assets to respond to requests for support 

from the Secretary of State. 

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Africa Command and the shortfall, if any, in meeting such 

requirements. 

(D) A discussion and estimate of the annual intelligence, 

surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the 

United States Africa Command and the shortfall, if any, in 

meeting such requirements. 

(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1270. INFORMATION ON SANCTIONED PERSONS AND BUSINESSES 

THROUGH THE FEDERAL AWARDEE PERFORMANCE AND 

INTEGRITY INFORMATION SYSTEM. 

Section 2313(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8) Whether the person is included on any of the following 

lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 

Department of the Treasury: 

‘‘(A) The specially designated nationals and blocked persons list (commonly known as the ‘SDN list’). 

‘‘(B) The sectoral sanctions identification list. 

‘‘(C) The foreign sanctions evaders list. 

‘‘(D) The list of persons sanctioned under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 

note) that do not appear on the SDN list (commonly known 

as the ‘Non-SDN Iranian Sanctions Act list’). 

‘‘(E) The list of foreign financial institutions subject to 

part 561 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 

SEC. 1271. REPORTS ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report on the interim agreement relating 

to the nuclear program of Iran. Such report shall include— 

(1) verification of whether Iran is complying with such agreement; and 

(2) an assessment of the overall state of the nuclear program 

of Iran. 

(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—If the interim agreement described in 

subsection (a) is renewed or if a comprehensive and final agreement 

is entered into regarding the nuclear program of Iran, by not later 

than 90 days after such renewal or final agreement being entered 

into, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a report on such renewed 

or final agreement. Such report shall include the matters described 

in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the date that is 10 

years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE MODERNIZATION BY 

NATO COUNTRIES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress findings the following: 

(1) At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Wales in September 2014, NATO members made important commitments to reverse the decline in their defense budgets 

and to aim to move toward the NATO guideline to spend a minimum of two percent of each member’s Gross Domestic Product 

on defense within a decade. 

(2) At the Wales summit, NATO members declared that increased investments in defense should be directed towards meeting the capability priorities of the Alliance. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should work with other NATO members 

as they seek to modernize their defense capabilities to encourage 

such members to procure defense systems, including air and 

missile defense systems, that are interoperable with NATO defense systems and help fill critical NATO shortfalls; 

(2) such United States efforts to facilitate the modernization 

of defense capabilities are particularly important to help address the security requirements of the newer members of NATO 

in Eastern Europe; and 

(3) the United States stands ready to assist other NATO 

members to modernize their defense capabilities and restructure 

their armed forces consistent with the objectives set out at the 

NATO summit in Wales in September 2014. 

SEC. 1273. REPORT ON PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN 

EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 

on efforts of the Department of Defense to protect cultural property 

abroad, including activities undertaken pursuant to the 1954 Hague 

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of 

Armed Conflict. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required under subsection 

(a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of Department of Defense policies, directives, 

and regulations for the protection of cultural property abroad at 

risk of destruction due to armed conflict. 

(2) A description of actions the Armed Forces have taken to 

protect cultural property abroad, including efforts to avoid 

damage to cultural property during military construction activities and efforts made to inform military personnel about the 

identification and protection of cultural property as part of the 

law of war. 

(3) The status and number of specialist personnel in the 

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abroad and to cooperate with civilian authorities responsible for 

safeguarding cultural property abroad, consistent with the requirements of the 1954 Hague Convention. 

SEC. 1274. UNITED STATES STRATEGY AND PLANS FOR ENHANCING 

SECURITY AND STABILITY IN EUROPE. 

(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of 

the force posture, readiness, and responsiveness of United States 

forces and the forces of other members of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization (NATO) in the area of responsibility of the United 

States European Command, and of contingency plans for such 

United States forces, with the objective of ensuring that the posture, 

readiness, and responsiveness of such forces are appropriate to meet 

the obligations of collective self-defense under Article V of the North 

Atlantic Treaty. The review shall include an assessment of the capabilities and capacities needed by the Armed Forces of the United 

States to respond to unconventional or hybrid warfare tactics like 

those used by the Russian Federation in Crimea and Eastern 

Ukraine. 

(b) UNITED STATES STRATEGY AND PLANS.— (1) REPORT ON STRATEGY AND PLANS REQUIRED.—Not later 

than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on a strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in Europe. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by this subsection shall 

include the following: 

(A) A summary of the relevant findings of the review conducted under subsection (a). 

(B) A description of any initiatives or recommendations 

of the Secretary of Defense for enhancing the force posture, 

readiness, and responsiveness of United States forces in the 

area of responsibility of the United States European Command as a result of the review. 

(C) A description of any initiatives of other members of 

NATO for enhancing the force posture, readiness, and responsiveness of their forces within the area of responsibility 

of NATO. 

(D) A plan for reassuring Central European and Eastern 

European members of NATO regarding the commitment of 

the United States and other members of NATO to their obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including collective defense under Article V, including the following: 

(i) A description of measures to be undertaken by the 

United States to reassure members of NATO regarding 

the commitment of the United States to its obligations 

under the North Atlantic Treaty. 

(ii) A description of measures undertaken or to be 

undertaken by other members of NATO to provide assurances of their commitment to meet their obligations 

under the North Atlantic Treaty. 

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Central European and Eastern European members of 

NATO. 

(iv) A description of the measures undertaken by the 

United States and other members of NATO to enhance 

the capability of members of NATO to respond to tactics like those used by the Russian Federation in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine or to assist members of 

NATO in responding to such tactics. 

(E) A plan for enhancing bilateral and multilateral security cooperation with appropriate countries participating in 

the NATO Partnership for Peace program using the authorities for enhancing security cooperation specified in 

subsection (c), which plan shall include the following: 

(i) An identification of the objectives and priorities of 

such United States security assistance and cooperation 

programs, on a bilateral and regional basis, and the 

resources required to achieve such objectives and priorities. 

(ii) A methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of 

such United States security assistance and cooperation 

programs, bilaterally and regionally, in making 

progress toward identified objectives and priorities. 

(3) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall be 

submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(c) AUTHORITIES FOR ENHANCING SECURITY COOPERATION.—The 

authorities for enhancing security cooperation specified in this subsection include the following: 

(1) Section 168 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the 

Warsaw Initiative Fund. 

(2) Section 2282 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 

section 1205 of this Act), relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces. 

(3) Section 1206 of this Act, relating to training of security 

forces and associated ministries of foreign countries to promote 

respect for the rule of law and human rights. 

(4) Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 168 note), relating to the Ministry 

of Defense Advisors program. 

(5) Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the Global 

Security Contingency Fund. 

(6) Any other authority available to the Secretary of Defense 

or Secretary of State appropriate for the purpose of this section. 

(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

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SEC. 1275. REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

United States should provide lethal and nonlethal military assistance to the Government of Ukraine to defend its territory and sovereignty from further aggressive actions designed to undermine regional peace and stability to the extent such assistance is defensive 

and non-provocative in nature. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment and submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report related to military assistance to Ukraine. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the report required under subsection (b) should provide a detailed explanation of the following 

matters: 

(1) Military equipment, supplies, and defense services, including type, quantity, and prioritization of such items, requested by 

the Government of Ukraine. 

(2) Military equipment, supplies, and defense services, including type, quantity, and actual or estimated delivery date, that 

the United States Government has provided, is providing, and 

plans to provide to the Government of Ukraine. 

(3) An assessment of what United States military assistance 

to the Government of Ukraine, including type and quantity, 

would most effectively improve the military readiness and capabilities of the Ukrainian military, including a discussion of 

those defensive, lethal capabilities that could be provided by the 

United States that would enable the Government of Ukraine to 

better ensure the territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

(4) An assessment of the need for, appropriateness of, and 

force protection concerns of any United States military advisors 

that may be made available to the armed forces of Ukraine. 

(5) Military training requested by the Government of Ukraine. 

(6) Military training the United States Government has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months. 

(7) Military training the United States Government plans to 

conduct with the Government of Ukraine in the next year. 

(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) shall be unclassified in form, but may contain a classified annex. 

(e) SUNSET.—The requirements in this section shall terminate on 

January 31, 2017. 

SEC. 1276. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EFFORTS TO REMOVE JOSEPH 

KONY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD AND END THE ATROCITIES 

OF THE LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY. 

Consistent with the provisions of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 

111–172), it is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the ongoing United States advise and assist operation in 

support of regional governments in Central Africa and the African Union to remove Joseph Kony and his top commanders 

from the battlefield and end atrocities perpetuated by the Lord’s 

Resistance Army, also known as Operation Observant Compass, 

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(2) the Department of Defense should continue its support of 

Operation Observant Compass, particularly through the provision of key enablers, such as mobility assets and targeted intelligence collection and analytical support, to enable regional 

partners to effectively conduct operations against Joseph Kony 

and the Lord’s Resistance Army; 

(3) Operation Observant Compass must be integrated into a 

comprehensive strategy to support security and stability in the 

region; and 

(4) the regional governments should recommit themselves to 

the Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the 

Lord’s Resistance Army authorized by the African Union. 

SEC. 1277. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE MILITARY 

POWER OF IRAN. 

Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2544) is amended by 

striking ‘‘December 31 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 1278. REPORT AND STRATEGY REGARDING NORTH AFRICA, WEST 

AFRICA, AND THE SAHEL. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other 

appropriate Federal officials, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains an assessment of the actions 

taken by the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies to 

identify, locate, and bring to justice those persons and organizations 

that planned, authorized, or committed the attacks against the 

United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya that occurred on September 11 and 12, 2012, and the legal authorities available for such 

purposes. 

(b) STRATEGY.— 

(1) TIMING AND CONTENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive 

strategy to counter the growing threat posed by radical Islamist 

terrorist groups in North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel, 

which shall include, among other things— 

(A) a description of the radical Islamist terrorist groups 

active in the region, including an assessment of their origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, 

leadership, and relationships with other terrorist groups or 

state actors; 

(B) a strategy to stem the movement of foreign fighters 

from North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel to other 

areas, including Syria and Iraq; 

(C) a description of steps the United States is taking to 

stabilize the political and security situation in North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel and support counterterrorism and stability efforts in the region; 

(D) a description of the key military, diplomatic, intelligence, and public diplomacy resources available to address these growing regional terrorist threats; and 

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telligence, and public diplomacy resources to counter these 

growing regional terrorist threats. 

(2) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 

of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1279. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of 

force against Iran. 

SEC. 1280. APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FOR 

COOPERATION ON THE USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE PURPOSES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provisions for congressional consideration of a proposed agreement for cooperation in subsection d. of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

2153), the amendments to the Agreement Between the Government 

of the United States of America and the Government of the United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on 

the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes, done at 

Washington, July 22, 2014, and transmitted to Congress on July 24, 

2014, including all portions thereof (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Amendment’’), may be brought into effect on or 

after the date of the enactment of this Act as if all the requirements 

in such section 123 for consideration of the Amendment had been 

satisfied, subject to subsection (b) of this section. 

(b) APPLICABILITY OF ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954 AND OTHER

PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Upon coming into effect, the Amendment 

shall be subject to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and any other applicable United States law 

as if the Amendment had come into effect in accordance with the 

requirements of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT 

REDUCTION 

Subtitle A—Funds 

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating to the Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

Sec. 1311. Short title. 

Sec. 1312. Definitions. 

PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES

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Sec. 1322. Use of funds for certain emergent threats or opportunities. 

Sec. 1323. Authority for urgent threat reduction activities under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

Sec. 1324. Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts. 

Sec. 1325. Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

Sec. 1331. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. 

Sec. 1332. Requirement for on-site managers. 

Sec. 1333. Limitation on use of funds until certain permits obtained. 

Sec. 1334. Limitation on availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction activities with Russian Federation. 

PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS

Sec. 1341. Annual certifications on use of facilities being constructed for Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or activities. 

Sec. 1342. Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by project category. 

Sec. 1343. Reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

Sec. 1344. Metrics for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 

PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

Sec. 1351. Repeals. 

Sec. 1352. Transition provisions. 

Subtitle A—Funds 

SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

FUNDS. 

(a) FISCAL YEAR 2015 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS

DEFINED.—As used in this subtitle, the term ‘‘fiscal year 2015 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and 

made available by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established 

under section 1321. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 

authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available 

by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017. 

SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 

Of the $365,108,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 in section 301 and made available by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321, the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes 

specified: 

(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $1,000,000. 

(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $15,720,000. 

(3) For global nuclear security, $20,703,000. 

(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $256,762,000. 

(5) For proliferation prevention, $40,704,000. 

(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,375,000. 


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(7) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Adminis- trative Costs, $27,844,000. 

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating to the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

SEC. 1311. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act’’. 

SEC. 1312. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subtitle: 

(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 

funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations for the Program, or otherwise made available to the Program. 

(3) The term ‘‘Program’’ means the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense established under 

section 1321. 

PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES 

SEC. 1321. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program, referred to as the ‘‘Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

Reduction Program’’, with respect to foreign countries to do the following: 

(1) Facilitate the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of chemical, biological, or other weapons, 

weapons components, weapons-related materials, and associated delivery vehicles. 

(2) Facilitate— 

(A) the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons-usable or high-threat radiological materials, nuclear weapons components, and associated delivery vehicles; and 

(B) the elimination of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons 

components, and nuclear weapons delivery vehicles. 

(3) Prevent the proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons, weapons components, and weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise. 

(4) Prevent the proliferation of biological weapons, weapons 

components, and weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise, which may include activities that facilitate detection 

and reporting of highly pathogenic diseases or other diseases 

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Armed Forces of the United States or allies of the United 

States, regardless of whether such diseases are caused by biological weapons. 

(5) Prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destructionrelated materials, including materials, equipment, and technology that could be used for the design, development, production, or use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and 

the means of delivery of such weapons. 

(6) Carry out military-to-military and defense contacts for advancing the mission of the Program, subject to subsection (f). 

(b) CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The authority 

under subsection (a) to carry out the Program is subject to any concurrence of the Secretary of State or other appropriate agency head 

required under section 1322 or 1323 (unless such concurrence is otherwise exempted pursuant to section 1352 with respect to activities 

or determinations carried out or made before the date of the enactment of this Act). 

(c) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to carry out the Program in subsection (a) includes authority to provide equipment, 

goods, and services, but does not include authority to provide funds 

directly for a project or activity carried out under the Program. 

(d) TYPE OF PROGRAM.—The Program carried out under subsection (a) may involve assistance in planning and in resolving technical problems associated with weapons destruction and proliferation. The Program may also involve the funding of critical shortterm requirements relating to weapons destruction. 

(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Defense may reimburse heads of other departments and agencies of the 

Federal Government under this section for costs of the participation 

of the respective departments and agencies in the Program. 

(f) MILITARY-TO-MILITARY AND DEFENSE CONTACTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the military-to-military and defense contacts carried out under subsection (a)(6)— 

(1) are focused and expanded to support specific relationshipbuilding opportunities, which could lead to the development of 

the Program in new geographic areas and achieve other benefits 

of the Program; 

(2) are directly administered as part of the Program; and 

(3) include cooperation and coordination with— 

(A) the unified combatant commands; and 

(B) the Department of State. 

(g) PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.— 

(1) ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 15 days before any 

obligation of any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on that proposed obligation of such funds for 

that fiscal year. 

(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under paragraph (1) 

shall specify— 

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tor of the United States in the activities and forms of assistance for which the Secretary plans to obligate such 

funds. 

(3) EXCEPTION FOR NOTIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a proposed obligation of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds that is covered by 

a notification previously submitted by the Secretary to the congressional defense committees that includes the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2). 

SEC. 1322. USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN EMERGENT THREATS OR OPPORTUNITIES. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the Program, the Secretary of 

Defense may obligate and expend Cooperative Threat Reduction 

funds for a fiscal year, and any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 

for a prior fiscal year that remain available for obligation, for a 

proliferation threat reduction project or activity if the Secretary, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines each of 

the following: 

(1) That such project or activity will— 

(A) assist the United States in the resolution of a critical 

emerging proliferation threat; or 

(B) permit the United States to take advantage of opportunities to achieve long-standing nonproliferation goals. 

(2) That such project or activity will be completed in a period 

not exceeding five years. 

(3) That the Department of Defense is the entity of the Federal 

Government that is most capable of carrying out such project or 

activity. 

(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—At the time at which the Secretary obligates funds under subsection (a) for a project or activity, 

the Secretary of Defense shall notify, in writing, the congressional 

defense committees and the Secretary of State shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the 

determinations made under such subsection with respect to such 

project or activity, together with— 

(1) a justification for such determinations; and 

(2) a description of the scope and duration of such project or 

activity. 

(c) NON-DEFENSE AGENCY PARTNER-NATION CONTACTS.—With respect to military-to-military and defense contacts carried out under 

subsection (a)(6) of section 1321, as further described in subsection 

(f) of such section, concurrence of the Secretary of State under subsection (a) is required only for participation in such contacts by personnel from non-defense agencies of foreign countries. 

(d) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS.—The requirement for a determination under subsection (a) 

shall not apply to a state of the former Soviet Union. 

SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY FOR URGENT THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES 

UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE 

THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR URGENT THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), not more than 

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funds for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for covered activities. 

(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DETERMINATION AND NOTICE FOR

URGENT THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES IN GOVERNED AREAS.— With respect to an area not covered by subsection (c), the Secretary 

of Defense may obligate or expend funds pursuant to subsection (a) 

for covered activities if— 

(1) the Secretary determines, in writing, that— 

(A) a threat arising in such area from the proliferation 

of chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons or weapons-related materials, technologies, or expertise must be addressed urgently; 

(B) certain provisions of law would unnecessarily impede 

the ability of the Secretary to carry out such covered activities to address such threat; and 

(C) it is necessary to obligate or expend such funds to 

carry out such covered activities; 

(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy concur 

with such determination; and 

(3) at the time at which the Secretary of Defense first obligates such funds, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, submits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate— 

(A) the determination under paragraph (1); 

(B) a description of the covered activities to be carried out 

using such funds; 

(C) the expected time frame for such activities; and 

(D) the expected cost of such activities. 

(c) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION AND NOTICE FOR URGENT

THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES IN UNGOVERNED AREAS.—With respect to an ungoverned area or an area that is not controlled by an 

effective governmental authority, as determined by the Secretary of 

State, the President may obligate or expend funds pursuant to subsection (a) for covered activities if— 

(1) the President determines, in writing, that— 

(A) a threat arising in such an area from the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons or weapons-related materials, technologies, or expertise must be addressed urgently; and 

(B) it is necessary to obligate or expend such funds to 

carry out such covered activities to address such threat; 

and 

(2) at the time at which the President first obligates such 

funds, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, submits to the congressional defense committees, 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate— 

(A) the determination under paragraph (1); 

(B) a description of the covered activities to be carried out 

using such funds; 

(C) the expected time frame for such activities; and 

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(d) COVERED ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered activity’’ means an activity under the Program to address a 

threat arising from the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons or weapons-related materials, technologies, or expertise. 

SEC. 1324. USE OF FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED PURPOSES OR FOR INCREASED AMOUNTS. 

(a) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF INTENT TO USE FUNDS FOR UNSPEC- IFIED PURPOSES.— (1) REPORT.—For any fiscal year for which Cooperative 

Threat Reduction funds are specifically authorized in an Act 

other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes within 

the Program, the Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend 

such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the 

Program for that fiscal year, for purposes other than such specified purposes if— 

(A) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the 

United States; 

(B) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

committees— 

(i) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make 

such an obligation or expenditure of funds; and 

(ii) a complete discussion of the purpose and justification for such obligation or expenditure, including 

the amount of funds to be obligated or expended; and 

(C) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on 

which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion 

under subparagraph (B). 

(2) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.—Paragraph (1) may 

not be construed to authorize the obligation or expenditure of 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for a purpose for 

which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically 

prohibited under section 1331 or any other provision of law. 

(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO VARY INDIVIDUAL AMOUNTS PROVIDED

FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES.—For any fiscal 

year for which Cooperative Threat Reduction funds are specifically 

authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific 

purposes within the Program, the Secretary may obligate or expend 

such funds, or other funds otherwise made available for the Program for that fiscal year, in excess of the specific amount so authorized for that purpose if— 

(1) the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary in the national interests of the United States; 

(2) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees— 

(A) notification of the intent of the Secretary to make 

such an obligation or expenditure of funds in excess of such 

authorized amount; and 

(B) a complete discussion of the justification for exceeding 

such specified amounts, including the amount by which the 

Secretary will exceed such specified amounts; and 

(3) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on 

which the Secretary submits the notification and discussion 

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SEC. 1325. USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 

Defense may enter into one or more agreements with any person 

(including a foreign government, international organization, 

multinational entity, or any other entity) that the Secretary considers appropriate under which the person contributes funds for 

activities conducted under the Program. 

(2) CONCURRENCE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Secretary 

may enter into an agreement under paragraph (1) only with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

(b) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 

3302 of title 31, United States Code, and subject to subsections (c) 

and (d), the Secretary of Defense may retain and obligate or expend 

funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the Program. Funds so contributed shall be retained in a separate fund established in the Treasury for such purposes and shall be available 

to be obligated or expended without further appropriation. 

(c) RETURN OF FUNDS NOT OBLIGATED OR EXPENDED WITHIN

THREE YEARS.—If the Secretary does not obligate or expend funds 

contributed pursuant to subsection (a) by the date that is three years 

after the date on which the contribution was made, the Secretary 

shall return the amount to the person who made the contribution. 

(d) NOTICE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after receiving funds 

contributed pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice— 

(A) specifying the value of the contribution and the purpose for which the contribution was made; and 

(B) identifying the person who made the contribution. 

(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may not 

obligate funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) until a period of 15 days elapses following the date on which the Secretary submits the notice under paragraph (1). 

(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report on amounts contributed pursuant 

to subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year. Each such report 

shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the following: 

(1) A statement of any funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a), including, for each such contribution, the value of 

the contribution and the identity of the person who made the 

contribution. 

(2) A statement of any funds so contributed that were obligated or expended by the Secretary, including, for each such 

contribution, the purposes for which the funds were obligated or 

expended. 

(3) A statement of any funds so contributed that were retained but not obligated or expended, including, for each such 

contribution, the purposes (if known) for which the Secretary intends to obligate or expend the amount. 

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(1) an implementation plan for the authority provided under 

this section prior to obligating or expending any funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a); and 

(2) any updates to such plan that the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 

SEC. 1331. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may not be 

obligated or expended for any of the following purposes: 

(1) Conducting any peacekeeping exercise or other peacekeeping-related activity. 

(2) Provision of housing. 

(3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental restoration. 

(4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining. 

(5) Provision of assistance to promote defense conversion. 

(b) LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS.—Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may not be obligated or expended 

for the elimination of— 

(1) conventional weapons; or 

(2) delivery vehicles of conventional weapons, unless such delivery vehicles could reasonably be used or adapted to be used 

for the delivery of chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons. 

SEC. 1332. REQUIREMENT FOR ON-SITE MANAGERS. 

(a) ON-SITE MANAGER REQUIREMENT.—Before obligating any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a project described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall appoint one on-site manager for that project. The manager shall be appointed from among 

employees of the Federal Government. 

(b) PROJECTS COVERED.—Subsection (a) applies to a project— 

(1) to be located in a state of the former Soviet Union; 

(2) which involves dismantlement, destruction, or storage facilities, or construction of a facility; and 

(3) with respect to which the total contribution by the Department of Defense is expected to exceed $50,000,000. 

(c) DUTIES OF ON-SITE MANAGER.—The on-site manager appointed under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) develop, in cooperation with representatives from governments of states participating in the project, a list of those steps 

or activities critical to achieving the disarmament or nonproliferation goals of the project; 

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(3) meet with all participants to seek assurances that those 

steps or activities are being completed on schedule; and 

(4) suspend the participation of the United States in a project 

when a participant other than the United States fails to complete a scheduled step or activity on time, unless the Secretary 

of Defense directs the on-site manager to resume the participation of the United States. 

(d) AUTHORITY TO MANAGE MORE THAN ONE PROJECT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an employee of 

the Federal Government may serve as on-site manager for more 

than one project, including projects at different locations. 

(2) LIMITATION.—If such an employee serves as on-site manager for more than one project in a fiscal year, the total cost of 

the projects for that fiscal year may not exceed $150,000,000. 

(e) STEPS OR ACTIVITIES.—Steps or activities referred to in subsection (c)(1) are those steps or activities that, if not completed, will 

prevent a project from achieving its disarmament or nonproliferation goals, including, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Identification and acquisition of permits (as defined in 

section 1333). 

(2) Verification that the items, substances, or capabilities to 

be dismantled, secured, or otherwise modified are available for 

dismantlement, securing, or modification. 

(3) Timely provision of financial, personnel, management, 

transportation, and other resources. 

(f) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—In any case in which the Secretary directs an on-site manager to resume the participation of the 

United States in a project under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary 

shall notify the congressional defense committees of such direction 

by not later than 30 days after the date of such direction. 

SEC. 1333. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL CERTAIN PERMITS 

OBTAINED. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to obtain all 

the permits required to complete each phase of construction of a 

project under the Program in a state of the former Soviet Union before obligating more than 40 percent of the total costs of that phase 

of the project. 

(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—Except 

as provided in subsection (c), with respect to a new construction 

project to be carried out by the Program, not more than 40 percent 

of the total costs of the project may be obligated from Cooperative 

Threat Reduction funds for any fiscal year until the Secretary— 

(1) determines the number and type of permits that may be 

required for the lifetime of the project in the proposed location 

or locations of the project; and 

(2) obtains from the state in which the project is to be located 

any permits that may be required to begin construction. 

(c) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—The limitation in subsection (b) on the obligation of funds for a construction 

project otherwise covered by such subsection shall not apply with respect to the obligation of funds for a particular project if the Secretary— 

(1) determines that it is necessary in the national interest to 

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(2) submits to the congressional defense committees a notification of the intent to obligate funds for such project, together 

with a complete discussion of the justification for doing so. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, with respect to a project under 

the Program: 

(1) The term ‘‘new construction project’’ means a construction 

project for which no funds have been obligated or expended as 

of November 24, 2003. 

(2) The term ‘‘permit’’ means any local or national permit for 

development, general construction, environmental, land use, or 

other purposes that is required for purposes of major construction. 

SEC. 1334. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH RUSSIAN 

FEDERATION. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should carry out activities under the 

Program in the Russian Federation only if those activities are 

consistent with and in support of the security interests of the 

United States; and 

(2) in carrying out any such activities after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense should focus on 

only those activities that— 

(A) are in support of the arms control obligations of the 

United States and the Russian Federation; or 

(B) will reduce the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technology to the 

United States and countries in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions. 

(b) COMPLETION OF COOPERATION THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES

IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION.—Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 

made available for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 may not be 

obligated or expended for activities in the Russian Federation unless 

such activities in Russia are specifically authorized by law. 

PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND 

REPORTS 

SEC. 1341. ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS ON USE OF FACILITIES BEING 

CONSTRUCTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES. 

Not later than the first Monday in February each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification for each facility of a project or activity of the Program for which construction occurred during the preceding fiscal 

year on matters as follows: 

(1) Whether or not such facility will be used for its intended 

purpose by the government of the foreign country in which the 

facility is constructed. 

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stances, or weapons to, from, or within the facility, have been 

taken. 

SEC. 1342. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT SUMMARY OF AMOUNTS REQUESTED BY PROJECT CATEGORY. 

(a) SUMMARY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees in the materials and manner specified in subsection (c)— 

(1) a descriptive summary, with respect to the appropriations 

requested for the Program for the fiscal year after the fiscal year 

in which the summary is submitted, of the amounts requested 

for each project category under each program element; and 

(2) a descriptive summary, with respect to appropriations for 

the Program for the fiscal year in which the list is submitted 

and the previous fiscal year, of the amounts obligated or expended, or planned to be obligated or expended, for each project 

category under each program element. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE AND INTENT.—The descriptive summary required under subsection (a) shall include a narrative description of each program and project category under each program 

element that explains the purpose and intent of the funds requested. 

(c) INCLUSION IN CERTAIN MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO CON- GRESS.—The summary required to be submitted in a fiscal year 

under subsection (a) shall be set forth by project category, and by 

amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection in 

connection with such project category, in each of the following: 

(1) The annual report on activities and assistance under the 

Program required in such fiscal year under section 1343. 

(2) The budget justification materials submitted to Congress 

in support of the Department of Defense budget for the fiscal 

year succeeding such fiscal year (as submitted with the budget 

of the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States 

Code). 

SEC. 1343. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

PROGRAM. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—In any year in which the President submits 

to Congress, under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 

budget for a fiscal year that requests funds for the Department of 

Defense for activities or assistance under the Program, the Secretary 

of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the activities and assistance carried out under the Program. 

(b) DEADLINE.—Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than the first Monday in February of a year. 

(c) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An estimate of the total amount that will be required to 

be expended by the United States during the fiscal year covered 

by the budget described in subsection (a) in order to achieve the 

objectives of the Program. 

(2) A five-year plan setting forth the amount of funds and 

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the Program during the period covered by the plan, including 

the purpose for which such funds and resources will be used. 

(3) A description of the activities and assistance carried out 

under the Program during the fiscal year preceding the submission of the report, including— 

(A) the funds notified, obligated, and expended for such 

activities and assistance and the purposes for which such 

funds were notified, obligated, and expended for such fiscal 

year and cumulatively for the Program; 

(B) a description of the participation, if any, of each department and agency of the Federal Government in such 

activities and assistance; 

(C) a description of such activities and assistance, including the forms of assistance provided; 

(D) a description of the United States private sector participation in the portion of such activities and assistance 

that were supported by the obligation and expenditure of 

funds for the Program; and 

(E) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate to fully inform Congress of the operation of activities and assistance carried out under the Program, including, with respect to proposed demilitarization or conversion 

projects, information on the progress toward demilitarization of facilities and the conversion of the demilitarized facilities to civilian activities. 

(4) A description of the means (including program management, audits, examinations, and other means) used by the 

United States during the fiscal year preceding the submission 

of the report to ensure that assistance provided under the Program is fully accounted for, that such assistance is being used 

for its intended purpose, and that such assistance is being used 

efficiently and effectively, including— 

(A) if such assistance consisted of equipment, a description of the current location of such equipment and the current condition of such equipment; 

(B) if such assistance consisted of contracts or other services, a description of the status of such contracts or services 

and the methods used to ensure that such contracts and 

services are being used for their intended purpose; 

(C) a determination whether the assistance described in 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) has been used for its intended 

purpose and an assessment of whether the assistance being 

provided is being used effectively and efficiently; and 

(D) a description of the efforts planned to be carried out 

during the fiscal year beginning in the year of the report to 

ensure that Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction assistance provided during such fiscal year is fully 

accounted for and is used for its intended purpose. 

(5) A description of the defense and military activities carried 

out under section 1321(a)(6) during the fiscal year preceding the 

submission of the report, including— 

(A) the amount of funds obligated or expended for such 

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(B) the strategy, goals, and objectives for which such 

funds were obligated and expended; 

(C) a description of the activities carried out, including 

the forms of assistance provided, and the justification for 

each form of assistance provided; 

(D) the success of each activity, including the goals and 

objectives achieved for each activity; 

(E) a description of participation by private sector entities 

in the United States in carrying out such activities, and the 

participation of any other department or agency of the Federal Government in such activities; and 

(F) any other information that the Secretary considers 

relevant to provide a complete description of the operation 

and success of activities carried out under the Program. 

SEC. 1344. METRICS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE 

THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

The Secretary of Defense shall implement metrics to measure the 

impact and effectiveness of activities of the Program to address 

threats arising from the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons and weapons-related materials, technologies, and 

expertise. 

PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION 

PROVISIONS 

SEC. 1351. REPEALS. 

The following provisions of law are repealed: 

(1) Sections 212, 221, 222, and 231 of the Soviet Nuclear 

Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of Public Law 102–228; 

22 U.S.C. 2551 note). 

(2) Sections 1412 and 1431 of the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5902 and 5921). 

(3) Sections 1203, 1204, 1206, and 1208 of the Cooperative 

Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952, 5953, 5955, and 

5957). 

(4) Section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 22 U.S.C. 5955 note). 

(5) Section 1501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note). 

(6) Section 1307 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 

22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 

(7) Section 1303 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 

(8)(A) Sections 1303 and 1304 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 

(B) Section 1306 of such Act (as enacted into law by Public 

Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–340). 

(C) Section 1308 of such Act (as enacted into law by Public 

Law 106–398; 22 U.S.C. 5959). 

(9) Section 1304 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

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(10) Sections 1305 and 1306 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 

314; 116 Stat. 2673; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 

(11) Sections 1303, 1305, 1307, and 1308 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (22 U.S.C. 5960, 

5961, 5962, and 5963). 

(12)(A) Section 1303 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 22 U.S.C. 5952 

note). 

(B) Sections 1304 and 1305 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 5964 and 

5965). 

(C) Section 1306 of such Act (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

2560; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 

SEC. 1352. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

(a) DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN PROLIFERATION

THREAT REDUCTION PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—Any determination 

made before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 

1308(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2004 (22 U.S.C. 5963(a)) shall be treated as a determination under 

section 1322(a). 

(b) DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO URGENT THREAT REDUCTION

ACTIVITIES.—Any determination made before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 1305(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (22 U.S.C. 5965(b)) shall be 

treated as a determination under section 1323(b). 

(c) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM.—Funds made available for Cooperative Threat Reduction 

programs pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1632) or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 672) that remain available for obligation as of the 

date of the enactment of this Act shall be available for the Program. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 

Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Illinois. 

Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

Sec. 1413. Comptroller General of the United States report on Captain James A. 

Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. 


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Subtitle A—Military Programs 

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working 

capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 

year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical 

Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for— 

(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in 

accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 

(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United 

States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. 

SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 

of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense in providing for the 

health of eligible beneficiaries. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE–DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN 

JAMES A. LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, $146,857,000 

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Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection 

(a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated 

as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose 

of such a transfer. 

(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes of subsection 

(b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 

North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

4500). 

SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 

RETIREMENT HOME. 

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 

from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of 

$63,400,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement 

Home. 

SEC. 1413. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT 

ON CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE 

CENTER, NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the submittal to Congress by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of the evaluation report on the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility 

demonstration project known as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois, that is required to 

be submitted in March 2016, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on that demonstration project. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment by the Comptroller General of the following: 

(1) The evaluation measures, standards, and criteria used by 

the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to measure the overall effectiveness and success of the 

medical facility referred to in subsection (a). 

(2) The measurable effect, if any, on the missions of the Department of the Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs 

of the provision of care in a joint facility such as the medical 

facility. 

(3) Such other matters with respect to the medical facility 

demonstration project described in subsection (a) as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.—For purposes of the 

report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make available to the Comptroller General any documents related to the medical facility demonstration project referred to in such subsection, including any evaluation plans, task summaries, in-process reviews, interim reports, 

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(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 1501. Purpose. 

Sec. 1502. Procurement. 

Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Sec. 1511. European Reassurance Initiative. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. 

Sec. 1532. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

Sec. 1533. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

Sec. 1534. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Sec. 1535. European Reassurance Initiative. 

Sec. 1536. Plan for transition of funding of United States Special Operations Command from supplemental funding for overseas contingency operations to 

recurring funding for future-years defense programs. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations for the 

Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 to provide additional 

funds for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the 

Armed Forces. 

SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified 

in the funding table in section 4102. 

SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 

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ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4202. 

SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 

SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table 

in section 4402. 

SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working 

capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 

of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 

year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, as specified in the funding table in 

section 4502. 

(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 

to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 

available for obligation through September 30, 2016. 

SEC. 1511. EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 

year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the European 

Reassurance Initiative, as specified in the funding table in section 

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(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 

to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 

available for obligation through September 30, 2016. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 

The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this 

Act. 

SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the 

Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal year 

2015 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or 

any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of authorizations that 

the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this subsection may not exceed $3,500,000,000. 

(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this section shall 

be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under section 1001. 

(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority provided by 

this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided under 

section 1001. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other 

Matters 

SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. 

No amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 

available for, or used for purposes of, the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. 

SEC. 1532. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 

(a) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LIMITATION ON THE USE OF

AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Funds available to the Department of Defense 

for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2015 shall 

be subject to the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) 

of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 

(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 

(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that 

is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces 

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the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by such 

security forces. 

(2) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIPMENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the authority provided by paragraph (1)— 

(A) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection 

(c); and 

(B) the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a determination that the equipment was 

procured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no 

longer required by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to such security forces. 

(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making a determination under paragraph (2)(B) regarding equipment, the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider 

alternatives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. 

An explanation of each determination, including the basis for 

the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly report required under paragraph (5). 

(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STOCKS.— 

Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph 

(1) may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon 

notification to the congressional defense committees of such 

treatment. 

(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Not 

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 

and every 90-day period thereafter during which the authority 

provided by paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

describing the equipment accepted under this subsection or section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 

2302 note) during the period covered by the report. Each report 

shall include a list of all equipment that was accepted during 

the period covered by the report and treated as stocks of the Department and copies of the determinations made under paragraph (2)(B), as required by paragraph (3). 

(c) REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander 

of United States forces in Afghanistan, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing in detail— 

(1) the methods used to identify equipment requirements for 

the security forces of Afghanistan and to incorporate such requirements into the procurement process for such security 

forces; and 

(2) the steps being taken to improve coordination between 

United States forces in Afghanistan and the security forces of 

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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1531(d) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 

127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘prior Acts’’ and inserting 

‘‘this Act or prior Acts’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (3). 

SEC. 1533. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND. 

(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in 

effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), but as amended by subsection (b) of this section, shall apply to the funds made available 

to the Department of Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for fiscal year 2015. 

(b) PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION AND ALIGNMENT OF RAPID ACQUISI- TION ORGANIZATIONS.— (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to consolidate and align all of the rapid acquisition or quick reaction capability organizations, including, at a minimum, the following— 

(A) The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). 

(B) The Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (JRAC). 

(C) The Warfighter Senior Integration Group (SIG). 

(D) The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance 

(ISR) Task Force. 

(E) The Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council 

(AROC). 

(F) Any other Department of Defense-wide or military department specific organizations, and associated capabilities 

and funding, carrying out comparable joint urgent operational needs (JUONs) or joint emergent operational needs 

(JEONs) efforts. 

(2) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required by this subsection 

shall include the following elements: 

(A) A review, and if necessary, recommended modifications to the current arrangements for oversight of the Joint 

Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization within 

the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

(B) A review and, if necessary, recommended modifications to the current policies and regulations governing the 

satisfaction of joint urgent operational needs (JUONs) and 

joint emergent operational needs (JEONs). 

(C) A review, and if necessary, recommended modifications to authorities provided to enduring or successor rapid 

acquisition or quick reaction capability organizations. 

(3) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—The plan required by this subsection shall include a timeline for— 

(A) implementation of the consolidation and alignment 

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(B) consolidation of funding sources, including the consolidation of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 

Fund with the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund. 

(c) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.—Section 1532(c)(4) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2057), as amended by section 1532(c) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 939), is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 

(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

(1) PROHIBITION; EXCEPTIONS.—None of the funds authorized 

to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

fiscal year 2015 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization may be used for the purposes of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization assigning personnel or contractors on a permanent or temporary basis, or as 

a detail, to the combatant commands or associated military 

components unless such personnel or contractors are supporting— 

(A) Operation Enduring Freedom and any successor operation to that operation, 

(B) Operation Inherent Resolve and any successor operation to that operation, or 

(C) another operation that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, requires the direct support of the Joint 

Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. 

(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of Defense makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) that 

an operation requires the direct support of the Joint Improvised 

Explosive Device Defeat Organization, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notice of the determination and the reasons for the determination. 

SEC. 1534. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by this title for the Counterterrorism 

Partnerships Fund shall be available for the following purposes: 

(1) To provide support and assistance to foreign security 

forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities under authority provided the Department of Defense by any other provision of law (in this section referred to as an ‘‘underlying Department of Defense authority’’). 

(2) To improve the capacity of the United States Armed 

Forces to provide enabling support to counterterrorism and crisis response activities undertaken by foreign security forces or 

other groups or individuals under any underlying Department 

of Defense authority. 

(b) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Activities using amounts available pursuant to subsection (a) may be conducted only in the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command or the 

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for the provision of assistance or other support for the Government of Iraq. 

(2) ADDITIONAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.—Activities using 

amounts available pursuant to subsection (a) may be conducted 

in an area of responsibility of a geographic combatant command not specified in paragraph (1) if the Secretary of Defense 

determines that— 

(A) such activities are consistent with the purposes specified in subsection (a); 

(B) the absence of such activities would result in an increased risk to the national security of the United States; 

and 

(C) such activities could not be conducted using funds already available to the Department of Defense (other than 

funds transferred from the Counterterrorism Partnerships 

Fund). 

(3) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The 

Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a notification of any determination made pursuant to paragraph (2) not later than 15 days before transferring amounts 

from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for activities in 

the area of responsibility covered by such determination. 

(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Activities using amounts available 

pursuant to subsection (a) may be conducted by contract, including 

contractor-operated capabilities, if the Secretary of Defense typically 

acquires services or equipment by contract in conducting a similar 

activity for the Department of Defense. 

(d) TRANSFER REQUIREMENT AND AUTHORITIES.— (1) USE OF FUNDS ONLY PURSUANT TO TRANSFER.—Amounts 

in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for the 

purposes specified in subsection (a) only pursuant to transfers 

authorized by this subsection. 

(2) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be transferred from the Fund to 

any accounts of the Department of Defense for operation and 

maintenance for the purposes specified in subsection (a). 

(3) REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit a reprogramming or transfer request from 

amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1510 to the 

congressional defense committees to carry out activities supported under this section. Each such request shall set forth the 

following: 

(A) A detailed description of the activities to be supported 

by the reprogramming or transfer, including the request of 

the commander of the combatant command concerned for 

support, urgent operational need, or emergent operational 

need. 

(B) The amount planned to be obligated or expended on 

such activities, the recipient of such amount, and the 

timeline for such obligation or expenditure. 

(C) The underlying Department of Defense authorities 

that authorize such activities. 

(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—The transfer of an 

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shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 

(5) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND.—Upon a determination 

that all or part of the funds transferred from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund under paragraph (2) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be transferred 

back to the Fund. 

(6) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The 

transfer authority provided by paragraph (2) is in addition to 

any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. 

(e) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section may be construed to terminate, alter, or override any requirement or limitation applicable to activities funded with amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund 

under the underlying Department of Defense authority that authorizes such activities. 

(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF

FUNDS.—A limitation on the amount that may be used for activities in a fiscal year under the underlying Department of Defense authority that authorizes such activities shall not apply to 

amounts made available for such activities in such fiscal year 

pursuant to this section. 

(f) PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the intended management and 

use of the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. The plan shall include the following: 

(1) An identification of the underlying Department of Defense 

authorities that the Secretary has identified as available for use 

pursuant to subsection (a). 

(2) A detailed description, to the maximum extent practicable, 

of the requirements, activities, and planned allocation of 

amounts available for use pursuant to subsection (a). 

(3) An identification of the senior civilian employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary to serve as 

manager of the Fund. 

(g) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after the end 

of the first half of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, and the second 

half of fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 

forth, for the preceding fiscal half-year, the following: 

(1) A description of the underlying Department of Defense authorities that authorized activities supported by the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

(2) A description of the activities supported by the Fund. 

(3) A description of any obligations and expenditures of 

amounts transferred from the Fund, including recipients of 

amounts, set forth by country (where applicable). 

(4) A description of any determinations made as described in 

subsection (d)(5), and a description of any transfers back to the 

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(5) A description of any revisions to the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (f). 

(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—No amounts may be transferred 

from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund after December 31, 

2016. 

SEC. 1535. EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE. 

(a) TOTAL AMOUNT AND AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF ERI.—The 

$1,000,000,000 authorized to be appropriated in sections 1502, 

1504, 1505, 1511, and 2904 for fiscal year 2015 for the European 

Reassurance Initiative, as specified in the funding tables in sections 

4102, 4302, 4402, 4502, and 4602, may be used by the Secretary of 

Defense solely for the following purposes: 

(1) Activities to increase the presence of the United States 

Armed Forces in Europe. 

(2) Bilateral and multilateral military exercises and training 

with allies and partner nations in Europe. 

(3) Activities to improve infrastructure in Europe to enhance 

the responsiveness of the United States Armed Forces. 

(4) Activities to enhance the prepositioning in Europe of 

equipment of the United States Armed Forces. 

(5) Activities to build the defense and security capacity of allies and partner nations in Europe. 

(b) ACTIVITIES TO BUILD DEFENSE AND SECURITY CAPACITY OF

ALLIES AND PARTNER NATIONS.—Of the funds made available for 

the European Reassurance Initiative that will be used for the purpose specified in subsection (a)(5)— 

(1) not less than $75,000,000 shall be available to be used for 

programs, activities, and assistance to support the Government 

of Ukraine; 

(2) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available to be used for 

programs and activities to build the capacity of European allies 

and partner nations; and 

(3) the Secretary of Defense may transfer the funds to support 

activities conducted under the authorities of the Department of 

Defense specified in section 1274(c) of this Act. 

(c) TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN FUNDS.— 

(1) USE OF FUNDS ONLY PURSUANT TO TRANSFER.—In the case 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 1511 for 

the European Reassurance Initiative Fund, as specified in the 

funding tables in section 4502, the funds may be used for the 

purposes specified in subsection (a) only pursuant to a transfer 

of the funds to either or both of the following accounts of the 

Department of Defense: 

(A) Military personnel accounts. 

(B) Operation and maintenance accounts. 

(2) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—During fiscal 

years 2015 and 2016, the transfer of an amount made available 

for the European Reassurance Initiative to an account under 

the authority provided by paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(3) 

shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 

(3) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The 

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(b)(3) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 

the Department of Defense. 

(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 15 days before 

that date on which a transfer of funds under subsection (b)(3) or 

(c)(1) takes effect, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the planned transfer. Each 

notice of a transfer of funds shall include the following: 

(1) A detailed description of the project or activity to be supported by the transfer of funds, including any request of the 

Commander of the United States European Command for support, urgent operational need, or emergent operational need. 

(2) The amount planned to be transferred and expended on 

such project or activity. 

(3) A timeline for expenditure of the transferred funds. 

(e) DURATION OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 

provided by subsections (b)(3) and (c)(1) expires September 30, 2016. 

SEC. 1536. PLAN FOR TRANSITION OF FUNDING OF UNITED STATES 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FROM SUPPLEMENTAL 

FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TO 

RECURRING FUNDING FOR FUTURE-YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 

At the same time the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 

is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 

States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to maintain critical and enduring 

special operations capabilities for the United States Special Operations Command by fully transitioning funding for the United 

States Special Operations Command from funds available for overseas contingency operations to funds available for the Department 

of Defense on a recurring basis for purposes of future-years defense 

programs. 

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, 

CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program. 

Sec. 1602. Evolved expendable launch vehicle notification. 

Sec. 1603. Satellite communications responsibilities of Executive Agent for Space. 

Sec. 1604. Rocket propulsion system development program. 

Sec. 1605. Pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication services. 

Sec. 1606. Update of National Security Space Strategy to include space control and 

space superiority strategy. 

Sec. 1607. Allocation of funds for the Space Security and Defense Program; report 

on space control. 

Sec. 1608. Prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for 

the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1609. Assessment of evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1610. Competitive procedures required to launch payload for mission number 

five of the Operationally Responsive Space Program. 

Sec. 1611. Availability of additional rocket cores pursuant to competitive procedures. 

Sec. 1612. Limitations on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on system 

and Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 

Sec. 1613. Limitation on availability of funds for space-based infrared systems space 

data exploitation. 


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Sec. 1614. Limitations on availability of funds for hosted payload and wide field of 

view testbed of the space-based infrared systems. 

Sec. 1615. Limitations on availability of funds for protected tactical demonstration 

and protected military satellite communications testbed of the advanced 

extremely high frequency program. 

Sec. 1616. Study of space situational awareness architecture. 

Sec. 1617. Briefing on range support for launches in support of national security. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Sec. 1621. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent. 

Sec. 1622. One-year extension of report on imagery intelligence and geospatial information support provided to regional organizations and security alliances. Sec. 1623. Extension of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 

Sec. 1624. Extension of authority relating to jurisdiction over Department of Defense 

facilities for intelligence collection or special operations activities 

abroad. 

Sec. 1625. Assessment and limitation on availability of funds for intelligence activities and programs of United States Special Operations Command and 

special operations forces. 

Sec. 1626. Annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 

Sec. 1627. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

Sec. 1628. Personnel security and insider threat. 

Sec. 1629. Migration of Distributed Common Ground System of Department of the 

Army to an open system architecture. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

Sec. 1631. Budgeting and accounting for cyber mission forces. 

Sec. 1632. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information 

systems of operationally critical contractors. 

Sec. 1633. Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges. 

Sec. 1634. Cyberspace mapping. 

Sec. 1635. Review of cross domain solution policy and requirement for cross domain 

solution strategy. 

Sec. 1636. Requirement for strategy to develop and deploy decryption service for the 

Joint Information Environment. 

Sec. 1637. Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace. 

Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress regarding role of reserve components in defense of 

United States against cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1639. Sense of Congress on the future of the Internet and the .MIL top-level domain. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1641. Preparation of annual budget request regarding nuclear weapons. 

Sec. 1642. Improvement to biennial assessment on delivery platforms for nuclear 

weapons and the nuclear command and control system. 

Sec. 1643. Congressional Budget Office review of cost estimates for nuclear weapons. 

Sec. 1644. Retention of missile silos. 

Sec. 1645. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 

Sec. 1646. Assessment of nuclear weapon secondary requirement. 

Sec. 1647. Certification on nuclear force structure. 

Sec. 1648. Advance notice and reports on B61 life extension program. 

Sec. 1649. Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dual-capable aircraft from Europe. 

Sec. 1650. Reports on installation of nuclear command, control, and communications systems at headquarters of United States Strategic Command. 

Sec. 1651. Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty violation. 

Sec. 1652. Statement of policy on the nuclear triad. 

Sec. 1653. Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 

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Sec. 1662. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production 

and deployment. 

Sec. 1663. Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. 

Sec. 1664. Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense system. 

Sec. 1665. Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense. 

Sec. 1666. Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense. 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

SEC. 1601. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE 

PROGRAM. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) critical United States national security space systems are 

facing a serious growing foreign threat; 

(2) the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation are both developing capabilities to disrupt the use of space 

by the United States in a conflict, as recently outlined by the 

Director of National Intelligence in testimony before Congress; 

and 

(3) a fully-developed multi-faceted space security and defense 

program is needed to deter and defeat any adversaries’ acts of 

space aggression. 

(b) REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO DETER AND

DEFEAT ADVERSARY SPACE AGGRESSION.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense 

to deter and defeat any act of space aggression by an adversary. 

(c) STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE DEFENSE AND DETERRENCE STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO FOREIGN COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES.— 

(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

through the Office of Net Assessment, shall conduct a study of 

potential alternative defense and deterrent strategies in response to the existing and projected counterspace capabilities of 

China and Russia. Such study shall include an assessment of 

the congruence of such strategies with the current United States 

defense strategy and defense programs of record, and the associated implications of pursuing such strategies. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees the results of the study required under paragraph (1). 

SEC. 1602. EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE NOTIFICATION. 

(a) NOTIFICATION.—At the same time as the President submits the 

budget required under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 

for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

provide to the appropriate congressional committees notice of each 

change to the evolved expendable launch vehicle acquisition plan 

and schedule from the plan and schedule included in the budget 

submitted by the President under such section 1105 for fiscal year 

2015. Such notification shall include— 

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(3) the impact of the change on the evolved expendable launch 

vehicle block buy contract; 

(4) the impact of the change on the opportunities for competition for certified evolved expendable launch vehicle launch providers; and 

(5) the costs or savings of the change. 

(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT IF NO

CHANGES.—No notification under subsection (a) is required if at the 

time such notification would be required no change described in 

subsection (a) has occurred. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) with respect to a change to the evolved expendable launch 

vehicle acquisition schedule for an intelligence-related launch, 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

Senate. 

SEC. 1603. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR SPACE. 

The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, revise Department of Defense directives and guidance to require the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space to ensure that in developing space strategies, 

architectures, and programs for satellite communications, the Executive Agent shall— 

(1) conduct strategic planning to ensure the Department of 

Defense is effectively and efficiently meeting the satellite communications requirements of the military departments and commanders of the combatant commands; 

(2) coordinate with the secretaries of the military departments, the commanders of the combatant commands, and the 

heads of Defense Agencies to eliminate duplication of effort and 

to ensure that resources are used to achieve the maximum effort 

in related satellite communication science and technology; research, development, test and evaluation; production; and operations and sustainment; 

(3) coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Chief Information Officer of the Department to ensure that effective and efficient acquisition approaches are being used to acquire military and 

commercial satellite communications for the Department, including space, ground, and user terminal integration; and 

(4) coordinate with the chairman of the Joint Requirements 

Oversight Council to develop a process to identify the current 

and projected satellite communications requirements of the Department. 

SEC. 1604. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 

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lied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national 

security space launches. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The system developed under paragraph 

(1) shall— 

(A) be made in the United States; 

(B) meet the requirements of the national security space 

community; 

(C) be developed by not later than 2019; 

(D) be developed using full and open competition; and 

(E) be available for purchase by all space launch providers of the United States. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— 

(1) a plan to carry out the development of the rocket propulsion system under subsection (a), including an analysis of the 

benefits of using public-private partnerships; 

(2) the requirements of the program to develop such system; 

and 

(3) the estimated cost of such system. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

SEC. 1605. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may develop and 

carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and advisability of expanding the use of working capital funds by the 

Secretary to effectively and efficiently acquire commercial satellite communications services to meet the requirements of the 

military departments, Defense Agencies, and combatant commanders. 

(2) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for 

any of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for the Department of Defense for the acquisition of satellite communications, not more 

than $50,000,000 may be obligated or expended for such pilot 

program during such a fiscal year. 

(3) CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not use the authorities 

provided in sections 2208(k) and 2210(b) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(b) GOALS.—In developing and carrying out the pilot program 

under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall ensure that the pilot program— 

(1) provides a cost-effective and strategic method to acquire 

commercial satellite communications services; 

(2) incentivizes private-sector participation and investment in 

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Defense with respect to commercial satellite communications 

services; 

(3) takes into account the potential for a surge or other 

change in the demand of the Department for commercial satellite communications services in response to global or regional 

events; and 

(4) ensures the ability of the Secretary to control and account 

for the cost of programs and work performed under the pilot 

program. 

(c) DURATION.—The pilot program under subsection (a)(1) shall 

terminate on October 1, 2020. 

(d) REPORTS.— 

(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 

(A) a plan and schedule to carry out the pilot program 

under subsection (a)(1); or 

(B) if the Secretary finds that carrying out the pilot program authorized under subsection (a)(1) is not an appropriate method to effectively and efficiently acquire commercial satellite communications services, a description of how 

the Secretary will achieve the goals described in subsection 

(b) without carrying out such pilot program. 

(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report on the pilot program under subsection (a)(1). The report 

shall include— 

(A) an assessment of expanding the use of working capital funds to effectively and efficiently acquire commercial 

satellite communications services to meet the requirements 

of the military departments, Defense Agencies, and combatant commanders; and 

(B) a description of— 

(i) any contract entered into under the pilot program, 

the funding used under such contract, and the efficiencies realized under such contract; 

(ii) the advantages and challenges of using working 

capital funds as described in subparagraph (A); 

(iii) any additional authorities the Secretary determines necessary to acquire commercial satellite communications services as described in subsection (a)(1); 

and 

(iv) any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to improving or extending the pilot program. 

SEC. 1606. UPDATE OF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE STRATEGY TO INCLUDE SPACE CONTROL AND SPACE SUPERIORITY STRATEGY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 

with the Director of National Intelligence, update the National Security Space Strategy to include a strategy relating to space control 

and space superiority for the protection of national security space 

assets. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy relating to space control and space 

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(1) Threats to national security space assets. 

(2) Protection of national security space assets. 

(3) The role of offensive space operations. 

(4) Countering offensive space operations. 

(5) Operations to implement the strategy. 

(6) Projected resources required over the period covered by the 

current future-years defense program under section 221 of title 

10, United States Code. 

(7) The development of an effective deterrence posture. 

(c) CONSISTENCY WITH SPACE PROTECTION STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Director, ensure that the strategy relating to space control and space superiority required by subsection (a) is consistent with the Space Protection Strategy developed under section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2271 note). 

(d) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2015, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Director, submit a report 

on the strategy relating to space control and space superiority 

required by subsection (a) to— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 

Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

(2) FORM OF REPORT.—If the report required by paragraph (1) 

is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include 

an unclassified summary. 

(e) SPACE PROTECTION STRATEGY.—Section 911(d) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2271 

note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) Fiscal years 2026 through 2030.’’. 

SEC. 1607. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM; REPORT ON SPACE CONTROL. 

(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act and made available for the 

Space Security and Defense Program, a majority of such funds shall 

be allocated to the development of offensive space control and active 

defensive strategies and capabilities. 

(b) STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ALLOCATION.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall include, in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of 

Defense for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), a statement with respect to whether the budget of the Department allocates 

funds for the Space Security and Defense Program as required by 

subsection (a). 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

that contains the following: 

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(2) A concept of operations for the defense of critical national 

security space assets in all orbital regimes. 

(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of existing deterrence 

strategies. 

(4) A review of the appropriate types of accounts that should 

be used to fund space control programs in accordance with the 

direction required by subsection (a). 

(d) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The requirements under 

subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate on the date that is five years 

after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1608. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS 

OF ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE 

LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c), 

beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

Defense may not award or renew a contract for the procurement of 

property or services for space launch activities under the evolved expendable launch vehicle program if such contract carries out such 

space launch activities using rocket engines designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation. 

(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to a contract for the procurement of property 

or services for space launch activities if the Secretary determines, 

and certifies to the congressional defense committees not later than 

30 days before the waiver takes effect, that— 

(1) the waiver is necessary for the national security interests 

of the United States; and 

(2) the space launch services and capabilities covered by the 

contract could not be obtained at a fair and reasonable price 

without the use of rocket engines designed or manufactured in 

the Russian Federation. 

(c) EXCEPTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to either— 

(A) the placement of orders or the exercise of options 

under the contract numbered FA8811–13–C–0003 and 

awarded on December 18, 2013; or 

(B) subject to paragraph (2), a contract awarded for the 

procurement of property or services for space launch activities that includes the use of rocket engines designed or 

manufactured in the Russian Federation that prior to February 1, 2014, were either fully paid for by the contractor 

or covered by a legally binding commitment of the contractor to fully pay for such rocket engines. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not award or renew 

a contract for the procurement of property or services for space 

launch activities described in paragraph (1)(B) unless the Secretary, upon the advice of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the offeror has provided to the Secretary sufficient documentation to conclusively demonstrate that prior to February 

1, 2014, the offeror had either fully paid for the rocket engines 

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SEC. 1609. ASSESSMENT OF EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE 

PROGRAM. 

Not later than June 1, 2015, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the evolved expendable launch vehicle program that includes an assessment of the advisability of the Secretary of Defense 

requiring, when selecting launch providers for the program using 

competitive procedures as described in section 2304 of title 10, 

United States Code, that new entrant launch providers or incumbent launch providers establish or maintain business systems that 

comply with the data requirements and cost accounting standards 

of the Department of Defense, including certified cost or price data. 

SEC. 1610. COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO LAUNCH PAYLOAD FOR MISSION NUMBER FIVE OF THE OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In awarding a contract for the launch of the 

payload for mission number five of the Operationally Responsive 

Space Program, the Secretary of the Air Force shall use competitive 

procedures described in section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, 

and ensure that the policies of the Department of Defense concerning 

competitive space launch opportunities are followed. 

(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the requirement under 

subsection (a) if— 

(1) the Secretary— 

(A) determines that the waiver is necessary in the national security interests of the United States; and 

(B) submits to the congressional defense committees a report on such determination and use of the waiver; and 

(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date on which 

the Secretary submits such report. 

SEC. 1611. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ROCKET CORES PURSUANT 

TO COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Relative to the number of rocket cores for which 

space launch providers certified under the evolved expendable 

launch vehicle program may submit bids or competitive proposals 

under competitive procedures pursuant to the National Security 

Space Launch Procurement Forecast, as of the date on which the 

President submitted the budget for fiscal year 2015 to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 

of Defense shall— 

(1) during fiscal year 2015, increase by one the number of 

such cores for which such providers may submit bids or competitive proposals; and 

(2) for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, increase by one (in addition to the core referred to in paragraph (1)) the number of 

such cores for which such providers may submit bids or competitive proposals, unless the Secretary— 

(A) determines that there is no practicable way to increase the number of such cores for which such providers 

may submit bids or competitive proposals and remain in 

compliance with the requirements of the firm fixed price 

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(B) not later than 45 days after making such determination, submits to the congressional defense committees— 

(i) a certification that there is no practicable way to 

make the increase described in subparagraph (A); and 

(ii) a description of the basis for the determination. 

(b) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘competitive procedures’’ means procedures as described in section 

2304 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 1612. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WEATHER 

SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM AND DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM. 

(a) WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM.— (1) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for 

research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the 

weather satellite follow-on system, not more than 50 percent 

may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the plan under paragraph (2). 

(2) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 

a plan to meet the meteorological and oceanographic collection 

requirements of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, including the requirements of the combatant commands, the military departments, and the Defense Agencies (as defined in section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code). The plan shall 

include the following: 

(A) How the Secretary will use existing assets of the defense meteorological satellite program, including an identification of the extent to which requirements can be addressed by the Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 

(B) How the Secretary will use other sources of data, such 

as civil, commercial satellite weather data, and international partnerships, to meet such requirements, and the 

extent to which requirements can be addressed by such 

sources of data. 

(C) An explanation of the relevant risks, costs, and schedule. 

(D) The requirements of the weather satellite follow-on 

system. 

(3) GAO REVIEW.— 

(A) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

review the analysis of alternatives for the weather satellite 

follow-on system, or space based environmental monitoring, 

to determine— 

(i) the extent that such analysis of alternatives met 

best practices and fully addressed the concerns of the 

acquisition, operation, and user communities; and 

(ii) how the Department of Defense assessed and addressed the cost, schedule, and risks posed for each alternative evaluated under such analysis of alternatives. 

(B) The Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the review 

under subparagraph (A). 

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(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2015 for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program may be 

obligated or expended for the storage of a satellite of such program until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 

defense committees that— 

(A) the Department of Defense intends to launch the satellite; and 

(B) storing the satellite until the anticipated launch of 

the satellite is the most cost-effective approach to meeting 

the requirements of the Department. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS IN THE EVENT OF NO LAUNCH.— (A) If the Secretary determines not to launch the next satellite of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, the 

Secretary shall— 

(i) certify to the congressional defense committees 

that the Secretary will be able to meet the related requirements of the Department; and 

(ii) not later than 60 days after making such certification, submit to such committees a report on how the 

Secretary will meet such related requirements. 

(B) The Comptroller General shall— 

(i) review the report submitted under subparagraph 

(A)(ii) to ensure that such report fully addresses the 

concerns of the user communities; and 

(ii) submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report containing such review. 

SEC. 1613. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SPACE-BASED 

INFRARED SYSTEMS SPACE DATA EXPLOITATION. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, 

test, and evaluation, Air Force, for data exploitation under the 

space-based infrared systems, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air 

Force, acting as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for 

Space, submits to the congressional defense committees certification 

that— 

(1) such funds will be used in support of data exploitation of 

the current space-based infrared systems program of record, including the scanning and staring sensor; or 

(2) the data from such program of record, including such 

scanning and starring sensor, is being fully exploited and no 

further efforts are warranted. 

SEC. 1614. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR HOSTED 

PAYLOAD AND WIDE FIELD OF VIEW TESTBED OF THE 

SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEMS. 

(a) PHASED LIMITATIONS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 

for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the 

hosted payload and wide field of view testbed of the space-based infrared systems program— 

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priate congressional committees a copy of the analysis of alternatives for such program of record; and 

(2) following the date on which the Secretary submits such 

analysis of alternatives, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended on alternative approaches to the program of 

record of such program until a period of 30 days has elapsed 

following the date on which the Secretary and the Commander 

of the United States Strategic Command jointly provide to the 

appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the findings 

and recommendations of the Secretary and Commander under 

such analysis of alternatives, including the cost evaluation of 

the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitations in subsection (a) shall not apply 

to efforts to examine and develop technology insertion opportunities 

for the program of record specified in subsection (a). 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

(3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

SEC. 1615. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROTECTED 

TACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND PROTECTED MILITARY 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TESTBED OF THE ADVANCED EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY PROGRAM. 

(a) PHASED LIMITATIONS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 

for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the 

protected tactical demonstration and protected military satellite 

communications testbed of the advanced extremely high frequency 

program— 

(1) not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 

on alternative approaches to the program of record for such program until the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees a copy of the analysis of alternatives for such program of record; and 

(2) following the date on which the Secretary submits such 

analysis of alternatives, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended on alternative approaches to the program of 

record for such program until a period of 30 days has elapsed 

following the date on which the Secretary and the Commander 

of the United States Strategic Command jointly provide to the 

congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings and 

recommendations of the Secretary and Commander under such 

analysis of alternatives, including the cost evaluation of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitations in subsection (a) shall not apply 

to efforts to examine and develop technology insertion opportunities 

for the current, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, programs 

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SEC. 1616. STUDY OF SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ARCHITECTURE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Defense Science Board to conduct a study of the effectiveness of the 

ground and space sensor system architecture for space situational 

awareness. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following: 

(1) Projected needs, based on current and future threats, for 

the ground and space sensor system during the five-, 

10-, and 20-year periods beginning on the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

(2) Capabilities of the ground and space sensor system to conduct defensive and offensive operations. 

(3) Integration of ground and space sensors with ground processing, control, and battle management systems. 

(4) Any other matters relating to space situational awareness 

the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(c) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study conducted 

under subsection (a). 

(2) FORM OF REPORT.—If the report required by paragraph (1) 

is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include 

an unclassified summary. 

SEC. 1617. BRIEFING ON RANGE SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHES IN SUPPORT 

OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide 

to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the requirements and investments needed to modernize Department of Defense 

space launch facilities and supporting infrastructure. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under subsection (a) shall 

include the following elements: 

(1) The results of the investigation into the failure of the 

radar system supporting the Eastern range in March 2014, including the causes for the failure. 

(2) An assessment of each current radar and other system as 

well as supporting infrastructure required to support the mission requirement of the range, including back-up systems. 

(3) An estimate of the annual level of dedicated funding required to maintain and modernize the range infrastructure in 

adequate condition to meet national security requirements. 

(4) A review of requirements to repair, upgrade, and modernize the radars and other mission support systems to current 

technologies. 

(5) A prioritized list of projects, costs, and projected funding 

schedules needed to carry out the maintenance, repair, and 

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Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and 

Intelligence-Related Activities 

SEC. 1621. TACTICAL EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL CAPABILITIES EXECUTIVE AGENT. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

new section: 

‘‘§ 430. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent 

‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall designate a civilian employee of the Department or a 

member of the armed forces to serve as the Tactical Exploitation of 

National Capabilities Executive Agent. 

‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Executive Agent designated under subsection 

(a) shall— 

‘‘(1) report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 

‘‘(2) work with the combatant commands, military departments, and the intelligence community (as defined in section 

3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) 

to— 

‘‘(A) develop methods to increase warfighter effectiveness 

through the exploitation of national capabilities; and 

‘‘(B) promote cross-domain integration of such capabilities into military operations, training, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance activities.’’. 

(b) BRIEFINGS.—At the same time as the President submits to 

Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, for each 

of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Executive Agent designated 

under subsection (a) of section 430 of title 10, United States Code 

(as added by subsection (a) of this section), in consultation with the 

commanders of the combatant commands, the Secretaries of the 

military departments, and the heads of the Department of Defense 

intelligence agencies and offices (including the Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Office), shall provide to the congressional defense committees, 

the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a briefing on the investments, activities, challenges, and opportunities of the Executive Agent in carrying out the responsibilities 

under subsection (b) of such section 430. 

SEC. 1622. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF REPORT ON IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SUPPORT PROVIDED TO REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SECURITY ALLIANCES. 

Section 921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1878) is amended 

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SEC. 1623. EXTENSION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO 

ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR 

INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 

Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the 

second sentence, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 

SEC. 1624. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO JURISDICTION 

OVER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES ABROAD. 

Section 926(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1541) is amended, in 

the matter before paragraph (1)— 

(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2018’’. 

SEC. 1625. ASSESSMENT AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 

FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF 

UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AND 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. 

(a) ASSESSMENT.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 

Conflict, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the 

Comptroller General of the United States an assessment of the 

intelligence activities and programs of United States Special 

Operations Command and special operations forces. 

(2) INCLUSIONS.—The assessment under paragraph (1) shall 

include each of the following elements: 

(A) An overall strategy defining such intelligence activities and programs, including definitions of intelligence activities and programs carried out by special operations 

forces and how such activities and programs relate to conventional military intelligence and the capabilities of the 

Armed Forces. 

(B) The oversight roles and responsibilities of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight with respect to the employment of special 

operations forces for intelligence activities and programs, 

including an analysis of any oversight limitations or gaps. 

(C) A strategy and roadmap of United States Special Operations Command intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs and requirements, including enabling 

capabilities provided by the Armed Forces, for special operations across the future years defense program. 

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erations forces, including those that can only be addressed 

by special operations forces, programs, or capabilities. 

(E) Validated current and expected future United States 

Special Operations Command force structure requirements 

necessary to meet near-, mid-, and long-term special operations intelligence activities and programs of the geographic combatant commanders. 

(F) A comprehensive review and assessment of statutory 

authorities, and Department and interagency policies, including limitations, for special operations forces intelligence activities and programs. 

(G) A cost estimate of special operations intelligence activities and programs, including an estimate of the costs of 

the period of the current future years defense program, including a description of all rules and assumptions used to 

develop the cost estimates. 

(H) A copy of any memoranda of understanding or 

memoranda of agreement between the Department of Defense and other departments or agencies of the United 

States Government, or between components of the Department of Defense that are required to implement objectives 

of special operations intelligence activities and programs. 

(I) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(3) FORM.—The assessment required under paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(4) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days 

after the date on which the assessment required under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Comptroller General shall submit to 

the appropriate committees of Congress a review of such assessment. Such review shall include an assessment of— 

(A) the extent to which the assessment required under 

paragraph (1) addressed the elements required under paragraph (2); 

(B) the sufficiency of oversight of the intelligence activities and programs of special operations forces by the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight; 

(C) the validity of the cost estimate of special operations 

intelligence activities and programs required by paragraph 

(2)(G); and 

(D) any other matters the Comptroller General determines are relevant. 

(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not more than 50 

percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for procurement, Defense-wide, for intelligence systems, and for research, 

development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for intelligence 

systems development may be obligated until the assessment required under subsection (a) is submitted. 

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(A) with respect to funds authorized to be appropriated 

for Overseas Contingency Operations under title XV; or 

(B) in any case where the Secretary of Defense determines 

the limitation in paragraph (1) may impede a current operation. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(2) FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘future 

years defense program’’ means the future years defense program 

under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 

(3) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDER.—The term ‘‘geographic combatant commander’’ means a commander of a combatant command (as defined in section 161(c) of title 10, United 

States Code) with a geographic area of responsibility. 

SEC. 1626. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, 

AND RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS. 

At the same time that the President’s budget is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020— 

(1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to 

the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and 

the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a briefing 

on— 

(A) the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements, by specific intelligence capability type, of each 

of the combatant commands; 

(B) for the year preceding the year in which the briefing 

is provided, the satisfaction rate of each of the combatant 

commands with the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements, by specific intelligence capability 

type, of such combatant command; and 

(C) a risk analysis identifying the critical gaps and shortfalls in such requirements in relation to such satisfaction 

rate; and 

(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall provide to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 

and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a briefing on short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies to address the critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance 

requirements of the combatant commands. 

SEC. 1627. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM CONSOLIDATION. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be appropriated or 

otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be used 

during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 

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(1) the separation of the National Intelligence Program budget from the Department of Defense budget; 

(2) the consolidation of the National Intelligence Program 

budget within the Department of Defense budget; or 

(3) the establishment of a new appropriations account or appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘National 

Intelligence Program’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

(2) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET.—The term 

‘‘National Intelligence Program budget’’ means the portions of 

the Department of Defense budget designated as part of the National Intelligence Program. 

SEC. 1628. PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INSIDER THREAT. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the plans of 

the Department to address— 

(1) the adoption of an interim capability to continuously 

evaluate the security status of the employees and contractors of 

the Department who have been determined eligible for and 

granted access to classified information by the Department of 

Defense Central Adjudication Facilities; 

(2) the use of an interim system to assist in developing requirements, lessons learned, business rules, privacy standards, 

and operational concepts applicable to the objective automated 

records checks and continuous evaluation capability required by 

the strategy for modernizing personnel security; 

(3) the engineering for an interim system and the objective 

automated records checks and continuous evaluation capability 

for initial investigations and reinvestigations required by the 

strategy for modernizing personnel security to support automation-assisted insider threat analyses conducted across the law 

enforcement, personnel security, human resources, counterintelligence, physical security, network behavior monitoring, and cybersecurity activities of all the components of the Department of 

Defense, pursuant to Executive Order 13587; 

(4) how competitive processes and open systems designs will 

be used to acquire advanced commercial technologies throughout the life cycle of the objective continuous evaluation capability required by the strategy for modernizing personnel security; 

(5) how the senior agency official in the Department of Defense for insider threat detection and prevention will be supported by experts in counterintelligence, personnel security, law 

enforcement, human resources, physical security, network monitoring, cybersecurity, and privacy and civil liberties from relevant components of the Department and experts in information 

technology, large-scale data analysis, systems engineering, and 

program acquisition; 

(6) how the senior agency official, in developing the integrated, automation-assisted insider threat capability, will be 

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(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; 

(B) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 

Defense; and 

(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness; and 

(7) who will be responsible and accountable for managing the 

development and fielding of the automation-assisted insider 

threat capability. 

(b) INCLUSION OF GAPS.—The report required under subsection (a) 

shall include specific gaps in policy and statute to address the requirements placed on the Department by section 907(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66) and Executive Order 13587. 

(c) STRATEGY FOR MODERNIZING PERSONNEL SECURITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘strategy for modernizing personnel security’’ means the strategy developed under section 907(c) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(Public Law 113–66). 

SEC. 1629. MIGRATION OF DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM 

OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TO AN OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE. 

(a) MIGRATION REQUIRED.—Not later than three years after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 

migrate the Distributed Common Ground System of the Department 

of the Army, including the Red Disk initiative under development 

at the Intelligence and Security Command, to an open system architecture to enable— 

(1) competitive acquisition of components, services, and applications for the Distributed Common Ground System; and 

(2) rapid competitive development and integration of new capabilities for the Distributed Common Ground System. 

(b) COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS.—In carrying out the migration required by subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall ensure that the Distributed Common Ground System— 

(1) is in compliance with the open system architecture standards developed under the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; and 

(2) reuses services and components of the Defense Intelligence 

Information Enterprise. 

(c) OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘open system architecture’’ means, with respect to an information technology system, an integrated business and technical strategy that— 

(1) employs a modular design and uses widely supported and 

consensus-based standards for key interfaces; 

(2) is subjected to successful validation and verification tests 

to ensure key interfaces comply with widely supported and consensus-based standards; and 

(3) uses a system architecture that allows components to be 

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tunities for enhanced competition and innovation while yielding— 

(A) significant cost and schedule savings; and 

(B) increased interoperability. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

SEC. 1631. BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING FOR CYBER MISSION 

FORCES. 

(a) BUDGETING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 238. Cyber mission forces: program elements 

‘‘(a) BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DISPLAY.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to Congress, as a part of the defense budget materials 

for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, a budget justification display that includes— 

‘‘(1) a major force program category for the five-year defense 

plan of the Department of Defense for the training, manning, 

and equipping of the cyber mission forces; and 

‘‘(2) program elements for the cyber mission forces. 

‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the requirement under 

subsection (a) for fiscal year 2017 if the Secretary— 

‘‘(1) determines the Secretary is unable to comply with such 

requirement for fiscal year 2017; and 

‘‘(2) establishes a plan to implement the requirement for fiscal 

year 2018.’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by adding at the end 

the following new item: 

‘‘238. Cyber mission forces: program elements.’’. 

(b) ASSESSMENT OF TRANSFER ACCOUNT FOR CYBER ACTIVITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assess the feasibility 

and advisability of establishing a transfer account to execute 

the funds contained in the major force program category required by subsection (a). 

(2) REPORT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the assessment carried out under paragraph (1). 

(B) CONTENTS.—The report required by subparagraph 

(A) shall include the following: 

(i) The findings of the Secretary with respect to the 

assessment carried out under paragraph (1). 

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SEC. 1632. REPORTING ON CYBER INCIDENTS WITH RESPECT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF OPERATIONALLY 

CRITICAL CONTRACTORS. 

(a) REPORTING.—Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 18 the following new 

chapter: 

‘‘CHAPTER 19—CYBER MATTERS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems 

of operationally critical contractors. 

‘‘§ 391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks 

and information systems of operationally critical 

contractors and certain other contractors 

‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT COMPONENT TO RECEIVE REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate a component of 

the Department of Defense to receive reports of cyber incidents from 

contractors in accordance with this section and with section 941 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 

U.S.C. 2224 note) or from other governmental entities. 

‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING CYBER INCIDENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures that require an operationally critical contractor to report in a timely manner to component designated under subsection (a) each time a cyber incident occurs with respect to a network or information system of such operationally critical contractor. 

‘‘(c) PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) DESIGNATION AND NOTIFICATION.—The procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a process for— 

‘‘(A) designating operationally critical contractors; and 

‘‘(B) notifying a contractor that it has been designated as 

an operationally critical contractor. 

‘‘(2) RAPID REPORTING.—The procedures established pursuant 

to subsection (a) shall require each operationally critical contractor to rapidly report to the component of the Department 

designated pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(A) on each cyber incident with respect to any network or information systems of such 

contractor. Each such report shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) An assessment by the contractor of the effect of the 

cyber incident on the ability of the contractor to meet the 

contractual requirements of the Department. 

‘‘(B) The technique or method used in such cyber incident. 

‘‘(C) A sample of any malicious software, if discovered 

and isolated by the contractor, involved in such cyber incident. 

‘‘(D) A summary of information compromised by such 

cyber incident. 

‘‘(3) DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE AND ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT

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‘‘(A) include mechanisms for Department personnel to, if 

requested, assist operationally critical contractors in detecting and mitigating penetrations; and 

‘‘(B) provide that an operationally critical contractor is 

only required to provide access to equipment or information 

as described in subparagraph (A) to determine whether information created by or for the Department in connection 

with any Department program was successfully exfiltrated 

from a network or information system of such contractor 

and, if so, what information was exfiltrated. 

‘‘(4) PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS AND OTHER INFORMATION.—The procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) 

shall provide for the reasonable protection of trade secrets, commercial or financial information, and information that can be 

used to identify a specific person. 

‘‘(5) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) shall limit the dissemination 

of information obtained or derived through the procedures to 

entities— 

‘‘(A) with missions that may be affected by such information; 

‘‘(B) that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis, 

detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents; 

‘‘(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement 

investigations; or 

‘‘(D) for national security purposes, including cyber situational awareness and defense purposes. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) CYBER INCIDENT.—The term ‘cyber incident’ means actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in 

an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system 

or the information residing therein. 

‘‘(2) OPERATIONALLY CRITICAL CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘operationally critical contractor’ means a contractor designated by 

the Secretary for purposes of this section as a critical source of 

supply for airlift, sealift, intermodal transportation services, or 

logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a contingency operation.’’. 

(b) ISSUANCE OF PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall establish the 

procedures required by subsection (b) of section 391 of title 10, 

United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, not 

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT POLICIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete an 

assessment of— 

(A) requirements that were in effect on the day before the 

date of the enactment of this Act for contractors to share information with Department components regarding cyber incidents (as defined in subsection (d) of such section 391) 

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(B) Department policies and systems for sharing information on cyber incidents with respect to networks or information systems of Department contractors. 

(2) ACTIONS FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT.—Upon completion of 

the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

(A) designate a Department component under subsection 

(a) of such section 391; and 

(B) issue or revise guidance applicable to Department 

components that ensures the rapid sharing by the component designated pursuant to such section 391 or section 941 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2013 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note) of information relating to cyber 

incidents with respect to networks or information systems of 

contractors with other appropriate Department components. 

(d) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at 

the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at 

the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 18 the following new item: 

‘‘19. Cyber matters ............................................................................................. 391’’. 

SEC. 1633. EXECUTIVE AGENTS FOR CYBER TEST AND TRAINING 

RANGES. 

(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United States 

Code, as added by section 1632 of this Act, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 392. Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges 

‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Principal Cyber Advisor, shall— 

‘‘(1) designate a senior official from among the personnel of 

the Department of Defense to act as the executive agent for cyber 

and information technology test ranges; and 

‘‘(2) designate a senior official from among the personnel of 

the Department of Defense to act as the executive agent for cyber 

and information technology training ranges. 

‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the executive 

agents designated under subsection (a). Such roles, responsibilities, and authorities shall include the development of a biennial integrated plan for cyber and information technology test 

and training resources. 

‘‘(2) BIENNIAL INTEGRATED PLAN.—The biennial integrated 

plan required under paragraph (1) shall include plans for the 

following: 

‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehensive list of 

cyber and information technology ranges, test facilities, test 

beds, and other means of testing, training, and developing 

software, personnel, and tools for accommodating the mission of the Department. Such list shall include resources 

from both governmental and nongovernmental entities. 

‘‘(B) Organizing and managing designated cyber and information technology test ranges, including— 

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‘‘(ii) enforcing standards to meet requirements specified by the United States Cyber Command, the training 

community, and the research, development, testing, 

and evaluation community; 

‘‘(iii) identifying and offering guidance on the opportunities for integration amongst the designated cyber 

and information technology ranges regarding test, 

training, and development functions; 

‘‘(iv) finding opportunities for cost reduction, integration, and coordination improvements for the appropriate cyber and information technology ranges; 

‘‘(v) adding or consolidating cyber and information 

technology ranges in the future to better meet the evolving needs of the cyber strategy and resource requirements of the Department; 

‘‘(vi) finding opportunities to continuously enhance 

the quality and technical expertise of the cyber and information technology test workforce through training 

and personnel policies; and 

‘‘(vii) coordinating with interagency and industry 

partners on cyber and information technology range 

issues. 

‘‘(C) Defining a cyber range architecture that— 

‘‘(i) may add or consolidate cyber and information 

technology ranges in the future to better meet the evolving needs of the cyber strategy and resource requirements of the Department; 

‘‘(ii) coordinates with interagency and industry partners on cyber and information technology range issues; 

‘‘(iii) allows for integrated closed loop testing in a secure environment of cyber and electronic warfare capabilities; 

‘‘(iv) supports science and technology development, 

experimentation, testing and training; and 

‘‘(v) provides for interconnection with other existing 

cyber ranges and other kinetic range facilities in a distributed manner. 

‘‘(D) Certifying all cyber range investments of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or analyses as 

the Secretary considers appropriate. 

‘‘(3) STANDARD FOR CYBER EVENT DATA.—The executive agents 

designated under subsection (a), in consultation with the Chief 

Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall jointly 

select a standard language from open-source candidates for representing and communicating cyber event and threat data. 

Such language shall be machine-readable for the Joint Information Environment and associated test and training ranges. 

‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall ensure that the military departments, Defense Agencies, and other components of the Department of Defense provide the 

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‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING DIRECTIVE.—The Secretary shall 

carry out this section in compliance with Directive 5101.1. 

‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘designated cyber and information technology 

range’ includes the National Cyber Range, the Joint Information Operations Range, the Defense Information Assurance 

Range, and the C4 Assessments Division of J6 of the Joint 

Staff. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means Department of Defense 

Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive relating to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘executive agent’ has the meaning given the 

term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Directive 5101.1.’’. 

(b) DESIGNATION AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, designate the executive agents required under subsection (a) of section 392 of title 10, United States Code, as 

added by subsection (a) of this section; and 

(2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities required under subsection (b) of such section 392. 

(c) SELECTION OF STANDARD LANGUAGE.—Not later than June 1, 

2015, the executive agents designated under subsection (a) of section 

392 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of 

this section, shall select the standard language under subsection 

(b)(3) of such section 392. 

(d) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

by section 1632 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 

following new item: 

‘‘392. Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges.’’. 

SEC. 1634. CYBERSPACE MAPPING. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF NETWORK.—Not later than 60 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to use a controlled laboratory environment or an existing network or network segment within the Department of Defense 

to identify network mapping capabilities to meet requirements of the 

United States Cyber Command. 

(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Principal Cyber Advisor shall submit to the Secretary policy recommendations regarding the mapping 

of cyberspace to support the operational requirements of the United 

States Cyber Command. 

SEC. 1635. REVIEW OF CROSS DOMAIN SOLUTION POLICY AND REQUIREMENT FOR CROSS DOMAIN SOLUTION STRATEGY. 

(a) REVIEW OF POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense shall review the 

policies and guidance of the Department of Defense concerning the 

procurement, approval, and use of cross domain solutions by the Department of Defense. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategy 

for procurement, approval, and use of cross domain solutions by 

the Department. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) Identification and assessment of the current cross domain solutions in use throughout the Department of Defense, including the relative capabilities of such solutions 

and any gaps in current capabilities. 

(B) A determination of the requirements for cross domain 

solutions for enterprise applications as well as deployed 

warfighting operations, including operations with coalition 

partners. 

(C) A plan to enable verification of compliance with Department of Defense policies regarding the use of cross domain solutions. 

(D) A review of the current Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process 

for the applicability of such process to future virtualized 

cross domain technology. 

(E) A plan to meet the cross domain solution requirements for the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise 

that must operate within the Joint Information Environment and the Intelligence Community Information Technology Environment. 

SEC. 1636. REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY 

DECRYPTION SERVICE FOR THE JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. 

(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 

a strategy to develop and deploy a decryption service that enables 

the efficient decryption and re-encryption of encrypted communications within the Joint Information Environment and through the 

Internet access points of the Joint Information Environment in a 

manner that allows the Secretary to inspect the content of such communications to detect cyber threats and insider threat activity. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) Requirements. 

(2) An estimate of the cost. 

(3) An assessment of the added security benefit. 

(4) An architecture. 

(5) A concept of operations. 

(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than October 1, 2015, 

the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees and 

the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of 

the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) on the strategy 

developed under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1637. ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC OR INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE IN CYBERSPACE. 

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sional committees a report on foreign economic and industrial 

espionage in cyberspace during the 12-month period preceding 

the submission of the report that— 

(A) identifies— 

(i) foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to trade 

secrets or proprietary information owned by United 

States persons; 

(ii) foreign countries identified under clause (i) that 

the President determines engage in the most egregious 

economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to such trade secrets or proprietary information 

(to be known as ‘‘priority foreign countries’’); 

(iii) categories of technologies or proprietary information developed by United States persons that— 

(I) are targeted for economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace; and 

(II) to the extent practicable, have been appropriated through such espionage; 

(iv) articles manufactured or otherwise produced 

using technologies or proprietary information described 

in clause (iii)(II); and 

(v) to the extent practicable, services provided using 

such technologies or proprietary information; 

(B) describes the economic or industrial espionage engaged in by the foreign countries identified under clauses 

(i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and 

(C) describes— 

(i) actions taken by the President to decrease the 

prevalence of economic or industrial espionage in 

cyberspace; and 

(ii) the progress made in decreasing the prevalence of 

such espionage. 

(2) DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES ENGAGING IN

ECONOMIC OR INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE IN CYBERSPACE.—For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), the President 

shall identify a foreign country as a foreign country that engages in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to trade secrets or proprietary information owned by 

United States persons if the government of the foreign country— 

(A) engages in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to trade secrets or proprietary information owned by United States persons; or 

(B) facilitates, supports, fails to prosecute, or otherwise 

permits such espionage by— 

(i) individuals who are citizens or residents of the 

foreign country; or 

(ii) entities that are organized under the laws of the 

foreign country or are otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of the foreign country. 

(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of each person described in paragraph (2), if 

such property and interests in property are in the United States, 

come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. 

(2) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in this paragraph is a foreign person the President determines knowingly 

requests, engages in, supports, facilitates, or benefits from the 

significant appropriation, through economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace, of technologies or proprietary information 

developed by United States persons. 

(3) EXCEPTION.—The authority to impose sanctions under 

paragraph (1) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

(4) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 

(A) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all 

authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

1702 and 1704) to carry out this subsection. 

(B) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 

apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, or causes a violation of, this subsection or 

a regulation prescribed under this subsection to the same 

extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits 

an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act. 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to affect the application of any penalty or the exercise of 

any authority provided for under any other provision of law. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

(2) CYBERSPACE.—The term ‘‘cyberspace’’— 

(A) means the interdependent network of information 

technology infrastructures; and 

(B) includes the Internet, telecommunications networks, 

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(3) ECONOMIC OR INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE.—The term ‘‘economic or industrial espionage’’ means— 

(A) stealing a trade secret or proprietary information or 

appropriating, taking, carrying away, or concealing, or by 

fraud, artifice, or deception obtaining, a trade secret or proprietary information without the authorization of the owner 

of the trade secret or proprietary information; 

(B) copying, duplicating, downloading, uploading, destroying, transmitting, delivering, sending, communicating, 

or conveying a trade secret or proprietary information without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information; or 

(C) knowingly receiving, buying, or possessing a trade secret or proprietary information that has been stolen or appropriated, obtained, or converted without the authorization of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information. 

(4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. 

(5) OWN.—The term ‘‘own’’, with respect to a trade secret or 

proprietary information, means to hold rightful legal or equitable title to, or license in, the trade secret or proprietary information. 

(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity. 

(7) PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘proprietary information’’ means competitive bid preparations, negotiating strategies, executive emails, internal financial data, strategic business 

plans, technical designs, manufacturing processes, source code, 

data derived from research and development investments, and 

other commercially valuable information that a person has developed or obtained if— 

(A) the person has taken reasonable measures to keep the 

information confidential; and 

(B) the information is not generally known or readily ascertainable through proper means by the public. 

(8) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 16 of the Export Administration Act 

of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as in effect pursuant to the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 

et seq.)). 

(9) TRADE SECRET.—The term ‘‘trade secret’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 1839 of title 18, United States Code. 

(10) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

(A) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the 

United States; 

(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 

States or any jurisdiction within the United States; or 

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SEC. 1638. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ROLE OF RESERVE COMPONENTS IN DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES AGAINST 

CYBER ATTACKS. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) members of the reserve components may possess knowledge of critical infrastructure in the States in which the members serve that may be of value for purposes of defending such 

infrastructure against cyber threats; 

(2) traditional members of the reserve components and reserve 

component technicians may have experience in both the private 

and public sector that could benefit the readiness of the Department of Defense’s cyber force and the development of cyber capabilities; 

(3) the long-standing relationship the reserve components has 

with local and civil authorities may be beneficial for purposes 

of providing for a coordinated response to a cyber attack and 

defending against cyber threats; 

(4) the States are already working to establish cyber partnerships with the reserve components; and 

(5) the reserve components have a role in the defense of the 

United States against cyber threats and consideration should be 

given to how the reserve components might be integrated into 

a comprehensive national approach for cyber defense. 

SEC. 1639. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET 

AND THE .MIL TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN. 

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should— 

(1) work within the existing interagency process underway as 

of the date of the enactment of this Act regarding the transfer 

of the remaining role of the United States Government in the 

functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority to a global multi-stakeholder community and support transferring this 

role only if— 

(A) assurances are provided for the protection of the current status of legacy top-level domain names and Internet 

Protocol address numbers, particularly those used by the 

Department of Defense and the components of the United 

States Government for national security purposes; 

(B) mechanisms are institutionalized to uphold and protect consensus-based decision making in the multi-stakeholder approach; and 

(C) existing stress-testing scenarios of the accountability 

process of the multi-stakeholder model can be confidently 

shown to work transparently, securely, and efficiently to 

maintain a free, open, and resilient Internet; and 

(2) take all necessary steps to sustain the successful stewardship and good standing of the Internet root zone servers managed by components of the Department of Defense, including active participation, review, and analysis for transition planning 

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Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

SEC. 1641. PREPARATION OF ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST REGARDING 

NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 

Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(3)(A) With respect to the preparation of a budget for a fiscal year 

to be submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, the Secretary of Defense may not agree to a proposed 

transfer of estimated nuclear budget request authority unless the 

Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report described in subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(B) A report described in this subparagraph is a report that includes the following: 

‘‘(i) Except as provided by subparagraph (C), certification 

that, during the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year covered by 

the budget for which the report is submitted, the Secretary of 

Energy obligated or expended any amounts covered by a proposed transfer of estimated nuclear budget request authority 

made for such prior fiscal year in a manner consistent with a 

memorandum of agreement that was developed by the Nuclear 

Weapons Council and entered into by the Secretary of Defense 

and the Secretary of Energy. 

‘‘(ii) A detailed assessment by the Nuclear Weapons Council 

regarding how the Administrator for Nuclear Security implemented any agreements and decisions of the Council made during such prior fiscal year. 

‘‘(iii) An assessment from each of the Chairman of the Joints 

Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command regarding any effects to the military during 

such prior fiscal year that were caused by the delay or failure 

of the Administrator to implement any agreements or decisions 

described in clause (ii). 

‘‘(C) With respect to a report described in subparagraph (B), the 

Secretary may waive the requirement to include the certification described in clause (i) of such subparagraph if the Secretary— 

‘‘(i) determines that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and 

‘‘(ii) instead of the certification described in such clause (i), 

includes as part of such report— 

‘‘(I) a copy of the agreement that the Secretary has entered into with the Secretary of Energy regarding the manner and the purpose for which the Secretary of Energy will 

obligate or expend any amounts covered by a proposed 

transfer of estimated nuclear budget request authority for 

the fiscal year covered by the budget for which such report 

is submitted; and 

‘‘(II) an explanation for why the Secretary did not include 

such certification in such report. 

‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials for a fiscal year the memorandum of agreement described in subparagraph (B)(i) of paragraph (3), or the agreement 

described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, as the case may 

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‘‘(5)(A) Not later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment of— 

‘‘(i) whether such budget allows the Federal Government to 

meet the nuclear stockpile and stockpile stewardship program 

requirements during the fiscal year covered by the budget and 

the four subsequent fiscal years; and 

‘‘(ii) if the Commander determines that such budget does not 

allow the Federal Government to meet such requirements, a description of the steps being taken to meet such requirements. 

‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assessment of the Commander of the United States Strategic Command under subparagraph (A), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees— 

‘‘(i) such assessment as it was submitted to the Chairman; 

and 

‘‘(ii) any comments of the Chairman. 

‘‘(6) In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) The term ‘budget’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 231(f) of this title. 

‘‘(B) The term ‘defense budget materials’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 231(f) of this title. 

‘‘(C) The term ‘proposed transfer of estimated nuclear budget 

request authority’ means, in preparing a budget, a request for 

the Secretary of Defense to transfer an estimated amount of the 

proposed budget authority of the Secretary to the Secretary of 

Energy for purposes relating to nuclear weapons.’’. 

SEC. 1642. IMPROVEMENT TO BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT ON DELIVERY 

PLATFORMS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE NUCLEAR 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 

Section 492(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting ‘‘, and the ability to meet operational availability requirements for,’’ after ‘‘military effectiveness of’’. 

SEC. 1643. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REVIEW OF COST ESTIMATES FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 

Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576), as most recently 

amended by section 1054 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 861), is further 

amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new 

subsection (b): 

‘‘(b) ESTIMATE OF COSTS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.— 

‘‘(1) BUDGETS FOR ODD-NUMBERED FISCAL YEARS.—Not later 

than July 1 of each year in which the President transmits a 

covered odd-numbered fiscal year report, the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report that includes— 

‘‘(A) an estimate of the costs during the 10-year period beginning on the date of such covered odd-numbered fiscal 

year report associated with fielding and maintaining the 

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‘‘(B) an estimate of the costs during such period of any 

life extension, modernization, or replacement of any current 

nuclear weapons or nuclear weapon delivery systems of the 

United States that is anticipated as of the date of such covered odd-numbered fiscal year report; and 

‘‘(C) an estimate of the relative percentage of total defense 

spending during such period represented by the costs estimated under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

‘‘(2) BUDGETS FOR EVEN-NUMBERED FISCAL YEARS.—If the Director determines that a covered even-numbered fiscal year report contains a significant change that affects the estimates of 

the Director included in the report submitted under paragraph 

(1) in the year prior to the year in which such covered evennumbered fiscal year report is submitted, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a letter describing 

such significant changes. 

‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) The term ‘covered even-numbered fiscal year report’ 

means a report required to be transmitted under subsection 

(a)(1) not later than 30 days after the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for an even-numbered 

fiscal year. 

‘‘(B) The term ‘covered odd-numbered fiscal year report’ 

means a report required to be transmitted under subsection 

(a)(1) not later than 30 days after the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for an odd-numbered 

fiscal year.’’. 

SEC. 1644. RETENTION OF MISSILE SILOS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—During the period in which the New START 

Treaty (as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States 

Code) is in effect, the Secretary of Defense shall preserve each intercontinental ballistic missile silo that contains a deployed missile as 

of the date of the enactment of this Act in, at minimum, a warm 

status that enables such silo to— 

(1) remain a fully functioning element of the interconnected 

and redundant command and control system of the missile 

field; and 

(2) be made fully operational with a deployed missile. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall be 

construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from temporarily 

placing an intercontinental ballistic missile silo offline to perform 

maintenance activities. 

SEC. 1645. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FUZES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into 

contracts for the life-of-type procurement of covered parts of the 

intercontinental ballistic missile fuze. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 1502(a) of 

title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 101 and available for Missile 

Procurement, Air Force as specified in the funding table in section 

4101, $4,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of covered 

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(c) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

parts’’ means commercially available off-the-shelf items as defined 

in section 104 of title 41, United States Code. 

SEC. 1646. ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPON SECONDARY REQUIREMENT. 

(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

the Secretary of Energy and the Commander of the United States 

Strategic Command, shall assess the annual secondary production 

requirement needed to sustain a safe, secure, reliable, and effective 

nuclear deterrent. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Commander of the 

United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the assessment 

conducted under subsection (a). 

(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) An explanation of the rationale and assumptions that 

led to the current 50 to 80 secondaries per year production 

requirement, including the factors considered in determining such requirement. 

(B) An analysis of whether there are any changes to such 

50 to 80 secondaries per year production requirement, including the reasons for any such changes. 

(C) A description of how the secondary production requirement is affected by or related to— 

(i) the demands of stockpile modernization, including 

the schedule for life extension programs; 

(ii) the requirement for a responsive infrastructure, 

including the ability to hedge against technical failure 

and geopolitical risk; and 

(iii) the number of secondaries held in reserve or the 

inactive stockpile, and the likelihood such secondaries 

may be reused. 

(E) The proposed timeframe for achieving such 50 to 80 

secondaries per year production requirement. 

(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1647. CERTIFICATION ON NUCLEAR FORCE STRUCTURE. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the 

Commander of the United States Strategic Command, shall certify 

to the congressional defense committees that the plan for implementation of the New START Treaty (as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) 

of title 10, United States Code) announced on April 8, 2014, will enable the United States to meet its obligations under such treaty in 

a manner that ensures the nuclear forces of the United States— 

(1) are capable, survivable, and balanced; and 

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SEC. 1648. ADVANCE NOTICE AND REPORTS ON B61 LIFE EXTENSION 

PROGRAM. 

(a) NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days before 

any decision is made to reduce the number of final production units 

for the B61 life extension program below the total number of such 

units planned in the stockpile stewardship and management plan 

required by section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

U.S.C. 2523) for fiscal year 2015— 

(1) the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council established 

under section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 

(A) a notification of such decision; 

(B) an explanation of the proposed changes to the life extension program; and 

(C) a comprehensive discussion of the justification for 

such changes; and 

(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

that includes— 

(A) an assessment of such changes to the life extension 

program; 

(B) a description of the risks associated with such decision; 

(C) an assessment of the impact of such decision on the 

ability of the United States Strategic Command to meet deterrence, extended deterrence, and assurance requirements 

during the expected lifetime of the B61–12 bomb; and 

(D) such other matters as the Commander considers appropriate. 

(b) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required by subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1649. NOTIFICATION AND REPORT CONCERNING REMOVAL OR 

CONSOLIDATION OF DUAL-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT FROM EUROPE. 

(a) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 90 days before the 

date on which the Secretary of Defense removes or consolidates 

dual-capable aircraft of the United States from the area of responsibility of the United States European Command, the Secretary shall 

notify the congressional defense committees of such proposed removal or consolidation. Such notification shall include a report explaining— 

(1) how such removal or consolidation is in the national security interests of the United States and the allies of the United 

States, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance; and 

(2) whether, and in what respects, such proposed removal or 

consolidation is affected by— 

(A) the armed forces of the Russian Federation continuing to illegally occupy Ukrainian territory; 

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(C) the Russian Federation not complying with the INF 

Treaty and other treaties and agreements to which it is a 

party; and 

(D) the Russian Federation not complying with the CFE 

Treaty and not lifting its suspension of Russian observance 

of its treaty obligations. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Conventional 

Armed Forces in Europe, signed at Paris, November 19, 1990, 

and entered into force July 17, 1992. 

(2) The ‘‘dual-capable aircraft’’ means tactical fighter aircraft 

that can perform both conventional and nuclear missions. 

(3) The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty Between the 

United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 

Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington, December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 

SEC. 1650. REPORTS ON INSTALLATION OF NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AT HEADQUARTERS OF UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress 

pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on the installation and 

operation of nuclear command, control, and communications systems associated with the construction of the headquarters of the 

United States Strategic Command. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall address, with respect to the installation and operation of nuclear command, control, and communications systems associated with the 

construction of the headquarters of the United States Strategic Command, the following: 

(1) Milestones and costs associated with installation of communications systems. 

(2) Milestones and costs associated with integrating targeting 

and analysis planning tools. 

(3) An assessment of progress on the upgrade of systems that 

existed before the date of the enactment of this Act, such as the 

Strategic Automated Command and Control System and the 

MILSTAR satellite communications system, for compatibility 

with such nuclear command, control, and communications systems. 

(4) Such other information as the Commander of the United 

States Strategic Command considers necessary to assess adherence to overall cost, scope, and schedule milestones. 

(c) TERMINATION.—The Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall not be required to submit a report under subsection (a) with the budget of the President for any fiscal year after 

the date on which the Commander certifies to the congressional defense committees that all milestones relating to the installation of 

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tegic Command have been completed and such systems are fully 

operational. 

SEC. 1651. REPORT ON PLANS FOR RESPONSE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO INF TREATY VIOLATION. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a detailed description of any steps being taken or planned to be taken by the Secretary in response to actions of the Government of the Russian Federation in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty in order 

to reduce the negative impact of such actions on the national security of the United States. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include a 

description of any plans to conduct activities relating to the research, development, testing, or deployment of potential future military capabilities of the United States, including with respect to activities to modify, test, or deploy existing military systems, to deter 

or defend against the threat of intermediate-range nuclear force systems of Russia if Russia deploys such systems. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) INF TREATY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 

means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the 

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to 

as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at 

Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 

SEC. 1652. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE NUCLEAR TRIAD. 

It is the policy of the United States— 

(1) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace the triad of 

strategic nuclear delivery systems consisting of— 

(A) heavy bombers equipped with nuclear gravity bombs 

and air-launched nuclear cruise missiles; 

(B) land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles 

equipped with nuclear warheads that are capable of carrying multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles; 

and 

(C) ballistic missile submarines equipped with submarine 

launched ballistic missiles and multiple nuclear warheads; 

(2) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace a capability 

to forward-deploy nuclear weapons and dual-capable fighterbomber aircraft; 

(3) to deter potential adversaries and assure allies and partners of the United States through strong and long-term commitment to the nuclear deterrent of the United States and the personnel, systems, and infrastructure that comprise such deterrent; and 

(4) to ensure that the members of the Armed Forces who operate the nuclear deterrent of the United States have the training, 

resources, and national support required to execute the critical 

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SEC. 1653. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DETERRENCE AND DEFENSE POSTURE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

It is the sense of Congress that the United States reaffirms and 

remains committed to the policies enumerated by the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization in the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, 

dated May 20, 2012, and the Wales Summit Declaration of September 2014, including the following statements: 

(1) As stated in the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review: 

(A) ‘‘The greatest responsibility of the Alliance is to protect and defend our territory and our populations against 

attack, as set out in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. The 

Alliance does not consider any country to be its adversary. 

However, no one should doubt NATO’s resolve if the security of any of its members were to be threatened. NATO will 

ensure that it maintains the full range of capabilities necessary to deter and defend against any threat to the safety 

and security of our populations, wherever it should arise. 

Allies’ goal is to bolster deterrence as a core element of our 

collective defense and contribute to the indivisible security 

of the Alliance.’’. 

(B) ‘‘Nuclear weapons are a core component of NATO’s 

overall capabilities for deterrence and defense alongside 

conventional and missile defense forces. The review has 

shown that the Alliance’s nuclear force posture currently 

meets the criteria for an effective deterrence and defense 

posture.’’. 

(C) ‘‘The circumstances in which any use of nuclear 

weapons might have to be contemplated are extremely remote. As long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will remain 

a nuclear alliance. The supreme guarantee of the security 

of the Allies is provided by the strategic nuclear forces of 

the Alliance, particularly those of the United States; the 

independent strategic forces of the United Kingdom and 

France, which have a deterrent role of their own, contribute 

to the overall deterrence and security of the Allies.’’. 

(D) ‘‘NATO must have the full range of capabilities necessary to deter and defend against threats to the safety of 

its populations and the security of its territory, which is the 

Alliance’s greatest responsibility.’’. 

(E) ‘‘NATO is committed to maintaining an appropriate 

mix of nuclear, conventional, and missile defense capabilities for deterrence and defense to fulfill its commitments as 

set out in the Strategic Concept. These capabilities, underpinned by NATO’s Integrated Command Structure, offer 

the strongest guarantee of the Alliance’s security and will 

ensure that it is able to respond to a variety of challenges 

and unpredictable contingencies in a highly complex and 

evolving international security environment.’’. 

(2) As stated in the Wales Summit Declaration: 

(A) ‘‘Deterrence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, 

conventional, and missile defence capabilities, remains a 

core element of our overall strategy.’’. 

(B) ‘‘Arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation 

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the Alliance’s security objectives. Both the success and failure of these efforts can have a direct impact on the threat 

environment of NATO. In this context, it is of paramount 

importance that disarmament and non-proliferation commitments under existing treaties are honoured, including 

the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which 

is a crucial element of Euro-Atlantic security. In that regard, Allies call on Russia to preserve the viability of the 

INF Treaty through ensuring full and verifiable compliance.’’. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 

SEC. 1661. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE 

ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1502 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $350,972,000 

may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure the Iron 

Dome short-range rocket defense system as specified in the funding 

table in section 4102, including for co-production of Iron Dome 

parts and components in the United States by industry of the 

United States. 

(b) CONDITIONS.— 

(1) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in subsection (a) to 

produce the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program 

shall be available subject to the terms, conditions, and co-production targets specified for fiscal year 2015 in the ‘‘Agreement 

Between the Department of Defense of the United States of 

America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement,’’ signed on 

March 5, 2014. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds described in subsection (a), the Director 

of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall jointly 

submit to the congressional defense committees— 

(A) a certification that the agreement specified in paragraph (1) is being implemented as provided in such agreement; and 

(B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement. 

SEC. 1662. TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 

PRIOR TO PRODUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) it is a high priority of the United States that the ballistic 

missile defense system should work in an operationally effective 

and cost-effective manner; 

(2) prior to making final production decisions for such systems, and prior to the operational deployment of such systems, 

the United States should conduct operationally realistic intercept flight testing that should create sufficiently challenging 

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will work in an operationally effective and cost-effective manner 

when needed; and 

(3) in order to achieve these objectives, and to avoid post-production and post-deployment problems, it is essential for the 

Department of Defense to follow a ‘‘fly before you buy’’ approach 

to adequately test and assess the elements of the ballistic missile defense system before final production decisions or operational deployment. 

(b) SUCCESSFUL TESTING REQUIRED PRIOR TO FINAL PRODUCTION

OR OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

make a final production decision for, or operationally deploy, a covered system unless— 

(1) the Secretary ensures that— 

(A) sufficient and operationally realistic testing of the 

covered system is conducted to assess the performance of 

the covered system in order to inform a final production decision or an operational deployment decision; and 

(B) the results of such testing have demonstrated a high 

probability that the covered system— 

(i) will work in an operationally effective manner; 

and 

(ii) has the ability to accomplish the intended mission of the covered system; 

(2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has carried out subsection (c) with respect to such covered system; and 

(3) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 

has carried out subsection (d) with respect to such covered system. 

(c) ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.—The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall— 

(1) provide to the Secretary the assessment of the Director, 

based on the available test data, of the sufficiency, adequacy, 

and results of the testing of each covered system, including an 

assessment of whether the covered system will be sufficiently effective, suitable, and survivable when needed; and 

(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a written 

summary of such assessment. 

(d) ASSESSMENT BY COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES STRATEGIC

COMMAND.—The Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall— 

(1) provide to the Secretary a military utility assessment of 

the operational utility of each covered system; and 

(2) not later than 30 days after providing such assessment to 

the Secretary, submit to the congressional defense committees a 

written summary of such assessment. 

(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to alter, modify, or otherwise affect a determination of the 

Secretary with respect to the participation of the Missile Defense 

Agency in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System or 

the acquisition reporting process under the Department of Defense 

Directive 5000 series. 

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signed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle covered by the acquisition plan 

developed under section 1663. 

SEC. 1663. ACQUISITION PLAN FOR RE-DESIGNED EXO-ATMOSPHERIC 

KILL VEHICLE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the existing models of the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle of 

the ground-based midcourse defense system are prototype designs that were developed and deployed without using traditional acquisition practices in order to provide an initial defensive capability for an emerging ballistic missile threat; 

(2) consequently, while the deployed models of the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle have demonstrated an initial level of capability against a limited threat, such models do not have the degree of reliability, robustness, cost effectiveness, and performance that are desirable; 

(3) the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle for the ground-based midcourse defense system needs to be re-designed to substantially 

improve the performance and reliability of such kill vehicles; 

and 

(4) the Secretary of Defense should follow a robust and rigorous acquisition plan for the design, development, and testing 

of the re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. 

(b) ACQUISITION PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

develop an acquisition plan for the re-design of the exo-atmospheric 

kill vehicle of the ground-based midcourse defense system that includes rigorous elements for system engineering, design, integration, 

development, testing, and evaluation. 

(c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the acquisition plan under subsection (b) shall be to ensure that the re-designed exo-atmospheric 

kill vehicle is operationally effective, reliable, producible, cost effective, maintainable, and testable. 

(d) APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION PLAN REQUIRED.—The acquisition 

plan under subsection (b) shall be subject to approval by the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

(e) TESTING REQUIRED.—Prior to operational deployment of the 

re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle, the Secretary shall ensure 

that the re-designed kill vehicle has demonstrated, through successful, operationally realistic flight testing— 

(1) a high probability of working in an operationally effective 

manner; and 

(2) the ability to accomplish the intended mission of the redesigned kill vehicle, including against more complex emerging 

ballistic missile threats. 

(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date on 

which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics approves the acquisition plan under subsection (d), 

the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the acquisition 

plan and the manner in which the plan will meet the objectives described in subsection (c). 

SEC. 1664. STUDY ON TESTING PROGRAM OF GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

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with a federally funded research and development center to conduct 

a study on the testing program of the ground-based midcourse missile defense system. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) An assessment of whether the testing program described 

in subsection (a) has established, as of the date of the study, 

that the ground-based midcourse missile defense system has a 

high probability of performing reliably and effectively against 

limited missile threats from North Korea and Iran under realistic operational conditions, including an explanation of the degree of confidence supporting such assessment. 

(2) An assessment of whether the currently planned testing 

program, if implemented, is sufficient to establish reasonable 

confidence that the ground-based midcourse missile defense system has a high probability of performing reliably and effectively 

under realistic operational conditions against current and plausible near- and medium-term limited ballistic missile threats 

from North Korea and Iran. 

(3) Any recommendations for improvements that could be 

made to the testing program to— 

(A) achieve reasonable confidence that the system would 

be reliable and effective under realistic operational conditions; or 

(B) improve test and cost efficiencies. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after entering into the contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the study. The report 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1665. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON HOMELAND BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) it is a national priority to defend the United States homeland against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack 

(whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate); 

(2) although the currently deployed ground-based midcourse 

defense system provides a level of protection of the entire United 

States homeland, including the East Coast, against the threat 

of limited ballistic missile attack from North Korea and Iran, 

this capability needs to be improved to meet evolving ballistic 

missile threats; 

(3) the initial step in this process of improvement is to correct 

the problems that caused the flight test failures with the current 

kill vehicles, and to improve the reliability of the deployed 

ground-based interceptor fleet; 

(4) as indicated by senior officials of the Department of Defense, continued investments to enhance homeland defense sensor and discrimination capabilities are essential to improve the 

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midcourse defense system; 

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cluding realistic testing, that can achieve a demonstrated capability as soon as practicable using sound acquisition principles 

and practices; and 

(6) in order to stay ahead of evolving ballistic missile threats, 

the Department should design the next generation exo-atmospheric kill vehicle to take full advantage of improvements in 

sensors, discrimination, kill assessment, battle management, 

and command and control, including the potential to engage 

multiple objects. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency, in coordination with the Commander of the United 

States Northern Command, shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report setting forth the status of current 

and planned efforts to improve the homeland ballistic missile 

defense capability of the United States. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include 

the following: 

(A) A detailed description of the current assessment of the 

threat to the United Sates from limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate), particularly from countries such as North Korea and Iran, and 

an assessment of the projected future threat through 2023, 

including a discussion of confidence levels and uncertainties in such threat assessment. 

(B) A detailed description of the status of efforts to correct the problems that caused the flight test failures of the 

capability enhancement-I and capability enhancement-II 

exo-atmospheric kill vehicles. 

(C) A detailed description of the status of efforts to field 

the additional 14 ground-based interceptors planned for deployment at Fort Greely, Alaska, including the status of the 

refurbishment of Missile Field 1 at Fort Greely, and the 

operational impact of the additional interceptors. 

(D) A detailed description of the plans and progress toward improving the capability, reliability, and availability 

of fielded ground-based interceptors, including progress toward improving the capabilities of ground-based interceptors deployed with upgraded capability enhancement-I and 

capability enhancement-II exo-atmospheric kill vehicles. 

(E) A detailed description of the planned improvements 

to homeland ballistic missile defense sensor and discrimination capabilities, including through the use of additional 

sensor systems of the United States, and an assessment of 

the expected operational benefits of such improvements to 

homeland ballistic missile defense. 

(F) A detailed description of the plans and efforts to redesign, develop, test, and field the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle 

for the ground-based midcourse defense system, and an explanation of the expected improvements of such kill vehicle 

with respect to capability, cost effectiveness, reliability, 

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(G) A detailed description of the plans for developing, 

testing, and fielding the next generation exo-atmospheric 

kill vehicle, and an explanation of how the anticipated capabilities are intended to remain ahead of evolving ballistic 

missile threats. 

(H) A status of efforts on, and goals for, a common kill 

vehicle with multiple object kill capability, and an explanation of how such capability could keep the missile defense capability of the United States paced ahead of evolving ballistic missile threats. 

(I) A detailed description of the options to improve the 

homeland ballistic missile defense capability that would respond to the emergence of a long-range ballistic missile 

threat from Iran, including an evaluation of the potential 

benefits and drawbacks of— 

(i) the deployment of a missile defense interceptor site 

on the East Coast; 

(ii) the deployment of a missile defense interceptor 

site in another location in the United States other than 

on the East Coast; 

(iii) the deployment of a missile defense interceptor 

site in a location other than in the United States; and 

(iv) the deployment of additional ground-based interceptors for the ground-based midcourse defense system 

at Fort Greely, Alaska, or Vandenberg Air Force Base, 

California, or both. 

(J) Any other matters the Director considers appropriate. 

(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1666. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON REGIONAL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the regional ballistic missile capabilities of countries such 

as Iran and North Korea pose a serious and growing threat to 

forward deployed forces of the United States, allies, and partner 

countries; 

(2) given this growing threat, it is a high priority for the 

United States to develop, test, and deploy effective regional missile defense capabilities to provide the commanders of the geographic combatant commands with capabilities to meet the 

operational requirements of the commanders, and for allies and 

partners of the United States to improve their regional missile 

defense capabilities; 

(3) the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization partners should continue the development, testing, and implementation of phases 2 and 3 of the European Phased Adaptive Approach to defend forward deployed forces of the United 

States, allies, and partners in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe against the growing regional missile capability of Iran; 

(4) the United States should continue efforts to improve regional missile defense capabilities in the Middle East, including 

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curity against the growing regional missile capabilities of Iran; 

and 

(5) the United States should continue to work closely with its 

allies in Asia, particularly Japan, South Korea, and Australia, 

to improve regional missile defense capabilities, particularly 

against the growing threat from North Korean ballistic missiles. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, 

in coordination with the Commander of the United States Strategic 

Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report setting 

forth the status and progress of efforts to improve the regional missile defense capabilities of the United States in Europe, the Middle 

East, and the Asia-Pacific region, including efforts and cooperation 

by allies and partner countries. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall include the 

following: 

(1) A detailed description of the status of implementation (including on the basis of technical development and acquisition 

of systems and capabilities) of the European Phased Adaptive 

Approach, including— 

(A) the status of efforts to develop, test, and deploy the 

capabilities planned for phases 2 and 3 of the European 

Phased Adaptive Approach; 

(B) a detailed description of the current and projected defended area of each phase of the European Phased Adaptive 

Approach and the missile defense requirement for the capability provided under each such phase; 

(C) a detailed description of current force structure plans 

of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization associated with the different phases of the European 

Phased Adaptive Approach at various alert conditions and 

readiness levels; 

(D) a detailed explanation of the current concept of operations for phase 1 of the European Phased Adaptive Approach and information on phase 2, including— 

(i) the arrangements for allocating the command of 

assets assigned to the missile defense of Europe between the Commander of the United States European 

Command and the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; 

(ii) an explanation of the circumstances under which 

such command would be allocated to each such commander; and 

(iii) a description of the prioritization of defense of 

both the deployed forces of the United States and the 

territory of the member states of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization using available missile defense interceptor inventory; 

(E) an explanation of the concept for the defense of assets 

of the European Phased Adaptive Approach in the event 

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(F) an explanation of the development and acquisition of 

the active layered theater ballistic missile defense system of 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including the 

interoperability of such system with the ballistic missile defense system and other command and control systems of the 

United States. 

(2) A detailed description of the status of efforts to improve 

the regional missile defense capabilities of the United States 

and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the Middle 

East against regional missile threats from Iran, including the 

progress made toward, and benefits of, multilateral cooperation 

and data sharing among the countries of the Gulf Cooperation 

Council with respect to multilateral integrated air and missile 

defense against threats from Iran. 

(3) A detailed description of the progress of the United States 

and the allies of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, 

particularly Japan, South Korea, and Australia, to improve regional ballistic missile defense capabilities and an assessment 

of the value of increasing cooperation, information sharing, and 

opportunities for additional interoperability on a bilateral and 

multilateral basis. 

(4) A description of how the missile defense acquisitions of allies and partners of the United States, including the acquisition 

of missile defense technology of the United States, could be optimized to contribute to integrated and networked regional missile defense, including a description of any steps being taken to 

carry out such optimization. 

(5) A detailed description of— 

(A) the degree of coordination among the commanders of 

the geographic combatant commands with respect to integrated missile defense planning and operations, including 

obstacles and opportunities to improving such coordination 

and integrated capabilities; and 

(B) efforts to integrate offensive and defensive forces, as 

specified in the ‘‘Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense 

Strategy: Vision 2020’’ signed by the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff in December 2013. 

(6) A detailed description of the phased and adaptive elements of the regional missile defense approaches of the United 

States tailored to the specific regional requirements in the areas 

of responsibility of the United States Central Command and the 

United States Pacific Command, including the role of missile 

defense capabilities of allies and partners of the United States 

in each region. 

(7) A detailed description of the regional missile defense risk 

assessment and priorities of the commanders of the geographic 

combatant commands and a detailed description of the assessed 

ballistic missile threat facing each geographic combatant command through 2024. 

(8) A detailed explanation of the contributions made by the 

regional missile defense capabilities of the United States to the 

defense of the United States. 

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(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

TITLE XVII—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON 

THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY 

Subtitle A—Establishment and Duties of Commission 

Sec. 1701. Short title. 

Sec. 1702. National Commission on the Future of the Army. 

Sec. 1703. Duties of the Commission. 

Sec. 1704. Powers of the Commission. 

Sec. 1705. Commission personnel matters. 

Sec. 1706. Termination of the Commission. 

Sec. 1707. Funding. 

Subtitle B—Related Limitations 

Sec. 1711. Prohibition on use of fiscal year 2015 funds to reduce strengths of Army 

personnel. 

Sec. 1712. Limitations on the transfer, including preparations for the transfer, of 

AH–64 Apache helicopters assigned to the Army National Guard. 

Subtitle A—Establishment and Duties of 

Commission 

SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Commission on the 

Future of the Army Act of 2014’’. 

SEC. 1702. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the National Commission on the Future of the Army (in this subtitle referred to as the 

‘‘Commission’’). 

(b) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be composed of 

eight members, of whom— 

(A) four shall be appointed by the President; 

(B) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 

(C) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the 

Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 

(D) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 

and 

(E) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 

(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The appointments of the members of 

the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

(3) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT

DATE.—If one or more appointments under subparagraph (A) of 

paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment date specified in 

paragraph (2), the authority to make such appointment or appointments shall expire, and the number of members of the 

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ber of appointments so not made. If an appointment under subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1) is not made by 

the appointment date specified in paragraph (2), the authority 

to make an appointment under such subparagraph shall expire, 

and the number of members of the Commission shall be reduced by the number equal to the number otherwise 

appointable under such subparagraph. 

(4) EXPERTISE.—In making appointments under this subsection, consideration should be given to individuals with expertise in national and international security policy and strategy, 

military forces capability, force structure design, organization, 

and employment, and reserve forces policy. 

(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall select a Chair 

and Vice Chair from among its members. 

(e) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 

which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 

Commission shall hold its initial meeting. 

(f) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call of the 

Chair. 

(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Commission shall 

constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold 

hearings. 

SEC. 1703. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 

(a) STUDY ON STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Army, and policy assumptions related to the size and force mixture of the Army, in 

order— 

(A) to make an assessment of the size and force mixture 

of the active component of the Army and the reserve components of the Army; and 

(B) to make recommendations on the modifications, if 

any, of the structure of the Army related to current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army at acceptable 

levels of national risk and in a manner consistent with 

available resources and anticipated future resources. 

(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In undertaking the study required by 

subsection (a), the Commission shall give particular consideration to the following: 

(A) An evaluation and identification of a structure for the 

Army that— 

(i) has the depth and scalability to meet current and 

anticipated requirements of the combatant commands; 

(ii) achieves cost-efficiency between the regular and 

reserve components of the Army, manages military risk, 

takes advantage of the strengths and capabilities of 

each, and considers fully burdened lifecycle costs; 

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rent and anticipated homeland defense and disaster 

assistance missions in the United States; 

(iv) provides for sufficient numbers of regular members of the Army to provide a base of trained personnel 

from which the personnel of the reserve components of 

the Army could be recruited; 

(v) maintains a peacetime rotation force to avoid exceeding operational tempo goals of 1:2 for active members of the Army and 1:5 for members of the reserve 

components of the Army; and 

(vi) manages strategic and operational risk by making tradeoffs among readiness, efficiency, effectiveness, 

capability, and affordability. 

(B) An evaluation and identification of force generation 

policies for the Army with respect to size and force mixture 

in order to fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army in a manner consistent with available 

resources and anticipated future resources, including policies in connection with— 

(i) readiness; 

(ii) training; 

(iii) equipment; 

(iv) personnel; and 

(v) maintenance of the reserve components as an 

operational reserve in order to maintain as much as 

possible the level of expertise and experience developed 

since September 11, 2001. 

(C) An identification and evaluation of the distribution of 

responsibility and authority for the allocation of Army National Guard personnel and force structure to the States 

and territories. 

(D) An identification and evaluation of the strategic basis 

or rationale, analytical methods, and decision-making processes for the allocation of Army National Guard personnel 

and force structure to the States and territories. 

(b) STUDY ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall also conduct a study 

of a transfer of Army National Guard AH–64 Apache aircraft 

from the Army National Guard to the regular Army. 

(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study required by 

paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider the factors specified in subsection (a)(2). 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2016, the Commission 

shall submit to the President and the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a detailed statement of the findings and 

conclusions of the Commission as a result of the studies required by 

subsections (a) and (b), together with its recommendations for such 

legislative and administrative actions as the Commission considers 

appropriate in light of the results of the studies. 

SEC. 1704. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 

(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and 

act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 

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(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Commission 

may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out its 

duties under this subtitle. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. 

(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use the United 

States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as 

other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 

SEC. 1705. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 

(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 

may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of 

the annual rate of $155,400 for each day (including travel time) 

during which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers 

or employees of the United States. 

(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Commission shall be 

allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 

at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 

chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their 

homes or regular places of business in the performance of services 

for the Commission. 

(c) STAFF.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Commission may, without 

regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and 

terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an executive director shall 

be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 

(2) COMPENSATION.—The Chair of the Commission may fix 

the compensation of the executive director and other personnel 

without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 

of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of 

pay for the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 

under section 5316 of such title. 

(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 

civil service status or privilege. 

(e) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICES.— The Chair of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at 

rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 

annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 

SEC. 1706. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 

The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which 

the Commission submits its report under this subtitle. 


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SEC. 1707. FUNDING. 

Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by 

section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for the 

Army as specified in the funding table in section 4301 may be available for the activities of the Commission under this subtitle. 

Subtitle B—Related Limitations 

SEC. 1711. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS TO REDUCE STRENGTHS OF ARMY PERSONNEL. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Army may be used to reduce Army personnel below the end strength authorizations for personnel of the Army specified in section 401(1) for active duty personnel and section 411 for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 

components of the Army. 

SEC. 1712. LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER, INCLUDING PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER, OF AH–64 APACHE HELICOPTERS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015.— 

During fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

of the Army may not transfer any AH–64 Apache helicopters from 

the Army National Guard to the regular Army. 

(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON AIRCRAFT OR PERSONNEL TRANS- FERS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.—In addition to the prohibition on 

transfers imposed by subsection (a), but subject to the exceptions 

provided in subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army may not, before March 31, 2016— 

(1) divest, retire, or transfer, or prepare to divest, retire, or 

transfer, any AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the regular Army; or 

(2) reduce personnel related to any AH–64 Apache helicopters 

of the Army National Guard below the levels of such personnel 

as of September 30, 2014. 

(c) CONTINUED READINESS OF AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL.—The 

Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of AH– 

64 Apache helicopters during fiscal year 2015 as necessary to meet 

the requirements of combatant commanders. 

(d) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL ACTIONS AND TRAINING.—Notwithstanding the prohibition imposed by subsection (a), the limitation 

imposed by subsection (b), and the duty imposed by subsection (c), 

the Secretary of the Army may— 

(1) carry out any personnel action, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, necessary to support Army aviation 

readiness and operations; 

(2) conduct qualification and reclassification training for pilots, crew, and military occupational specialties related to Army 

Aviation; and 

(3) continue flight training and advanced qualification 

courses for selected National Guard personnel related to AH–64 

Apache helicopters in accordance with Army readiness requirements. 

(e) EXCEPTIONS.—Subject to the Secretary of Defense certification 

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(1) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

of this Act and ending on March 31, 2016, make preparations 

for the transfer of not more than 48 AH–64 Apache helicopters 

from the Army National Guard to the regular Army; and 

(2) during the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016, transfer not more than 48 AH–64 

Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the regular Army. 

(f) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The certification referred to in subsection (e) is a certification by the Secretary of Defense in writing 

to the congressional defense committees that the commencement of 

preparations to transfer AH–64 Apache helicopters pursuant to the 

exception provided by subsection (e)(1) or a transfer of AH–64 

Apache helicopters pursuant to the exception provided by subsection 

(e)(2) would not create unacceptable risk— 

(1) to the strategic depth or regeneration capacities of the 

Army; and 

(2) to the Army National Guard in its role as the combat reserve of the Army. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 

SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW. 

(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in 

titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX of this division for military 

construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and 

facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of— 

(1) October 1, 2017; or 

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 

military construction for fiscal year 2018. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations 

for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations 

of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been 

obligated before the later of— 

(1) October 1, 2017; or 

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 

fiscal year 2018 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

Program. 


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TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project. 

Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Limitation on construction of cadet barracks at United States Military 

Academy, New York. 

Sec. 2109. Limitation on funding for family housing construction at Camp Walker, 

Republic of Korea. 

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

ARMY: INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

California ............................ Concord ............................................................................ $15,200,000 

Fort Irwin ......................................................................... $45,000,000 

Colorado .............................. Fort Carson ...................................................................... $89,000,000 

Hawaii ................................. Fort Shafter ..................................................................... $311,400,000 

Kentucky .............................. Blue Grass Army Depot ................................................... $15,000,000 

Fort Campbell .................................................................. $23,000,000 

New York ............................. Fort Drum ........................................................................ $27,000,000 

Pennsylvania ....................... Letterkenny Army Depot ................................................... $16,000,000 

South Carolina .................... Fort Jackson ..................................................................... $52,000,000 

Texas ................................... Fort Hood ......................................................................... $46,000,000 

Virginia ................................ Fort Lee ............................................................................ $86,000,000 

Joint Base Langley-Eustis ............................................... $7,700,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out the military construction project for the installations or locations outside the 

United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: 

ARMY: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Guantanamo Bay .................. Guantanamo Bay ............................................................. $23,800,000 

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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

2103(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 

may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: 

ARMY: FAMILY HOUSING

STATE/COUNTRY INSTALLATION UNITS AMOUNT

Illinois ........................... Rock Island ................. Family Housing New 

Construction ............ $19,500,000 

Korea ............................. Camp Walker ............... Family Housing New 

Construction ............ $57,800,000 

(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 

available for military family housing functions as specified in the 

funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry 

out architectural and engineering services and construction design 

activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

housing units in an amount not to exceed $1,309,000. 

SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2014, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as 

specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of 

title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2101 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(2) $226,400,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2101(a) for a Command and Control Facility at Fort 

Shafter, Hawaii). 

(3) $46,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2101(a) for a Simulations Center at Fort Hood, Texas). 

(4) $86,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2101(a) for an Advanced Individual Training Barracks 

Complex, Ph 3, at Fort Lee, Virginia). 

(5) $6,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 2119) for cadet barracks at the United States Military 

Academy, New York). 

(6) $78,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

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for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 2119), as amended by section 2105(d) of this Act, for a Secure Administration/Operations Facility at Fort Belvoir, Virginia). 

SEC. 2104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 

2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1697) for 

Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, for construction of an Explosives Research and Development Loading Facility at the installation, the 

Secretary of the Army may use available unobligated balances of 

amounts appropriated for military construction for the Army to 

complete work on the project within the scope specified for the 

project in the justification data provided to Congress as part of the 

request for authorization of the project. 

SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

(a) FORT DRUM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In executing the authorization contained in 

the table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 2119) for Fort Drum, New York, for construction 

of an Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may provide a capital contribution to a public or private utility company in order for the utility company 

to extend the utility company’s gas line to the installation 

boundary. 

(2) NO CHANGE IN SCOPE.—The capital contribution under 

subsection (a) shall not be construed as a change in the scope 

of work under section 2853 of title 10, United States Code. 

(b) FORT LEONARD WOOD.—In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 

112–239; 126 Stat. 2119) for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for construction of Battalion Complex Facilities at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may construct the Battalion Headquarters with 

classrooms for a unit other than a Global Defense Posture Realignment unit. 

(c) FORT MCNAIR.—In the case of the authorization contained in 

the table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 

126 Stat. 2119) for Fort McNair, District of Columbia, for construction of a Vehicle Storage Building at the installation, the Secretary 

of the Army may construct up to 20,227 square feet of vehicle storage. 

(d) FORT BELVOIR.—The table in section 2101(a) of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of 

Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2119) is amended in the item relating to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, by striking ‘‘$94,000,000’’ in the 

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SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2011 PROJECT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of 

Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4436), the authorization set forth in 

the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act 

(124 Stat. 4437) and extended by section 2109 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 988), shall remain in effect until October 

1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

ARMY: EXTENSION OF 2011 PROJECT AUTHORIZATION

STATE INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

Georgia ......................... Fort Benning ............... Land Acquisition ......... $12,200,000 

SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of 

Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth in 

the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act 

(125 Stat. 1661), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2015, or the 

date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) as follows: 

ARMY: EXTENSION OF 2012 PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS

STATE INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

Georgia .......................... Fort Benning ................ Land Acquisition ......... $5,100,000 

Fort Benning ................ Land Acquisition ......... $25,000,000 

North Carolina .............. Fort Bragg ................... Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Maintenance 

Hanger .................... $54,000,000 

Texas ............................. Fort Bliss ..................... Applied Instruction 

Building .................. $8,300,000 

Fort Bliss ..................... Vehicle Maintenance 

Facility .................... $19,000,000 

Fort Hood ..................... Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Maintenance 

Hanger .................... $47,000,000 

Virginia ......................... Fort Belvoir .................. Road and Infrastructure Improvements .. $25,000,000 

SEC. 2108. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF CADET BARRACKS AT 

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, NEW YORK. 

No amounts may be obligated or expended for the construction of 

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Academy, New York, as authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division 

B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2119), until the Secretary of the 

Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary intends to award a contract for the renovation of the MacArthur Long Barracks at the United States Military Academy concurrent with assuming beneficial occupancy of the renovated MacArthur Short Barracks at the United States Military Academy. 

SEC. 2109. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AT CAMP WALKER, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

for fiscal year 2015 for construction of military family housing units 

at Camp Walker, Republic of Korea, may be obligated or expended 

until 30 days following the delivery of the report required under 

subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary 

of the Army, in consultation with the Commander, U.S. ForcesKorea, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report on future military family housing requirements in the 

Republic of Korea and potential courses of action for meeting 

those requirements. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall, at a minimum— 

(A) identify the number of authorized Command Sponsored Families, by location, in the Republic of Korea; 

(B) validate that the number of authorized Command 

Sponsored Families identified pursuant to subparagraph 

(A) is necessary for operational effectiveness; 

(C) identify and validate each key and essential Command Sponsored Family billet requiring on-post housing in 

the Republic of Korea; 

(D) identify and validate the number of authorized Command Sponsored Families in excess of key and essential requiring on-post housing in the Republic of Korea; 

(E) identify the number and estimated cost of on-post 

family housing units required to support the validated requirements; 

(F) contain a plan for meeting the on-post family housing 

requirements in the Republic of Korea, including the source 

of funding; and 

(G) contain a prioritized list of planned military construction projects to be funded with Special Measures 

Agreement funds over the future-years defense plan, including a certification that each proposed project is a higher 

priority than family housing. 

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2202. Family housing. 

Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 


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Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 

Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2207. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

Sec. 2208. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Arizona ......................... Yuma ..................................................................... $16,608,000 

California ..................... Bridgeport ............................................................. $16,180,000 

Lemoore ................................................................. $38,985,000 

San Diego .............................................................. $47,110,000 

District of Columbia .... Naval Support Activity Washington ...................... $31,735,000 

Florida ........................ Jacksonville ........................................................... $30,235,000 

Mayport ................................................................. $20,520,000 

Guam Joint Region Marianas .......................................... $50,651,000 

Hawaii Kaneohe Bay ......................................................... $53,382,000 

Pearl Harbor .......................................................... $9,698,000 

Maryland ...................... Annapolis .............................................................. $120,112,000 

Indian Head .......................................................... $15,346,000 

Patuxent River ....................................................... $9,860,000 

Nevada ......................... Fallon .................................................................... $31,262,000 

North Carolina ............. Camp Lejeune ....................................................... $50,706,000 

Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station ................. $41,588,000 

Pennsylvania ................ Philadelphia .......................................................... $23,985,000 

South Carolina ............. Charleston ............................................................. $35,716,000 

Virginia ........................ Dahlgren ................................................................ $27,313,000 

Norfolk ................................................................... $39,274,000 

Portsmouth ............................................................ $9,743,000 

Quantico ................................................................ $12,613,000 

Yorktown ................................................................ $26,988,000 

Washington .................. Bangor ................................................................... $13,833,000 

Bremerton .............................................................. $16,401,000 

Port Angeles .......................................................... $20,638,000 

Whidbey Island ...................................................... $24,390,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installation or location outside the 

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NAVY: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Bahrain Island ............... Southwest Asia ..................................................... $27,826,000 

Djibouti .......................... Camp Lemonier ..................................................... $9,923,000 

Japan ............................. Iwakuni .................................................................. $6,415,000 

Kadena Air Base ................................................... $19,411,000 

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma ....................... $4,639,000 

Okinawa ................................................................ $35,685,000 

Spain .............................. Rota ....................................................................... $20,233,000 

SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military family 

housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the 

construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount 

not to exceed $472,000. 

SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 

Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using 

amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 

functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing 

units in an amount not to exceed $15,940,000. 

SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2014, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy as 

specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of 

title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2201 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(2) $90,112,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2201(a) for a Center for Cyber Security Studies Building 

at Annapolis, Maryland). 

(3) $274,099,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1666) for an explosive handling wharf at Kitsap, Washington). 

(4) $68,196,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2201(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 

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SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) YUMA.—In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1666), 

for Yuma, Arizona, for construction of a Double Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, the Secretary of the Navy may construct up to approximately 70,000 square feet of additional apron to be utilized as 

a taxi-lane using amounts appropriated for this project pursuant to 

the authorization of appropriations in section 2204 of such Act (125 

Stat. 1667). 

(b) CAMP PENDELTON.—In the case of the authorization contained 

in the table in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 

125 Stat. 1666), for Camp Pendelton, California, for construction of 

an Infantry Squad Defense Range, the Secretary of the Navy may 

construct up to 9,000 square feet of vehicular bridge using amounts 

appropriated for this project pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204 of such Act (125 Stat. 1667). 

(c) KINGS BAY.—In the case of the authorization contained in the 

table in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1666), for Kings Bay, Georgia, for construction of a Crab Island Security Enclave, the Secretary of the Navy may expand the 

enclave fencing system to three layers of fencing and construct two 

elevated fixed fighting positions with associated supporting facilities 

using amounts appropriated for this project pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204 of such Act (125 Stat. 

1667). 

SEC. 2206. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 

2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 989), for 

Yorktown, Virginia, for construction of Small Arms Ranges, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 240 square meters of armory, 48 

square meters of Safety Officer/Target Storage Building, and 667 

square meters of Range Operations Building using appropriations 

available for the project pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204 of such Act (127 Stat. 990). 

SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2011 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of 

Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4436), the authorizations set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act 

(124 Stat. 4441) and extended by section 2207 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 991), shall remain in effect until October 

1, 2015, or the date of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 


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NAVY: EXTENSION OF 2011 PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS

STATE/COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

Bahrain ......................... South West Asia .......... Navy Central Command 

Ammunition Magazines ........................ $89,280,000 

Guam ............................ Naval Activities, Guam Defense Access Roads 

Improvements ......... $66,730,000 

SEC. 2208. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of 

Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth in 

the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act 

(125 Stat. 1666), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2015, or the 

date of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

NAVY: EXTENSION OF 2012 PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS

STATE/COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

California ...................... Camp Pendelton .......... North Area Waste 

Water Conveyance ... $78,271,000 

Camp Pendelton .......... Infantry Squad Defense 

Range ...................... $29,187,000 

Twentynine Palms ....... Land Expansion ........... $8,665,000 

Florida ........................... Jacksonville ................. P–8A Hangar Upgrades $6,085,000 

Georgia .......................... Kings Bay .................... Crab Island Security 

Enclave ................... $52,913,000 

Kings Bay .................... WRA Land/Water Interface ......................... $33,150,000 

Maryland ....................... Patuxent River ............. Aircraft Prototype Facility Phase 2 .......... $45,844,000 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2302. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 

Sec. 2303. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2008 project. 

Sec. 2304. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

Sec. 2305. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2302(a) 

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retary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 

military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

AIR FORCE: INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Alaska .......................................... Clear Air Force Station ..................... $11,500,000 

Arizona ......................................... Luke Air Force Base .......................... $26,800,000 

Guam ........................................... Joint Region Marianas ...................... $47,800,000 

Kansas ......................................... McConnell Air Force Base ................. $34,400,000 

Massachusetts ........................... Hanscom Air Force Base .................. $13,500,000 

Nevada ......................................... Nellis Air Force Base ........................ $53,900,000 

New Jersey ................................... Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst .... $5,900,000 

Oklahoma ..................................... Tinker Air Force Base ....................... $111,000,000 

Texas ............................................ Joint Base San Antonio .................... $5,800,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2302(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out the 

military construction project for the installation or location outside 

the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following 

table: 

AIR FORCE: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

United Kingdom ...................... Royal Air Force Croughton ..................... $92,223,000 

SEC. 2302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2014, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of the Air 

Force as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of 

title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2301 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(2) $107,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 992) for the 

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SEC. 2303. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2008 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 

2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 515), for 

Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, for base infrastructure at 

that location, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire fee or lesser 

real property interests in approximately 11.5 acres of land contiguous to Shaw Air Force Base for the project using funds appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for construction in years 

prior to fiscal year 2015. 

SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2011 PROJECT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of 

Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4436), the authorization set forth in 

the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act 

(124 Stat. 4444) and extended by section 2307 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 994), shall remain in effect until October 

1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

AIR FORCE: EXTENSION OF 2011 PROJECT AUTHORIZATION

COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

Bahrain ......................... Shaikh Isa Air Base .... North Apron Expansion $45,000,000. 

SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of 

Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth in 

the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act 

(125 Stat. 1670), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2015, or the 

date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

AIR FORCE: EXTENSION OF 2012 PROJECT AUTHORIZATION

STATE/COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

Italy ............................... Sigonella Naval Air 

Station .................... UAS SATCOM Relay 

Pads and Facility .... $15,000,000 


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TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

Sec. 2404. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2406. Limitation on project authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 

projects pending submission of report. 

Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations 

Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, 

defense-wide. 

Sec. 2412. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 project. 

Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations 

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

DEFENSE AGENCIES: INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Arizona .............................................. Fort Huachuca ................................................. $1,871,000 

California .......................................... Camp Pendelton .............................................. $11,841,000 

Coronado .......................................................... $70,340,000 

Lemoore ............................................................ $52,500,000 

Colorado ............................................ Peterson Air Force Base .................................. $15,200,000 

Georgia .............................................. Hunter Army Airfield ........................................ $7,692,000 

Robins Air Force Base ..................................... $19,900,000 

Hawaii ............................................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ..................... $52,900,000 

Kentucky ............................................ Fort Campbell .................................................. $18,000,000 

Maryland ........................................... Fort Meade ....................................................... $54,207,000

Joint Base Andrews ......................................... $18,300,000 

Michigan ........................................... Selfridge Air National Guard Base .................. $35,100,000 

Mississippi ........................................ Stennis ............................................................. $27,547,000 

Nevada .............................................. Fallon ............................................................... $20,241,000 

New Mexico ....................................... Cannon Air Force Base .................................... $23,333,000 

North Carolina .................................. Camp Lejeune .................................................. $52,748,000 

Fort Bragg ........................................................ $93,136,000 

Seymour Johnson AFB ...................................... $8,500,000 

South Carolina .................................. Beaufort ........................................................... $40,600,000 

South Dakota .................................... Ellsworth Air Force Base ................................. $8,000,000 

Texas ................................................. Joint Base San Antonio ................................... $38,300,000 

Virginia ............................................. Craney Island ................................................... $36,500,000 


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DEFENSE AGENCIES: INSIDE THE UNITED STATES—Continued 

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Defense Distribution Depot Richmond ............ $5,700,000 

Fort Belvoir ...................................................... $7,239,000 

Joint Base Langley-Eustis ............................... $41,200,000 

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story ..... $39,588,000 

Pentagon .......................................................... $15,100,000 

CONUS Classified ............................. Classified Location .......................................... $53,073,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

DEFENSE AGENCIES: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Australia ............................ Geraldton ........................................................................ $9,600,000 

Belgium ............................. Brussels .......................................................................... $79,544,000 

Guantanamo Bay ............... Guantanamo Bay ............................................................ $76,290,000 

Japan ................................. Misawa Air Base ............................................................. $37,775,000 

Okinawa .......................................................................... $170,901,000 

Sasebo ............................................................................ $37,681,000 

SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for energy conservation projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 

chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or 

locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

the following table: 

ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS: INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

California ................................ Edwards Air Force Base ......................... $4,500,000 

Fort Hunter Liggett ................................. $13,500,000 

Vandenberg Air Force Base .................... $2,965,000 

Colorado .................................. Fort Carson ............................................. $3,000,000 

Florida ..................................... Eglin Air Force Base .............................. $3,850,000 

Georgia ................................... Moody Air Force Base ............................. $3,600,000 

Hawaii ..................................... Marine Corps Base Hawaii .................... $8,460,000 

Illinois ..................................... Great Lakes Naval Station ..................... $2,190,000 

Maine ...................................... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard ................... $2,740,000 

Maryland ................................. Fort Detrick ............................................. $2,100,000 

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ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS: INSIDE THE UNITED STATES—Continued 

STATE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Oklahoma ................................ Tinker Air Force Base ............................. $3,609,000 

Oregon .................................... Oregon City Armory ................................ $9,400,000 

Utah ........................................ Dugway Proving Ground ......................... $15,400,000 

Virginia ................................... Naval Station Norfolk ............................. $11,360,000 

Pentagon ................................................ $2,120,000 

Various Locations ................... Various Locations ................................... $25,112,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for energy conservation projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 

chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or 

locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

in the following table: 

ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR LOCATION AMOUNT

Diego Garcia ........................... Naval Support Facility ............................ $14,620,000 

Japan ...................................... Fleet Activities Yokosuka ....................... $8,030,000 

Germany .................................. Spangdahlem ......................................... $4,800,000 

Various Locations ................... Various Locations ................................... $5,776,000 

SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of Defense 

(other than the military departments) as specified in the funding 

table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of 

title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2401 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(2) $79,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

2128) for NSAW Recapitalize Building #1 at Fort Meade, Maryland). 

(3) $20,800,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 

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(4) $141,039,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1672), as amended by section 2404(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 

Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2130), for a data center at Fort 

Meade, Maryland). 

(5) $50,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1672) for an Ambulatory Care Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland). 

(6) $54,300,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1672) for an Ambulatory Care Center at Joint Base San 

Antonio, Texas). 

(7) $526,168,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

Stat. 1673) for a hospital at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany). 

(8) $281,325,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 

Stat. 2640) for a hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas). 

(9) $123,827,000 (the balance of the amount authorized as a 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide project by title X of the 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 

123 Stat. 1888) for a data center at Camp Williams, Utah). 

SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2011 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of 

Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4436), the authorizations set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act 

(124 Stat. 4446), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2015, or the 

date of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

DEFENSE AGENCIES: EXTENSION OF 2011 PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS

STATE INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

District of Columbia ..... Bolling Air Force Base Cooling Tower Expansion ......................... $2,070,000 

DIAC Parking Garage .. $13,586,000 

Electrical Upgrades ..... $1,080,000 


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SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of 

Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth in 

the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act 

(125 Stat. 1672), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2015, or the 

date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

DEFENSE AGENCIES: EXTENSION OF 2012 PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS

STATE/COUNTRY INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

California ...................... Coronado ..................... SOF Support Activity 

Operations Facility .. $42,000,000 

Germany ........................ USAG Baumholder ....... Wetzel-Smith Elementary School .............. $59,419,000 

Italy ............................... USAG Vicenza .............. Vicenza High School .... $41,864,000 

Japan ............................ Yokota Air Base ........... Yokota High School ..... $49,606,000 

Virginia ......................... Pentagon Reservation Heliport Control Tower 

and Fire Station ...... $6,457,000 

Pedestrian Plaza ......... $2,285,000 

SEC. 2406. LIMITATION ON PROJECT AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY OUT 

CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECTS PENDING SUBMISSION OF REPORT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—No amounts may be obligated or expended for 

the military construction projects described in subsection (b) and 

otherwise authorized by section 2401(a) until the report described in 

subsection (c) has been submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

(b) COVERED PROJECTS.—The limitation imposed by subsection 

(a) applies to the following military construction projects: 

(1) The construction of a human performance center facility 

at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Story, Virginia. 

(2) The construction of a squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. 

(c) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report referred to in subsection (a) 

is the report on the review of Department of Defense efforts regarding the prevention of suicide among members of United States Special Operations Forces and their dependents required by section 582 

of this Act. 

Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization 

Authorizations 

SEC. 2411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

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chemical demilitarization, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of 

title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under subsection (a) and the project described in paragraph (2) of this subsection may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(2) $2,049,000 (the balance of the amount authorized for ammunition demilitarization at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, 

by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–65; 113 

Stat. 835), as most recently amended by section 2412 of the 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

(division B Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4450) and section 

2412 of this Act. 

SEC. 2412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2000 PROJECT. 

(a) MODIFICATION.—The table in section 2401(a) of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of 

Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 835), as amended by section 2405 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 

(division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1298), section 2405 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 

(division B of Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2698), section 2414 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(division B of Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4697), and section 

2412 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4450), is amended— 

(1) in the item relating to Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, 

by striking ‘‘$746,000,000’’ in the amount column and inserting 

‘‘$780,000,000’’; and 

(2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 

amount column and inserting ‘‘$1,237,920,000’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2405(b)(3) of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of 

Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 839), as amended by section 2405 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 

(division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1298), section 2405 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 

(division B of Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2698), section 2414 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(division B of Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4697), and section 

2412 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4450), is further 

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TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 

ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount 

not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated 

for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States. 

SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

beginning after September 30, 2014, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, 

for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 

4601. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE 

FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 

land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 

2012 projects. 

Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2613. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2614. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and 

Authorization of Appropriations 

SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(a) and available for the National 

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the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out 

military construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

following table: 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

STATE LOCATION AMOUNT

Delaware .............................. Dagsboro ........................................................................... $10,800,000 

Maine ................................... Augusta ............................................................................ $32,000,000 

Maryland .............................. Havre De Grace ................................................................ $12,400,000

Montana ............................... Helena ............................................................................... $38,000,000 

New Mexico .......................... Alamogordo ....................................................................... $5,000,000

North Dakota ........................ Valley City ......................................................................... $10,800,000 

Vermont ................................ North Hyde Park ............................................................... $4,400,000

Washington .......................... Yakima .............................................................................. $19,000,000 

SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(a) and available for the National 

Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out 

military construction projects for the Army Reserve locations inside 

the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

table: 

ARMY RESERVE

STATE LOCATION AMOUNT

California ................................... Fresno .......................................................................... $22,000,000 

March Air Force Base ................................................. $25,000,000 

Colorado ..................................... Fort Carson ................................................................. $5,000,000 

Illinois ........................................ Arlington Heights ........................................................ $26,000,000 

Mississippi ................................. Starkville ..................................................................... $9,300,000 

New Jersey ................................. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst .............................. $26,000,000 

New York .................................... Mattydale .................................................................... $23,000,000 

Virginia ...................................... Fort Lee ....................................................................... $16,000,000 

SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 

CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(a) and available for the National 

Guard and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction 

projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations 

inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE

STATE LOCATION AMOUNT

Pennsylvania ........................... Pittsburgh ............................................... $17,650,000 


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NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE—Continued 

STATE LOCATION AMOUNT

Washington ............................. Naval Station Everett ............................. $47,869,000 

Whidbey Island ....................................... $27,755,000 

SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(a) and available for the National 

Guard and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD

STATE LOCATION AMOUNT

Arkansas ................................ Fort Smith Municipal Airport ....................... $13,200,000 

Connecticut .......................... Bradley International Airport ....................... $16,306,000 

Iowa ..................................... Des Moines Municipal Airport ..................... $8,993,000 

Michigan .............................. W.K. Kellog Regional Airport ....................... $6,000,000 

New Hampshire ..................... Pease International Trade Port ................... $41,902,000 

Pennsylvania ......................... Horsham Air Guard Station (Willow Grove) $5,662,000 

SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606(a) and available for the National 

Guard and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

AIR FORCE RESERVE

STATE LOCATION AMOUNT

Arizona ................................... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ................... $14,500,000 

Georgia ................................. Robins Air Force Base ................................. $27,700,000 

North Carolina ....................... Seymour Johnson Air Force Base ................ $9,800,000 

Texas ..................................... Forth Worth .................................................. $3,700,000 

SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD 

AND RESERVE. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2014, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of 

title 10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of 

land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in section 

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(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of 

title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 

2601 through 2605 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (2) $10,800,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2601 for a National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop 

at Dagsboro, Delaware). (3) $19,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2601 for an Enlisted Barracks, Transient Training at 

Yakima, Washington). (4) $26,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2602 for an Army Reserve Center at Arlington Heights, 

Illinois). 

(5) $9,300,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 

section 2602 for an Army Reserve Center at Starkville, Mississippi). 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY 

OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) KANSAS CITY.— (1) MODIFICATION.—In the case of the authorization contained 

in the table in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112– 

81; 125 Stat. 1678), for Kansas City, Kansas, for construction 

of an Army Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary of the 

Army may, instead of constructing a new facility in Kansas 

City, construct a new facility in the vicinity of Kansas City, 

Kansas. 

(2) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 2002 

of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorization set forth in subsection (a) shall remain in effect 

until October 1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, 

whichever is later. 

(b) ATTLEBORO.— (1) MODIFICATION.—In the case of the authorization contained 

in the table in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112– 

81; 125 Stat. 1678), for Attleboro, Massachusetts, for construction of an Army Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary 

of the Army may, instead of constructing a new facility in Attleboro, construct a new facility in the vicinity of Attleboro, Massachusetts. 

(2) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 2002 

of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

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until October 1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, 

whichever is later. 

SEC. 2612. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

(a) STORMVILLE.—In the case of the authorization contained in 

the table in section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 2133) for Stormville, New York, for construction of a Combined Support Maintenance Shop Phase I, the Secretary of the Army 

may instead construct the facility at Camp Smith, New York, and 

build a 53,760 square foot maintenance facility in lieu of a 75,156 

square foot maintenance facility. 

(b) TUSTIN.—In the case of the authorization contained in the 

table in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

2135) for Tustin, California, for construction of an Army Reserve 

Center, the Secretary of the Army may construct the facility in the 

vicinity of Tustin instead of constructing the facility in Tustin. 

SEC. 2613. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 

The table in section 2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 1002) is amended in the item relating to Martin State Airport, 

Maryland, for construction of a CYBER/ISR Facility by striking 

‘‘$8,000,000’’ in the amount column and inserting ‘‘$12,900,000’’. 

SEC. 2614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2011 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of 

Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4436), the authorizations set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601 and 2602 

of that Act (124 Stat. 4452, 4453) and extended by section 2612 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1003), shall remain in 

effect until October 1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, 

whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is a follows: 

EXTENSION OF 2011 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS

STATE INSTALLATION OR

LOCATION PROJECT AMOUNT

Puerto Rico .................... Camp Santiago ............ Multipurpose Machine 

Gun Range ............... $9,200,000 

Virginia .......................... Fort Story ...................... Army Reserve Center ... $11,000,000 


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TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND 

CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 

Subtitle B—Prohibition on Additional BRAC Round 

Sec. 2711. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) round. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 2721. Modification of property disposal procedures under base realignment and 

closure process. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

beginning after September 30, 2014, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 

510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of 

Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of such 

Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as specified in the funding table in section 

4601. 

Subtitle B—Prohibition on Additional 

BRAC Round 

SEC. 2711. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional 

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

SEC. 2721. MODIFICATION OF PROPERTY DISPOSAL PROCEDURES 

UNDER BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE PROCESS. 

(a) REPORT ON EXCESS PROPERTY.—Section 2905 of the Defense 

Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 

Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by inserting 

after subsection (e) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY AS EXCESS INSTEAD

OF SURPLUS.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the date on which 

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under this part is declared excess, but not surplus, the Secretary of 

Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying the property and including the information required 

by paragraph (2). The Secretary shall update the report every 180 

days thereafter until the property is either declared surplus or 

transferred to another Federal agency. 

‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following 

elements: 

‘‘(A) The reason for the excess designation. 

‘‘(B) The nature of the contemplated transfer. 

‘‘(C) The proposed timeline for the transfer. 

‘‘(D) Any impediments to completing the Federal agency 

screening process.’’. 

(b) EFFECT OF LACK OF RECOGNIZED REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 2910(9) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 

2687 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The term’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(B) If no redevelopment authority referred to in subparagraph (A) exists with respect to a military installation, the term 

shall include the following: 

‘‘(i) The local government in whose jurisdiction the military installation is wholly located. 

‘‘(ii) A local government agency or State government 

agency designated by the chief executive officer of the State 

in which the military installation is located under subparagraph (B) of section 2905(b)(3) for the purpose of the consultation required by subparagraph (A) of such section.’’. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 

Sec. 2801. Congressional notification of construction projects, land acquisitions, and 

defense access road projects conducted under authorities other than a 

Military Construction Authorization Act. 

Sec. 2802. Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction. 

Sec. 2803. Clarification of authorized use of payments-in-kind and in-kind contributions. 

Sec. 2804. Use of one-step turn-key contractor selection procedures for additional facility projects. 

Sec. 2805. Limitations on military construction in European Command area of responsibility and European Reassurance Initiative. 

Sec. 2806. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside the United 

States. 

Sec. 2807. Application of residential building construction standards. 

Sec. 2808. Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2811. Renewals, extensions, and succeeding leases for financial institutions operating on military installations. 

Sec. 2812. Deposit of reimbursed funds to cover administrative expenses relating to 

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Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

Sec. 2821. Realignment of Marines Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 2822. Establishment of surface danger zone, Ritidian Unit, Guam National 

Wildlife Refuge. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Gordo Army Reserve Center, Gordo, Alabama. 

Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, West Nome Tank Farm, Nome, Alaska. 

Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, former Air Force Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply Point, 

Norwalk, California. 

Sec. 2834. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction and alternative land conveyance 

authority, former Walter Reed Army Hospital, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, former Lynn Haven fuel depot, Lynn Haven, Florida. 

Sec. 2836. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill and 

Lake Lanier, Georgia. 

Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 

Sec. 2838. Modification of conditions on land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 

Plant, Illinois. 

Sec. 2839. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. 

Sec. 2840. Conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. 

Sec. 2841. Land exchanges, Arlington County, Virginia. 

Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 

Sec. 2851. Acceptance of in-kind gifts on behalf of Heritage Center for the National 

Museum of the United States Army. 

Sec. 2852. Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, San Diego, California. 

Sec. 2853. Establishment of memorial to the victims of the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013. 

Subtitle F—Designations 

Sec. 2861. Redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 2871. Report on physical security at Department of Defense facilities. 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 

and Military Family Housing Changes 

SEC. 2801. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION 

PROJECTS, LAND ACQUISITIONS, AND DEFENSE ACCESS 

ROAD PROJECTS CONDUCTED UNDER AUTHORITIES 

OTHER THAN A MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ACT. 

Section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e)(1) If a construction project, land acquisition, or defense access 

road project described in paragraph (2) will be carried out pursuant 

to a provision of law other than a Military Construction Authorization Act, the Secretary concerned shall— 

‘‘(A) comply with the congressional notification requirement 

contained in the provision of law under which the construction 

project, land acquisition, or defense access road project will be 

carried out; or 

‘‘(B) in the absence of such a congressional notification requirement, submit to the congressional defense committees, in 

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construction project, land acquisition, or defense access road 

project. 

‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a construction project, 

land acquisition, or defense access road project subject to the notification requirement imposed by paragraph (1) is a construction 

project, land acquisition, or defense access road project that— 

‘‘(A) is not specifically authorized in a Military Construction 

Authorization Act; 

‘‘(B) will be carried out by a military department, Defense 

Agency, or Department of Defense Field Activity; and 

‘‘(C) will be located on a military installation. 

‘‘(3) This subsection does not apply to a construction project, land 

acquisition, or defense access road project described in paragraph 

(2) whose cost is less than or equal to the threshold amount specified in section 2805(b) of this title.’’. 

SEC. 2802. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

(a) UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DE- SCRIBED.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 2805 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and insert- ing ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and in- serting ‘‘$4,000,000’’. 

(b) INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR APPLICATION OF SECRETORY AP- PROVAL AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS

AUTHORIZED TO BE USED FOR PROJECTS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

SEC. 2803. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED USE OF PAYMENTS-INKIND AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. 

(a) PAYMENTS-IN-KIND AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection 

(f) of section 2687a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(f) AUTHORIZED USE OF PAYMENTS-IN-KIND AND IN-KIND CON- TRIBUTIONS.—(1) A military construction project, as defined in 

chapter 159 of this title, may be accepted as payment-in-kind or as 

an in-kind contribution required by a bilateral agreement with a 

host country only if that military construction project is authorized 

by law. 

‘‘(2) Operations of United States forces may be funded through 

payment-in-kind or an in-kind contribution required by a bilateral 

agreement with a host country under this section only if the costs 

covered by such payment or contribution are included in the budget 

justification documents for the Department of Defense submitted to 

Congress in connection with the budget submitted under 1105 of 

title 31. 

‘‘(3) If funds previously appropriated for a military construction 

project or operating costs are subsequently addressed in an agreement for payment-in-kind or by an in-kind contribution required by 

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shall return to the Treasury funds in the amount equal to the value 

of the appropriated funds. 

‘‘(4) This subsection does not apply to a military construction 

project that— 

‘‘(A) was specified in a bilateral agreement with a host country that was entered into before December 26, 2013; 

‘‘(B) was the subject of negotiation between the United States 

and a host country as of the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; 

‘‘(C) was accepted as payment-in-kind for the residual value 

of improvements made by the United States at military installations released to the host country under section 2921 of the 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 

(division B of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) before 

December 26, 2013; or 

‘‘(D) subject to paragraph (6), will cost less than the cost specified in subsection (a)(2) of section 2805 of this title for certain 

unspecified minor military construction projects. 

‘‘(5) This subsection does not apply to an in-kind contribution toward operating costs that— 

‘‘(A) was specified in a bilateral agreement with a host country that was entered into before December 26, 2013; 

‘‘(B) was the subject of negotiation between the United States 

and a host country as of the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; or 

‘‘(C) was accepted as an in-kind contribution for the residual 

value of improvements made by the United States at military 

installations released to the host country under section 2921 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

1991 (division B of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 

before December 26, 2013. 

‘‘(6) In the case of a military construction project excluded pursuant to paragraph (4)(D) whose cost will exceed the cost specified in 

subsection (b) of section 2805 of this title for certain unspecified 

minor military construction projects, the congressional notification 

requirements and waiting period specified in paragraph (2) of such 

subsection shall apply.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2802(d) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘payment-in-kind contributions’’ and inserting ‘‘payments-in-kind or in-kind contributions’’; 

(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(3) This subsection does not apply to a military construction 

project covered by one of the exceptions in section 2687a(f)(4) of this 

title.’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3), by reference to section 2687a(f)(4)(D) of 

this title,’’. 

(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— (1) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—During the period beginning 

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shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written 

notification, at least 30 days before the initiation date for any 

military construction project to be built for Department of Defense personnel outside the United States using payments-inkind or in-kind contributions. 

(2) ELEMENTS OF NOTICE.—A written notifications under 

paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) The requirements for, and purpose and description of, 

the proposed military construction project. 

(B) The cost of the proposed military construction project. 

(C) The scope of the proposed military construction 

project. 

(D) The schedule for the proposed military construction 

project. 

(E) Such other details as the Secretary considers relevant. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on the later of— 

(1) September 30, 2016; or 

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 

military construction for fiscal year 2017. 

SEC. 2804. USE OF ONE-STEP TURN-KEY CONTRACTOR SELECTION 

PROCEDURES FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 

Section 2862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘§ 2862. Turn-key selection procedures 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The Secretary 

concerned may use one-step turn-key selection procedures for the 

purpose of entering into a contract for any of the following purposes: 

‘‘(1) The construction of an authorized military construction 

project. 

‘‘(2) A repair project (as defined in section 2811(e) of this title) 

with an approved cost equal to or less than $4,000,000. 

‘‘(3) The construction of a facility as part of an authorized security assistance activity. 

‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘one-step turn-key selection procedures’ means 

procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the basis of 

price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accordance 

with the provisions of a firm fixed-price contract, both the design and construction of a facility using performance specifications supplied by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘security assistance activity’ means— 

‘‘(A) humanitarian and civic assistance authorized by sections 401 and 2561 of this title; 

‘‘(B) foreign disaster assistance authorized by section 404 

of this title; 

‘‘(C) foreign military construction sales authorized by section 29 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2769); 

‘‘(D) foreign assistance authorized under sections 607 and 

632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357, 

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‘‘(E) other international security assistance specifically 

authorized by law.’’. 

SEC. 2805. LIMITATIONS ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN EUROPEAN 

COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE. 

(a) EXTENSION OF CURRENT LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION

PROJECTS.—Section 2809 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 1013) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’ after ‘‘this division’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the date of the enactment 

of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 26, 2013’’. 

(b) LIMITATION RELATED TO EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE.—The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department shall not award any contract in connection with a construction project authorized in title XXIX of this division to be carried out at an installation operated in the European Command area 

of responsibility until— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a project notification that— 

(A) includes a completed military construction project 

data sheet (DD 1391); and 

(B) certifies that a pre-financing statement for eligible 

projects has been submitted through the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program; and 

(2) subject to subsection (c), the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date the notification is received by the 

committees or, if earlier, the 14-day period beginning on the 

date on which a copy of the notification is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(c) RELATION TO CURRENT LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION

PROJECTS.—The limitation imposed by subsection (b) is in addition 

to the limitation on construction projects carried out in the European Command area of responsibility imposed by section 2809 of 

the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1013), as amended by 

subsection (a). 

SEC. 2806. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS OUTSIDE THE 

UNITED STATES. 

Section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 

1723), as most recently amended by section 2808 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

Public Law 112–239; 127 Stat. 1012), is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall not exceed’’ and all 

that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘shall 

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Act authorizing funds for military activities of the Department 

of Defense for fiscal year 2016.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (h)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

SEC. 2807. APPLICATION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 

STANDARDS. 

If a residential building project (including repair or remodeling 

project) is authorized by this Act or will be carried out using 

amounts appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act and the project will be designed and constructed 

to meet an above code green building standard or rating system, the 

Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned may use the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard, the 

LEED Green Building Standard System, the Green Globes Green 

Building Certification System, or an equivalent protocol developed 

using a voluntary consensus standard, as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular Number A–119. 

SEC. 2808. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES AT 

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 

for the Department of Defense may be used to construct new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that any new construction of facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has enduring military 

value independent of a high value detention mission. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 

construed as limiting the ability of the Department of Defense to obligate or expend available funds to correct a deficiency that is lifethreatening, health-threatening, or safety-threatening. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities 

Administration 

SEC. 2811. RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, AND SUCCEEDING LEASES FOR 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OPERATING ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

Section 2667(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4)(A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a renewal, extension, or 

succeeding lease by the Secretary concerned with a financial institution selected in accordance with the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation providing for the selection of financial 

institutions to operate on military installations if each of the following applies: 

‘‘(i) The on-base financial institution was selected before the 

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‘‘(ii) A current and binding operating agreement is in place 

between the installation commander and the selected on-base financial institution. 

‘‘(B) The renewal, extension, or succeeding lease shall terminate 

upon the termination of the operating agreement described in subparagraph (A)(ii) associated with that lease.’’. 

SEC. 2812. DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSED FUNDS TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY 

TRANSACTIONS. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO CREDIT REIMBURSED FUNDS TO ACCOUNTS

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.—Section 2695(c) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) Amounts collected by the Secretary of a military department under subsection (a) for administrative expenses shall be 

credited, at the option of the Secretary— 

‘‘(A) to the appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were paid; or 

‘‘(B) to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the 

expenses were paid.’’; and 

(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Amounts so credited’’ 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) Amounts credited under paragraph (1)’’. 

(b) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to administrative expenses related to a 

real property transaction referred to in section 2695(b) of title 10, 

United States Code, that were covered by the Secretary of a military 

department using amounts appropriated to the Secretary before the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to AsiaPacific Military Realignment 

SEC. 2821. REALIGNMENT OF MARINES CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

(a) LIMITATION BASED ON COST ESTIMATES.— 

(1) LIMITATION AMOUNT.—Pursuant to the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the ‘‘Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Military Relocation 

(2012 Roadmap Adjustments)’’, the total amount obligated or 

expended from funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

for military construction for implementation of the Record of 

Decision for the relocation of Marine Corps forces to Guam associated with such Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement may not exceed $8,725,000,000, subject to such adjustment as may be made under paragraph (2). 

(2) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary of 

the Navy may adjust the amount specified in paragraph (1) by 

the following: 

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(B) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, Guam or 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or local 

laws enacted after September 30, 2014. 

(3) WRITTEN NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT.—At the same time that 

the budget for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the 

Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of any adjustment to the amount specified in paragraph (1) made by the Secretary during the preceding fiscal 

year pursuant to the authority provided by paragraph (2). 

(b) RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUC- TURE.— 

(1) RESTRICTION.—If the Secretary of Defense determines that 

any grant, cooperative agreement, transfer of funds to another 

Federal agency, or supplement of funds available under Federal 

programs administered by agencies other than the Department 

of Defense will result in the development (including repair, replacement, renovation, conversion, improvement, expansion, acquisition, or construction) of public infrastructure on Guam, the 

Secretary of Defense may not carry out such grant, transfer, cooperative agreement, or supplemental funding unless such 

grant, transfer, cooperative agreement, or supplemental funding— 

(A) is specifically authorized by law; and 

(B) will be used to carry out a public infrastructure 

project included in the report prepared by the Secretary of 

Defense under section 2822(d)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1017), as in effect on the day 

before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

the term ‘‘public infrastructure’’ means any utility, method of 

transportation, item of equipment, or facility under the control 

of a public entity or State or local government that is used by, 

or constructed for the benefit of, the general public. 

(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.—Section 2822 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1016) is repealed. The repeal of such 

section does not affect the validity of the amendment made by subsection (f) of such section or the responsibilities of the Economic Adjustment Committee and the Secretary of Defense under subsection 

(d) of such section, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 2822. ESTABLISHMENT OF SURFACE DANGER ZONE, RITIDIAN 

UNIT, GUAM NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 

(a) AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH.—In order to accommodate the operation of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force 

Base-Northwest Field and the management of the adjacent Ritidian 

Unit of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary of the 

Navy and the Secretary of the Interior, notwithstanding the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 

U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), may enter into an agreement providing for 

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overlays the Ritidian Unit or such portion thereof as the Secretaries 

consider necessary. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF AGREEMENT.—The agreement to establish a surface danger zone over all or a portion of the Ritidian Unit of the 

Guam National Wildlife Refuge shall include— 

(1) measures to maintain the purposes of the Refuge; and 

(2) as appropriate, measures, funded by the Secretary of the 

Navy from funds appropriated after the date of enactment of 

this Act and otherwise available to the Secretary, for the following purposes: 

(A) Relocation and reconstruction of structures and facilities of the Refuge in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(B) Mitigation of impacts to wildlife species present on 

the Refuge or to be reintroduced in the future in accordance 

with applicable laws. 

(C) Use of Department of Defense personnel to undertake 

conservation activities within the Ritidian Unit normally 

performed by Department of the Interior personnel, including habitat maintenance, maintaining the boundary fence, 

and conducting the brown tree snake eradication program. 

(D) Openings and closures of the surface danger zone to 

the public as may be necessary. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCE, GORDO ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 

GORDO, ALABAMA. 

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army may 

convey, without consideration, to the town of Gordo, Alabama (in 

this section referred to as the ‘‘Town’’), all right, title, and interest 

of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 

any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 3.79 acres 

and containing the Gordo Army Reserve Center located at 25226 

Highway 82 in Gordo, Alabama, for the purpose of permitting the 

Town to use the parcel for municipal government purposes, including use by municipal utilities management, the municipal police department, and municipal officials and use as a community center 

and polling place. 

(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of the Army determines at any time that the real property conveyed under subsection 

(a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and 

to such real property, including any improvements thereto, shall, at 

the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the 

United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A determination by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record after an 

opportunity for a hearing. 

(c) ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATION OPTION.— (1) CONSIDERATION OPTION.—In lieu of exercising the reversionary interest under subsection (b), if the Secretary of the 

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veyance, the Secretary may require the Town to pay to the 

United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 

property, excluding the value of any improvements on the property constructed by the Town, as determined by the Secretary. 

(2) TREATMENT OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED.—Consideration 

received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury established for the 

Secretary under subsection (e) of section 2667 of title 10, United 

States Code, and shall be available to the Secretary for the 

same uses and subject to the same limitations as provided in 

that section. 

(d) PAYMENT OF COST OF CONVEYANCE.— (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall require the Town to cover costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 

reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation related 

to the conveyance, and any other administrative costs related to 

the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Town in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund 

the excess amount to the Town. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received as 

reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 

fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by 

the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance or, if the period of 

availability for obligations for that appropriation has expired, 

to the appropriations or fund that is currently available to the 

Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so credited shall be 

merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be 

available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 

(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, WEST NOME TANK FARM, NOME, ALASKA. 

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

may convey, without consideration, to the City of Nome, Alaska (in 

this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’) all right, title, and interest of 

the United States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of 

approximately seven acres, including improvements thereon, known 

as the USAF West Nome Tank Farm, and located adjacent to the 

City’s port facilities along Port Road in Nome, Alaska, for the purpose of permitting the City to use the property for municipal purposes, including municipal office space, port development, fuel storage for the municipal power plant, and municipal public utility facilities. 


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(b) INTERIM LEASE.—Until such time as the real property described in subsection (a) may be conveyed to the City by deed, the 

Secretary of the Air Force may lease, without consideration, all or 

part of the real property to the City for municipal purposes, as described in such subsection. 

(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST AND ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATION

OPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Air Force determines 

at any time that the real property conveyed or leased to the City 

under this section is not being used for municipal purposes, 

then, at the option of the Secretary— 

(A) all right, title, and interest in and to the real property, including any improvement thereto, shall revert to and 

become the property of the United States, and the United 

States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the 

property; or 

(B) the Secretary may require the City to pay the Secretary an amount equal to the then current fair market 

value of the property, excluding the value of any improvements on the property constructed by the City, as determined by the Secretary. 

(2) DETERMINATION PROCESS.—A determination by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be made on the record after 

an opportunity for a hearing. 

(3) TREATMENT OF CASH PAYMENTS RECEIVED.—Any cash payment received by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 

deposited in the special account in the Treasury established for 

the Secretary under section 2667(e) of title 10, United State 

Code, and shall be available to the Secretary for the same uses 

and subject to the same limitations as provided in that section. 

(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

require the City to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, 

or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out a conveyance or lease under this section, including survey costs, cost for environmental documentation, and 

other administrative costs related to the conveyance or lease. If 

amount are collected from the City in advance of the Secretary 

incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 

costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance or lease, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to 

the City. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received as 

reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 

fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the 

Secretary in carrying out the conveyance or lease or, if the period of availability for obligations for that appropriation has 

expired, to the appropriations or fund that is currently available to the Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so credited 

shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and 

shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the 

same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

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(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed or leased under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 

the Air Force. 

(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Air Force may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance or lease under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

States. 

SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER AIR FORCE NORWALK DEFENSE FUEL SUPPLY POINT, NORWALK, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

may convey, without consideration, to the City of Norwalk, California (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and 

interest of the United States in and to the real property, including 

any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 15 acres at 

the former Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply Point for the purpose of 

permitting the City to use the property for public purposes. 

(b) PAYMENT OF COST OF CONVEYANCE.— (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

require the City to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, 

or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation related 

to the conveyance, and any other administrative costs related to 

the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the City in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund 

the excess amount to the City. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received as 

reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 

fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by 

the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance or, if the period of 

availability for obligations for that appropriation has expired, 

to the appropriations or fund that is currently available to the 

Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so credited shall be 

merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be 

available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Air 

Force. 

(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 

conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2834. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION AND ALTERNATIVE LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, FORMER WALTER REED ARMY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

(a) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AUTHORIZED.— (1) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army may 

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State a parcel of real property at former Walter Reed Army Hospital in the District of Columbia consisting of approximately 

43.53 acres for the purpose of permitting the Secretary of State 

to develop a Foreign Missions Center on the property. 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property authorized for 

transfer under this subsection includes the following: 

(A) Building 3 (attached parking structure). 

(B) Buildings 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 29a, 30, 35 (residences). 

(C) Building 20 (Mologne House). 

(D) Building 32 (Wagner Physical Fitness Center). 

(E) Building 40 (Army Medical School–Walter Reed Institute of Research). 

(F) Building 41 (Red Cross). 

(G) Building 52 (warehouse and outpatient clinic). 

(H) Building 53 (former post theater). 

(I) Building 54 (The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 

Building and former Military Medical Museum). 

(J) Buildings 55 and 56 (Fisher Houses). 

(K) Building 57 (Memorial Chapel). 

(b) ALTERNATIVE CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— (1) CONVEYANCE FOR PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, IN- CLUDING RESEARCH.—If the transfer of administrative jurisdiction authorized by subsection (a) does not occur, the Secretary 

of the Army may convey, without consideration, to an authorized recipient described in paragraph (2) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and a parcel of real property at 

former Walter Reed Army Hospital consisting of approximately 

13.25 acres and containing of the buildings specified in subparagraphs (A), (G), (H), and (I) of subsection (a) for the purpose of permitting the recipient to use the parcel for the protection of public health, including research. 

(2) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—The conveyance authorized by 

this subsection may be made to the District of Columbia, a political subdivision or instrumentality of the District of Columbia, a tax-supported medical institution, or a hospital or similar institution not operated for profit that has been exempt from 

taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986. 

(3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of the Army 

determines at any time that real property conveyed under this 

subsection is not being used in accordance with the purpose of 

the conveyance specified in paragraph (1), all right, title, and 

interest in and to such real property, including any improvements thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and 

become the property of the United States, and the United States 

shall have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. 

A determination by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be 

made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

(4) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— (A) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army 

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to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the 

Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under this subsection, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to 

the conveyance. If amounts are collected in advance of the 

Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 

to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 

excess amount to the recipient of the property. 

(B) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received as reimbursement under subparagraph (A) shall be 

credited to the fund or account that was used to cover those 

costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 

such fund or account, and shall be available for the same 

purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

(5) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Section 2905(b) of the Defense 

Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (title XXIX of Public 

Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and section 2696 of title 10, 

United States Code, shall not apply with respect to real property conveyed under this subsection. 

(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be transferred or conveyed under 

this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 

(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with a transfer or conveyance under this section as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the interests of 

the United States. 

SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER LYNN HAVEN FUEL DEPOT, 

LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA. 

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may convey 

to the City of Lynn Haven, Florida (in this section referred to 

as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 

in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 

thereon, consisting of approximately 144 acres at the former 

Lynn Haven Fuel Depot in Bay County, Florida. 

(2) EXCLUDED PROPERTY.—The real property to be conveyed 

under paragraph (1) shall not include the portion of the former 

Lynn Haven Fuel Depot authorized to be conveyed by the Secretary to Florida State University by section 2843 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 553). 

(b) CONSIDERATION.— 

(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a)(1), the City shall pay to the United 

States an amount equal to the fair market value of the real 

property to be conveyed, as determined by the Secretary of the 

Air Force. 

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ited in the special account in the Treasury established for the 

Secretary under subsection (e) of section 2667 of title 10, United 

States Code, and shall be available to the Secretary for the 

same uses and subject to the same limitations as provided in 

that section. 

(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a)(1) 

shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 

Air Force. 

(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Air Force may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 

considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2836. TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CAMP 

FRANK D. MERRILL AND LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA. 

(a) TRANSFERS REQUIRED.— 

(1) CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL.—Not later than September 30, 

2015, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for required 

Army force protection measures certain Federal land administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill 

in Dahlonega, Georgia, consisting of approximately 282 acres 

identified in the permit numbers 0018–01. 

(2) LAKE LANIER PROPERTY.—In exchange for the land transferred under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army (acting 

through the Chief of Engineers) shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture certain Federal land administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and 

consisting of approximately 10 acres adjacent to Lake Lanier at 

372 Dunlap Landing Road, Gainesville, Georgia. 

(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.— 

(1) CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of the land under subsection 

(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army shall— 

(i) continue to use the land for military purposes; 

(ii) maintain a public access road through the land 

or provide for alternative public access in coordination 

with the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

(iii) make accommodations for public access and enjoyment of the land, when such public use is consistent 

with Army mission and force protection requirements. 

(B) RETURN OF JURISDICTION.—The land transferred 

under subsection (a)(1) shall return to the jurisdiction of 

the Secretary of Agriculture, based on the best interests of 

the United States, if the Secretary of the Army determines 

that the transferred land is no longer needed for military 

purposes. 

(2) LAKE LANIER PROPERTY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of the land under subsection 

(a)(2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the land for 

administrative purposes. 

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(i) sell or exchange land transferred under subsection 

(a)(2); 

(ii) deposit the proceeds of a sale or exchange under 

clause (i) in the fund established under Public Law 90– 

171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 

484a); and 

(iii) retain the proceeds for future acquisition of land 

within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, with 

the proceeds to remain available for expenditure without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation. 

(c) USE AND OCCUPANCY OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.— Use and occupancy of National Forest System land by the Department of the Army, other than land transferred pursuant to this Act, 

shall continue to be subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System. 

(d) ENDANGERED SPECIES.— (1) CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR DARTERS.—Nothing 

in the transfer required by subsection (a)(1) shall affect the 

prior designation of land within the Chattahoochee National 

Forest as critical habitat for the Etowah darter (Etheostoma 

etowahae) and the Holiday darter (Etheostoma brevistrum). 

(2) FUTURE CRITICAL HABITAT LISTINGS AND DESIGNATIONS.— 

Nothing in the transfer required by subsection (a)(1) shall affect 

the operation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) for future listing or designations of critical habitat. 

(e) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— 

(1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of the 

Army and the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description and map of both parcels of 

land to be transferred under subsection (a). 

(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and map filed 

under paragraph (1) for a parcel of land shall have the same 

force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretaries may correct errors in the legal description and map. 

(f) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

reimburse the Secretary of Agriculture for all costs related to the 

transfer required by subsection (a), including, at a minimum, any 

costs incurred by the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in the preparation of the legal description and maps required by subsection (e). 

SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, 

HAWAII. 

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy may 

convey, without consideration, to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid 

Transportation (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Honolulu Authority’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 

parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 1.2 acres at or in the nearby vicinity of 

Radford Drive and the Makalapa Gate of Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, for the purpose of permitting the Honolulu Authority to use 

the property as the location for a rail platform for the public benefit. 

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olulu Authority, the Honolulu Authority shall agree to use the generated revenue only for passenger rail transit purposes by depositing 

the revenue in a fund designated for passenger rail transit use. 

(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall require the Honolulu Authority to cover costs to be incurred by 

the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the 

conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Honolulu Authority in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and 

the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the 

Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Honolulu Authority. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received as 

reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 

fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by 

the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, 

and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the 

same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

account. 

(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 

(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2838. MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS ON LAND CONVEYANCE, JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS. 

Section 2922(c)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 

605), as added by section 2842 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–65; 

113 Stat. 863), is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘23 

years of operation’’ and inserting ‘‘38 years of operation’’. 

SEC. 2839. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CAMP 

GRUBER, OKLAHOMA. 

(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that the parcel of property at Camp Gruber, 

Oklahoma, conveyed by the war asset deed dated June 29, 1949, between the United States of America and the State of Oklahoma, or 

any portion thereof, is needed for national defense purposes, including military training, and that the transfer of the parcel is in the 

best interest of the Department of the Army, the Administrator of 

General Services shall execute the reversionary clause in the deed 

and immediately transfer administrative jurisdiction to the Department of the Army. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of any real property to be transferred under subsection (a) 

may be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 

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(c) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with a transfer under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 

appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2840. CONVEYANCE, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

may convey to the City of Hanahan (in this section referred to as 

the ‘‘City’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 

consisting of approximately 53 total acres at Joint Base Charleston, 

South Carolina, for the purpose of accommodating the City’s recreation needs. 

(b) CONSIDERATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the conveyance under 

subsection (a), the City shall provide the United States with 

consideration in an amount that is acceptable to the Secretary, 

whether by cash payment, in-kind consideration as described 

under paragraph (2), or a combination thereof. 

(2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consideration provided 

by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisition, 

construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or 

restoration (including environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any facilities or infrastructure relating to the 

needs of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, that the Secretary considers acceptable. 

(3) PUBLIC BENEFIT CONVEYANCE.—A public benefit conveyance may also be used to transfer the property under subsection 

(a) to the City for public use. The property use must benefit the 

community as a whole, including use for parks and recreation. 

(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

require the City to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, 

or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 

and other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 

amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 

Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the 

Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall 

be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the 

costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. 

Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 

fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, 

and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 

in such fund or account. 

(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Air 

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(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Air Force may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 

considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2841. LAND EXCHANGES, ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 

(a) EXCHANGES AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may convey— 

(A) to Arlington County, Virginia (in this section referred 

to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the 

United States in and to one or more parcels of real property, together with any improvements thereon, located south 

of Columbia Pike and west of South Joyce Street in Arlington County, Virginia; and 

(B) to the Commonwealth of Virginia (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commonwealth’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to one or more parcels of 

property east of Joyce Street in Arlington County, Virginia, 

necessary for the realignment of Columbia Pike and the 

Washington Boulevard-Columbia Pike interchange, as well 

as for future improvements to Interstate 395 ramps. 

(2) PHASING.—The conveyances authorized by this subsection 

may be accomplished through a phasing of several exchanges if 

necessary. 

(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyances of real 

property under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall receive— 

(1) from the County, all right, title, and interest of the County 

in and to one or more parcels of real property in the area 

known as the Southgate Road right-of-way, Columbia Pike 

right-of-way, and South Joyce Street right-of-way located in Arlington County, Virginia; and 

(2) from the Commonwealth, all right, title, and interest of 

the Commonwealth in and to one or more parcels of property 

in the area known as the Columbia Pike right-of-way, and the 

Washington Boulevard-Columbia Pike interchange. 

(c) SELECTION OF PROPERTY FOR CONVEYANCE.—The Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Army and 

Arlington County signed in January 2013 shall be used as a guide 

in determining the properties to be exchanged under this section. 

After consultation with the Commonwealth and the County, the Secretary of Defense shall determine the exact parcels to be exchanged, 

and such determination shall be final. In selecting the properties to 

be exchanged under subsections (a) and (b), the parties shall, within 

their respective authorities, seek— 

(1) to remove existing barriers to contiguous expansion of Arlington National Cemetery north of Columbia Pike through a 

realignment of Southgate Road to the western boundary of the 

former Navy Annex site; 

(2) to provide the County with sufficient property to construct 

a museum that honors the history of Freedman’s Village, as 

well as any other County or public use that is compatible with 

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(3) to support the realignment and straightening of Columbia 

Pike, a redesign of the Washington Boulevard-Columbia Pike 

interchange, and future improvements to the Interstate 395 

ramps. 

(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under this section shall 

be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Commonwealth and the County. 

(e) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances of real property 

authorized under this section shall be accomplished by one or more 

exchange agreements upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of Defense, the Commonwealth, and the County. 

(f) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 2881 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division 

B of Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2153) is repealed. The repeal 

of such section does not affect the amendments made by subsections 

(g) and (h) of such section. 

Subtitle E—Military Memorials, 

Monuments, and Museums 

SEC. 2851. ACCEPTANCE OF IN-KIND GIFTS ON BEHALF OF HERITAGE 

CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED 

STATES ARMY. 

Section 4772(c)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘accept funds from the Army Historical Foundation’’ and 

insert ‘‘accept funds and in-kind gifts, including services, construction materials, and equipment used in construction, from the Army 

Historical Foundation and other persons’’. 

SEC. 2852. MT. SOLEDAD VETERANS MEMORIAL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY MT. SOLEDAD VETERANS MEMORIAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (d), the Secretary of Defense 

shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

to the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, to 

the Mount Soledad Memorial Association, Inc. 

(b) CONTINGENCIES.—The requirement under subsection (a) to 

convey the Memorial to the Association is contingent upon— 

(1) an agreement between the Association and the Secretary 

of the Defense regarding consideration to be paid by the Association as described in subsection (c); and 

(2) the Association’s agreement to accept the Memorial subject 

to the conditions described in subsection (d). 

(c) CONSIDERATION.— 

(1) DETERMINATION OF CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall convey the Memorial to the Association for consideration that, as determined by the Secretary, reasonably reflects— 

(A) the price paid by the United States to purchase the 

Memorial pursuant to Public Law 109–272 (16 U.S.C. 431 

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(B) significant reductions in the market value of the Memorial as a result of the conditions imposed by subsection 

(d); and 

(C) any additional equities the Association may have, 

such as prior occupancy and any improvements made to the 

Memorial. 

(2) TIME FOR PAYMENT.—The amount of consideration determined under paragraph (1) need not be received by the United 

States in full before conveyance of the Memorial. The consideration may be paid over a period of time or through installments, or such other financial instruments or arrangements, as 

may be reasonably convenient for the Secretary and the Association. 

(d) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance of the Memorial under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions: 

(1) The Memorial shall be accepted in its condition at the 

time of the conveyance, commonly known as conveyance ‘‘as is’’. 

(2) The Association, and any successive owner of the Memorial, shall maintain and use the Memorial as a veterans memorial in perpetuity. 

(3) If the Secretary of Defense determines that the Memorial 

is ever put to a use other than as a veterans memorial, the 

United States shall have the right, at its election, to reacquire 

all right, title, and interest in and to the Memorial without any 

right of compensation to the owner or any other person. Any 

election to reacquire the Memorial under the authority of this 

paragraph shall be temporary and solely for the purpose of conveying, as expeditiously as practicable, the Memorial to another 

entity subject to the same conditions in this subsection. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘Association’’ means the Mount Soledad Memorial Association, Inc. 

(2) The terms ‘‘Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial’’ and ‘‘Memorial’’ mean the memorial in San Diego, California, acquired by 

the United States pursuant to Public Law 109–272 (16 U.S.C. 

431 note). 

(3) The term ‘‘veterans memorial’’ means a display of commemorative objects, such as tablets, statuary, and other fixtures, that— 

(A) pays tribute to those persons who served in the Armed 

Forces of the United States; and 

(B) is unencumbered by structures not intended for the 

purpose specified in subparagraph (A). 

SEC. 2853. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 

SHOOTING AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013. 

(a) MEMORIAL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy may permit a third party to establish and maintain a memorial dedicated 

to the victims of the shooting attack at the Washington Navy Yard 

that occurred on September 16, 2013. 

(b) LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may permit the memorial authorized by subsection (a) to be established at 

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(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—An account shall be established on the books of the Treasury for the purpose of managing 

contributions received pursuant to paragraph (d). 

(d) ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Navy 

may establish procedures under which the Secretary may solicit and 

accept monetary contributions or gifts of property for the purpose of 

the activities described in subsection (a). 

(e) DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Without regard to the limitations set forth under section 2601(c)(2) of title 10, United States 

Code, amounts collected by the Secretary of the Navy under subsection (d) shall be— 

(1) credited as discretionary offsetting collections in the account established under subsection (c); and 

(2) available, to the extent and in amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, until expended for the purposes 

described in subsection (a). 

(f) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal funds may not 

be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the memorial authorized by subsection (a). 

(g) CONDITION.—The memorial authorized by subsection (a) may 

not be established until the Secretary of the Navy determines that 

an assured source of non-Federal funding has been established for 

the design, procurement, installation, and maintenance of the memorial in perpetuity. 

(h) DESIGN OF MEMORIAL.—The final design of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Navy. 

Subtitle F—Designations 

SEC. 2861. REDESIGNATION OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES AS THE DANIEL K. INOUYE ASIA-PACIFIC 

CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 

(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Department of Defense regional center 

for security studies known as the Asia-Pacific Center for Security 

Studies is hereby renamed the ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center 

for Security Studies’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) REFERENCE TO REGIONAL CENTERS FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES.—Section 184(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security 

Studies’’. 

(2) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—Section 

2611(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Asia-Pacific 

Center for Security Studies’’ and inserting ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye 

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’’. 

(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Department of Defense 

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in any law, regulation, 

map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 

deemed to be a reference to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center 

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Subtitle G—Other Matters 

SEC. 2871. REPORT ON PHYSICAL SECURITY AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 30, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a summary of the actions taken by the Department of Defense to respond to recommendations resulting from 

the reviews of security standards following the November 2009 

shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and the September 2013 shootings 

at the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, which included 

an assessment of the ability of the Department to detect, prevent, 

and respond to future incidents of violence at Department facilities. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) A summary of the recommendations resulting from the security standards reviews referred to in subsection (a). 

(2) A description of the actions taken on each recommendation. 

(3) An assessment of current and planned physical security 

capabilities at Department facilities, and their ability to meet 

Department physical security requirements. 

(4) An identification and assessment of known and potential 

physical security shortfalls at Department facilities. 

(5) An assessment of the ability of the Department to eliminate or mitigate shortfalls in physical security at Department 

facilities, including recommendations on means to increase 

physical security at such facilities and the funding required to 

implement such means. 

TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project. 

Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2903. Authorized Defense Agency construction and land acquisition project. 

Sec. 2904. Authorization of appropriations. 

SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECT. 

The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry 

out the military construction project for the installation outside the 

United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: 

ARMY: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION AMOUNT

Romania ........................... Mihail Kogalniceanu ........................................... $37,000,000 

SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

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side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

AIR FORCE: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

COUNTRY INSTALLATION AMOUNT

Bulgaria ............................ Graf Ignatievo .................................................... $3,200,000 

Estonia ............................. Amari .................................................................. $24,780,000 

Italy .................................. Camp Darby ....................................................... $44,450,000 

Latvia ............................... Lielvarde ............................................................. $10,710,000 

Lithuania .......................... Siauliai ............................................................... $13,120,000 

Poland .............................. Lask .................................................................... $22,400,000 

Romania ........................... Camp Turzii ........................................................ $2,900,000 

SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

ACQUISITION PROJECT. 

The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out 

the military construction project for the installation outside the 

United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: 

DEFENSE AGENCY: OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

INSTALLATION DEFENSE AGENCY AMOUNT

Worldwide Classified ........ National Security Agency ................................... $46,000,000 

SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

beginning after September 30, 2014, for the military construction 

projects outside the United States authorized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 4602. 

TITLE XXX—NATURAL RESOURCES 

RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Land Conveyances and Related Matters 

Sec. 3001. Land conveyance, Wainwright, Alaska. 

Sec. 3002. Sealaska land entitlement finalization. 

Sec. 3003. Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation. 

Sec. 3004. Land exchange, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, and Bureau of 

Land Management land in Riverside County, California. 

Sec. 3005. Special rules for Inyo National Forest, California, land exchange. 

Sec. 3006. Land exchange, Trinity Public Utilities District, Trinity County, California, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service. 

Sec. 3007. Idaho County, Idaho, shooting range land conveyance. 

Sec. 3008. School District 318, Minnesota, land exchange. 

Sec. 3009. Northern Nevada land conveyances. 

Sec. 3010. San Juan County, New Mexico, Federal land conveyance. 

Sec. 3011. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. 

Sec. 3012. Conveyance of certain land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 

Sec. 3013. Land conveyance, Hanford Site, Washington. 

Sec. 3014. Ranch A Wyoming consolidation and management improvement. 

Subtitle B—Public Lands and National Forest System Management 

Sec. 3021. Bureau of Land Management permit processing. 

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Sec. 3023. Grazing permits and leases. 

Sec. 3024. Cabin user and transfer fees. 

Subtitle C—National Park System Units 

Sec. 3030. Addition of Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light to the Apostle Islands National Seashore. 

Sec. 3031. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3032. Coltsville National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3033. First State National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3034. Gettysburg National Military Park. 

Sec. 3035. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland. 

Sec. 3036. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Auburn, New York. 

Sec. 3037. Hinchliffe Stadium addition to Paterson Great Falls National Historical 

Park. 

Sec. 3038. Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site. 

Sec. 3039. Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3040. North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. 

Sec. 3041. Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. 

Sec. 3042. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3043. Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico. 

Sec. 3044. Vicksburg National Military Park. 

Subtitle D—National Park System Studies, Management, and Related Matters 

Sec. 3050. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 American battlefield protection program. 

Sec. 3051. Special resource studies. 

Sec. 3052. National heritage areas and corridors. 

Sec. 3053. National historic site support facility improvements. 

Sec. 3054. National Park System donor acknowledgment. 

Sec. 3055. Coin to commemorate 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. 

Sec. 3056. Commission to study the potential creation of a National Women’s History Museum. 

Sec. 3057. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. 

Subtitle E—Wilderness and Withdrawals 

Sec. 3060. Alpine Lakes Wilderness additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 

Snoqualmie Rivers protection. 

Sec. 3061. Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 

Sec. 3062. Hermosa Creek watershed protection. 

Sec. 3063. North Fork Federal lands withdrawal area. 

Sec. 3064. Pine Forest Range Wilderness. 

Sec. 3065. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness 

additions. 

Sec. 3066. Wovoka Wilderness. 

Sec. 3067. Withdrawal area related to Wovoka Wilderness. 

Sec. 3068. Withdrawal and reservation of additional public land for Naval Air 

Weapons Station, China Lake, California. 

Subtitle F—Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Sec. 3071. Illabot Creek, Washington, wild and scenic river. 

Sec. 3072. Missisquoi and Trout wild and scenic rivers, Vermont. 

Sec. 3073. White Clay Creek wild and scenic river expansion. 

Sec. 3074. Studies of wild and scenic rivers. 

Subtitle G—Trust Lands 

Sec. 3077. Land taken into trust for benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. 

Sec. 3078. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, 

Baraboo, Wisconsin. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Access and Property Issues 

Sec. 3081. Ensuring public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the 

Hanford Reach National Monument. 

Sec. 3082. Anchorage, Alaska, conveyance of reversionary interests. 

Sec. 3083. Release of property interests in Bureau of Land Management land conveyed to the State of Oregon for establishment of Hermiston Agricultural 

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Subtitle I—Water Infrastructure 

Sec. 3087. Bureau of Reclamation hydropower development. 

Sec. 3088. Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project. 

Sec. 3089. East Bench Irrigation District contract extension. 

Subtitle J—Other Matters 

Sec. 3091. Commemoration of centennial of World War I. 

Sec. 3092. Miscellaneous issues related to Las Vegas valley public land and Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

Sec. 3093. National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. 

Sec. 3094. Extension of legislative authority for establishment of commemorative 

work in honor of former President John Adams. 

Sec. 3095. Refinancing of Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction loan. 

Sec. 3096. Payments in lieu of taxes. 

Subtitle A—Land Conveyances and Related 

Matters 

SEC. 3001. LAND CONVEYANCE, WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the 

Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and after the date of completion of the appraisal 

required under subsection (d)(1)(B), the Secretary shall convey to the 

Corporation by quitclaim deed, for the amount of consideration determined under subsection (d)(1), all right, title, and interest of the 

United States in and to a parcel of real property described in subsection (c). 

(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel to be conveyed under 

subsection (b) consists of approximately 1,518 acres and improvements comprising a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the 

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska near Wainwright, Alaska, 

and described as United States Survey Number 5252 located within 

the Umiat Meridian. 

(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

(1) CONSIDERATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the conveyance of 

the property under subsection (b), the Corporation shall pay 

to the Secretary an amount equal to not less than the fair 

market value of the conveyed property, to be determined as 

provided in subparagraph (B). 

(B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of the property to 

be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined based 

on an appraisal that is conducted— 

(i) by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and 

(ii) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform 

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(2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 

require such additional terms and conditions in connection 

with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 3002. SEALASKA LAND ENTITLEMENT FINALIZATION. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAPS.—The term ‘‘maps’’ means the maps entitled 

‘‘Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization’’, numbered 1 through 

18, and dated June 14, 2013. 

(2) SEALASKA.—The term ‘‘Sealaska’’ means the Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Native Corporation established under the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Alaska. 

(b) FINALIZATION OF ENTITLEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary receives a corporate resolution adopted by the board of directors of Sealaska agreeing to 

accept the conveyance of land described in paragraph (2) in accordance with this section as full and final satisfaction of the 

remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under section 14(h) of 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)), 

the Secretary shall— 

(A) implement the provisions of this section; and 

(B) charge the entitlement pool under section 14(h)(8) of 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1613(h)(8)) 70,075 acres, reduced by the number of acres 

deducted under paragraph (2)(B), in fulfillment of the remaining land entitlement for Sealaska under that Act, notwithstanding whether the surveyed acreage of the 18 parcels of land generally depicted on the maps as ‘‘Sealaska 

Selections’’ and patented under subsection (c) is less than 

or more than 69,585 acres, reduced by the number of acres 

deducted under paragraph (2)(B). 

(2) FINAL ENTITLEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the 70,075 acres of land described in paragraph (1) 

shall consist of— 

(i) the 18 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 69,585 acres that is generally depicted as 

‘‘Sealaska Selections’’ on the maps; and 

(ii) a total of not more than 490 acres of Federal 

land for cemetery sites and historical places comprised 

of parcels that are applied for in accordance with subsection (d). 

(B) DEDUCTION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deduct from the 

number of acres of Federal land described in subparagraph (A)(i) the number of acres of Federal land for 

which the Secretary has issued a conveyance under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

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on August 1, 2012, and ending on the date of receipt 

of the resolution under paragraph (1). 

(ii) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to 

make a mutually agreeable adjustment to the parcel of 

Federal land generally depicted on the maps numbered 

1 and 18 to implement the deduction of acres required 

by clause (i). 

(3) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE.—The resolution filed by Sealaska 

in accordance with paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) be final and irrevocable; and 

(B) without any further administrative action by the Secretary, result in— 

(i) the relinquishment of all existing selections made 

by Sealaska under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and 

(ii) the termination of all withdrawals by section 16 

of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1615), except to the extent a selection by a Village Corporation under subsections (b) and (d) of section 16 of 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1615) remains pending, until the date on which those 

selections are resolved. 

(4) FAILURE TO ACCEPT.—If Sealaska fails to file the resolution in accordance with paragraph (1)— 

(A) the provisions of this section shall cease to be effective, except as otherwise provided in this subsection; 

(B) the Secretary shall, not later than 5 years after the 

date of enactment of this Act, complete the interim conveyance of the remaining land entitlement to Sealaska under 

section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) from prioritized selections on file 

with the Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(C)(i) the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under 

section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) shall be 70,075 acres, provided that 

the Secretary shall deduct the number of acres of Federal 

land for which the Secretary has issued a conveyance under 

section 14(h)(8) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) during 

the period beginning on August 1, 2012, and ending 90 

days after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(ii) if the Governor of the State does not approve the 

prioritized selections of Sealaska in the Saxman or Yakutat 

withdrawal areas as required by section 14(h)(8)(B) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1613(h)(8)(B)) by the date that is 42 months after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall reject those selections and fulfill the remaining land entitlement of 

Sealaska from the remaining prioritized selections on file 

with the Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act. 

(5) SCOPE OF LAW.—Except as provided in paragraphs (4) 

and (6), this section provides the exclusive authority under 

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14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1613(h)) may be fulfilled. 

(6) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any land that 

is— 

(A) the subject of an application under subsection (h)(1) 

of section 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1613) that is pending on the date of enactment 

of this Act; and 

(B) conveyed in accordance with that subsection. 

(c) CONVEYANCES TO SEALASKA.— (1) INTERIM CONVEYANCE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), subsection (b)(2), and subsection 

(e)(1), the Secretary shall complete the interim conveyance 

of the 18 parcels of Federal land comprising approximately 

69,585 acres generally depicted on the maps by the date 

that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the resolution 

under subsection (b)(1), subject to the Secretary identifying 

and reserving, by the date that is 2 years after the date of 

enactment of this Act, any easement under section 17(b) of 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1616(b)) that could have been reserved prior to the interim 

conveyance. 

(B) FAILURE TO RESERVE EASEMENTS BY DEADLINE.—If 

the Secretary does not complete the reservation of easements 

under subparagraph (A) by the date that is 2 years after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall reserve 

the easements as soon as practicable after that date. 

(2) WITHDRAWAL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

Federal land described in paragraph (1) is withdrawn 

from— 

(i) all forms of appropriation under the public land 

laws; 

(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; 

(iii) disposition under laws relating to mineral or 

geothermal leasing; and 

(iv) selection under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 

U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85–508). 

(B) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal under subparagraph 

(A) shall remain in effect until— 

(i) if Sealaska fails to file a resolution in accordance 

with subsection (b)(1), the date that is 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act; or 

(ii) the date on which the Federal land is conveyed 

under paragraph (1). 

(3) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Except as otherwise 

provided in this section, any land conveyed to Sealaska under 

paragraph (1) shall be— 

(A) considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary under 

section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)); and 


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(B) subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable 

to entitlements under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)), including 

section 907(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)). 

(4) EASEMENTS.— (A) PUBLIC EASEMENTS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The interim conveyance and patents for the land under paragraph (1) shall be subject 

to the reservation of public easements under section 

17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1616(b)). 

(ii) TERMINATION.—No public easement reserved on 

land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be terminated 

without publication of notice of the proposed termination in the Federal Register. 

(iii) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS.—In the interim 

conveyance and patents for the land under paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall reserve the right of the Secretary to amend the interim conveyance and patents to 

include reservations of public easements under section 

17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1616(b)) until the completion of the easement 

reservation process. 

(B) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—In the interim conveyance and patents for the land under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

shall reserve a conservation easement to protect the 

aquatic and riparian habitat extending 100 feet on 

each side of the anadromous water bodies depicted as 

‘‘100 Foot Conservation Easement’’ on the maps numbered 3, 4, and 6. 

(ii) PROHIBITION.—The commercial harvest of timber 

within the conservation easements described in clause 

(i) shall be prohibited, except that Sealaska may, for 

the purpose of harvesting timber outside of the conservation easement— 

(I) maintain roads within the conservation easement that are in existence on the date of enactment 

of this Act; and 

(II) construct temporary roads and yarding corridors across the conservation easements in accordance with the applicable National Forest System 

construction standards. 

(iii) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

shall administer the conservation easements described 

in clause (i). 

(C) RESEARCH EASEMENT.—In the interim conveyance 

and patent for the land generally depicted on the map 

numbered 7, the Secretary shall reserve an easement— 

(i) to access and continue Forest Service research activities on the study plots located on the land; and 

(ii) that shall remain in effect for a 10-year period 

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(D) KOSCUISKO ISLAND ROAD EASEMENT.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Concurrently with the conveyance 

of land under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall grant 

to Sealaska an easement on Koscuisko Island providing access to and use by Sealaska of the sort yard 

and all other upland facilities at the sort yard that are 

associated with the transfer of logs to the marine environment, subject to— 

(I) the agreement under clause (iii); and 

(II) the agreement under subsection (e)(2). 

(ii) SCOPE OF THE EASEMENT.—The easement under 

clause (i) shall enable Sealaska— 

(I) to construct, use, and maintain a road connecting the National Forest System Road known as 

‘‘Cape Pole Road’’ to the National Forest System 

Road known as ‘‘South Shipley Bay Road’’ within 

the corridor depicted on the map numbered 3; 

(II) to use, maintain, and if necessary, reconstruct the National Forest System Road known as 

‘‘South Shipley Bay Road’’ referred to in subclause 

(I) to access the sort yard and associated upland 

facilities at Shipley Bay; and 

(III) to use, maintain, and expand the sort yard 

and associated upland facilities at Shipley Bay 

that are within the area depicted on the map numbered 3. 

(iii) ROADS AND FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT.—In addition to the agreement under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of Agriculture and Sealaska shall enter into an 

agreement relating to the access, use, maintenance, and 

improvement of the roads and facilities under this subparagraph. 

(iv) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subparagraph preempts or otherwise affects State or local regulatory authority. 

(5) HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Any land conveyed under paragraph 

(1) that is located outside a withdrawal area designated 

under section 16(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(a)) shall remain open and available to 

subsistence uses, noncommercial recreational hunting and 

fishing, and other noncommercial recreational uses by the 

public under applicable law— 

(i) without liability on the part of Sealaska, except 

for willful acts, to any user as a result of the use; and 

(ii) subject to— 

(I) any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed by Sealaska on the public use— 

(aa) to ensure public safety; 

(bb) to minimize conflicts between recreational and commercial uses; 

(cc) to protect cultural resources; 

(dd) to conduct scientific research; or 

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(II) the condition that Sealaska post on any applicable property, in accordance with State law, 

notices of the restrictions on use. 

(B) EFFECT.—Access provided to any individual or entity 

under subparagraph (A) shall not— 

(i) create an interest in any third party in the land 

conveyed under paragraph (1); or 

(ii) provide standing to any third party in any review 

of, or challenge to, any determination by Sealaska with 

respect to the management or development of the land 

conveyed under paragraph (1), except as against 

Sealaska for the management of public access under 

subparagraph (A). 

(d) CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 14(h)(1)(E) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E)), 

Sealaska may submit applications for the conveyance under section 14(h)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of not more than 76 cemetery sites and 

historical places— 

(A) that are listed in the document entitled ‘‘Sealaska 

Cemetery Sites and Historical Places’’ and dated October 

17, 2012; 

(B) that are cemetery sites and historical places included 

in the report by Wilsey and Ham, Inc., entitled ‘‘1975 Native Cemetery and Historic Sites of Southeast Alaska (Preliminary Report)’’ and dated October 1975; 

(C) for which Sealaska has not previously submitted an 

application; and 

(D) that are not located within a conservation system 

unit (as defined in section 102 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102)). 

(2) PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING APPLICATIONS.—Except as 

otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall consider all applications submitted under this subsection in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in applicable regulations in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

(3) CONVEYANCE.—If approved under the procedures described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey cemetery 

sites and historical places that result in the conveyance of a 

total of approximately 490 acres of Federal land comprised of 

parcels that are— 

(A) applied for in accordance with this subsection; and 

(B) subject to— 

(i) valid existing rights; 

(ii) the public access provisions of paragraph (7); 

(iii) the condition that the conveyance of land for the 

site listed under paragraph (1)(A) as ‘‘Bay of Pillars 

Portage’’ is limited to not more than 25 acres in T.60 

S., R.72 E., Sec. 28, Copper River Meridian; and 

(iv) the condition that any access to or use of the 

cemetery sites and historical places shall be consistent 

with the management plans for adjacent public land, 

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laws (including regulations) applicable under paragraph (9). 

(4) TIMELINE.—No application for a cemetery site or historical 

place may be submitted under paragraph (1) after the date that 

is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(5) CONSULTATION WITH RECOGNIZED TRIBAL ENTITY.— 

Sealaska shall— 

(A) consult with any affected federally recognized Indian 

tribe before submitting any application for a cemetery site 

or historical place located within the vicinity of the Indian 

tribe; and 

(B) include with each application described in subparagraph (A) a statement that the required consultation was 

carried out in accordance with that subparagraph. 

(6) SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL CEMETERY SITES.—If Sealaska 

submits timely applications to the Secretary in accordance with 

paragraphs (1), (4), and (5), for all 76 sites listed under paragraph (1)(A), and the Secretary rejects any of those applications 

in whole or in part— 

(A) not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary completes the conveyance of eligible cemetery sites 

and historical places applied for under paragraph (1), and 

subject to paragraph (5), Sealaska may submit applications 

for the conveyance under section 14 (h)(1)(A) of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of 

additional cemetery sites that are not located in a conservation system unit described in paragraph (1)(D), the total 

acreage of which, together with the cemetery sites and historical places previously conveyed by the Secretary under 

paragraph (3), shall not exceed 490 acres; and 

(B) the Secretary shall— 

(i) consider any applications for the conveyance of 

additional cemetery sites in accordance with paragraph (2); and 

(ii) if the applications are approved, provide for the 

conveyance of the sites in accordance with paragraph 

(3). 

(7) PUBLIC ACCESS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), any land 

conveyed under this subsection shall be subject to— 

(i) the reservation of public easements under section 

17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1616(b)); 

(ii) public access across the conveyed land in cases in 

which no reasonable alternative access around the land 

is available, without liability to Sealaska, except for 

willful acts, to any user by reason of the use; and 

(iii) public access to and along any Class I stream 

described in section 705(e) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539d(e)) for 

noncommercial recreational and subsistence fishing, 

without liability to Sealaska, except for willful acts, to 

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(B) LIMITATIONS.—The public access and use under 

clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be subject 

to— 

(i) any reasonable restrictions that may be imposed 

by Sealaska on the public access and use— 

(I) to ensure public safety; 

(II) to protect and conduct research on the historic, archaeological, and cultural resources of the 

conveyed land; or 

(III) to provide environmental protection; 

(ii) the condition that Sealaska post on any applicable property, in accordance with State law, notices of 

the restrictions on the public access and use; and 

(iii) the condition that the public access and use 

shall not be incompatible with or in derogation of the 

values of the area as a cemetery site or historical place, 

as provided in section 2653.11 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 

(C) EFFECT.—Access provided to any individual or entity 

by subparagraph (A) shall not— 

(i) create an interest in any third party in the land 

conveyed under this subsection; or 

(ii) provide standing to any third party in any review 

of, or challenge to, any determination by Sealaska with 

respect to the management or development of the land 

conveyed under this subsection, except as against 

Sealaska for the management of public access under 

subparagraph (B). 

(8) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR LOSS.— 

(A) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, Sealaska shall not— 

(i) alienate, transfer, assign, mortgage, or pledge any 

cemetery site or historical place conveyed under this 

subsection to any person or entity other than the 

United States; or 

(ii) permit development or improvement of the cemetery site or historical place for any use which is incompatible with, or is in derogation of, the values of the 

area as a cemetery site or historical place. 

(B) PROHIBITION ON LOSS.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, any cemetery site or historical place conveyed to Sealaska under this subsection shall be exempt 

from— 

(i) adverse possession and similar claims based on 

estoppel; 

(ii) title 11 of the United States Code or a successor 

law, any other insolvency or moratorium law, or any 

other law generally affecting creditors’ rights; 

(iii) judgments in any action at law or in equity to 

recover sums owed or penalties incurred by Sealaska or 

any employee, officer, director, or shareholder of 

Sealaska, except for liens from real property taxes; and 


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(iv) involuntary distributions or conveyances to any 

person or entity other than the United States related to 

the involuntary dissolution of Sealaska. 

(9) TREATMENT OF LAND CONVEYED.—Except as otherwise 

provided in this section, any land conveyed to Sealaska under 

this subsection shall be— 

(A) considered land conveyed by the Secretary under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)); and 

(B) subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable 

to conveyances under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)), including 

section 907(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)). 

(e) MISCELLANEOUS.— 

(1) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—On the conveyance of land to Sealaska 

under subsection (c)(1)— 

(i) any guiding or outfitting special use authorization 

issued by the Forest Service for the use of the conveyed 

land shall terminate; and 

(ii) as a condition of the conveyance and consistent 

with section 14(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(g)), Sealaska shall issue the 

holder of the special use authorization terminated 

under clause (i) an authorization to continue the authorized use, subject to the terms and conditions that 

were in the special use authorization issued by the Forest Service, for— 

(I) the remainder of the term of the authorization; and 

(II) 1 additional consecutive 10-year renewal period. 

(B) NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.—Sealaska and 

any holder of a guiding or outfitting authorization under 

this paragraph shall have a mutual obligation, subject to 

the guiding or outfitting authorization, to inform the other 

party of any commercial activities prior to engaging in the 

activities on the land conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (c)(1). 

(C) NEGOTIATION OF NEW TERMS.—Nothing in this paragraph precludes Sealaska and the holder of a guiding or 

outfitting authorization from negotiating a new mutually 

agreeable guiding or outfitting authorization. 

(D) LIABILITY.—Neither Sealaska nor the United States 

shall bear any liability, except for willful acts of Sealaska 

or the United States, regarding the use and occupancy of 

any land conveyed to Sealaska under this section, as provided in any outfitting or guiding authorization under this 

paragraph. 

(2) ROADS AND FACILITIES.—Not later than 1 year after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and 

Sealaska shall negotiate in good faith to develop a binding 

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(A) for the use of National Forest System roads and related transportation facilities by Sealaska; and 

(B) the use of Sealaska roads and related transportation 

facilities by the Forest Service. 

(3) TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MIGRATION ROUTES.— (A) IDENTIFICATION OF ROUTES.— (i) THE INSIDE PASSAGE.—The route from Yakutat to 

Dry Bay, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Traditional Trade and Migration Route, Neix naax 

aan na ́x—The Inside Passage’’ and dated April 22, 

2013, shall be known as ‘‘Neix naax aan na ́x’’ (‘‘The Inside Passage’’). 

(ii) CANOE ROAD.—The route from the Bay of Pillars 

to Port Camden, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade and Migration Route, 

Yakwdeiyı ́—Canoe Road’’ and dated April 22, 2013, 

shall be known as ‘‘Yakwdeiyı ́’’ (‘‘Canoe Road’’). 

(iii) THE PEOPLE’S ROAD.—The route from Portage 

Bay to Duncan Canal, as generally depicted on the 

map entitled ‘‘Traditional Trade and Migration Route, 

Lingı ́t Deiyı ́—The People’s Road’’ and dated April 22, 

2013, shall be known as ‘‘Lingı ́t Deiyı ́’’ (‘‘The People’s 

Road’’). 

(B) ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL TRADE AND MIGRATION

ROUTES.—The culturally and historically significant trade 

and migration routes described in subparagraph (A) shall 

be open to travel by Sealaska and the public in accordance 

with applicable law, subject to such terms, conditions, and 

special use authorizations as the Secretary of Agriculture 

may require. 

(4) TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST YOUNG GROWTH MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (m) of section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) and in addition to 

the authority provided under that subsection and the terms 

of section 705(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539d(a)), the Secretary of Agriculture may allow the harvest of trees prior to the culmination of mean annual increment of growth in areas that are 

available for commercial timber harvest under the Tongass 

National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan to 

facilitate the transition from commercial timber harvest of 

old growth stands. 

(B) LIMITATION.—Any sale of trees pursuant to the authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall not— 

(i) exceed 15,000 acres during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, with an 

annual maximum of 3,000 acres sold; 

(ii) exceed a total of 50,000 acres, with an annual 

maximum of 5,000 acres sold after the first 10-year period; 

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all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal 

profit and risk allowance under the appraisal process 

of the Forest Service) when appraised using a residual 

value appraisal; or 

(iv) apply to land withdrawn under subsection (c)(2). 

(C) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section affects the 

requirement under section 705(a) of the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539d(a)) that 

the Forest Service seek to meet demand for timber from the 

Tongass National Forest. 

(5) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section delays the duty 

of the Secretary to convey land to— 

(i) the State under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note 

prec. 21; Public Law 85–508); or 

(ii) a Native Corporation under— 

(I) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); or 

(II) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108–452). 

(B) CONVEYANCES.—The Secretary shall promptly proceed with the conveyance of all land necessary to fulfill the 

final entitlement of all Native Corporations in accordance 

with— 

(i) the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and 

(ii) the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (43 

U.S.C. 1611 note; Public Law 108–452). 

(C) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section enlarges 

or diminishes the responsibility and authority of the State 

with respect to the management of fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 

(6) ESCROW FUNDS.—If Sealaska files the resolution in accordance with subsection (b)(1)— 

(A) the escrow requirements of section 2 of Public Law 

94–204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) shall apply to proceeds (including interest) derived from the land withdrawn under 

subsection (c)(2) from the date of receipt of the resolution; 

and 

(B) Sealaska shall have no right to any proceeds (including interest) held pursuant to the escrow requirements of 

section 2 of Public Law 94–204 (43 U.S.C. 1613 note) that 

were derived from land originally withdrawn for selection 

by section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1615), but not conveyed. 

(7) MAPS.— 

(A) AVAILABILITY.—Each map referred to in this section 

shall be available in the appropriate offices of the Secretary 

and the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(B) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 

make any necessary correction to a clerical or typographical 

error in a map referred to in this section. 

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(1) LUD II MANAGEMENT AREAS.—If Sealaska files a resolution in accordance with subsection (b)(1), section 508 of the 

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 

96–487; 104 Stat. 4428) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(13) BAY OF PILLARS.—Certain land which comprises approximately 20,863 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Bay of Pillars LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and 

dated June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(14) KUSHNEAHIN CREEK.—Certain land which comprises approximately 33,613 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Kushneahin Creek LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ 

and dated June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(15) NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES.—Certain land which comprises approximately 8,728 acres, as generally depicted on the 

map entitled ‘Northern Prince of Wales LUD II Management 

Area—Proposed’ and dated June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(16) WESTERN KOSCIUSKO.—Certain land which comprises 

approximately 8,012 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Western Kosciusko LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ 

and dated June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(17) EASTERN KOSCIUSKO.—Certain land which comprises 

approximately 1,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Eastern Kosciusko LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ 

and dated June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(18) SARKAR LAKES.—Certain land which comprises approximately 24,509 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘Sarkar Lakes LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and dated 

June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(19) HONKER DIVIDE.—Certain land which comprises approximately 19,805 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Honker Divide LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and 

dated June 14, 2013. 

‘‘(20) EEK LAKE AND SUKKWAN ISLAND.—Certain land which 

comprises approximately 34,873 acres, as generally depicted on 

the map entitled ‘Eek Lake and Sukkwan Island LUD II Management Area—Proposed’ and dated June 14, 2013.’’. 

(2) NO BUFFER ZONES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the conservation 

areas by paragraphs (13) through (20) of section 508 of the 

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public 

Law 96–487; 104 Stat. 4428) (as added by paragraph (1)) 

(referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘conservation areas’’) 

is not intended to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the conservation areas. 

(B) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that activities outside 

of the conservation areas are not consistent with the purposes of the conservation areas or can be seen or heard 

within the conservation areas shall not preclude the activities or uses outside the boundary of the conservation areas. 

(g) REINSTATEMENT TO SEALASKA CORPORATION.— (1) DEFINITION OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL.—In this subsection, 

the term ‘‘affected individual’’ means Michael G. Faber, who— 

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(B) was previously enrolled in Sealaska under roll number 13–752–39665–01. 

(2) REVOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN METLAKATLA INDIAN COM- MUNITY.—Effective on the date on which the affected individual 

submits written notice to the Metlakatla Indian Community revoking the membership of the affected individual in the 

Metlakatla Indian Community, the membership of the affected 

individual in the Metlakatla Indian Community shall be considered to be revoked. 

(3) REINSTATEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, pursuant to section 5 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1604), the Secretary shall, immediately 

after the affected individual submits the notice under paragraph (2), update the shareholder roll of Sealaska to include 

the affected individual. 

(4) SHAREHOLDER STATUS.—As of the date on which the affected individual is added to the shareholder roll of Sealaska 

under paragraph (3), it is the intent of Congress that 

Sealaska— 

(A) reinstate the affected individual to the shareholder 

roll of Sealaska; and 

(B) ensure the provision to the affected individual of the 

number of shares originally allocated to the affected individual by Sealaska. 

(5) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this subsection provides to the affected individual any retroactive benefit relating 

to membership in— 

(A) Sealaska; or 

(B) the Metlakatla Indian Community. 

SEC. 3003. SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND CONSERVATION. 

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to authorize, direct, 

facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land between Resolution 

Copper and the United States. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APACHE LEAP.—The term ‘‘Apache Leap’’ means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 

2011–Apache Leap’’ and dated March 2011. 

(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land 

Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Oak 

Flat’’ and dated March 2011. 

(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning 

given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 

and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ means 

the parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper that are described in subsection (d)(1) and, if necessary to equalize the 

land exchange under subsection (c), subsection (c)(5)(B)(i)(I). 

(5) OAK FLAT CAMPGROUND.—The term ‘‘Oak Flat Campground’’ means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising 

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tled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act 

of 2011–Oak Flat Campground’’ and dated March 2011. 

(6) OAK FLAT WITHDRAWAL AREA.—The term ‘‘Oak Flat Withdrawal Area’’ means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange 

and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Withdrawal Area’’ and 

dated March 2011. 

(7) RESOLUTION COPPER.—The term ‘‘Resolution Copper’’ 

means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including any successor, assign, affiliate, 

member, or joint venturer of Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. 

(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Arizona. 

(10) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the incorporated town 

of Superior, Arizona. 

(11) RESOLUTION MINE PLAN OF OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘Resolution mine plan of operations’’ means the mine plan of operations submitted to the Secretary by Resolution Copper in November, 2013, including any amendments or supplements. 

(c) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this section, if 

Resolution Copper offers to convey to the United States all 

right, title, and interest of Resolution Copper in and to the nonFederal land, the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey 

to Resolution Copper, all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to the Federal land. 

(2) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to any non-Federal 

land conveyed by Resolution Copper to the United States under 

this section shall be in a form that— 

(A) is acceptable to the Secretary, for land to be administered by the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, 

for land to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and 

(B) conforms to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

(3) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall engage in government-to-government consultation with affected Indian 

tribes concerning issues of concern to the affected Indian 

tribes related to the land exchange. 

(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Following the consultations 

under paragraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with Resolution Copper and seek to find mutually acceptable measures to— 

(i) address the concerns of the affected Indian tribes; 

and 

(ii) minimize the adverse effects on the affected Indian tribes resulting from mining and related activities 

on the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper 

under this section. 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Resolution Copper 

shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal land in compliance with the requirements of section 254.9 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(B) REQUIREMENTS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), an 

appraisal prepared under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— 

(I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

Land Acquisitions; and 

(II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

(ii) FINAL APPRAISED VALUE.—After the final appraised values of the Federal land and non-Federal 

land are determined and approved by the Secretary, 

the Secretary shall not be required to reappraise or update the final appraised value— 

(I) for a period of 3 years beginning on the date 

of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value; or 

(II) at all, in accordance with section 254.14 of 

title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), after an exchange agreement is 

entered into by Resolution Copper and the Secretary. 

(iii) IMPROVEMENTS.—Any improvements made by 

Resolution Copper prior to entering into an exchange 

agreement shall not be included in the appraised value 

of the Federal land. 

(iv) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Before consummating the land 

exchange under this section, the Secretary shall make 

the appraisals of the land to be exchanged (or a summary thereof) available for public review. 

(C) APPRAISAL INFORMATION.—The appraisal prepared 

under this paragraph shall include a detailed income capitalization approach analysis of the market value of the 

Federal land which may be utilized, as appropriate, to determine the value of the Federal land, and shall be the 

basis for calculation of any payment under subsection (e). 

(5) EQUAL VALUE LAND EXCHANGE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land and nonFederal land to be exchanged under this section shall be 

equal or shall be equalized in accordance with this paragraph. 

(B) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND VALUE.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—If the final appraised value of the 

Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Federal land, 

Resolution Copper shall— 

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tion and subject to the approval of the applicable 

Secretary; 

(II) make a cash payment to the United States; 

or 

(III) use a combination of the methods described 

in subclauses (I) and (II), as agreed to by Resolution Copper, the Secretary, and the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

(ii) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary may accept 

a payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of 

the land or interests conveyed, notwithstanding section 

206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 

(iii) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—Any 

amounts received by the United States under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the fund established 

under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 

‘‘Sisk Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 484a) and shall be made available to the Secretary for the acquisition of land or interests in land in Region 3 of the Forest Service. 

(C) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If the final appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds the value of 

the Federal land— 

(i) the United States shall not make a payment to 

Resolution Copper to equalize the value; and 

(ii) except as provided in subsection (h), the surplus 

value of the non-Federal land shall be considered to be 

a donation by Resolution Copper to the United States. 

(6) OAK FLAT WITHDRAWAL AREA.— 

(A) PERMITS.—Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 

and notwithstanding any withdrawal of the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from the mining, mineral leasing, or public 

land laws, the Secretary, upon enactment of this Act, shall 

issue to Resolution Copper— 

(i) if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 30 

days of such request, a special use permit to carry out 

mineral exploration activities under the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from existing drill pads located outside 

the Area, if the activities would not disturb the surface 

of the Area; and 

(ii) if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 90 

days of such request, a special use permit to carry out 

mineral exploration activities within the Oak Flat 

Withdrawal Area (but not within the Oak Flat Campground), if the activities are conducted from a single 

exploratory drill pad which is located to reasonably 

minimize visual and noise impacts on the Campground. 

(B) CONDITIONS.—Any activities undertaken in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(C) TERMINATION.—The authorization for Resolution 

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Withdrawal Area land is conveyed to Resolution Copper in 

accordance with this section. 

(7) COSTS.—As a condition of the land exchange under this 

section, Resolution Copper shall agree to pay, without compensation, all costs that are— 

(A) associated with the land exchange and any environmental review document under paragraph (9); and 

(B) agreed to by the Secretary. 

(8) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land to be conveyed 

to Resolution Copper under this section shall be available to 

Resolution Copper for mining and related activities subject to 

and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local 

laws pertaining to mining and related activities on land in private ownership. 

(9) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this 

section, the Secretary shall carry out the land exchange in 

accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

(B) ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.—Prior to conveying Federal land under this section, the Secretary shall prepare a 

single environmental impact statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

which shall be used as the basis for all decisions under 

Federal law related to the proposed mine and the Resolution mine plan of operations and any related major Federal 

actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, including the granting of any permits, rights-ofway, or approvals for the construction of associated power, 

water, transportation, processing, tailings, waste disposal, 

or other ancillary facilities. 

(C) IMPACTS ON CULTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES.—The environmental impact statement prepared 

under subparagraph (B) shall— 

(i) assess the effects of the mining and related activities on the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper 

under this section on the cultural and archeological resources that may be located on the Federal land; and 

(ii) identify measures that may be taken, to the extent 

practicable, to minimize potential adverse impacts on 

those resources, if any. 

(D) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph precludes the 

Secretary from using separate environmental review documents prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other 

applicable laws for exploration or other activities not involving— 

(i) the land exchange; or 

(ii) the extraction of minerals in commercial quantities by Resolution Copper on or under the Federal 

land. 

(10) TITLE TRANSFER.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

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Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to the Federal land to Resolution Copper. 

(d) CONVEYANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.— (1) CONVEYANCE.—On receipt of title to the Federal land, Resolution Copper shall simultaneously convey— 

(A) to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest that the 

Secretary determines to be acceptable in and to— 

(i) the approximately 147 acres of land located in 

Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation 

Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Turkey Creek’’ and 

dated March 2011; 

(ii) the approximately 148 acres of land located in 

Yavapai County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation 

Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Tangle Creek’’ and 

dated March 2011; 

(iii) the approximately 149 acres of land located in 

Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Cave Creek’’ and 

dated March 2011; 

(iv) the approximately 640 acres of land located in 

Coconino County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–East Clear Creek’’ 

and dated March 2011; and 

(v) the approximately 110 acres of land located in 

Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation 

Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Apache Leap South 

End’’ and dated March 2011; and 

(B) to the Secretary of the Interior, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be acceptable in and to— 

(i) the approximately 3,050 acres of land located in 

Pinal County, Arizona, identified as ‘‘Lands to DOI’’ as 

generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011– 

Non-Federal Parcel–Lower San Pedro River’’ and dated 

July 6, 2011; 

(ii) the approximately 160 acres of land located in 

Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, identified as ‘‘Lands 

to DOI’’ as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation 

Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Dripping Springs’’ 

and dated July 6, 2011; and 

(iii) the approximately 940 acres of land located in 

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, identified as ‘‘Lands to 

DOI’’ as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 

2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Appleton Ranch’’ and dated 

July 6, 2011. 

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(A) LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Land acquired by the Secretary 

under this section shall— 

(I) become part of the national forest in which 

the land is located; and 

(II) be administered in accordance with the laws 

applicable to the National Forest System. 

(ii) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On the acquisition of land 

by the Secretary under this section, the boundaries of 

the national forest shall be modified to reflect the inclusion of the acquired land. 

(iii) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 

purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the boundaries of a national forest in which land acquired by the 

Secretary is located shall be deemed to be the boundaries of that forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. 

(B) LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 

(i) SAN PEDRO NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—The land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (1)(B)(i) 

shall be added to, and administered as part of, the 

San Pedro National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. 

(II) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 2 years 

after the date on which the land is acquired, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall update the management plan for the San Pedro National Conservation Area to reflect the management requirements 

of the acquired land. 

(ii) DRIPPING SPRINGS.—Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall 

be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.) and applicable land use plans. 

(iii) LAS CIENEGAS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.— Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under 

paragraph (1)(B)(iii) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. 

(e) VALUE ADJUSTMENT PAYMENT TO UNITED STATES.— 

(1) ANNUAL PRODUCTION REPORTING.— 

(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—As a condition of the land exchange under this section, Resolution Copper shall submit 

to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report indicating 

the quantity of locatable minerals produced during the preceding calendar year in commercial quantities from the 

Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under subsection (c). The first report is required to be submitted not 

later than February 15 of the first calendar year beginning 

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locatable minerals in commercial quantities from such Federal land. The reports shall be submitted February 15 of 

each calendar year thereafter. 

(B) SHARING REPORTS WITH STATE.—The Secretary shall 

make each report received under subparagraph (A) available to the State. 

(C) REPORT CONTENTS.—The reports under subparagraph (A) shall comply with any recordkeeping and reporting requirements prescribed by the Secretary or required by 

applicable Federal laws in effect at the time of production. 

(2) PAYMENT ON PRODUCTION.—If the cumulative production 

of valuable locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper 

under subsection (c) exceeds the quantity of production of 

locatable minerals from the Federal land used in the income 

capitalization approach analysis prepared under subsection 

(c)(4)(C), Resolution Copper shall pay to the United States, by 

not later than March 15 of each applicable calendar year, a 

value adjustment payment for the quantity of excess production 

at the same rate assumed for the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under subsection (c)(4)(C). 

(3) STATE LAW UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this subsection 

modifies, expands, diminishes, amends, or otherwise affects any 

State law relating to the imposition, application, timing, or collection of a State excise or severance tax. 

(4) USE OF FUNDS.— 

(A) SEPARATE FUND.—All funds paid to the United States 

under this subsection shall be deposited in a special fund 

established in the Treasury and shall be available, in such 

amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 

to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior only for 

the purposes authorized by subparagraph (B). 

(B) AUTHORIZED USE.—Amounts in the special fund established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be used for 

maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects for Forest 

Service and Bureau of Land Management assets. 

(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, Apache Leap 

and any land acquired by the United States under this section are 

withdrawn from all forms of— 

(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 

laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 

and geothermal leasing laws. 

(g) APACHE LEAP SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

(1) DESIGNATION.—To further the purpose of this section, the 

Secretary shall establish a special management area consisting 

of Apache Leap, which shall be known as the ‘‘Apache Leap 

Special Management Area’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 

‘‘special management area’’). 

(2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the special management area 

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(B) to allow for traditional uses of the area by Native 

American people; and 

(C) to protect and conserve the cultural and archeological 

resources of the area. 

(3) SURRENDER OF MINING AND EXTRACTION RIGHTS.—As a 

condition of the land exchange under subsection (c), Resolution 

Copper shall surrender to the United States, without compensation, all rights held under the mining laws and any other law 

to commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap. 

(4) MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the special 

management area in a manner that furthers the purposes 

described in paragraph (2). 

(B) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The activities that are authorized in the special management area are— 

(i) installation of seismic monitoring equipment on 

the surface and subsurface to protect the resources located within the special management area; 

(ii) installation of fences, signs, or other measures 

necessary to protect the health and safety of the public; 

and 

(iii) operation of an underground tunnel and associated workings, as described in the Resolution mine 

plan of operations, subject to any terms and conditions 

the Secretary may reasonably require. 

(5) PLAN.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 

affected Indian tribes, the Town, Resolution Copper, and 

other interested members of the public, shall prepare a 

management plan for the Apache Leap Special Management Area. 

(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider whether additional measures are necessary to— 

(i) protect the cultural, archaeological, or historical 

resources of Apache Leap, including permanent or seasonal closures of all or a portion of Apache Leap; and 

(ii) provide access for recreation. 

(6) MINING ACTIVITIES.—The provisions of this subsection 

shall not impose additional restrictions on mining activities 

carried out by Resolution Copper adjacent to, or outside of, the 

Apache Leap area beyond those otherwise applicable to mining 

activities on privately owned land under Federal, State, and 

local laws, rules and regulations. 

(h) CONVEYANCES TO TOWN OF SUPERIOR, ARIZONA.— 

(1) CONVEYANCES.—On request from the Town and subject to 

the provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey to 

the Town the following: 

(A) Approximately 30 acres of land as depicted on the 

map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Fairview Cemetery’’ 

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(B) The reversionary interest and any reserved mineral 

interest of the United States in the approximately 265 acres 

of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, as depicted on 

the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and 

Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Reversionary Interest– 

Superior Airport’’ and dated March 2011. 

(C) The approximately 250 acres of land located in Pinal 

County, Arizona, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 

2011–Federal Parcel–Superior Airport Contiguous Parcels’’ 

and dated March 2011. 

(2) PAYMENT.—The Town shall pay to the Secretary the market value for each parcel of land or interest in land acquired 

under this subsection, as determined by appraisals conducted 

in accordance with subsection (c)(4). 

(3) SISK ACT.—Any payment received by the Secretary from 

the Town under this subsection shall be deposited in the fund 

established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 

‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a) and shall be made available to the 

Secretary for the acquisition of land or interests in land in Region 3 of the Forest Service. 

(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances under this 

subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 

Secretary may require. 

(i) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— (1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.— (A) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public land order that 

withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal 

under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the land. 

(B) WITHDRAWAL.—On the date of enactment of this Act, 

if the Federal land or any Federal interest in the non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (c) is not withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under a 

public land law (including mining and mineral leasing 

laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 

1001 et seq.)), the land or interest shall be withdrawn, 

without further action required by the Secretary concerned, 

from entry and appropriation. The withdrawal shall be terminated— 

(i) on the date of consummation of the land exchange; or 

(ii) if Resolution Copper notifies the Secretary in 

writing that it has elected to withdraw from the land 

exchange pursuant to section 206(d) of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended 

(43 U.S.C. 1716(d)). 

(C) RIGHTS OF RESOLUTION COPPER.—Nothing in this section shall interfere with, limit, or otherwise impair, the 

unpatented mining claims or rights currently held by Resolution Copper on the Federal land, nor in any way change, 

diminish, qualify, or otherwise impact Resolution Copper’s 

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ing laws of the United States, including the permitting or 

authorization of such activities. 

(2) MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.— (A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper may correct, by mutual agreement, any 

minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description 

of any land conveyed or exchanged under this section. 

(B) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a map, an 

acreage estimate, or a description of land in this section, 

the map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and 

Resolution Copper mutually agree otherwise. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—On the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the Office of the Supervisor, Tonto National 

Forest, each map referred to in this section. 

(3) PUBLIC ACCESS IN AND AROUND OAK FLAT CAMPGROUND.— 

As a condition of conveyance of the Federal land, Resolution 

Copper shall agree to provide access to the surface of the Oak 

Flat Campground to members of the public, including Indian 

tribes, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with 

health and safety requirements, until such time as the operation 

of the mine precludes continued public access for safety reasons, 

as determined by Resolution Copper. 

SEC. 3004. LAND EXCHANGE, CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, 

ARIZONA, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN 

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

(1) MAP 1.—The term ‘‘Map 1’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Specified Parcel of Public Land in California’’ and dated July 18, 

2014. 

(2) MAP 2.—The term ‘‘Map 2’’ means the map entitled ‘‘River 

Bottom Farm Lands’’ and dated July 18, 2014. 

(b) LAND EXCHANGE.— (1) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.— 

In exchange for the land described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to River Bottom Farms of La 

Paz County, Arizona, all right, title and interest of the United 

States in and to certain Federal land administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management consisting of 

a total of approximately 80 acres in Riverside County, California, identified as ‘‘Parcel A’’ on Map 1. The conveyed land 

shall be subject to valid existing rights, including easements, 

rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances 

on the land as of the date of the conveyance under this section. 

(2) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of 

the Federal land under paragraph (1), River Bottom Farms 

shall convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of 

River Bottom Farms in and to two parcels of land contiguous 

to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in La Paz County, Arizona, consisting of a total of approximately 40 acres in La Paz 

County, Arizona, identified as ‘‘Parcel 301–05–005B–9’’ and 

‘‘Parcel 301–05–008–0’’ on Map 2. 

(3) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the Federal land 

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be equal or equalized by the payment of cash to the Secretary 

by River Bottom Farms, if appropriate, pursuant to section 

206(b) of the Federal Land Policy Management Act (43 U.S.C. 

1716(b)). The value of the land shall be determined by the Secretary through an appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser 

mutually agreed to by the Secretary and River Bottom Farms 

and performed in conformance with the Uniform Appraisal 

Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (U.S. Department of 

Justice, December 2000). If the final appraised value of the nonFederal land (‘‘Parcel 301–05–005B–9’’ and ‘‘Parcel 301–05– 

008–0’’ on Map 2) exceeds the value of the Federal land (‘‘Parcel 

A’’ on Map 1), the surplus value of the non-Federal land shall 

be considered to be a donation by River Bottom Farms to the 

United States. 

(4) EXCHANGE TIMETABLE.—The Secretary shall complete the 

land exchange under this section not later than 1 year after the 

date of the expiration of any existing Bureau of Land Management lease agreement or agreements affecting the Federal land 

(‘‘Parcel A’’ on Map 1) to be exchanged under this section, unless the Secretary and River Bottom Farms mutually agree to 

extend such deadline. 

(5) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The land acquired 

by the Secretary under paragraph (2) shall become part of the 

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to the 

National Wildlife Refuge System. 

SEC. 3005. SPECIAL RULES FOR INYO NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA, 

LAND EXCHANGE. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT LANDS OUTSIDE BOUNDARIES OF INYO

NATIONAL FOREST.—In any land exchange involving the conveyance 

of certain National Forest System land located within the boundaries of Inyo National Forest in California, as shown on the map 

titled ‘‘Federal Parcel Mammoth Base Facility’’ and dated June 29, 

2011, the Secretary of Agriculture may accept for acquisition in the 

exchange certain non-Federal lands in California lying outside the 

boundaries of Inyo National Forest, as shown on the maps titled 

‘‘DWP Parcel – Interagency Visitor Center Parcel’’ and ‘‘DWP Parcel 

– Town of Bishop Parcel’’ and dated June 29, 2011, if the Secretary 

determines that acquisition of the non-Federal lands is desirable for 

National Forest System purposes. 

(b) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENT; USE.—In an exchange described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may accept a 

cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent. Any such cash 

equalization payment shall be deposited into the account in the 

Treasury of the United States established by Public Law 90–171 

(commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a) and shall be 

made available to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to grant the Secretary of Agriculture new land exchange 

authority. This section modifies the use of land exchange authorities 

already available to the Secretary as of the date of the enactment 

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SEC. 3006. LAND EXCHANGE, TRINITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT, 

TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE BUREAU OF LAND 

MANAGEMENT, AND THE FOREST SERVICE. 

(a) LAND EXCHANGE REQUIRED.—If not later than three years 

after enactment of this Act, the Utilities District conveys to the Secretary of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and to Parcel A, subject to such terms and conditions as the 

Secretary of the Interior may require, the Secretary of Agriculture 

shall convey Parcel B to the Utilities District, subject to such terms 

and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may require, including the reservation of easements for all roads and trails considered 

to be necessary for administrative purposes and to ensure public access to National Forest System lands. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—Maps are 

entitled ‘‘Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel A’’ 

and ‘‘Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel B’’, both 

dated March 24, 2014. The maps shall be on file and available for 

public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and 

the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. With the 

agreement of the parties to the conveyances under subsection (a), the 

Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may make 

technical corrections to the maps and legal descriptions. 

(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— (1) LAND EXCHANGE PROCESS.—The land exchange under this 

section shall be an equal value exchange. Except as provided in 

paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

of Agriculture shall carry out the land exchange in accordance 

with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

(2) APPRAISAL OF PARCELS.—The values of Parcel A and Parcel B shall by determined by appraisals performed by a qualified appraiser mutually agreed to by the parties to the conveyances under subsection (a). The appraisals shall be approved by 

the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and 

conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

for Federal Land. 

(3) CASH EQUALIZATION.—If the values of Parcel A and Parcel 

B are not equal, the values may be equalized through the use 

of a cash equalization payment, however, if the final appraised 

value of Parcel A exceeds the value of Parcel B, the surplus 

value of Parcel A shall be considered to be a donation by the 

Utilities District. Notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), 

a cash equalization payment may be made in excess of 25 percent of the appraised value of the Parcel B. 

(d) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Any cash equalization payment received by 

the United States under subsection (c) shall be deposited in the 

fund established under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; 

commonly known as the Sisk Act). 

(2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited under paragraph 

(1) shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, without 

further appropriation and until expended, for the improvement, 

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(e) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of Parcel A 

and Parcel B shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 

Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(f) COSTS.—As a condition of the land exchange under subsection 

(a), the Utilities District shall pay the costs associated with— 

(1) the surveys described in subsection (e); 

(2) the appraisals described in subsection (c)(2); and 

(3) any other reasonable administrative or remediation cost 

determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(g) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Upon the acquisition of 

Parcel A, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Redding 

Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, shall administer 

Parcel A as public land in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the laws 

and regulations applicable to public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, except that public recreation and public 

access to and for recreation shall be the highest and best use of Parcel A. 

(h) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—Once the Utilities District 

offers to convey Parcel A to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete the conveyance of Parcel B not 

later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(i) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

(1) PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means the approximately 

47 acres of land, known as the ‘‘Sky Ranch parcel’’, adjacent to 

public land administered by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management as depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel A’’, dated 

March 24, 2014, more particularly described as a portion of 

Mineral Survey 178, south Highway 299, generally located in 

the S1/2 of the S1/2 of Section 7 and the N1/2 of the N1/2 

of Section 8, Township 33 North, Range 10 West, Mount Diablo 

Meridian. 

(2) PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘Parcel B’’ means the approximately 

100 acres land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the 

State of California near the Weaverville Airport in Trinity 

County as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Trinity County Land 

Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel B’’ dated March 24, 2014, more 

particularly described as Lot 8, SW1/4 SE1/4, and 

S1/2 N1/2 SE, Section 31, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, 

Mount Diablo Meridian. 

(3) UTILITIES DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Utilities District’’ means 

the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California. 

SEC. 3007. IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, SHOOTING RANGE LAND CONVEYANCE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Idaho County in the 

State of Idaho. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Idaho 

County Land Conveyance’’ and dated April 11, 2014. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after notification by 

the County and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary 

shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, 

title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (2). 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of approximately 31 acres of land managed 

by the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted on 

the map as ‘‘ConveyancelArea’’. 

(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal 

description of the parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

minor error in— 

(i) the map; or 

(ii) the legal description. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description shall 

be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(4) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed under this 

section shall be used only— 

(A) as a shooting range; or 

(B) for any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 

et seq.). 

(5) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall require the 

County to pay all survey costs and other administrative costs 

necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, 

and transfers of title to, the land described in paragraph (2). 

(6) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of the conveyance under 

paragraph (1), the County shall agree— 

(A) to pay any administrative costs associated with the 

conveyance including the costs of any environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies; 

(B) to release and indemnify the United States from any 

claims or liabilities that may arise from uses carried out on 

the land described in paragraph (2) on or before the date 

of the enactment of this Act by the United States or any 

person; and 

(C) to accept such reasonable terms and conditions as the 

Secretary determines necessary. 

(7) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under this section 

ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance with paragraph (4), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

SEC. 3008. SCHOOL DISTRICT 318, MINNESOTA, LAND EXCHANGE. 

(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

(1) to provide greater safety to the students of the Robert J. 

Elkington Middle School and the families of those students in 

Grand Rapids, Minnesota; and 

(2) to promote the mission of the United States Geological 

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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means Minnesota Independent School District number 318 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. 

(2) FEDERAL LAND.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

parcel of approximately 1.3 acres of United States Geological Survey land identified as USGS Parcel 91-016-4111 on 

the map, which was transferred to the Department of the 

Interior by the General Services Administration by a letter 

dated July 22, 1965. 

(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ includes any 

structures on the land described in subparagraph (A). 

(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means each of the maps entitled 

‘‘USGS and School Parcel Locations’’ and dated January 15, 

2014. 

(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ means 

the parcel of approximately 1.6 acres of District land identified as School Parcel 91-540-1210 on the map. 

(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ includes 

any structures on the land described in subparagraph (A). 

(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.—If the District offers to convey 

to the United States all right, title, and interest of the District in 

and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— 

(1) accept the offer; and 

(2) convey to the District all right, title, and interest of the 

United States in and to the Federal land. 

(d) VALUATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (c) shall be determined— 

(A) by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and 

(B) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards 

of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

(2) APPROVAL.—Appraisals conducted under paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval. 

(3) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the value of the Federal land and 

non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (c) is 

not of equal value, the value shall be equalized through a 

cash equalization payment. 

(B) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts received by the United 

States under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the 

Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts. 

SEC. 3009. NORTHERN NEVADA LAND CONVEYANCES. 

(a) LAND CONVEYANCE TO YERINGTON, NEVADA.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Yerington, 

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(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

land located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada, 

that is identified on the map as ‘‘City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands’’. 

(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance’’ and dated December 19, 

2012. 

(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(2) CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, NEVADA.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights and 

to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 

be necessary and notwithstanding the land use planning 

requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 

1713), the Secretary shall convey to the City, subject to the 

agreement of the City, all right, title, and interest of the 

United States in and to the Federal land identified on the 

map. 

(B) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The 

Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 

(i) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

(ii) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance with— 

(I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

Land Acquisition; and 

(II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

the Bureau of Land Management. 

(D) APPLICABLE LAW.—Beginning on the date on which 

the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the development 

of and conduct of activities on the Federal land shall be 

subject to all applicable Federal laws (including regulations). 

(E) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land under subparagraph (A), the City shall pay— 

(i) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in accordance with subparagraph (B); and 

(ii) all costs related to the conveyance, including all 

surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal land to the 

City under subparagraph (A). 

(3) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.—Nothing in this subsection alters or diminishes the treaty rights of 

any Indian tribe. 

(b) CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO CITY OF CARLIN, 

NEVADA.— 

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(A) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of Carlin, Nevada. 

(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

approximately 1,329 acres of land located in the City of 

Carlin, Nevada, that is identified on the map as ‘‘Carlin 

Selected Parcels’’. 

(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Carlin, Nevada Land Sales’’ map dated October 25, 

2013. 

(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(2) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 

202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the 

City all right, title, and interest of the United States to and in 

the Federal land. 

(3) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance authorized under paragraph (2), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal 

land, as determined under paragraph (4). 

(4) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an appraisal of 

the Federal land in accordance with— 

(A) the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 

Practice. 

(5) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

(6) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized under 

paragraph (2) the City shall pay or reimburse the Secretary, as 

appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administrative 

personnel costs associated with the conveyance authorized 

under such paragraph, including the costs of title searches, 

maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys. 

(7) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—Upon making the conveyance under paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the United States is released from any and all liabilities 

or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, 

contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum 

product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining related features (including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill 

remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence of 

mining related features) on the Federal land in existence on or 

before the date of the conveyance. 

(8) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land identified for conveyance shall be withdrawn from all 

forms of— 

(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 

land laws; 

(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

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(C) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials and geothermal leasing laws. 

(c) CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF FERNLEY, NEVADA.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Fernley, Nevada. 

(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

land located in the City that is identified as ‘‘Proposed Sale 

Parcels’’ on the map. 

(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Fernley, Nevada, Land Sales’’ and dated January 25, 

2013. 

(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(2) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid existing 

rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 

of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 180 

days after the date on which the Secretary receives a request 

from the City for the conveyance of the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, 

title, and interest of the United States to and in the Federal 

land. 

(3) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed under 

paragraph (2)— 

(i) may be used by the City for any public purposes 

consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) 

(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and 

(ii) shall not be disposed of by the City. 

(B) REVERSION.—If the City ceases to use a parcel of the 

Federal land conveyed under paragraph (2) in accordance 

with subparagraph (A)— 

(i) title to the parcel shall revert to the Secretary, at 

the option of the Secretary; and 

(ii) the City shall be responsible for any reclamation 

necessary to revert the parcel to the United States. 

(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

(5) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The 

City and the Commissioner of Reclamation may retain easements or rights-of-way on the Federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that the Commissioner of 

Reclamation determines are necessary to carry out— 

(A) the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal 

Irrigation District Canal; or 

(B) the Newlands Project. 

(6) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized under 

paragraph (2), the City shall pay or reimburse the Secretary, as 

appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administrative 

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under that paragraph, including the costs of title searches, 

maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys. 

(7) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—On conveyance of the Federal land under paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States is released from any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, 

pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a 

petroleum product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials, or 

mining related features (including tailings, overburden, waste 

rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the 

presence of mining related features) on the Federal land in existence before or on the date of the conveyance. 

(8) ACQUISITION OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

(A) REQUEST.—After the date of conveyance of the Federal land under paragraph (2), the City may submit to the 

Secretary a request to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in all or any portion of the Federal land. 

(B) APPRAISAL.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of receipt of a request under subparagraph (A), 

the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in the Federal land requested 

by the City under that subparagraph. 

(ii) REQUIREMENT.—The appraisal under clause (i) 

shall be completed in accordance with— 

(I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

Land Acquisitions; and 

(II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

(C) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—If, by the date that is 1 

year after the date of completion of the appraisal under 

subparagraph (B), the City submits to the Secretary an 

offer to acquire the Federal reversionary requested under 

subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, not later than the 

date that is 30 days after the date on which the offer is submitted, convey to the City the reversionary interest covered 

by the offer. 

(D) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under subparagraph (C), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount 

equal to the appraised value of the Federal reversionary interest, as determined under subparagraph (B). 

(E) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the conveyance under subparagraph (C), all costs associated with 

the conveyance (including the cost of the appraisal under 

subparagraph (B)), shall be paid by the City. 

(d) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND, STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Storey County, 

Nevada. 

(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the 

approximately 1,745 acres of Federal land identified on the 

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(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Restoring Storey County Act’’ and dated November 20, 2012. 

(D) MINING TOWNSITE.—The term ‘‘mining townsite’’ 

means the real property— 

(i) located in the Virginia City townsite within the 

County; 

(ii) owned by the Federal Government; and 

(iii) on which improvements were constructed based 

on the belief that— 

(I) the property had been or would be acquired 

from the Federal Government by the entity operating the relevant mine on the date of construction; 

or 

(II) the individual or entity that made the improvements had a valid claim for acquiring the 

property from the Federal Government. 

(E) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(2) MINING CLAIM VALIDITY REVIEW.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an expedited program to examine each unpatented mining claim 

(including each unpatented mining claim for which a patent application has been filed) within the mining townsite. 

(B) DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY.—With respect to a mining claim described in subparagraph (A), if the Secretary 

determines that the elements of a contest are present, the 

Secretary shall immediately determine the validity of the 

mining claim. 

(C) DECLARATION BY SECRETARY.—If the Secretary determines a mining claim to be invalid under subparagraph 

(B), as soon as practicable after the date of the determination, the Secretary shall declare the mining claim to be null 

and void. 

(D) TREATMENT OF VALID MINING CLAIMS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Each mining claim that the Secretary determines to be valid under subparagraph (B) 

shall be maintained in compliance with the general 

mining laws and paragraph (3)(B)(ii). 

(ii) EFFECT ON HOLDERS.—A holder of a mining 

claim described in clause (i) shall not be entitled to a 

patent. 

(E) ABANDONMENT OF CLAIM.—The Secretary shall provide— 

(i) a public notice that each mining claim holder 

may affirmatively abandon the claim of the mining 

claim holder prior to the validity review under subparagraph (B); and 

(ii) to each mining claim holder an opportunity to 

abandon the claim of the mining claim holder before 

the date on which the land that is subject to the mining claim is conveyed. 

(3) CONVEYANCE TO COUNTY.— 

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(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 

notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 

sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), after 

completing the mining claim validity review under 

paragraph (2)(B), if requested by the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, by quitclaim deed, 

all surface rights of the United States in and to the 

Federal land, including any improvements on the Federal land, in accordance with this paragraph. 

(ii) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—All mineral and geothermal rights in and to the Federal land are reserved 

to the United States. 

(B) VALID MINING CLAIMS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each parcel of land 

located in a mining townsite subject to a valid mining 

claim, the Secretary shall— 

(I) reserve the mineral rights in and to the mining townsite; and 

(II) otherwise convey, without consideration, the 

remaining right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to the mining townsite (including 

improvements to the mining townsite), as identified for conveyance on the map. 

(ii) PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.—Each valid 

mining claim shall be subject to each procedure and requirement described in section 9 of the Act of December 

29, 1916 (43 U.S.C. 299) (commonly known as the 

‘‘Stockraising Homestead Act of 1916’’) (including regulations). 

(4) RECIPIENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a mining townsite conveyed under paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II) for which a valid interest is proven by 1 or more individuals in accordance with 

chapter 244.2825 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the 

County shall reconvey the property to the 1 or more individuals by appropriate deed or other legal conveyance in accordance with that chapter. 

(B) AUTHORITY OF COUNTY.—The County shall not be required to recognize a claim under this paragraph that is 

submitted on a date that is later than 5 years after the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

(5) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance of a mining 

townsite under paragraph (3) shall be subject to valid existing 

rights, including any easement or other right-of-way or lease in 

existence as of the date of the conveyance. 

(6) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid rights in existence on the 

date of enactment of this Act, and except as otherwise provided 

in this Act, the mining townsite is withdrawn from— 

(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 

the public land laws; 

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(C) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 

geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

(7) SURVEY.—A mining townsite to be conveyed by the United 

States under paragraph (3) shall be sufficiently surveyed as a 

whole to legally describe the land for patent conveyance. 

(8) CONVEYANCE OF TERMINATED MINING CLAIMS.—If a mining claim determined by the Secretary to be valid under paragraph (2)(B) is abandoned, invalidated, or otherwise returned 

to the Bureau of Land Management, the mining claim shall 

be— 

(A) withdrawn in accordance with paragraph (6); and 

(B) subject to the agreement of the owner, conveyed to the 

owner of the surface rights covered by the mining claim. 

(9) RELEASE.—On completion of the conveyance of a mining 

townsite under paragraph (3), the United States shall be relieved from liability for, and shall be held harmless from, any 

claim arising from the presence of an improvement or material 

on the mining townsite. 

(10) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEADLINE FOR REVIEW

AND CONVEYANCES.—It is the sense of Congress that the examination of the unpatented mining claims under paragraph (2) 

and the conveyances under paragraph (3) should be completed 

by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

(e) ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means the county of 

Elko, Nevada. 

(B) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Elko 

Motocross Park’’ and dated April 19, 2013. 

(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable 

after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

rights and the provisions of this subsection, if requested by the 

county the Secretary shall convey to the county, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

to the land described in paragraph (3). 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) consists of approximately 275 acres of land managed 

by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko District, Nevada, as 

generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’. 

(4) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal 

description of the parcel to be conveyed under this subsection. 

(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

minor error in the map or the legal description. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description shall 

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(5) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed under this 

subsection shall be used only as a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for any other public 

purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 

1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall require the 

county to pay all survey costs and other administrative costs 

necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, 

and transfers of title to, the land described in paragraph (3). 

(f) LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE TE-MOAK TRIBE OF

WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF NEVADA (ELKO BAND).— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Temoak Tribal Land Expansion’’ and dated April 19, 2013. 

(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(C) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Te-moak Tribe 

of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko Band). 

(2) LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.—Subject to valid existing 

rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

to the land described in paragraph (3)— 

(A) shall be held in trust by the United States for the 

benefit and use of the Tribe; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 373 acres of land administered 

by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on 

the map as ‘‘Expansion Area’’. 

(4) MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for public 

inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(5) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the 

boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken 

into trust under paragraph (2). 

(6) USE OF TRUST LAND.— (A) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under paragraph (2) 

shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into 

trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those 

terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

(B) GENERAL USES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe shall use the land taken 

into trust under paragraph (2) only for— 

(I) traditional and customary uses; 

(II) stewardship conservation for the benefit of 

the Tribe; or 

(III) residential or recreational development. 

(ii) OTHER USES.—If the Tribe uses any portion of 

the land taken into trust under paragraph (2) for a 

purpose other than a purpose described in clause (i), 

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equal to the fair market value of the portion of the 

land, as determined by an appraisal. 

(C) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With respect to 

the land taken into trust under paragraph (2), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination with the Tribe, 

may carry out any fuels reduction and other landscape restoration activities on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe 

and the Bureau of Land Management. 

(g) NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON LAND CONVEYANCE.— (1) TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without reimbursement, the Federal land described in subparagraph (B). 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land 

referred to in subparagraph (A) is the parcel of approximately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior that— 

(i) is adjacent to Naval Air Station Fallon in 

Churchill County, Nevada; and 

(ii) was withdrawn under Public Land Order 6834 

(NV–943–4214–10; N–37875). 

(C) MANAGEMENT.—On transfer of the Federal land described under subparagraph (B) to the Secretary of the 

Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall have full jurisdiction, 

custody, and control of the Federal land. 

(2) WATER RIGHTS.— 

(A) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 

construed— 

(i) to establish a reservation in favor of the United 

States with respect to any water or water right on land 

transferred by this subsection; or 

(ii) to authorize the appropriation of water on land 

transferred by this subsection except in accordance 

with applicable State law. 

(B) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED

WATER RIGHTS.—This subsection shall not be construed to 

affect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 

States before the date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 3010. SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, FEDERAL LAND CONVEYANCE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the approximately 19 acres of Federal surface estate generally depicted as ‘‘Lands Authorized for Conveyance’’ on the map. 

(2) LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘landowner’’ means the plaintiffs 

in the case styled Blancett v. United States Department of the 

Interior, et al., No. 10–cv–00254–JAP–KBM, United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. 

(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘San Juan 

County Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 20, 2012. 

(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

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(b) CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN SAN JUAN COUN- TY, NEW MEXICO.— (1) IN GENERAL.—On request of the landowner, the Secretary 

shall, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 

prescribe and subject to valid existing rights, convey to the 

landowner all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

and to any portion of the Federal land (including any improvements or appurtenances to the Federal land) by sale. 

(2) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— (A) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of 

the Federal land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 

be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. 

(B) COSTS.—The administrative costs associated with the 

conveyance shall be paid by the landowner. 

(3) CONSIDERATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the conveyance of 

the Federal land under paragraph (1), the landowner shall 

pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market 

value of the Federal land conveyed, as determined under 

subparagraph (B). 

(B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of any Federal 

land that is conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary that is 

performed in accordance with— 

(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

Land Acquisitions; 

(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 

Practice; and 

(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations). 

(4) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.— 

(A) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of any conveyance of Federal land under 

paragraph (1) in a special account in the Treasury for use 

in accordance with subparagraph (B). 

(B) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited under subparagraph (A) shall be available to the Secretary, without 

further appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition of land or interests in land from willing sellers in the 

State or the State of Arizona for bald eagle habitat protection. 

(5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 

require such additional terms and conditions for a conveyance 

under paragraph (1) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

(6) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land is withdrawn from— 

(A) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(B) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 

geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

SEC. 3011. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL 

FOREST, UTAH. 

(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—On the request of Brigham Young 

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one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to 

Brigham Young University all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to an approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest 

System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the 

State of Utah, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Upper Y 

Mountain Trail and Y Conveyance Act’’ and dated June 6, 2013, 

subject to valid existing rights and by quitclaim deed. 

(b) CONSIDERATION.— 

(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consideration for the land 

conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall 

pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value 

of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal 

Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1716). 

(2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by the Secretary 

under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of 

the Treasury to reduce the Federal deficit. 

(c) PUBLIC ACCESS TO Y MOUNTAIN TRAIL.—After the conveyance 

under subsection (a), Brigham Young University will— 

(1) continue to allow the same reasonable public access to the 

trailhead and portion of the Y Mountain Trail already owned 

by Brigham Young University as of the date of the enactment 

of this Act that Brigham Young University has historically allowed; and 

(2) allow that same reasonable public access to the portion of 

the Y Mountain Trail and the ‘‘Y’’ symbol located on the land 

described in subsection (a). 

(d) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The exact acreage and 

legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) 

shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, 

appraisal, and any administrative analyses required by law. 

SEC. 3012. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY OF FRUIT 

HEIGHTS, UTAH. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Fruit Heights, 

Utah. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

Fruit Heights City Conveyance’’ and dated September 13, 2012. 

(3) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—The term ‘‘National 

Forest System land’’ means the approximately 100 acres of National Forest System land, as depicted on the map. 

(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the City, without 

consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

and to the National Forest System land. 

(c) SURVEY.— 

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Forest System land shall be determined by a survey approved 

by the Secretary. 

(2) COSTS.—The City shall pay the reasonable survey and 

other administrative costs associated with a survey conducted 

under paragraph (1). 

(d) EASEMENT.—As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve an easement to the National 

Forest System land for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. 

(e) USE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—As a condition of 

the conveyance under subsection (b), the City shall use the National 

Forest System land only for public purposes. 

(f) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In the quitclaim deed to the City 

for the National Forest System land, the Secretary shall provide 

that the National Forest System land shall revert to the Secretary, 

at the election of the Secretary, if the National Forest System land 

is used for other than a public purpose. 

SEC. 3013. LAND CONVEYANCE, HANFORD SITE, WASHINGTON. 

(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2015, the Secretary of Energy shall convey to the Community Reuse Organization of the Hanford Site (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Organization’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

and to two parcels of real property, including any improvements 

thereon, consisting of approximately 1,341 acres and 300 acres, 

respectively, of the Hanford Reservation, as requested by the Organization on May 31, 2011, and October 13, 2011, and as depicted within the proposed boundaries on the map titled ‘‘Attachment 2–Revised Map’’ included in the October 13, 2011, letter. 

(2) MODIFICATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Upon the agreement of 

the Secretary and the Organization, the Secretary may adjust 

the boundaries of one or both of the parcels specified for conveyance under paragraph (1). 

(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under 

subsection (a), the Organization shall pay to the United States an 

amount equal to the estimated fair market value of the conveyed 

real property, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, except that 

the Secretary may convey the property without consideration or for 

consideration below the estimated fair market value of the property 

if the Organization— 

(1) agrees that the net proceeds from any sale or lease of the 

property (or any portion thereof) received by the Organization 

during at least the seven-year period beginning on the date of 

such conveyance will be used to support the economic redevelopment of, or related to, the Hanford Site; and 

(2) executes the agreement for such conveyance and accepts 

control of the real property within a reasonable time. 

(c) EXPEDITED NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Except as provided 

in subsection (d)(2), the enactment of this section shall be construed 

to satisfy any notice to Congress otherwise required for the land conveyance required by this section. 

(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may require such 

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ance under subsection (a) as the Secretary deems necessary to 

protect the interests of the United States. 

(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary uses the 

authority provided by paragraph (1) to impose a term or condition on the conveyance, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 

written notice of the term or condition and the reason for imposing the term or condition. 

SEC. 3014. RANCH A WYOMING CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT 

IMPROVEMENT. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. 

(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Wyoming. 

(b) CONVEYANCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the State submitted to 

the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the State, without 

consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title and interest 

of the United States in and to the parcel of National Forest System land described in paragraph (2). 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to in 

paragraph (1) is approximately 10 acres of National Forest System land located on the Black Hills National Forest, in Crook 

County, State of Wyoming more specifically described as the 

E1⁄2 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 less the south 50 feet, W1⁄2 NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4

SE1⁄4 less the south 50 feet, Section 24, Township 52 North, 

Range 61 West Sixth P.M. 

(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be— 

(A) subject to valid existing rights; and 

(B) made notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 

(a) of section 1 of Public Law 104–276. 

(4) SURVEY.—If determined by the Secretary to be necessary, 

the exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey that 

is approved by the Secretary and paid for by the State. 

(c) AMENDMENTS.—Section 1 of the Act of October 9, 1996 (Public 

Law 104–276) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (b); and 

(2) by designating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 

Subtitle B—Public Lands and National 

Forest System Management 

SEC. 3021. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PERMIT PROCESSING. 

(a) PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FEDERAL PERMIT COORDINATION.—Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924) is 

amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 

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(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico’’ and inserting ‘‘the States in 

which Project offices are located’’; 

(4) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(8) Any other State, district, or field office of the Bureau of 

Land Management determined by the Secretary.’’; 

(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than February 1 of the first 

fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and each February 1 

thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Chairman and ranking 

minority Member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 

the House of Representatives, which shall include— 

‘‘(1) the allocation of funds to each Project office for the previous fiscal year; and 

‘‘(2) the accomplishments of each Project office relating to the 

coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations 

during that fiscal year.’’; 

(6) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(6) the States in which Project offices are located.’’; 

(7) by striking subsection (i); and 

(8) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i). 

(b) BLM OIL AND GAS PERMIT PROCESSING FEE.—Section 35 of 

the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘(d) BLM OIL AND GAS PERMIT PROCESSING FEE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2026, the Secretary, 

acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall collect a fee for each new application for a permit 

to drill that is submitted to the Secretary. 

‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee shall be $9,500 for each 

new application, as indexed for United States dollar inflation 

from October 1, 2015 (as measured by the Consumer Price 

Index). 

‘‘(3) USE.—Of the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer— 

‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019— 

‘‘(i) 15 percent to the field offices that collected the 

fees and used to process protests, leases, and permits 

under this Act, subject to appropriation; and 

‘‘(ii) 85 percent to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund established under subsection (c)(2)(B) 

(referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fund’); and 

‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026, all of the 

fees to the Fund. 

‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—During each of fiscal years of 2016 

through 2026, the Secretary shall not implement a rulemaking 

that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs 

related to processing applications for permits to drill.’’. 


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(c) BLM PERMIT PROCESSING IMPROVEMENT FUND.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

U.S.C. 191(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(3) USE OF FUND.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Fund shall be available to the 

Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without further 

appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations 

on onshore Federal and Indian trust mineral estate land. 

‘‘(B) ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall divide the Fund 

into— 

‘‘(i) a Rental Account (referred to in this subsection 

as the ‘Rental Account’) comprised of rental receipts 

collected under this section; and 

‘‘(ii) a Fee Account (referred to in this subsection as 

the ‘Fee Account’) comprised of fees collected under subsection (d). 

‘‘(4) RENTAL ACCOUNT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the Rental Account for— 

‘‘(i) the coordination and processing of oil and gas 

use authorizations on onshore Federal and Indian 

trust mineral estate land under the jurisdiction of the 

Project offices identified under section 365(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924(d)); and 

‘‘(ii) training programs for development of expertise 

related to coordinating and processing oil and gas use 

authorizations. 

‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—In determining the allocation of the 

Rental Account among Project offices for a fiscal year, the 

Secretary shall consider— 

‘‘(i) the number of applications for permit to drill received in a Project office during the previous fiscal 

year; 

‘‘(ii) the backlog of applications described in clause 

(i) in a Project office; 

‘‘(iii) publicly available industry forecasts for development of oil and gas resources under the jurisdiction 

of a Project office; and 

‘‘(iv) any opportunities for partnership with local industry organizations and educational institutions in 

developing training programs to facilitate the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations. 

‘‘(5) FEE ACCOUNT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the Fee Account for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use 

authorizations on onshore Federal and Indian trust mineral estate land. 

‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall transfer not less 

than 75 percent of the revenues collected by an office for the 

processing of applications for permits to the State office of 

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(2) INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENT ADJUSTMENT.—Section 111(h) 

of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 

(30 U.S.C. 1721(h)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 

‘‘the rate’’ and all that follows through the period at the end of 

the sentence and inserting ‘‘a rate equal to the sum of the Federal short-term rate determined under section 6621(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 plus 1 percentage point.’’. 

SEC. 3022. INTERNET-BASED ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act 

(30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 

except as provided in subparagraph (C)’’ after ‘‘by oral bidding’’; 

and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation’s onshore leasing 

program to ensure the best return to the Federal taxpayer, reduce 

fraud, and secure the leasing process, the Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Each individual Internet-based lease sale shall conclude within 7 days.’’. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the tenth Internetbased lease sale conducted under the amendment made by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall analyze the first 10 

such lease sales and report to Congress the findings of the analysis. 

The report shall include— 

(1) estimates on increases or decreases in such lease sales, 

compared to sales conducted by oral bidding, in— 

(A) the number of bidders; 

(B) the average amount of bid; 

(C) the highest amount bid; and 

(D) the lowest bid; 

(2) an estimate on the total cost or savings to the Department 

of the Interior as a result of such sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and 

(3) an evaluation of the demonstrated or expected effectiveness 

of different structures for lease sales which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, ensure the 

highest return to the Federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities 

for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of 

the leasing process. 

SEC. 3023. GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES. 

Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 

(B) by striking ‘‘So long as’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) RENEWAL OF EXPIRING OR TRANSFERRED PERMIT OR

LEASE.—During any period in which’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF TERMS UNDER NEW PERMIT OR

LEASE.—The terms and conditions in a grazing permit or lease 

that has expired, or was terminated due to a grazing preference 

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the date on which the Secretary concerned completes any environmental analysis and documentation for the permit or lease 

required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws. 

‘‘(3) COMPLETION OF PROCESSING.—As of the date on which 

the Secretary concerned completes the processing of a grazing 

permit or lease in accordance with paragraph (2), the permit or 

lease may be canceled, suspended, or modified, in whole or in 

part. 

‘‘(4) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.—The Secretary concerned 

shall seek to conduct environmental reviews on an allotment or 

multiple allotment basis, to the extent practicable, if the allotments share similar ecological conditions, for purposes of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws.’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j); and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: 

‘‘(h) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance of a grazing permit or lease 

by the Secretary concerned may be categorically excluded from 

the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an 

environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if— 

‘‘(A) the issued permit or lease continues the current grazing management of the allotment; and 

‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned— 

‘‘(i) has assessed and evaluated the grazing allotment 

associated with the lease or permit; and 

‘‘(ii) based on the assessment and evaluation under 

clause (i), has determined that the allotment— 

‘‘(I) with respect to public land administered by 

the Secretary of the Interior— 

‘‘(aa) is meeting land health standards; or 

‘‘(bb) is not meeting land health standards 

due to factors other than existing livestock 

grazing; or 

‘‘(II) with respect to National Forest System land 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture— 

‘‘(aa) is meeting objectives in the applicable 

land and resource management plan; or 

‘‘(bb) is not meeting the objectives in the applicable land resource management plan due 

to factors other than existing livestock grazing. 

‘‘(2) TRAILING AND CROSSING.—The trailing and crossing of 

livestock across public land and National Forest System land 

and the implementation of trailing and crossing practices by 

the Secretary concerned may be categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

‘‘(i) PRIORITY AND TIMING FOR COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL

ANALYSES.—The Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the 

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completing each required environmental analysis with respect to a 

grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on— 

‘‘(1) the environmental significance of the grazing allotment, 

permit, or lease; and 

‘‘(2) the available funding for the environmental analysis.’’. 

SEC. 3024. CABIN USER AND TRANSFER FEES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 

section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a fee in accordance with 

this section for the issuance of a special use permit for the use and 

occupancy of National Forest System land for recreational residence 

purposes. 

(b) INTERIM FEE.—During the period beginning on January 1, 

2014, and ending on the last day of the calendar year during which 

the current appraisal cycle is completed under subsection (c), the 

Secretary shall assess an interim annual fee for recreational residences on National Forest System land that is an amount equal to 

the lesser of— 

(1) the fee determined under the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act 

of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), subject to the requirement that 

any increase over the fee assessed during the previous year shall 

be limited to not more than 25 percent; or 

(2) $5,600. 

(c) COMPLETION OF CURRENT APPRAISAL CYCLE.—Not later than 

1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

complete the current appraisal cycle, including receipt of timely second appraisals, for recreational residences on National Forest System land in accordance with the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 

2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘current appraisal cycle’’). 

(d) LOT VALUE.—Only appraisals conducted and approved by the 

Secretary in accordance with the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 

2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) during the current appraisal cycle 

shall be used to establish the base value assigned to the lot, subject 

to the adjustment in subsection (e). If a second appraisal— 

(1) was approved by the Secretary, the value established by 

the second appraisal shall be the base value assigned to the lot; 

or 

(2) was not approved by the Secretary, the value established 

by the initial appraisal shall be the base value assigned to the 

lot. 

(e) ADJUSTMENT.—On the date of completion of the current appraisal cycle, and before assessing a fee under subsection (f), the 

Secretary shall make a 1-time adjustment to the value of each appraised lot on which a recreational residence is located to reflect any 

change in value occurring after the date of the most recent appraisal 

for the lot, in accordance with the 4th quarter of 2012 National Association of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. 

(f) ANNUAL FEE.— 

(1) BASE.—After the date on which appraised lot values have 

been adjusted in accordance with subsection (e), the annual fee 

assessed prospectively by the Secretary for recreational residences on National Forest System land shall be in accordance 

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Fee Tier 

Approximate 

Percent of Permits 

Nationally 

Fee 

Amount 

Tier 1 ......................................... 6 percent ................................................ $650

Tier 2 ......................................... 16 percent .............................................. $1,150

Tier 3 ......................................... 26 percent .............................................. $1,650

Tier 4 ......................................... 22 percent .............................................. $2,150

Tier 5 ......................................... 10 percent .............................................. $2,650

Tier 6 ......................................... 5 percent ................................................ $3,150

Tier 7 ......................................... 5 percent ................................................ $3,650

Tier 8 ......................................... 3 percent ................................................ $4,150

Tier 9 ......................................... 3 percent ................................................ $4,650

Tier 10 ....................................... 3 percent ................................................ $5,150

Tier 11 ....................................... 1 percent ................................................ $5,650. 

(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary shall increase or 

decrease the annual fees set forth in the table under paragraph 

(1) to reflect changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross 

Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling 

average. 

(3) ACCESS AND OCCUPANCY ADJUSTMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall by regulation establish criteria pursuant to which the annual fee determined in accordance with this section may be suspended or 

reduced temporarily if access to, or the occupancy of, the 

recreational residence is significantly restricted. 

(B) APPEAL.—The Secretary shall by regulation grant the 

cabin owner the right of an administrative appeal of the 

determination made in accordance with subparagraph (A) 

whether to suspend or reduce temporarily the annual fee. 

(g) PERIODIC REVIEW.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 10 years after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

Representatives a report that— 

(A) analyzes the annual fees set forth in the table under 

subsection (f) to ensure that the fees reflect fair value for 

the use of the land for recreational residence purposes, taking into account all use limitations and restrictions (including any limitations and restrictions imposed by the Secretary); and 

(B) includes any recommendations of the Secretary with 

respect to modifying the fee system. 

(2) LIMITATION.—The use of appraisals shall not be required 

for any modifications to the fee system based on the recommendations under paragraph (1)(B). 

(h) CABIN TRANSFER FEES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a fee in the 

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dence permit due to a change of ownership of the recreational 

residence. 

(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall annually increase or 

decrease the transfer fee established under paragraph (1) to reflect changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of 

the Department of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling average. 

(i) EFFECT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section limits or restricts 

any right, title, or interest of the United States in or to any land 

or resource in the National Forest System. 

(2) ALASKA.—The Secretary shall not establish or impose a fee 

or condition under this section for permits in the State of Alaska that is inconsistent with section 1303(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3193(d)). 

(j) RETENTION OF FEES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may retain, and expend, for 

the purposes described in paragraph (2), any fees collected 

under this section without further appropriation. 

(2) USE.—Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall 

be used to administer the recreational residence program and 

other recreation programs carried out on National Forest System land. 

(k) REPEAL OF CABIN USER FEE FAIRNESS ACT OF 2000.—Effective on the date of the assessment of annual permit fees in accordance with subsection (f) (as certified to Congress by the Secretary), 

the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) 

is repealed. 

Subtitle C—National Park System Units 

SEC. 3030. ADDITION OF ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT TO 

THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE. 

Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) is amended as follows: 

(1) In the first section as follows: 

(A) In the matter preceding subsection (a)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘islands and shoreline’’ and inserting 

‘‘islands, shoreline, and light stations’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘historic,’’ after ‘‘scenic,’’. 

(B) In subsection (a)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘the area’’ and inserting ‘‘The area’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 

(C) In subsection (b), by striking the final period. 

(D) By inserting after ‘‘1985.’’ the following: 

‘‘(c) ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT.— ‘‘(1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted 

on the map titled ‘Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition 

to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore’ and dated February 11, 

2014, located at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon 

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‘‘(2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or 

buffer zone around the boundary of that property.’’. 

(2) In section 6 as follows: 

(A) By striking ‘‘The lakeshore’’ and inserting: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The lakeshore’’. 

(B) By inserting ‘‘this section and’’ before ‘‘the provisions 

of’’. 

(C) By adding after subsection (a) the following: 

‘‘(b) FEDERAL USE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first 

section— 

‘‘(1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, 

repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located at the 

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is 

needed for navigational purposes; and 

‘‘(2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), 

such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor 

Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that 

it is not possible to provide advance notice. 

‘‘(c) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the 

purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services 

within the boundaries of the lakeshore.’’. 

SEC. 3031. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to establish the 

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park— 

(1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant resources that exemplify the industrial heritage of the 

Blackstone River Valley for the benefit and inspiration of future 

generations; 

(2) to support the preservation, protection, and interpretation 

of the urban, rural, and agricultural landscape features (including the Blackstone River and Canal) of the region that provide an overarching context for the industrial heritage of the 

Blackstone River Valley; 

(3) to educate the public about— 

(A) the nationally significant sites and districts that convey the industrial history of the Blackstone River Valley; 

and 

(B) the significance of the Blackstone River Valley to the 

past and present of the United States; and 

(4) to support and enhance the network of partners in the protection, improvement, management, and operation of related resources and facilities throughout the John H. Chafee Blackstone 

River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘National Heritage Corridor’’ means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River 

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(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established by subsection (c)(1). 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(4) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means— 

(A) the State of Massachusetts; and 

(B) the State of Rhode Island. 

(c) BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the States a 

unit of the National Park System, to be known as the ‘‘Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park’’. 

(2) HISTORIC SITES AND DISTRICTS.—The Park shall include— 

(A) Blackstone River State Park; and 

(B) the following resources, as described in Management 

Option 3 of the study entitled ‘‘Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011’’: 

(i) Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District. 

(ii) Slatersville Historic District. 

(iii) Ashton Historic District. 

(iv) Whitinsville Historic District. 

(v) Hopedale Village Historic District. 

(vi) Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River. 

(vii) Blackstone Canal. 

(3) ACQUISITION OF LAND; PARK BOUNDARY.— 

(A) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land or 

interests in land that are considered contributing historic resources in the historic sites and districts described in paragraph (2)(B) for inclusion in the Park 

boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller 

with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

(ii) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land 

may be acquired for the Park by condemnation. 

(B) PARK BOUNDARY.—On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land 

has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, 

the Secretary shall establish a boundary for the Park by 

publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register. 

(C) OTHER RESOURCES.—The Secretary may include in 

the Park boundary any resources that are the subject of an 

agreement with the States or a subdivision of the States entered into under paragraph (4)(D). 

(D) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under subparagraph (A), or 

on entering an agreement under subparagraph (C), the 

boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition or agreement by publishing a Park boundary map in 

the Federal Register. 

(E) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The maps referred to in this 

paragraph shall be available for public inspection in the 

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(F) ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES.—The Secretary may acquire not more than 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island 

for the development of administrative, curatorial, maintenance, or visitor facilities for the Park. 

(G) LIMITATION.—Land owned by the States or a political 

subdivision of the States may be acquired under this paragraph only by donation. 

(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer land 

within the boundary of the Park in accordance with— 

(i) this subsection; and 

(ii) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— 

(I) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

(II) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 

seq.). 

(B) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

date on which funds are made available to carry out 

this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a general 

management plan for the Park— 

(I) in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and 

(II) in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 

U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall consider ways 

to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including— 

(I) the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; 

(II) the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone 

River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island; 

(III) the Museum of Work and Culture, 

Woonsocket, Rhode Island; 

(IV) the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and 

Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts; 

(V) the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn & Moen wire mill 

facility, Worcester, Massachusetts; 

(VI) the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to 

Blackstone River State Park; and 

(VII) the Blackstone River Bikeway. 

(C) RELATED SITES.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance, visitor services, interpretive tours, and 

educational programs to sites and resources in the National 

Heritage Corridor that are located outside the boundary of 

the Park and associated with the purposes for which the 

Park is established. 

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(i) IN GENERAL.—To further the purposes of this subsection and notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, 

United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations (including 

the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage 

Corridor), and other interested parties— 

(I) to provide technical assistance, interpretation, 

and educational programs in the historic sites and 

districts described in paragraph (2)(B); and 

(II) subject to the availability of appropriations 

and clauses (ii) and (iii), to provide not more than 

50 percent of the cost of any natural, historic, or 

cultural resource protection project in the Park 

that is consistent with the general management 

plan prepared under subparagraph (B). 

(ii) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of the 

receipt of funds under clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall 

require that any Federal funds made available under 

a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. 

(iii) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any payment made by the 

Secretary under clause (i)(ii) shall be subject to an 

agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the 

project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— 

(I) the amount provided by the Secretary to the 

project under clause (i)(II); or 

(II) an amount equal to the increase in the value 

of the project that is attributable to the funds, as 

determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 

(iv) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Any cooperative agreement entered into under this subparagraph shall provide for 

reasonable public access to the resources covered by the 

cooperative agreement. 

(5) DEDICATION; MEMORIAL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Congress dedicates the Park to John 

H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of— 

(i) the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of 

the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the 

heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. 

Chafee; and 

(ii) the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to 

the people of Rhode Island and the United States. 

(B) MEMORIAL.—The Secretary shall display a memorial 

at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the 

role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the 

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SEC. 3032. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the city of Hartford, Connecticut. 

(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the 

Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission established by subsection (k)(1). 

(3) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic District’’ means 

the Coltsville Historic District. 

(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Coltsville 

National Historical Park—Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 

T25/102087, and dated May 11, 2010. 

(5) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the Coltsville National 

Historical Park in the State of Connecticut. 

(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Connecticut. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), there is established in the State a unit of the National Park System to be 

known as the ‘‘Coltsville National Historical Park’’. 

(2) CONDITIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The park shall not be 

established until the date on which the Secretary determines 

that— 

(A) the Secretary has acquired by donation sufficient 

land or an interest in land within the boundary of the park 

to constitute a manageable unit; 

(B) the State, city, or private property owner, as appropriate, has entered into a written agreement with the Secretary to donate at least 10,000 square feet of space in the 

East Armory which would include facilities for park administration and visitor services; and 

(C) the Secretary has entered into a written agreement 

with the State, city, or other public entity, as appropriate, 

providing that land owned by the State, city, or other public entity within the Coltsville Historic District shall be 

managed consistent with this section. 

(3) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (2), the 

Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the park. 

(c) BOUNDARIES.—The park shall include and provide appropriate 

interpretation and viewing of the following sites, as generally depicted on the map: 

(1) The East Armory. 

(2) The Church of the Good Shepherd. 

(3) The Caldwell/Colt Memorial Parish House. 

(4) Colt Park. 

(5) The Potsdam Cottages. 

(6) Armsmear. 

(7) The James Colt House. 

(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park 

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(e) COLLECTIONS.—The Secretary may enter into a written agreement with the State of Connecticut State Library, Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Colt Trust, or other public entities, as appropriate, 

to gain appropriate access to Colt-related artifacts for the purposes 

of having items routinely on display in the East Armory or within 

other areas of the park to enhance the visitor experience. 

(f) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the park in 

accordance with— 

(A) this section; and 

(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 

Park System, including— 

(i) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 

1 et seq.); and 

(ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 

seq.). 

(2) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this section 

enlarges, diminishes, or modifies any authority of the State, or 

any political subdivision of the State (including the city)— 

(A) to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction; or 

(B) to carry out State laws (including regulations) and 

rules on non-Federal land located within the boundary of 

the park. 

(g) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out this section, under which the 

Secretary may identify, interpret, restore, rehabilitate, and provide technical assistance for the preservation of nationally significant properties within the boundary of the park. 

(2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—A cooperative agreement entered into 

under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary, acting 

through the Director of the National Park Service, shall have 

the right of access at all reasonable times to all public portions 

of the property covered by the agreement for the purposes of— 

(A) conducting visitors through the properties; and 

(B) interpreting the properties for the public. 

(3) CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS.—No changes or alterations 

shall be made to any properties covered by a cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary and 

the other party to the agreement agree to the changes or alterations. 

(4) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any payment by the 

Secretary under this subsection shall be subject to an agreement 

that the conversion, use, or disposal of a project for purposes 

contrary to the purposes of this section, as determined by the 

Secretary, shall entitle the United States to reimbursement in 

an amount equal to the greater of— 

(A) the amounts made available to the project by the 

United States; or 

(B) the portion of the increased value of the project attributable to the amounts made available under this subsection, as determined at the time of the conversion, use, or 

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(5) MATCHING FUNDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the receipt of funds 

under this subsection, the Secretary shall require that any 

Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement shall be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal 

funds. 

(B) FORM.—With the approval of the Secretary, the nonFederal share required under subparagraph (A) may be in 

the form of donated property, goods, or services from a nonFederal source, fairly valued. 

(h) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to acquire land 

and interests in land by donation, purchase with donated or 

appropriated funds, or exchange, except that land or interests 

in land owned by the State or any political subdivision of the 

State may be acquired only by donation. 

(2) NO CONDEMNATION.—The Secretary may not acquire any 

land or interest in land for the purposes of this section by condemnation. 

(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC INTERPRETATION.—The 

Secretary may provide technical assistance and public interpretation of related historic and cultural resources within the boundary 

of the historic district. 

(j) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date 

on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 

Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall complete 

a management plan for the park in accordance with— 

(A) section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (commonly known 

as the ‘‘National Park Service General Authorities Act’’) (16 

U.S.C. 1a–7(b)); and 

(B) other applicable laws. 

(2) COST SHARE.—The management plan shall include provisions that identify costs to be shared by the Federal Government, the State, and the city, and other public or private entities or individuals for necessary capital improvements to, and 

maintenance and operations of, the park. 

(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the management plan, the Secretary shall submit the management plan 

to— 

(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

the Senate. 

(k) COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Commission to 

be known as the ‘‘Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory 

Commission’’. 

(2) DUTY.—The Commission shall advise the Secretary in the 

development and implementation of the management plan. 

(3) MEMBERSHIP.— (A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be composed 

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(i) 2 members shall be appointed after consideration 

of recommendations submitted by the Governor of the 

State; 

(ii) 1 member shall be appointed after consideration 

of recommendations submitted by the State Senate 

President; 

(iii) 1 member shall be appointed after consideration 

of recommendations submitted by the Speaker of the 

State House of Representatives; 

(iv) 2 members shall be appointed after consideration 

of recommendations submitted by the Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut; 

(v) 2 members shall be appointed after consideration 

of recommendations submitted by Connecticut’s 2 

United States Senators; 

(vi) 1 member shall be appointed after consideration 

of recommendations submitted by Connecticut’s First 

Congressional District Representative; 

(vii) 2 members shall have experience with national 

parks and historic preservation; 

(viii) all appointments must have significant experience with and knowledge of the Coltsville Historic District; and 

(ix) 1 member of the Commission must live in the 

Sheldon/Charter Oak neighborhood within the 

Coltsville Historic District. 

(B) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall appoint 

the initial members of the Commission not later than the 

earlier of— 

(i) the date that is 30 days after the date on which 

the Secretary has received all of the recommendations 

for appointments under subparagraph (A); or 

(ii) the date that is 30 days after the park is established. 

(4) TERM; VACANCIES.— (A) TERM.— (i) IN GENERAL.—A member shall be appointed for a 

term of 3 years. 

(ii) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be reappointed 

for not more than 1 additional term. 

(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission shall be 

filled in the same manner as the original appointment was 

made. 

(5) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call of— 

(A) the Chairperson; or 

(B) a majority of the members of the Commission. 

(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the Commission shall constitute 

a quorum. 

(7) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of 

the Commission. 

(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chairperson shall 

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(C) TERM.—A member may serve as Chairperson or Vice 

Chairperson for not more than 1 year in each office. 

(8) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 

(A) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission shall 

serve without compensation. 

(ii) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission 

shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 

lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee 

of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 

5, United States Code, while away from the home or 

regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duty of the Commission. 

(B) STAFF.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide the 

Commission with any staff members and technical assistance that the Secretary, after consultation with the 

Commission, determines to be appropriate to enable the 

Commission to carry out the duty of the Commission. 

(ii) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—The Secretary may accept the services of personnel detailed from the State or 

any political subdivision of the State. 

(9) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 

Commission. 

(10) TERMINATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Unless extended under subparagraph 

(B), the Commission shall terminate on the date that is 10 

years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(B) EXTENSION.— 

(i) RECOMMENDATION.—Eight years after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall make 

a recommendation to the Secretary if a body of its nature is still necessary to advise on the development of 

the park. 

(ii) TERM OF EXTENSION.—If, based on a recommendation under clause (i), the Secretary determines that the Commission is still necessary, the Secretary may extend the life of the Commission for not 

more than 10 years. 

SEC. 3033. FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical park’’ means the 

First State National Historical Park. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map with pages numbered 1–6 entitled ‘‘First State National Historical Park, New 

Castle, Kent, Sussex Counties, DE and Delaware County, PA, 

Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T19/80,000G, and dated October 2014. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—The First State National Monument is 

redesignated as the First State National Historical Park, as 

generally depicted on the map. 

(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds available for 

purposes of the First State National Monument shall be 

available for purposes of the historical park. 

(C) REFERENCES.—Any references in a law, regulation, 

document, record, map, or other paper of the United States 

to the First State National Monument shall be considered 

to be a reference to the historical park. 

(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the historical park are to 

preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant cultural and historic resources that are associated with— 

(A) early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the 

Colony of Delaware and portions of the Colony of Pennsylvania; and 

(B) the role of Delaware— 

(i) in the birth of the United States; and 

(ii) as the first State to ratify the Constitution. 

(3) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL HISTORIC SITES.—In addition 

to sites included in the historical park (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A)) as of the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary may include the following sites within the boundary of 

the historical park, as generally depicted on the map: 

(A) Fort Christina National Historic Landmark in New 

Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on page 3 of 6 of the 

map. 

(B) Old Swedes Church National Historic Landmark in 

New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on page 3 of 6 

of the map. 

(C) John Dickinson Plantation National Historic Landmark in Kent County, Delaware, as depicted on page 5 of 

6 of the map. 

(D) Ryves Holt House in Sussex County, Delaware, as depicted on page 6 of 6 of the map. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with— 

(A) this section; and 

(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 

Park System, including— 

(i) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 

1 et seq.); and 

(ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 

seq.). 

(2) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

(A) METHODS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 

the Secretary may acquire all or a portion of any of the 

sites described in subsection (b)(3), including easements 

or other interests in land, by purchase from a willing 

seller, donation, or exchange. 

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fied as ‘‘Area for Potential Addition by Donation’’ on 

page 2 of 6 of the map. 

(iii) LIMITATION.—No land or interest land may be 

acquired for inclusion in the historical park by condemnation. 

(B) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On acquisition of land or 

an interest in land under subparagraph (A), the boundary 

of the historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. 

(3) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources in the State that are located 

outside the boundary of the historical park and associated with 

the purposes for which the historical park is established, including— 

(A) Fort Casimir; 

(B) DeVries Monument; 

(C) Amstel House; 

(D) Dutch House; and 

(E) Zwaanendael Museum. 

(4) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Delaware, political subdivisions of the State of Delaware, institutions of higher 

education, nonprofit organizations, and individuals to 

mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic 

or cultural resources within the boundaries of the historical 

park, if the cooperative agreement provides for reasonable 

public access to the resources. 

(B) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the total 

cost of any activity carried out under a cooperative 

agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall 

be not more than 50 percent. 

(ii) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or 

goods or services fairly valued. 

(5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after the 

date on which funds are made available to carry out this 

paragraph, the Secretary shall complete a management 

plan for the historical park. 

(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—The management plan shall be 

prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of the National 

Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)) 

and other applicable laws. 

(d) NATIONAL LANDMARK STUDY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 

Secretary shall complete a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in the State of Delaware that are 

associated with the purposes of historical park. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study prepared under paragraph 

(1) shall include an assessment of the potential for designating 

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(e) OFFSET.—Section 7302(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 469n(f)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that the amount 

authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not appropriated as of the date of enactment of the First State National Historical Park Act shall be reduced by $6,500,000’’. 

SEC. 3034. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. 

(a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—Section 1(b) of Public Law 101–377 (16 

U.S.C. 430g–4(b)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘include the’’ and insert ‘‘include— 

‘‘(1) the’’; 

(2) at the end of paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph 

(1)), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) the properties depicted as ‘Proposed Addition’ on the map 

entitled ‘Gettysburg National Military Park Proposed Boundary 

Addition’, numbered 305/80,045, and dated January, 2010 (2 

sheets), including— 

‘‘(A) the property commonly known as the ‘Gettysburg 

Train Station’; and 

‘‘(B) the property located adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township.’’. 

(b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—Section 2(a) of Public Law 101–377 

(16 U.S.C. 430g–5(a)) is amended— 

(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND.—The Secretary’’; 

(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In acquiring’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) MINIMUM FEDERAL INTERESTS.—In acquiring’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) METHOD OF ACQUISITION FOR CERTAIN LAND.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire the properties added to the park by section 1(b)(2) only by donation.’’. 

SEC. 3035. HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL 

HISTORICAL PARK, MARYLAND. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical park’’ means the 

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical 

Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Harriet 

Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Proposed Boundary and Authorized Acquisition Areas’’, numbered 

T20/80,001A, and dated March 2014. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Maryland. 

(b) HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established as a unit of the 

National Park System the Harriet Tubman Underground 

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of the area depicted on the map as ‘‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Boundary’’. 

(B) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the historical park 

shall consist of— 

(i) the land described in subparagraph (A); and 

(ii) any land and interests in land acquired under 

paragraph (3). 

(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the 

National Park Service. 

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the historical park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated 

with the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. 

(3) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land and 

interests in land within the areas depicted on the map as 

‘‘Authorized Acquisition Areas for the National Historical 

Park’’ only by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or 

exchange. 

(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not acquire land or 

an interest in land for purposes of this section by condemnation. 

(C) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On acquisition of land or 

an interest in land under subparagraph (A), the boundary 

of the historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the historical park and the portion of the Harriet Tubman Underground 

Railroad National Monument administered by the National 

Park Service as a single unit of the National Park System, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Harriet Tubman Underground 

Railroad National Historical Park’’. 

(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section, Presidential Proclamation Number 8943 (78 Fed. Reg. 18763), and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— 

(A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 

et seq.); and 

(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 

(3) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 

Park Service and the Director of the United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement to allow the National Park Service to provide for archeological research and 

the public interpretation of historic resources located within the 

boundary of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge that are 

associated with the life of Harriet Tubman, consistent with the 

management requirements of the Refuge. 

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of the historical park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, relating to the life of Harriet Tubman and the 

Underground Railroad. 

(5) LAND USES AND AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this section affects— 

(A) land within the boundaries of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; 

(B) agreements between the Secretary and private landowners regarding hunting, fishing, farming, or other activities; or 

(C) land use rights of private property owners within or 

adjacent to the historical park or the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, including activities or uses on private land that can be seen or heard within the historical park or the Harriet Tubman Underground 

Railroad National Monument. 

(6) AGREEMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and individuals— 

(i) to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources relating to the life of 

Harriet Tubman or the Underground Railroad within 

the boundaries of the historical park, if the agreement 

provides for reasonable public access; or 

(ii) to conduct research relating to the life of Harriet 

Tubman and the Underground Railroad. 

(B) VISITOR CENTER.—The Secretary may enter into an 

agreement to design, construct, operate, and maintain a 

joint visitor center on land owned by the State— 

(i) to provide for National Park Service visitor and 

interpretive facilities for the historical park; and 

(ii) to provide to the Secretary, at no additional cost, 

sufficient office space to administer the historical park. 

(C) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the total 

cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph 

shall not exceed 50 percent. 

(ii) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this 

paragraph may be in the form of in-kind contributions 

or goods or services fairly valued. 

(d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 

Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the National 

Park Service General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

(2) CONSULTATION.—The general management plan shall be 

prepared in consultation with the State (including political subdivisions of the State). 

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(A) hold not less than 1 public meeting in the area of the 

historical park on the proposed general management plan, 

including opportunity for public comment; and 

(B) publish the draft general management plan on the 

internet and provide an opportunity for public comment on 

the plan. 

(4) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan with— 

(A) the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; 

(B) the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by section 3(b)(1)(A); and 

(C) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. 

SEC. 3036. HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AUBURN, 

NEW YORK. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical park’’ means the 

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). 

(2) HOME.—The term ‘‘Home’’ means The Harriet Tubman 

Home, Inc., located in Auburn, New York. 

(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Harriet 

Tubman National Historical Park’’, numbered T18/80,000, and 

dated March 2009. 

(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of New York. 

(b) HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), there is 

established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 

in Auburn, New York, as a unit of the National Park System. 

(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The historical park 

shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. 

(C) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 

which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the historical park. 

(D) MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for 

public inspection in appropriate offices of the National 

Park Service. 

(2) BOUNDARY.—The historical park shall include the Harriet 

Tubman Home, the Tubman Home for the Aged, the Thompson 

Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory, and associated land, 

as identified in the area entitled ‘‘National Historical Park Proposed Boundary’’ on the map. 

(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the historical park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated 

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(4) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land and 

interests in land within the areas depicted on the map by 

purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange. 

(B) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land 

within the areas depicted on the map may be acquired by 

condemnation. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section and the laws generally 

applicable to units of the National Park System, including— 

(A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 

et seq.); and 

(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 

(2) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the boundary 

of the historical park in Auburn, New York, relating to the life 

of Harriet Tubman. 

(3) AGREEMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the owner of any land within the historical park 

to mark, interpret, or restore nationally significant historic 

or cultural resources relating to the life of Harriet Tubman, 

if the agreement provides that— 

(i) the Secretary shall have the right of access to any 

public portions of the land covered by the agreement to 

allow for— 

(I) access at reasonable times by historical park 

visitors to the land; and 

(II) interpretation of the land for the public; and 

(ii) no changes or alterations shall be made to the 

land except by mutual agreement of the Secretary and 

the owner of the land. 

(B) RESEARCH.—The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, institutions of higher education, the Home and other nonprofit organizations, and individuals to conduct research 

relating to the life of Harriet Tubman. 

(C) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the total 

cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph 

shall not exceed 50 percent. 

(ii) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or 

goods or services fairly valued. 

(D) ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

Attorney General for review any agreement under this 

paragraph involving religious property or property 

owned by a religious institution. 

(ii) FINDING.—No agreement subject to review under 

this subparagraph shall take effect until the date on 

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proposed agreement does not violate the Establishment 

Clause of the first amendment to the Constitution. 

(d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 

Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the National 

Park Service General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan with— 

(A) the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National 

Historical Park established by section 2(b)(1); and 

(B) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. 

(e) OFFSET.—Section 101(b)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3667) is amended 

by striking ‘‘$53,852,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$29,852,000’’. 

SEC. 3037. HINCHLIFFE STADIUM ADDITION TO PATERSON GREAT 

FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

(a) PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUND- ARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 7001 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 410lll) is amended as follows: 

(1) In subsection (b)(3)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘The Park shall’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The 

Park shall’’; 

(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as 

clauses (i) through (vii), respectively; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) In addition to the lands described in subparagraph (A), 

the Park shall include the approximately 6 acres of land containing Hinchliffe Stadium and generally depicted as the 

‘Boundary Modification Area’ on the map entitled ‘Paterson 

Great Falls National Historical Park, Proposed Boundary 

Modification’, numbered T03/120,155, and dated April 2014, 

which shall be administered as part of the Park in accordance 

with subsection (c)(1) and section 3 of the Hinchliffe Stadium 

Heritage Act.’’. 

(2) In subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘The Map’’ and inserting 

‘‘The Map and the map referred to in paragraph (3)(B)’’. 

(3) In subsection (c)(4)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and 

(C), the Secretary’’; and 

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) HINCHLIFFE STADIUM.—The Secretary may not acquire fee title to Hinchliffe Stadium, but may acquire a 

preservation easement in Hinchliffe Stadium if the Secretary determines that doing so will facilitate resource protection of the stadium.’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR HINCHLIFFE STADIUM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In administering the approximately 6 acres 

of land containing Hinchliffe Stadium and generally depicted 

as the ‘‘Boundary Modification Area’’ on the map entitled 

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Boundary Modification’’, numbered T03/120,155, and dated 

April 2014, the Secretary of the Interior— 

(A) may not include non-Federal property within the approximately 6 acres of land as part of Paterson Great Falls 

National Historical Park without the written consent of the 

owner; 

(B) may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land within the approximately 6 acres of land; and 

(C) shall not construe the inclusion of Hinchliffe Stadium 

made by this section to create buffer zones outside the 

boundaries of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical 

Park. 

(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that activities can be seen 

or head from within the approximately 6 acres of land described in paragraph (1) shall not preclude such activities outside the boundary of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. 

SEC. 3038. LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

Public Law 105–378 is amended— 

(1) in section 101(a)— 

(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the Lower East Side 

Tenement at 97 Orchard Street in New York City is an outstanding survivor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Lower East Side Tenements at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in New York City are 

outstanding survivors’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the Lower East Side 

Tenement is’’ and inserting ‘‘the Lower East Side Tenements are’’; 

(2) in section 102— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Lower East Side Tenement found at 97 Orchard Street’’ and inserting ‘‘Lower 

East Side Tenements found at 97 and 103 Orchard Street’’; 

and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘which owns and operates the tenement building at 97 Orchard Street’’ and inserting ‘‘which owns and operates the tenement buildings at 

97 and 103 Orchard Street’’; 

(3) in section 103(a), by striking ‘‘the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, in the City of New York, State of 

New York, is designated’’ and inserting ‘‘the Lower East Side 

Tenements at 97 and 103 Orchard Street, in the City of New 

York, State of New York, are designated’’; and 

(4) in section 104(d), by striking ‘‘the property at 97 Orchard 

Street’’ and inserting ‘‘the properties at 97 and 103 Orchard 

Street’’. 

SEC. 3039. MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

(1) to preserve and protect for the benefit of present and future generations the nationally significant historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project; 

(2) to improve public understanding of the Manhattan Project 

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(3) to enhance public access to the Historical Park consistent 

with protection of public safety, national security, and other aspects of the mission of the Department of Energy; and 

(4) to assist the Department of Energy, Historical Park communities, historical societies, and other interested organizations 

and individuals in efforts to preserve and protect the historically significant resources associated with the Manhattan 

Project. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical Park’’ means the 

Manhattan Project National Historical Park established under 

subsection (c). 

(2) MANHATTAN PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Manhattan Project’’ 

means the Federal military program to develop an atomic bomb 

ending on December 31, 1946. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(A) DATE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, there shall be established as a unit of 

the National Park System the Manhattan Project National 

Historical Park. 

(B) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Historical Park shall consist 

of facilities and areas listed under paragraph (2) as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 

of Energy. The Secretary shall include the area referred to 

in paragraph (2)(C)(i), the B Reactor National Historic 

Landmark, in the Historical Park. 

(2) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—The Historical Park may only be comprised of one or more of the following areas, or portions of the 

areas, as generally depicted in the map titled ‘‘Manhattan 

Project National Historical Park Sites’’, numbered 540/ 

108,834–C, and dated September 2012: 

(A) OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE.—Facilities, land, or interests 

in land that are— 

(i) Buildings 9204–3 and 9731 at the Department of 

Energy Y–12 National Security Complex; 

(ii) the X–10 Graphite Reactor at the Department of 

Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 

(iii) the K–25 Building site at the Department of Energy East Tennessee Technology Park; 

(iv) the former Guest House located at 210 East 

Madison Road; and 

(v) at other sites in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that are 

not depicted on the map but are determined by the Secretary to be suitable and appropriate for inclusion in 

the Historical Park, except that sites administered by 

the Secretary of Energy may be included only with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of Energy. 

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(i) within the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory National Historic Landmark District, or any addition to 

the Landmark District proposed in the National Historic Landmark Nomination—Los Alamos Scientific 

Laboratory (LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of 

NHL Revision), Los Alamos National Laboratory document LA–UR 12–00387 (January 26, 2012); 

(ii) the former East Cafeteria located at 1670 Nectar 

Street; and 

(iii) the former dormitory located at 1725 17th Street. 

(C) HANFORD, WASHINGTON.—Facilities, land, or interests 

in land on the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear Reservation that are— 

(i) the B Reactor National Historic Landmark; 

(ii) the Hanford High School in the town of Hanford 

and Hanford Construction Camp Historic District; 

(iii) the White Bluffs Bank building in the White 

Bluffs Historic District; 

(iv) the warehouse at the Bruggemann’s Agricultural 

Complex; 

(v) the Hanford Irrigation District Pump House; and 

(vi) the T Plant (221–T Process Building). 

(d) AGREEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (acting through the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Richland 

site offices) shall enter into an agreement governing the respective roles of the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy in administering the facilities, land, or interests in land under the 

administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Energy that is 

to be included in the Historical Park under subsection (c)(2), including provisions for enhanced public access, management, interpretation, and historic preservation. 

(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Any agreement 

under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary shall— 

(A) have decisionmaking authority for the content of historic interpretation of the Manhattan Project for purposes 

of administering the Historical Park; and 

(B) ensure that the agreement provides an appropriate 

advisory role for the National Park Service in preserving 

the historic resources covered by the agreement. 

(3) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY.—Any 

agreement under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary 

of Energy— 

(A) shall ensure that the agreement appropriately protects 

public safety, national security, and other aspects of the ongoing mission of the Department of Energy at the Oak 

Ridge Reservation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and 

Hanford Site; 

(B) may consult with and provide historical information 

to the Secretary concerning the Manhattan Project; 

(C) shall retain responsibility, in accordance with applicable law, for any environmental remediation or activities 

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around the facilities, land, or interests in land governed by 

the agreement; and 

(D) shall retain authority and legal obligations for historic preservation and general maintenance, including to 

ensure safe access, in connection with the Department’s 

Manhattan Project resources. 

(4) AMENDMENTS.—The agreement under paragraph (1) may 

be amended, including to add to the Historical Park facilities, 

land, or interests in land within the eligible areas described in 

subsection (c)(2) that are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

of Energy. 

(e) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall consult with interested 

State, county, and local officials, organizations, and interested 

members of the public— 

(A) before executing any agreement under subsection (d); 

and 

(B) in the development of the general management plan 

under subsection (f)(2). 

(2) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

the date on which an agreement under subsection (d) is entered 

into, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice 

of the establishment of the Historical Park, including an official 

boundary map. 

(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The official boundary map published under paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for 

public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

Service. The map shall be updated to reflect any additions to 

the Historical Park from eligible areas described in subsection 

(c)(2). 

(4) ADDITIONS.—Any land, interest in land, or facility within 

the eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2) that is acquired 

by the Secretary or included in an amendment to the agreement 

under subsection (d)(4) shall be added to the Historical Park. 

(f) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the Historical Park in accordance with— 

(A) this section; and 

(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 

Park System, including— 

(i) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 

1 et seq.); and 

(ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 

seq.). 

(2) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 

after the date on which funds are made available to carry out 

this subsection, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, with respect to land administered by the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation and collaboration with 

the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Richland Department of Energy site offices, shall complete a general management plan for 

the Historical Park in accordance with section 12(b) of Public 

Law 91–383 (commonly known as the National Park Service 

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(3) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary may, subject to applicable law, provide interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington that are located outside 

the boundary of the Historical Park. 

(4) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land and 

interests in land within the eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2) by— 

(i) transfer of administrative jurisdiction from the 

Department of Energy by agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy; 

(ii) donation; 

(iii) exchange; or 

(iv) in the case of land and interests in land within 

the eligible areas described in subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) of subsection (c)(2), purchase from a willing seller. 

(B) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Secretary may not 

acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land 

under this section. 

(C) FACILITIES.—The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the vicinity of the Historical Park for visitor and administrative facilities. 

(5) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

(A) FEDERAL FACILITIES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into one or 

more agreements with the head of a Federal agency to 

provide public access to, and management, interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant Manhattan Project resources under the jurisdiction or control of the Federal agency. 

(ii) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

Secretary may accept donations from, and enter into 

cooperative agreements with, State governments, units 

of local government, tribal governments, organizations, 

or individuals to further the purpose of an interagency 

agreement entered into under clause (i) or to provide 

visitor services and administrative facilities within reasonable proximity to the Historical Park. 

(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide 

technical assistance to State, local, or tribal governments, 

organizations, or individuals for the management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically significant 

Manhattan Project resources not included within the Historical Park. 

(C) DONATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—For the 

purposes of this section, or for the purpose of preserving 

and providing access to historically significant Manhattan 

Project resources, the Secretary of Energy may accept, hold, 

administer, and use gifts, bequests, and devises (including 

labor and services). 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section creates a protective 

perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of the Historical 

Park. 

(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY OF THE HISTORICAL

PARK.—The fact that an activity or use on land outside the 

boundary of the Historical Park can be seen or heard from 

within the boundary shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Historical Park. 

(h) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a cause of action with respect to activities outside 

or adjacent to the established boundary of the Historical Park. 

SEC. 3040. NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK AND STEPHEN MATHER 

WILDERNESS. 

Title II of the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 

1132 note; Public Law 100–668) is amended by adding at the end 

the following: 

‘‘SEC. 207. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR ROAD. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may adjust the boundaries of 

the North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness in order to provide a 100-foot-wide corridor along which the 

Stehekin Valley Road may be rebuilt— 

‘‘(1) outside of the floodplain between milepost 12.9 and milepost 22.8; 

‘‘(2) within the boundaries of the North Cascades National 

Park; and 

‘‘(3) outside of the boundaries of the Stephen Mather Wilderness. 

‘‘(b) NO NET LOSS OF LANDS.—The boundary adjustments made 

under this section shall be such that equal acreage amounts are exchanged between the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North 

Cascades National Park, resulting in no net loss of acreage to either 

the Stephen Mather Wilderness or the North Cascades National 

Park.’’. 

SEC. 3041. OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Oregon 

Caves National Monument and Preserve’’, numbered 150/ 

80,023, and dated May 2010. 

(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the Oregon 

Caves National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 2497), dated July 12, 1909. 

(3) NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘National Monument and Preserve’’ means the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve designated by subsection 

(b)(1)(A). 

(4) NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘National Preserve’’ 

means the National Preserve designated by subsection (b)(1)(B). 

(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ 

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(A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief 

of the Forest Service), with respect to National Forest System land; and 

(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 

(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon. 

(b) DESIGNATIONS; LAND TRANSFER; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— (1) DESIGNATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Monument and the National Preserve shall be administered as a single unit of the National 

Park System and collectively known and designated as the 

‘‘Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve’’. 

(B) NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The approximately 4,070 acres 

of land identified on the map as ‘‘Proposed Addition 

Lands’’ shall be designated as a National Preserve. 

(2) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the 

land designated as a National Preserve under paragraph 

(1)(B) is transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the 

Secretary, to be administered as part of the National Monument and Preserve. 

(B) EXCLUSION OF LAND.—The boundaries of the Rogue 

River-Siskiyou National Forest are adjusted to exclude the 

land transferred under subparagraph (A). 

(3) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the National 

Monument and Preserve is modified to exclude approximately 4 

acres of land— 

(A) located in the City of Cave Junction; and 

(B) identified on the map as the ‘‘Cave Junction Unit’’. 

(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

National Park Service. 

(5) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 

Monument shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Oregon 

Caves National Monument and Preserve’’. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the National Monument and Preserve in accordance with— 

(A) this section; 

(B) Presidential Proclamation Number 876 (36 Stat. 

2497), dated July 12, 1909; and 

(C) any law (including regulations) generally applicable 

to units of the National Park System, including the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). 

(2) FIRE MANAGEMENT.—As soon as practicable after the date 

of enactment of this Act, in accordance with paragraph (1), the 

Secretary shall— 

(A) revise the fire management plan for the Monument to 

include the land transferred under subsection (b)(2)(A); and 

(B) in accordance with the revised plan, carry out hazardous fuel management activities within the boundaries of 

the National Monument and Preserve. 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

(i) allow for the completion of any Forest Service 

stewardship or service contract executed as of the date 

of enactment of this Act with respect to the National 

Preserve; and 

(ii) recognize the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose of administering a contract described in clause (i) through the completion of the contract. 

(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—All terms and conditions of 

a contract described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall remain in 

place for the duration of the contract. 

(C) LIABILITY.—The Forest Service shall be responsible 

for any liabilities relating to a contract described in subparagraph (A)(i). 

(4) GRAZING.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may allow the grazing of livestock within the National Preserve to continue as authorized under permits or 

leases in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—Grazing under subparagraph (A) 

shall be— 

(i) at a level not greater than the level at which the 

grazing exists as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

as measured in Animal Unit Months; and 

(ii) in accordance with each applicable law (including National Park Service regulations). 

(5) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—The Secretary shall permit hunting 

and fishing on land and waters within the National Preserve 

in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, except 

that the Secretary may, in consultation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, designate zones in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance by the Secretary with any applicable law (including regulations). 

(d) VOLUNTARY GRAZING LEASE OR PERMIT DONATION PRO- GRAM.— 

(1) DONATION OF LEASE OR PERMIT.— (A) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The Secretary concerned shall accept a grazing lease or permit that 

is donated by a lessee or permittee for— 

(i) the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment located in 

the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; and 

(ii) the Billy Mountain Grazing Allotment located on 

a parcel of land that is managed by the Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management). 

(B) TERMINATION.—With respect to each grazing permit 

or lease donated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

shall— 

(i) terminate the grazing permit or lease; and 

(ii) ensure a permanent end to grazing on the land 

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(2) EFFECT OF DONATION.—A lessee or permittee that donates 

a grazing lease or grazing permit (or a portion of a grazing 

lease or grazing permit) under this section shall be considered 

to have waived any claim to any range improvement on the associated grazing allotment or portion of the associated grazing 

allotment, as applicable. 

(e) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.— 

(1) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(208) RIVER STYX, OREGON.—The subterranean segment of 

Cave Creek, known as the River Styx, to be administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.’’. 

(2) POTENTIAL ADDITIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(141) OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE, 

OREGON.— 

‘‘(A) CAVE CREEK, OREGON.—The 2.6-mile segment of 

Cave Creek from the headwaters at the River Styx to the 

boundary of the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest. 

‘‘(B) LAKE CREEK, OREGON.—The 3.6-mile segment of 

Lake Creek from the headwaters at Bigelow Lakes to the 

confluence with Cave Creek. 

‘‘(C) NO NAME CREEK, OREGON.—The 0.6-mile segment of 

No Name Creek from the headwaters to the confluence with 

Cave Creek. 

‘‘(D) PANTHER CREEK.—The 0.8-mile segment of Panther 

Creek from the headwaters to the confluence with Lake 

Creek. 

‘‘(E) UPPER CAVE CREEK.—The segment of Upper Cave 

Creek from the headwaters to the confluence with River 

Styx.’’. 

(B) STUDY; REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(20) OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE, 

OREGON.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary 

shall— 

‘‘(A) complete the study of the Oregon Caves National 

Monument and Preserve segments described in subsection 

(a)(141); and 

‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report containing the results of 

the study.’’. 

SEC. 3042. SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

Section 201 of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 410ee) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 201. (a) In order’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘SEC. 201. SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order’’; and 


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(2) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The park shall 

also’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—The park shall also’’; 

(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘After advising the’’ 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘(4) REVISIONS.—After advising the’’; and 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as designated by 

subparagraph (A)) the following: 

‘‘(3) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the park is modified 

to include approximately 137 acres, as depicted on the map 

entitled ‘San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 

Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 472/113,006A, 

and dated June 2012. 

‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for inspection 

in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

‘‘(C) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary of the Interior 

may acquire the land or any interest in the land described 

in subparagraph (A) only by donation or exchange.’’. 

SEC. 3043. VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, NEW MEXICO. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible employee’’ means 

a person who was a full-time or part-time employee of the Trust 

during the 180-day period immediately preceding the date of 

enactment of this Act. 

(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Valles Caldera Fund 

established by section 106(h)(2) of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v–4(h)(2)). 

(3) PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘Preserve’’ means the Valles 

Caldera National Preserve in the State. 

(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of New Mexico. 

(6) TRUST.—The term ‘‘Trust’’ means the Valles Caldera 

Trust established by section 106(a) of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v–4(a)). 

(b) DESIGNATION OF VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE AS A

UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To protect, preserve, and restore the fish, 

wildlife, watershed, natural, scientific, scenic, geologic, historic, 

cultural, archaeological, and recreational values of the area, the 

Valles Caldera National Preserve is designated as a unit of the 

National Park System. 

(2) BOUNDARY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Preserve shall 

consist of approximately 89,900 acres of land as depicted 

on the map entitled ‘‘Valles Caldera National Preserve Proposed Boundary’’, numbered P80/102,036C, and dated November 4, 2014. 

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(3) MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall administer the 

Preserve in accordance with— 

(i) this section; and 

(ii) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— 

(I) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

(II) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 

seq.). 

(B) MANAGEMENT COORDINATION.—The Secretary may coordinate the management and operations of the Preserve 

with the Bandelier National Monument. 

(C) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after 

the date on which funds are made available to implement this subparagraph, the Secretary shall prepare a 

management plan for the Preserve. 

(ii) APPLICABLE LAW.—The management plan shall 

be prepared in accordance with— 

(I) section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Park Service General Authorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)); and 

(II) any other applicable laws. 

(iii) CONSULTATION.—The management plan shall be 

prepared in consultation with— 

(I) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(II) State and local governments; 

(III) Indian tribes and pueblos, including the 

Pueblos of Jemez, Santa Clara, and San Ildefonso; 

and 

(IV) the public. 

(4) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land and 

interests in land within the boundaries of the Preserve by— 

(i) purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds; or 

(ii) donation. 

(B) PROHIBITION OF CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest 

in land within the boundaries of the Preserve may be acquired by condemnation. 

(C) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—On acquisition 

of any land or interests in land under subparagraph (A), 

the acquired land or interests in land shall be administered 

as part of the Preserve. 

(5) SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

(i) until the date on which a management plan is 

completed in accordance with paragraph (3)(C), carry 

out the science and education program for the Preserve 

established by the Trust; and 

(ii) beginning on the date on which a management 

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establish a science and education program for the Preserve that— 

(I) allows for research and interpretation of the 

natural, historic, cultural, geologic and other scientific features of the Preserve; 

(II) provides for improved methods of ecological 

restoration and science-based adaptive management of the Preserve; and 

(III) promotes outdoor educational experiences in 

the Preserve. 

(B) SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CENTER.—As part of the 

program established under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary may establish a science and education center outside 

the boundaries of the Preserve in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. 

(6) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall allow the grazing of livestock within the Preserve to continue— 

(A) at levels and locations determined by the Secretary to 

be appropriate, consistent with this section; and 

(B) to the extent the use furthers scientific research or interpretation of the ranching history of the Preserve. 

(7) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping on land and water within the Preserve in accordance 

with applicable Federal and State law. 

(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may 

designate areas in which, and establish limited periods 

during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be permitted under subparagraph (A) for reasons of public safety, 

administration, or compliance with applicable law. 

(C) AGENCY AGREEMENT.—Except in an emergency, regulations closing areas within the Preserve to hunting, fishing, or trapping under this paragraph shall be made in 

consultation with the appropriate agency of the State having responsibility for fish and wildlife administration. 

(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects any 

jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with respect to 

fish and wildlife in the Preserve. 

(8) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall undertake activities to improve the health of forest, grassland, and riparian 

areas within the Preserve, including any activities carried 

out in accordance with title IV of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.). 

(B) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into agreements with adjacent pueblos to coordinate activities carried 

out under subparagraph (A) on the Preserve and adjacent 

pueblo land. 

(9) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all land 

and interests in land within the boundaries of the Preserve are 

withdrawn from— 

(A) entry, disposal, or appropriation under the public 

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(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(C) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geothermal 

leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. 

(10) VOLCANIC DOMES AND OTHER PEAKS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(C), for the purposes of preserving the natural, cultural, religious, archaeological, and historic resources of the volcanic domes and other peaks in the Preserve described in 

subparagraph (B) within the area of the domes and peaks 

above 9,600 feet in elevation or 250 feet below the top of the 

dome, whichever is lower— 

(i) no roads or buildings shall be constructed; and 

(ii) no motorized access shall be allowed. 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF VOLCANIC DOMES.—The volcanic 

domes and other peaks referred to in subparagraph (A) 

are— 

(i) Redondo Peak; 

(ii) Redondito; 

(iii) South Mountain; 

(iv) San Antonio Mountain; 

(v) Cerro Seco; 

(vi) Cerro San Luis; 

(vii) Cerros Santa Rosa; 

(viii) Cerros del Abrigo; 

(ix) Cerro del Medio; 

(x) Rabbit Mountain; 

(xi) Cerro Grande; 

(xii) Cerro Toledo; 

(xiii) Indian Point; 

(xiv) Sierra de los Valles; and 

(xv) Cerros de los Posos. 

(C) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in 

cases in which construction or motorized access is necessary 

for administrative purposes (including ecological restoration activities or measures required in emergencies to protect the health and safety of persons in the area). 

(11) TRADITIONAL CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS SITES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and pueblos, shall ensure the protection of traditional cultural and religious sites in the Preserve. 

(B) ACCESS.—The Secretary, in accordance with Public 

Law 95–341 (commonly known as the ‘‘American Indian 

Religious Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996)— 

(i) shall provide access to the sites described in subparagraph (A) by members of Indian tribes or pueblos 

for traditional cultural and customary uses; and 

(ii) may, on request of an Indian tribe or pueblo, 

temporarily close to general public use 1 or more specific areas of the Preserve to protect traditional cultural 

and customary uses in the area by members of the Indian tribe or pueblo. 

(C) PROHIBITION ON MOTORIZED ACCESS.—The Secretary 

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mechanized travel on Preserve land located adjacent to the 

Santa Clara Indian Reservation, to the extent the prohibition was in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

(12) CALDERA RIM TRAIL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 

the Secretary of Agriculture, affected Indian tribes and 

pueblos, and the public, shall study the feasibility of establishing a hiking trail along the rim of the Valles Caldera 

on— 

(i) land within the Preserve; and 

(ii) National Forest System land that is adjacent to 

the Preserve. 

(B) AGREEMENTS.—On the request of an affected Indian 

tribe or pueblo, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Indian tribe or pueblo with respect to the Caldera Rim Trail 

that provides for the protection of— 

(i) cultural and religious sites in the vicinity of the 

trail; and 

(ii) the privacy of adjacent pueblo land. 

(13) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section affects 

valid existing rights. 

(c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Preserve is transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Trust to the Secretary, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System, in accordance with subsection (b). 

(2) EXCLUSION FROM SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST.—The 

boundaries of the Santa Fe National Forest are modified to exclude the Preserve. 

(3) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—Not later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

and the Trust shall enter into a memorandum of agreement 

to facilitate the orderly transfer to the Secretary of the administration of the Preserve. 

(B) EXISTING MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Notwithstanding the 

repeal made by subsection (d)(1), until the date on which 

the Secretary completes a management plan for the Preserve in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(C), the Secretary 

may administer the Preserve in accordance with any management activities or plans adopted by the Trust under the 

Valles Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v et seq.), to 

the extent the activities or plans are consistent with subsection (b)(3)(A). 

(C) PUBLIC USE.—The Preserve shall remain open to public use during the interim management period, subject to 

such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 

appropriate. 

(4) VALLES CALDERA TRUST.— 

(A) TERMINATION.—The Trust shall terminate 180 days 

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determines that the termination date should be extended to 

facilitate the transitional management of the Preserve. 

(B) ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.— 

(i) ASSETS.—On termination of the Trust— 

(I) all assets of the Trust shall be transferred to 

the Secretary; and 

(II) any amounts appropriated for the Trust 

shall remain available to the Secretary for the administration of the Preserve. 

(ii) ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—On termination of the Trust, 

the Secretary shall assume all contracts, obligations, and other liabilities of the Trust. 

(II) NEW LIABILITIES.— 

(aa) BUDGET.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

and the Trust shall prepare a budget for the 

interim management of the Preserve. 

(bb) WRITTEN CONCURRENCE REQUIRED.— 

The Trust shall not incur any new liabilities 

not authorized in the budget prepared under 

item (aa) without the written concurrence of 

the Secretary. 

(C) PERSONNEL.— 

(i) HIRING.—The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture may hire employees of the Trust on a noncompetitive basis for comparable positions at the Preserve or other areas or offices under the jurisdiction of 

the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(ii) SALARY.—Any employees hired from the Trust 

under clause (i) shall be subject to the provisions of 

chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, title 5, 

United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 

(iii) INTERIM RETENTION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.— 

For a period of not less than 180 days beginning on the 

date of enactment of this Act, all eligible employees of 

the Trust shall be— 

(I) retained in the employment of the Trust; 

(II) considered to be placed on detail to the Secretary; and 

(III) subject to the direction of the Secretary. 

(iv) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.—Nothing in this subparagraph precludes the termination of employment of 

an eligible employee for cause during the period described in clause (iii). 

(D) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall have access to all 

records of the Trust pertaining to the management of the 

Preserve. 

(E) VALLES CALDERA FUND.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall assume the powers of 

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(ii) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—Any amounts in the 

Fund as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be 

available to the Secretary for use, without further appropriation, for the management of the Preserve. 

(d) REPEAL OF VALLES CALDERA PRESERVATION ACT.— 

(1) REPEAL.—On the termination of the Trust, the Valles 

Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v et seq.) is repealed. 

(2) EFFECT OF REPEAL.—Notwithstanding the repeal made by 

paragraph (1)— 

(A) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire mineral interests under section 104(e) of the Valles 

Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v–2(e)) is transferred to the Secretary and any proceeding for the condemnation of, or payment of compensation for, an outstanding mineral interest pursuant to the transferred authority shall continue; 

(B) the provisions in section 104(g) of the Valles Caldera 

Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v–2(g)) relating to the Pueblo of Santa Clara shall remain in effect; and 

(C) the Fund shall not be terminated until all amounts 

in the Fund have been expended by the Secretary. 

(3) BOUNDARIES.—The repeal of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v et seq.) shall not affect the boundaries 

as of the date of enactment of this Act (including maps and 

legal descriptions) of— 

(A) the Preserve; 

(B) the Santa Fe National Forest (other than the modification made by subsection (c)(2)); 

(C) Bandelier National Monument; and 

(D) any land conveyed to the Pueblo of Santa Clara. 

SEC. 3044. VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. 

(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 

this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may acquire the land or any interests in land within the area identified as ‘‘Modified Core Battlefield’’ for the Port Gibson Unit, the Champion Hill Unit, and 

the Raymond Unit as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Vicksburg National Military Park—Proposed Battlefield Additions’’, numbered 306/100986A (4 sheets), and dated July 2012. 

(2) METHODS OF ACQUISITION.—Land may be acquired under 

paragraph (1) by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that land owned by the State 

of Mississippi or any political subdivisions of the State may be 

acquired only by donation. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in subsection (a)(1) 

shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On the acquisition of land by the 

Secretary under this section— 

(1) the acquired land shall be added to Vicksburg National 

Military Park; 

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(3) the acquired land shall be administered as part of the 

Vicksburg National Military Park in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). 

Subtitle D—National Park System Studies, 

Management, and Related Matters 

SEC. 3050. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

2009 (Public Law 111–11) is amended as follows: 

(1) In paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) BATTLEFIELD REPORT.—The term ‘battlefield report’ 

means, collectively— 

‘‘(i) the report entitled ‘Report on the Nation’s Civil 

War Battlefields’, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993; and 

‘‘(ii) the report entitled ‘Report to Congress on the 

Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 

1812 Sites in the United States’, prepared by the National Park Service, and dated September 2007.’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘Battlefield Report’’ and inserting ‘‘battlefield report’’. 

(2) In paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘eligible sites or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 

(3) In paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘an eligible site or’’ after 

‘‘acquire’’. 

(4) In paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘an eligible site or’’ after 

‘‘acquiring’’. 

(5) In paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting ‘‘An eligible site or an’’. 

(6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9). 

(7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(6) WILLING SELLERS.—Acquisition of land or interests in 

land under this subsection shall be from willing sellers only. 

‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the activities carried out under this subsection, including a description of— 

‘‘(A) preservation activities carried out at the battlefields 

and associated sites identified in the battlefield report during the period between publication of the battlefield report 

and the report required under this paragraph; 

‘‘(B) changes in the condition of the battlefields and associated sites during that period; and 

‘‘(C) any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields and associated sites during that period. 

‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—None of the funds provided 

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indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation 

or appropriation matters pending before Congress.’’. 

(8) In paragraph (9) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)), by 

striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

SEC. 3051. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 

section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a special resource study regarding each area, site, and issue identified in subsection (b) to 

evaluate— 

(1) the national significance of the area, site, or issue; and 

(2) the suitability and feasibility of designating such an area 

or site as a unit of the National Park System. 

(b) STUDIES.—The areas, sites, and issues referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

(1) LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LOUISIANA.—Sites along the 

lower Mississippi River in the State of Louisiana, including 

Fort St. Philip, Fort Jackson, the Head of Passes, and any related and supporting historical, cultural, or recreational resource located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 

(2) BUFFALO SOLDIERS.—The role of the Buffalo Soldiers in 

the early years of the National Park System, including an evaluation of appropriate ways to enhance historical research, education, interpretation, and public awareness of the story of the 

stewardship role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks, 

including ways to link the story to the development of National 

Parks and the story of African-American military service following the Civil War. 

(3) ROTA, COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.— Prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of 

Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

(4) PRISON SHIP MONUMENT, NEW YORK.—The Prison Ship 

Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York. 

(5) FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE, NEW YORK.—The John Bowne 

House, located at 3701 Bowne Street, Queens, New York, the 

Friends Meeting House located at 137-17 Northern Boulevard, 

Queens, New York, and other resources in the vicinity of Flushing, New York, relating to the history of religious freedom during the era of the signing of the Flushing Remonstrance. 

(6) WEST HUNTER STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, GEORGIA.—The 

historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church, located at 775 

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia, and the 

block on which the church is located. 

(7) MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD, KENTUCKY.—The area encompassed by the National Historic Landmark designations relating to the 1862 Battle of Mill Springs located in Pulaski and 

Wayne Counties in the State of Kentucky. 

(8) NEW PHILADELPHIA, ILLINOIS.—The New Philadelphia archeological site and surrounding land in the State of Illinois. 

(c) CRITERIA.—In conducting a study under this section, the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System described in section 8(c) of 

Public Law 91–383 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Park System 

General Authorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 

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(1) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the 

applicable area or site as a unit of the National Park System; 

(2) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the applicable area or 

site; 

(3) include an analysis of the effect of the applicable area or 

site on— 

(A) existing commercial and recreational activities; 

(B) the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission or other infrastructure in the area; and 

(C) the authority of State and local governments to manage those activities; 

(4) include an identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence 

or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or 

place restrictions on non-Federal land if the applicable area or 

site is designated as a unit of the National Park System; and 

(5) identify alternatives for the management, administration, 

and protection of the applicable area or site. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

are made available to carry out a study authorized by this section, 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources of the Senate a report the describes— 

(1) the findings and recommendations of the study; and 

(2) any applicable recommendations of the Secretary. 

SEC. 3052. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS AND CORRIDORS. 

(a) EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AUTHORITIES.— 

(1) EXTENSIONS.— 

(A) Section 12 of Public Law 100–692 (16 U.S.C. 461 

note; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3258; 123 Stat. 1292; 127 

Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314) is amended— 

(i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

(B) Division II of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 461 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears 

in the following sections and inserting ‘‘2021’’: 

(i) Section 107 (110 Stat. 4244; 127 Stat. 420; 128 

Stat. 314). 

(ii) Section 408 (110 Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 

Stat. 314). 

(iii) Section 507 (110 Stat. 4260; 127 Stat. 420; 128 

Stat. 314). 

(iv) Section 707 (110 Stat. 4267; 127 Stat. 420; 128 

Stat. 314). 

(v) Section 809 (110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826; 127 

Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314). 

(vi) Section 910 (110 Stat. 4281; 127 Stat. 420; 128 

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(C) Section 109 of Public Law 105–355 (16 U.S.C. 461 

note; 112 Stat. 3252) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 

(D) Public Law 106–278 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— 

(i) in section 108 (114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 

Stat. 314), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 

and 

(ii) in section 209 (114 Stat. 824), by striking ‘‘the 

date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this 

title’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 

(E) Section 157(i) of Public Law 106–291 (16 U.S.C. 461 

note; 114 Stat. 967) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

(F) Section 7 of Public Law 106–319 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 

114 Stat. 1284) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

(G) Title VIII of division B of H.R. 5666 (Appendix D) as 

enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 

(16 U.S.C. 461 note; 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–295; 123 Stat. 

1294) is amended— 

(i) in section 804(j), by striking ‘‘the day occurring 15 

years after the date of enactment of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 811. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE. 

‘‘The authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance 

under this title shall terminate on September 30, 2021.’’. 

(H) Section 106(b) of Public Law 103–449 (16 U.S.C. 461 

note; 108 Stat. 4755; 113 Stat. 1726; 123 Stat. 1291) is 

amended, by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

(2) CONDITIONAL EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by paragraph 

(1) (other than the amendments made by clauses (iii) and 

(iv) of paragraph (1)(B)), shall apply only through September 30, 2020, unless the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’)— 

(i) conducts an evaluation of the accomplishments of 

the national heritage areas extended under paragraph 

(1), in accordance with subparagraph (B); and 

(ii) prepares a report in accordance with subparagraph (C) that recommends a future role for the National Park Service with respect to the applicable national heritage area. 

(B) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A)(i) shall— 

(i) assess the progress of the local management entity 

with respect to— 

(I) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing 

legislation for the national heritage area; and 

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(ii) analyze the investments of Federal, State, tribal, 

and local government and private entities in each national heritage area to determine the impact of the investments; and 

(iii) review the management structure, partnership 

relationships, and funding of the national heritage 

area for purposes of identifying the critical components 

for sustainability of the national heritage area. 

(C) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation conducted under 

subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that includes recommendations for the 

future role of the National Park Service with respect to the 

national heritage area. 

(b) JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR AMENDMENTS.—Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 

note; 100 Stat. 3625) is amended— 

(1) in the first sentence of section 2 (110 Stat. 4202), by striking ‘‘the map entitled ‘Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary Map’, numbered BRV–80–80,011, and 

dated May 2, 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled ‘John H. 

Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor— 

Proposed Boundary’, numbered 022/111530, and dated November 10, 2011’’; 

(2) in section 7 (120 Stat. 1858; 125 Stat. 155)— 

(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘TERMINATION 

OF COMMISSION’’ and inserting ‘‘TERMINATION OF 

COMMISSION; DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘The Commission’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Commission shall select, subject to 

the approval of the Secretary, a qualified nonprofit organization 

to be the local coordinating entity for the Corridor (referred to 

in this section as the ‘local coordinating entity’). 

‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The local coordinating entity shall assume the duties of the Commission for 

the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan developed and approved under section 6. 

‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—For the purposes of carrying out the management plan, the local coordinating entity may use amounts made 

available under this Act— 

‘‘(1) to make grants to the States of Massachusetts and Rhode 

Island (referred to in this section as the ‘States’), political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 

‘‘(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to the States, political subdivisions of the 

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‘‘(3) to hire and compensate staff, including individuals with 

expertise in— 

‘‘(A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and 

recreational resource conservation; 

‘‘(B) economic and community development; or 

‘‘(C) heritage planning; 

‘‘(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, including 

funds and services provided under any other Federal law or 

program; 

‘‘(5) to contract for goods or services; and 

‘‘(6) to support activities of partners and any other activities 

that further the purposes of the Corridor and are consistent 

with the approved management plan.’’; 

(3) in section 8 (120 Stat. 1858)— 

(A) in subsection (b)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding chapter 

63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into 

cooperative agreements with the local coordinating entity selected under paragraph (1) and other public or private entities 

for the purpose of— 

‘‘(A) providing technical assistance; or 

‘‘(B) implementing the plan under section 6(c).’’; and 

(B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(d) TRANSITION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 

local coordinating entity to ensure— 

‘‘(1) the appropriate transition of management of the Corridor 

from the Commission to the local coordinating entity; and 

‘‘(2) coordination regarding the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan.’’; 

(4) in section 10 (104 Stat. 1018; 120 Stat. 1858)— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in which the Commission is in existence’’ and inserting ‘‘until September 30, 

2021’’; and 

(B) by striking subsection (c); and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 11. REFERENCES TO THE COMMISSION. 

‘‘For purposes of sections 6, 8 (other than section 8(d)(1)), 9, and 

10, a reference to the ‘Commission’ shall be considered to be a reference to the local coordinating entity.’’. 

(c) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA REDESIGNATIONS.— 

(1) REDESIGNATION OF THE LAST GREEN VALLEY NATIONAL

HERITAGE CORRIDOR.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 

Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

461 note; Public Law 103–449) is amended— 

(i) in section 103— 

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ing ‘‘LAST GREEN VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR’’; and 

(II) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Quinebaug 

and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 

Corridor’’ and inserting ‘‘The Last Green Valley 

National Heritage Corridor’’; and 

(ii) in section 108(2), by striking ‘‘the Quinebaug and 

Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 

under’’ and inserting ‘‘The Last Green Valley National 

Heritage Corridor established by’’. 

(B) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States 

to the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 

Heritage Corridor shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

‘‘The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor’’. 

(2) REDESIGNATION OF MOTORCITIES NATIONAL HERITAGE

AREA.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Automobile National Heritage 

Area Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 105–355) 

is amended— 

(i) in section 102— 

(I) in subsection (a)— 

(aa) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership’’ 

and inserting ‘‘MotorCities National Heritage 

Area Partnership’’; and 

(bb) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Automobile National Heritage Area’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘MotorCities National 

Heritage Area’’; and 

(II) in subsection (b)— 

(aa) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

by striking ‘‘Automobile National Heritage 

Area’’ and inserting ‘‘MotorCities National 

Heritage Area’’; and 

(bb) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Automobile National Heritage Area’’ and inserting 

‘‘MotorCities National Heritage Area’’; 

(ii) in section 103— 

(I) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Automobile National Heritage Area’’ and inserting ‘‘MotorCities 

National Heritage Area’’; and 

(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Automobile 

National Heritage Area Partnership’’ and inserting 

‘‘MotorCities National Heritage Area Partnership’’; 

(iii) in section 104— 

(I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AUTOMOBILE 

NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA’’ and inserting 

‘‘MOTORCITIES NATIONAL HERITAGE 

AREA’’; and 

(II) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Automobile 

National Heritage Area’’ and inserting 

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(iv) in section 106, in the heading, by striking 

‘‘AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

PARTNERSHIP’’ and inserting ‘‘MOTORCITIES 

NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA PARTNERSHIP’’. 

(B) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States 

to the Automobile National Heritage Area shall be deemed 

to be a reference to the ‘‘MotorCities National Heritage 

Area’’. 

SEC. 3053. NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE SUPPORT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. 

(a) IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

the Director of the National Park Service (referred to in this section 

as the ‘‘Secretary’’), may make improvements to a support facility, 

including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site operated by 

the National Park Service if the project— 

(1) is conducted using amounts included in the budget of the 

National Park Service in effect on the date on which the project 

is authorized; 

(2) is subject to a 50 percent non-Federal cost-sharing requirement; and 

(3) is conducted in an area in which the National Park Service was authorized by law in effect before the date of enactment 

of this Act to establish a support facility. 

(b) OPERATION AND USE.—The Secretary may operate and use all 

or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service— 

(1) to carry out duties associated with operating and supporting the National Historic Site; and 

(2) only in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the unit of local government in which the support facility is located. 

SEC. 3054. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—The term ‘‘donor acknowledgment’’ means an appropriate statement or credit acknowledging 

a donation. 

(2) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘National Park System’’ includes each program and individual unit of the National Park System. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(b) DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN UNITS OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may authorize a donor acknowledgment to recognize a donation to— 

(A) the National Park Service; or 

(B) the National Park System. 

(2) RESTRICTIONS.—A donor acknowledgment shall not be 

used to state or imply— 

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ognition, of the National Park Service or the National Park 

System; 

(B) a National Park Service endorsement of the donor or 

any product or service of the donor; or 

(C) naming rights to any unit of the National Park System or a National Park System facility, including a visitor 

center. 

(3) REQUIREMENTS.— (A) DISPLAY.—A donor acknowledgment shall be displayed— 

(i) in a manner that is approved by the Secretary; 

and 

(ii) for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, that is commensurate with the amount of the 

contribution and the life of the structure. 

(B) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall establish donor acknowledgment guidelines that take into account the unique 

requirements of individual units and programs of the National Park System. 

(C) USE OF SLOGANS PROHIBITED.—A donor acknowledgment shall not permit the use of— 

(i) an advertising slogan; or 

(ii) a statement or credit promoting or opposing a political candidate or issue. 

(4) PLACEMENT.— (A) VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES.—A donor 

acknowledgment may be located on or inside a visitor center or administrative facility of the National Park System 

(including in a specific room or section) or any other appropriate location, such as on a donor recognition wall or 

plaque. 

(B) OUTSIDE.—A donor acknowledgment may be located 

in an area outside of a visitor or administrative facility described in subparagraph (A), including a bench, brick, 

pathway, area of landscaping, or plaza. 

(C) PROJECTS.—A donor acknowledgment may be located 

near a park construction or restoration project, if the donation directly relates to the project. 

(D) VEHICLES.—A donor acknowledgment may be placed 

on a National Park Service vehicle, if the donation directly 

relates to the vehicle. 

(E) LIMITATION.—Any donor acknowledgment associated 

with a historic structure or placed outside a park restoration project— 

(i) shall be freestanding; and 

(ii) shall not obstruct a natural or historical site or 

view. 

(5) PRINTED, DIGITAL, AND MEDIA PLATFORMS.—The Secretary 

may authorize the use of donor acknowledgments under this 

subsection to include donor acknowledgments on printed, digital, and media platforms, including brochures or Internet 

websites relating to a specific unit of the National Park System. 

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(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7); and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.— ‘‘(1) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DONOR CONTRIBUTION.—Except as 

otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator of General Services, as applicable, may 

permit a sponsor to acknowledge donor contributions at the 

commemorative work. 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An acknowledgment under paragraph 

(1) shall— 

‘‘(A) be displayed— 

‘‘(i) inside an ancillary structure associated with the 

commemorative work; or 

‘‘(ii) as part of a manmade landscape feature at the 

commemorative work; and 

‘‘(B) conform to applicable National Park Service or General Services Administration guidelines for donor recognition, as applicable. 

‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—An acknowledgment under paragraph (1) 

shall— 

‘‘(A) be limited to an appropriate statement or credit recognizing the contribution; 

‘‘(B) be displayed in a form in accordance with National 

Park Service and General Services Administration guidelines; 

‘‘(C) be displayed for a period of up to 10 years, with the 

display period to be commensurate with the level of the contribution, as determined in accordance with the plan and 

guidelines described in subparagraph (B); 

‘‘(D) be freestanding; and 

‘‘(E) not be affixed to— 

‘‘(i) any landscape feature at the commemorative 

work; or 

‘‘(ii) any object in a museum collection. 

‘‘(4) COST.—The sponsor shall bear all expenses related to the 

display of donor acknowledgments under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall apply to any commemorative work dedicated after January 1, 2010.’’. 

(d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section— 

(1) requires the Secretary to accept a donation; or 

(2) modifies section 145 of Public Law 108–108 (16 U.S.C. 

1a–1 note; 117 Stat. 1280). 

SEC. 3055. COIN TO COMMEMORATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. 

(a) COIN SPECIFICATIONS.— 

(1) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue the 

following coins: 

(A) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 $5 coins, 

which shall— 

(i) weigh 8.359 grams; 

(ii) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

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(B) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 $1 coins, 

which shall— 

(i) weigh 26.73 grams; 

(ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

(iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 

(C) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more than 750,000 

half dollar coins, which shall— 

(i) weigh 11.34 grams; 

(ii) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

(iii) be minted to the specifications for half dollar 

coins, contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United 

States Code. 

(2) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this section 

shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, 

United States Code. 

(3) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 5134 and 

5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this 

section shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

(b) DESIGN OF COINS.— 

(1) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted under 

this section shall be emblematic of the 100th anniversary of 

the National Park Service. 

(B) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin minted under this section there shall be— 

(i) a designation of the face value of the coin; 

(ii) an inscription of the year ‘‘2016’’; and 

(iii) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We 

Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus 

Unum’’. 

(2) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted under this 

section shall be— 

(A) selected by the Secretary after consultation with— 

(i) the National Park Service; 

(ii) the National Park Foundation; and 

(iii) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 

(B) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 

(c) ISSUANCE OF COINS.— 

(1) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this section shall 

be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

(2) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins 

minted under this section only during the period beginning on 

January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2016. 

(d) SALE OF COINS.— 

(1) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this section shall be 

sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of— 

(A) the face value of the coins; 

(B) the surcharge provided in subsection (e)(1) with respect to the coins; and 

(C) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 

labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 

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(2) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the 

coins issued under this section at a reasonable discount. 

(3) PREPAID ORDERS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this section before the 

issuance of such coins. 

(B) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under subparagraph (A) shall be at a reasonable discount. 

(e) SURCHARGES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under this section 

shall include a surcharge as follows: (A) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 

(B) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 

(C) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dollar coin. 

(2) DISTRIBUTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, 

United States Code, all surcharges which are received by 

the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this section shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 

Park Foundation for projects and programs that help preserve and protect resources under the stewardship of the 

National Park Service and promote public enjoyment and 

appreciation of those resources. 

(B) PROHIBITION ON LAND ACQUISITION.—Surcharges 

paid to the National Park Foundation pursuant to subparagraph (A) may not be used for land acquisition. 

(3) AUDITS.—The National Park Foundation shall be subject 

to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United 

States Code, with regard to the amounts received by the Foundation under paragraph (2). 

(4) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance under this 

section of any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of 

such issuance, the issuance of such coin would result in the 

number of commemorative coin programs issued during such 

year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin program 

issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United 

States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 

Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry 

out this paragraph. 

(f) FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.—The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that— 

(1) minting and issuing coins under this section will not result in any net cost to the United States Government; and 

(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in subsection (e) until the 

total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized 

by this section (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered 

by the United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) 

and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code. 

(g) BUDGET COMPLIANCE.—The budgetary effects of this section, 

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of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this section, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 

passage. 

SEC. 3056. COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A 

NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s 

History Museum established by subsection (b)(1). 

(2) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the National Women’s History Museum. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Commission to 

Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History 

Museum. 

(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be composed of 8 

members, of whom— 

(A) 2 members shall be appointed by the majority leader 

of the Senate; 

(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives; 

(C) 2 members shall be appointed by the minority leader 

of the Senate; and 

(D) 2 members shall be appointed by the minority leader 

of the House of Representatives. 

(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission shall be 

appointed to the Commission from among individuals, or representatives of institutions or entities, who possess— 

(A)(i) a demonstrated commitment to the research, study, 

or promotion of women’s history, art, political or economic 

status, or culture; and 

(ii)(I) expertise in museum administration; 

(II) expertise in fundraising for nonprofit or cultural institutions; 

(III) experience in the study and teaching of women’s history; 

(IV) experience in studying the issue of the representation 

of women in art, life, history, and culture at the Smithsonian Institution; or 

(V) extensive experience in public or elected service; 

(B) experience in the administration of, or the planning 

for, the establishment of, museums; or 

(C) experience in the planning, design, or construction of 

museum facilities. 

(4) PROHIBITION.—No employee of the Federal Government 

may serve as a member of the Commission. 

(5) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The initial members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than the 

date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(6) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission— 

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(B) shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. 

(7) CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall, by majority vote of 

all of the members, select 1 member of the Commission to serve 

as the Chairperson of the Commission. 

(c) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.— (1) REPORTS.— (A) PLAN OF ACTION.—The Commission shall submit to 

the President and Congress a report containing the recommendations of the Commission with respect to a plan of 

action for the establishment and maintenance of a National 

Women’s History Museum in Washington, DC. 

(B) REPORT ON ISSUES.—The Commission shall submit to 

the President and Congress a report that addresses the following issues: 

(i) The availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum. 

(ii) The impact of the Museum on regional women 

history-related museums. 

(iii) Potential locations for the Museum in Washington, DC, and its environs. 

(iv) Whether the Museum should be part of the 

Smithsonian Institution. 

(v) The governance and organizational structure 

from which the Museum should operate. 

(vi) Best practices for engaging women in the development and design of the Museum. 

(vii) The cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum. 

(C) DEADLINE.—The reports required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be submitted not later than the 

date that is 18 months after the date of the first meeting 

of the Commission. 

(2) FUNDRAISING PLAN.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall develop a fundraising plan to support the establishment, operation, and 

maintenance of the Museum through contributions from the 

public. 

(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the fundraising 

plan under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consider— 

(i) the role of the National Women’s History Museum 

(a nonprofit, educational organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

that was incorporated in 1996 in Washington, DC, and 

dedicated for the purpose of establishing a women’s 

history museum) in raising funds for the construction 

of the Museum; and 

(ii) issues relating to funding the operations and 

maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds. 

(C) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Commission shall obtain 

an independent review of the viability of the plan developed 

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analysis as to whether the plan is likely to achieve the level 

of resources necessary to fund the construction of the Museum and the operations and maintenance of the Museum 

in perpetuity without reliance on appropriations of Federal 

funds. 

(D) SUBMISSION.—The Commission shall submit the plan 

developed under subparagraph (A) and the review conducted under subparagraph (C) to the Committees on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, House Administration, 

Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Committees on Rules and Administration, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations 

of the Senate. 

(3) LEGISLATION TO CARRY OUT PLAN OF ACTION.—Based on 

the recommendations contained in the report submitted under 

subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the Commission 

shall submit for consideration to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Administration, Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Committees on Rules and Administration, Energy and 

Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate recommendations for a legislative plan of action to establish and 

construct the Museum. 

(4) NATIONAL CONFERENCE.—Not later than 18 months after 

the date on which the initial members of the Commission are 

appointed under subsection (b), the Commission may, in carrying out the duties of the Commission under this subsection, 

convene a national conference relating to the Museum, to be 

comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of the 

life, art, history, and culture of women. 

(d) DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 

(1) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may employ and compensate an executive director and any other additional personnel that are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. 

(B) RATES OF PAY.—Rates of pay for persons employed 

under subparagraph (A) shall be consistent with the rates 

of pay allowed for employees of a temporary organization 

under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code. 

(2) NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—Any individual employed 

under this section shall not be considered a Federal employee 

for the purpose of any law governing Federal employment. 

(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), on request of the Commission, the head of a Federal agency may 

provide technical assistance to the Commission. 

(B) PROHIBITION.—No Federal employees may be detailed 

to the Commission. 

(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

(1) COMPENSATION.— 

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(i) shall not be considered to be a Federal employee 

for any purpose by reason of service on the Commission; and 

(ii) shall serve without pay. 

(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Commission 

shall be allowed a per diem allowance for travel expenses, 

at rates consistent with those authorized under subchapter 

I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

(2) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, DEVISES.—The Commission may solicit, 

accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of money, 

services, or real or personal property for the purpose of aiding 

or facilitating the work of the Commission. 

(3) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Commission 

shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App.). 

(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate on the date 

that is 30 days after the date on which the final versions of the reports required under section (c)(1) are submitted. 

(g) FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be solely responsible 

for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses 

of, the Commission. 

(2) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds may be obligated to 

carry out this section. 

SEC. 3057. CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL 

AREA. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) FINAL RULE.—The term ‘‘Final Rule’’ means the final rule 

entitled ‘‘Special Regulations, Areas of the National Park System, Cape Hatteras National Seashore—Off-Road Vehicle Management’’ (77 Fed. Reg. 3123 (January 23, 2012)). 

(2) NATIONAL SEASHORE.—The term ‘‘National Seashore’’ 

means the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of North Carolina. 

(b) REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION BUFFERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review and modify 

wildlife buffers in the National Seashore in accordance with 

this subsection and any other applicable law. 

(2) BUFFER MODIFICATIONS.—In modifying wildlife buffers 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, using adaptive management practices— 

(A) ensure that the buffers are of the shortest duration 

and cover the smallest area necessary to protect a species, 

as determined in accordance with peer-reviewed scientific 

data; and 

(B) designate pedestrian and vehicle corridors around 

areas of the National Seashore closed because of wildlife 

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(3) COORDINATION WITH STATE.—The Secretary, after coordinating with the State, shall determine appropriate buffer protections for species that are not listed under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), but that are identified for protection under State law. 

(c) MODIFICATIONS TO FINAL RULE.—The Secretary shall undertake a public process to consider, consistent with management requirements at the National Seashore, the following changes to the 

Final Rule: 

(1) Opening beaches at the National Seashore that are closed 

to night driving restrictions, by opening beach segments each 

morning on a rolling basis as daily management reviews are 

completed. 

(2) Extending seasonal off-road vehicle routes for additional 

periods in the Fall and Spring if off-road vehicle use would not 

create resource management problems at the National Seashore. 

(3) Modifying the size and location of vehicle-free areas. 

(d) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VEHICLE ACCESS POINTS.—The Secretary shall construct new vehicle access points and roads at the 

National Seashore— 

(1) as expeditiously as practicable; and 

(2) in accordance with applicable management plans for the 

National Seashore. 

(e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to Congress within 1 year 

after the date of enactment of this Act on measures taken to implement this section. 

Subtitle E—Wilderness and Withdrawals 

SEC. 3060. ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS ADDITIONS AND PRATT AND 

MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE RIVERS PROTECTION. 

(a) EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There is designated as wilderness and as a 

component of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National 

Forest in the State of Washington comprising approximately 

22,173 acres that is within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 

December 3, 2009, which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 

(2) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(A) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

land designated as wilderness by paragraph (1) shall be 

administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 

this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 

considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

(B) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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map and a legal description of the land designated as 

wilderness by paragraph (1) with— 

(I) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

House of Representatives; and 

(II) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

(ii) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal description 

filed under clause (i) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map and legal 

description. 

(iii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description filed under clause (i) shall be filed and made 

available for public inspection in the appropriate office 

of the Forest Service. 

(3) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS IN

LAND.—Any land or interests in land within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness 

Additions’’ and dated December 3, 2009, that is acquired by the 

United States shall— 

(A) become part of the wilderness area; and 

(B) be managed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A). 

(b) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.— (1) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (208), as added by section 3040(e), the following: 

‘‘(209) MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON.—The 27.4- 

mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork 

Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 

N., R. 13 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 

9 E., to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 

following classifications: 

‘‘(A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn 

Gap in NE 1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the west section 

line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river. 

‘‘(B) The approximately 21-mile segment from the west 

section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to the northern 

boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river. 

‘‘(210) PRATT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The entirety of the Pratt 

River in the State of Washington, located in the Mount BakerSnoqualmie National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.’’. 

(2) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land within 

the boundary of the river segment designated by paragraph 

(209) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

U.S.C. 1274(a)) may be acquired by condemnation. 

(3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (209) of section 

3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone outside the designated boundary of the river segment designated by that 

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(B) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an activity or use 

can be seen or heard within the boundary of the river segment designated by paragraph (209) of section 3(a) of the 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall not 

preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the 

river segment. 

SEC. 3061. COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) RED RIVER CONVEYANCE MAP.—The term ‘‘Red River Conveyance Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Town of Red River 

Town Site Act Proposal’’ and dated April 19, 2012. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of New Mexico. 

(4) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town of Red River, 

New Mexico. 

(5) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the village of Taos 

Ski Valley, New Mexico. 

(6) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ means the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness designated by subsection (b)(1)(A). 

(7) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Wilderness Map’’ means the 

map entitled ‘‘Columbine-Hondo, Wheeler Peak Wilderness’’ and 

dated April 25, 2012. 

(b) ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.— 

(1) DESIGNATION OF THE COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 45,000 acres of 

land in the Carson National Forest in the State, as generally depicted on the Wilderness Map, is designated as 

wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness 

Preservation System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Columbine-Hondo Wilderness’’. 

(B) MANAGEMENT.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in 

accordance with this section and the Wilderness Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 

that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

(ii) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

the designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness. 

(II) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that 

nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 

heard from areas within the Wilderness shall not 

preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 

(C) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS IN

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boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the United 

States shall— 

(i) become part of the Wilderness; and 

(ii) be managed in accordance with— 

(I) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 

(II) this subsection; and 

(III) any other applicable laws. 

(D) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, 

where established before the date of enactment of this Act, 

shall be allowed to continue in accordance with— 

(i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(4)); and 

(ii) the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 

Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th 

Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 

(E) COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 

(i) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 

section 103(a)(2) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

note; 94 Stat. 3223), any Federal land in the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area administered by 

the Forest Service that is not designated as wilderness 

by subparagraph (A) has been adequately reviewed for 

wilderness designation. 

(ii) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal land described in 

clause (i) is no longer subject to subsections (a)(2) and 

(b) of section 103 of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 

1132 note; 94 Stat. 3223). 

(F) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of the Wilderness. 

(ii) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descriptions 

prepared under clause (i) shall have the same force 

and effect as if included in this section, except that the 

Secretary may correct errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

(iii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal descriptions prepared under clause (i) shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 

(G) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects the 

jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife located on public land in the State, except that the 

Secretary may designate areas in which, and establish 

periods during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no 

hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the 

Wilderness. 

(ii) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency 

and notify the public before taking any action under 

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(H) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

Federal land described in subparagraphs (A) and (E)(i) 

and any land or interest in land that is acquired by the 

United States in the Wilderness after the date of enactment 

of this Act is withdrawn from— 

(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 

land laws; 

(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; and 

(iii) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

(2) WHEELER PEAK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the State is modified as generally depicted in the 

Wilderness Map. 

(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, any 

Federal land added to or excluded from the boundary of 

the Wheeler Peak Wilderness under subparagraph (A) is 

withdrawn from— 

(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 

land laws; 

(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; and 

(iii) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

(c) LAND CONVEYANCES AND SALES.— (1) TOWN OF RED RIVER LAND CONVEYANCE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey to the Town, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the one or more parcels 

of Federal land described in subparagraph (B) for which 

the Town submits a request to the Secretary by the date 

that is not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

this Act. 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal land 

referred to in subparagraph (A) are the parcels of National 

Forest System land (including any improvements to the 

land) in Taos County, New Mexico, that are identified as 

‘‘Parcel 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 2’’, ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’ on the Red 

River Conveyance Map. 

(C) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subparagraph 

(A) shall be subject to— 

(i) valid existing rights; 

(ii) public rights-of-way through ‘‘Parcel 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 

3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’; 

(iii) an administrative right-of-way through ‘‘Parcel 

2’’ reserved to the United States; and 

(iv) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(D) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

under subparagraph (A), the Town shall use— 

(i) ‘‘Parcel 1’’ for a wastewater treatment plant; 

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(iii) ‘‘Parcel 3’’ for a public park; and 

(iv) ‘‘Parcel 4’’ for a public road. 

(E) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the Town 

under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide that 

any parcel of Federal land conveyed to the Town under 

subparagraph (A) shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the parcel of Federal land is used 

for a purpose other than the purpose for which the parcel 

was conveyed, as required under subparagraph (D). 

(F) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— (i) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description 

of the National Forest System land conveyed under 

subparagraph (A) shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. 

(ii) COSTS.—The Town shall pay the reasonable survey and other administrative costs associated with the 

conveyance. 

(2) VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY LAND CONVEYANCE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey to the Village, without 

consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Federal 

land described in subparagraph (B) for which the Village 

submits a request to the Secretary by the date that is not 

later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of Federal land 

referred to in subparagraph (A) is the parcel comprising 

approximately 4.6 acres of National Forest System land (including any improvements to the land) in Taos County generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Village 

of Taos Ski Valley Town Site Act Proposal’’ and dated 

April 19, 2012. 

(C) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subparagraph 

(A) shall be subject to— 

(i) valid existing rights; 

(ii) an administrative right-of-way through the parcel of Federal land described in subparagraph (B) reserved to the United States; and 

(iii) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(D) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

under subparagraph (A), the Village shall use the parcel of 

Federal land described in subparagraph (B) for a wastewater treatment plant. 

(E) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the Village, the 

Secretary shall provide that the parcel of Federal land conveyed to the Village under subparagraph (A) shall revert to 

the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the parcel 

of Federal land is used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the parcel was conveyed, as described in 

subparagraph (D). 

(F) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— (i) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description 

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subparagraph (A) shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. 

(ii) COSTS.—The Village shall pay the reasonable 

survey and other administrative costs associated with 

the conveyance. 

(3) AUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST

SYSTEM LAND.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and in exchange for consideration in an amount that 

is equal to the fair market value of the applicable parcel of 

National Forest System land, the Secretary may convey— 

(i) to the holder of the permit numbered 

‘‘QUE302101’’ for use of the parcel, the parcel of National Forest System land comprising approximately 

0.2 acres that is generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 5’’ on the 

Red River Conveyance Map; and 

(ii) to the owner of the private property adjacent to 

the parcel, the parcel of National Forest System land 

comprising approximately 0.1 acres that is generally 

depicted as ‘‘Parcel 6’’ on the Red River Conveyance 

Map. 

(B) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts received by 

the Secretary as consideration for a conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall be— 

(i) deposited in the fund established under Public 

Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 

U.S.C. 484a); and 

(ii) available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition of land 

or interests in land in Region 3 of the Forest Service. 

(C) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subparagraph 

(A) shall be subject to— 

(i) valid existing rights; and 

(ii) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(D) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

(i) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description 

of the National Forest System land conveyed under 

subparagraph (A) shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. 

(ii) COSTS.—The reasonable survey and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance shall be 

paid by the holder of the permit or the owner of the private property, as applicable. 

SEC. 3062. HERMOSA CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Durango, Colorado. 

(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La Plata County, 

Colorado. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

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(4) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘‘Special Management Area’’ means the Hermosa Creek Special Management 

Area designated by subsection (b)(1). 

(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Colorado. 

(b) DESIGNATION OF HERMOSA CREEK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

AREA.— 

(1) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, certain 

Federal land in the San Juan National Forest comprising approximately 70,650 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Hermosa Creek Special Management Area and 

Proposed Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated November 12, 2014, is designated as the ‘‘Hermosa Creek Special Management Area’’. 

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Special Management Area 

is to conserve and protect for the benefit of present and future 

generations the watershed, geological, cultural, natural, scientific, recreational, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, 

and scenic resources of the Special Management Area. 

(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 

Special Management Area— 

(i) in a manner that conserves, protects, and manages the resources of the Special Management Area described in paragraph (2); and 

(ii) in accordance with— 

(I) the National Forest Management Act of 1976 

(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

(II) this Act; and 

(III) any other applicable laws. 

(B) USES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow only such 

uses of the Special Management Area as the Secretary 

determines would further the purposes described in 

paragraph (2). 

(ii) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHICLES.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subclause (II) and as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized or mechanized vehicles in the Special Management Area shall be permitted only on roads 

and trails designated by the Secretary for use by 

those vehicles. 

(II) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall 

authorize the use of snowmobiles and other 

oversnow vehicles within the Special Management 

Area— 

(aa) when there exists adequate snow coverage; and 

(bb) subject to such terms and conditions as 

the Secretary may require. 

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plicable laws (including regulations) and Executive orders. 

(iv) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Within the area of the 

Special Management Area identified as ‘‘East Hermosa 

Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Hermosa Creek 

Special Management Area and Proposed Hermosa 

Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated November 12, 2014, 

the following activities shall be prohibited: 

(I) New permanent or temporary road construction or the renovation of existing nonsystem roads, 

except as allowed under the final rule entitled 

‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado’’ (77 

Fed. Reg. 39576 (July 3, 2012)). 

(II) Projects undertaken for the purpose of harvesting commercial timber (other than activities relating to the harvest of merchantable products that 

are byproducts of activities conducted for ecological 

restoration or to further the purposes described in 

this section). 

(4) STATE AND FEDERAL WATER MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in 

this subsection affects the potential for development, operation, 

or maintenance of a water storage reservoir at the site in the 

Special Management Area that is identified in— 

(A) pages 17 through 20 of the Statewide Water Supply 

Initiative studies prepared by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and issued by the State in November 2004; 

and 

(B) page 27 of the Colorado Dam Site Inventory prepared 

by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and dated August 1996. 

(5) WITHDRAWAL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid rights in existence on 

the date of enactment of this Act and except as provided in 

subparagraph (B), the Federal land within the Special 

Management Area is withdrawn from— 

(i) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal 

under the public land laws; 

(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; and 

(iii) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

(B) EXCEPTION.—The withdrawal under subparagraph 

(A) shall not apply to the areas identified as parcels A and 

B on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Hermosa Creek Special 

Management Area and Proposed Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated November 12, 2014. 

(6) WINTER SKIING AND RELATED WINTER ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this subsection alters or limits— 

(A) a permit held by a ski area; 

(B) the implementation of the activities governed by a ski 

area permit; or 

(C) the authority of the Secretary to modify or expand an 

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(7) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this subsection 

prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation management 

projects within the Special Management Area— 

(A) subject to— 

(i) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 

(ii) all applicable laws (including regulations); and 

(B) in a manner consistent with— 

(i) the purposes described in paragraph (2); and 

(ii) this subsection. 

(8) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with this subsection, the Secretary may— 

(A) carry out any measures that the Secretary determines 

to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Special Management Area; and 

(B) coordinate those measures with the appropriate State 

or local agency, as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 

(9) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the 

Special Management Area that— 

(A) takes into account public input; and 

(B) provides for recreational opportunities to occur within 

the Special Management Area, including skiing, biking, 

hiking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, snowmobiling, 

motorcycle riding, off-highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, 

and camping. 

(10) TRAIL AND OPEN AREA SNOWMOBILE USAGE.—Nothing in 

this subsection affects the use or status of trails authorized for 

motorized or mechanized vehicle or open area snowmobile use 

on the date of enactment of this Act. 

(11) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subsection affects 

access to, use of, or allocation of any absolute or conditional 

water right that is— 

(A) decreed under the laws of the State; and 

(B) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. 

(c) HERMOSA CREEK WILDERNESS.— 

(1) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 

756; 114 Stat. 1955; 116 Stat. 1055) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘(22) Certain land within the San Juan National Forest that 

comprises approximately 37,236 acres, as generally depicted on 

the map entitled ‘Proposed Hermosa Creek Special Management 

Area and Proposed Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area’ and dated 

November 12, 2014, which shall be known as the ‘Hermosa 

Creek Wilderness’.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any reference contained in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act 

shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment 

of this Act for purposes of administering the wilderness area 

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1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 Stat. 1955; 116 

Stat. 1055) (as added by paragraph (1)). 

(3) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance with section 

4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the 

wilderness areas designated by section 2(a)(22) of the Colorado 

Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 

Stat. 1955; 116 Stat. 1055) (as added by paragraph (1)), the 

Secretary may carry out any measure that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 

to be appropriate. 

(d) DURANGO AREA MINERAL WITHDRAWAL.— 

(1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the land 

and mineral interests described in paragraph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of— 

(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public 

land laws; 

(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, or mineral materials. 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND AND MINERAL INTERESTS.—The 

land and mineral interests referred to in paragraph (1) are the 

Federal land and mineral interests generally depicted within 

the areas designated as ‘‘Withdrawal Areas’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Perins Peak & Animas City Mountain, Horse Gulch and 

Lake Nighthorse Mineral Withdrawal’’ and dated April 5, 2013. 

(3) PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior may convey any portion 

of the land described in paragraph (2) that is administered by 

the Bureau of Land Management to the City, the County, or the 

State— 

(A) pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

U.S.C. 869 et seq.); or 

(B) by exchange in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). 

(e) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TO

COUNTY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—On the expiration of the permit numbered 

COC 64651 (09) and dated February 24, 2009, on request and 

agreement of the County, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the County, without consideration and subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

in and to the land described in paragraph (2), subject to— 

(A) paragraph (3); 

(B) the condition that the County shall pay all administrative and other costs associated with the conveyance; and 

(C) such other terms and conditions as the Secretary of 

the Interior determines to be necessary. 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of approximately 82 acres of land managed 

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rado, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘La Plata County Grandview Conveyance’’ and dated May 5, 2014. 

(3) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The Federal land conveyed pursuant to this subsection may be used by the County for any public purpose, in accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

(4) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to use a parcel of the 

Federal land conveyed pursuant to this subsection in accordance with paragraph (1), title to the parcel shall revert to the 

Secretary of the Interior, at the option of the Secretary of the Interior. 

(f) MOLAS PASS RECREATION AREA; WILDERNESS STUDY AREA RELEASE; WILDERNESS STUDY AREA TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE

JURISDICTION.— 

(1) MOLAS PASS RECREATION AREA.— 

(A) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 461 acres of land 

in San Juan County, Colorado, that is generally depicted 

as ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area’’ on the map entitled 

‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area and Molas Pass Wilderness 

Study Area’’ and dated November 13, 2014, is designated 

as the ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area’’. 

(B) USE OF SNOWMOBILES.—The use of snowmobiles shall 

be authorized in the Molas Pass Recreation Area— 

(i) during periods of adequate snow coverage; 

(ii) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and 

other applicable laws (including regulations); 

(iii) on designated trails for winter motorized travel 

and grooming; 

(iv) in designated areas for open area motorized travel; and 

(v) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(C) OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—In addition 

to the uses authorized under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may authorize other recreational uses in the Molas 

Pass Recreation Area. 

(2) MOLAS PASS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— (A) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land generally 

depicted as ‘‘Molas Pass Wilderness Study Area’’ on the 

map entitled ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area and Molas Pass 

Wilderness Study Area’’, and dated November 13, 2014, is 

transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the 

Forest Service. 

(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal land described in 

subparagraph (A) shall— 

(i) be known as the ‘‘Molas Pass Wilderness Study 

Area’’; and 

(ii) be administered by the Secretary, so as to maintain the wilderness character and potential of the Federal land for inclusion in the National Wilderness 

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(3) RELEASE.— 

(A) FINDING.—Congress finds that the land described in 

subparagraph (C) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation under section 603 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782). 

(B) RELEASE.—Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the land described in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) shall not be subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1782(c)); 

(ii) shall be managed in accordance with land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1712); and 

(iii) shall not be subject to Secretarial Order 3310 

issued on December 22, 2010. 

(C) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) is the approximately 461 acres located in the West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study 

Area of San Juan County, Colorado, that is generally depicted as ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area’’ on the map entitled 

‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area and Molas Pass Wilderness 

Study Area’’ and dated November 13, 2014. 

(g) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 

(1) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section affects the 

jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with regard to fish 

and wildlife in the State. 

(2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary or the Secretary of the 

Interior, as appropriate, shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of— 

(i) the Special Management Area; 

(ii) the wilderness area designated by the amendment made by subsection (c)(1); 

(iii) the withdrawal pursuant to subsection (d); 

(iv) the conveyance pursuant to subsection (e); 

(v) the recreation area designated by subsection (f)(1); 

and 

(vi) the wilderness study area designated by subsection (f)(2)(B)(i). 

(B) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descriptions 

prepared under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force 

and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary concerned may correct any clerical or typographical 

errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal descriptions prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 

(3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section establishes a 

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(ii) the wilderness area designated by an amendment 

made by subsection (c)(1); or 

(iii) the wilderness study area designated by subsection (f)(2)(B)(i). 

(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be seen or heard from areas 

within the wilderness area designated by an amendment 

made by subsection (c)(1) or the wilderness study area designated by subsection (f)(2)(B)(i) shall not preclude the conduct of the activity or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area or wilderness study area. 

(4) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section restricts 

or precludes— 

(A) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over an 

area designated as a wilderness area under an amendment 

made by this section, including military overflights that 

can be seen, heard, or detected within the wilderness area; 

(B) flight testing or evaluation; or 

(C) the designation or establishment of— 

(i) new units of special use airspace; or 

(ii) any military flight training route over a wilderness area described in subparagraph (A). 

SEC. 3063. NORTH FORK FEDERAL LANDS WITHDRAWAL AREA. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘eligible Federal 

land’’ means— 

(A) any federally owned land or interest in land depicted 

on the Map as within the North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area; or 

(B) any land or interest in land located within the North 

Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area that is acquired by 

the Federal Government after the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the Bureau of Land Management map entitled ‘‘North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal 

Area’’ and dated June 9, 2010. 

(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible 

Federal land is withdrawn from— 

(1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; and 

(2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing and 

geothermal leasing. 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Map shall be made available to the 

public at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section prohibits the 

Secretary of the Interior from taking any action necessary to complete any requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the Endangered Species Act of 

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SEC. 3064. PINE FOREST RANGE WILDERNESS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Humboldt County, 

Nevada. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

Pine Forest Wilderness Area’’ and dated October 28, 2013. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

(5) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ means the Pine Forest Range Wilderness designated by section (b)(1). 

(b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.— 

(1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 26,000 

acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Pine Forest Range Wilderness’’. 

(2) BOUNDARY.— 

(A) ROAD ACCESS.—The boundary of any portion of the 

Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be 100 feet 

from the edge of the road. 

(B) ROAD ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall— 

(i) reroute the road running through Long Meadow 

to the west to remove the road from the riparian area; 

(ii) reroute the road currently running through 

Rodeo Flat/Corral Meadow to the east to remove the 

road from the riparian area; 

(iii) close, except for administrative use, the road 

along Lower Alder Creek south of Bureau of Land 

Management road #2083; and 

(iv)(I) leave open the Coke Creek Road to Little 

Onion Basin; but 

(II) close spur roads connecting to the roads described in subclause (I). 

(C) RESERVOIR ACCESS.—The boundary of the Wilderness 

shall be 160 feet downstream from the dam at Little Onion 

Reservoir. 

(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map 

and legal description of the Wilderness. 

(B) EFFECT.—The map and legal description prepared 

under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary 

may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or 

legal description. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

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(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 

the public land laws; 

(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 

geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 

with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 

date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 

date of enactment of this Act; and 

(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary 

of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 

Secretary. 

(2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if 

established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in 

accordance with— 

(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(4)); and 

(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 

of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 

101st Congress (House Report 101–405). 

(3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter 

or buffer zone around the Wilderness. 

(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected 

from areas within the Wilderness shall not limit or preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the 

boundary of the Wilderness. 

(4) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section restricts 

or precludes— 

(A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen, 

heard, or detected within the Wilderness; 

(B) flight testing and evaluation; or 

(C) the designation or creation of new units of special use 

airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 

routes, over the Wilderness. 

(5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures in the Wilderness as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 

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(6) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

section precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire management operations (including operations 

using aircraft or mechanized equipment). 

(7) WATER RIGHTS.— 

(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this paragraph is to protect the wilderness values of the land designated as wilderness by this section by means other than a federally reserved water right. 

(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section— 

(i) constitutes an express or implied reservation by 

the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the Wilderness; 

(ii) affects any water rights in the State (including 

any water rights held by the United States) in existence 

on the date of enactment of this Act; 

(iii) establishes a precedent with regard to any future 

wilderness designations; 

(iv) affects the interpretation of, or any designation 

made under, any other Act; or 

(v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate 

compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other 

States. 

(C) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall follow the 

procedural and substantive requirements of State law in 

order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence 

on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the Wilderness. 

(D) NEW PROJECTS.— 

(i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—In this subparagraph, the term 

‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation 

works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 

hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, 

and carriage structures. 

(II) EXCLUSION.—In this subparagraph, the term 

‘‘water resource facility’’ does not include wildlife 

guzzlers. 

(ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, on 

or after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the 

President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of 

the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue 

a license or permit for the development of any new 

water resource facility within a wilderness area, any 

portion of which is located in the County. 

(d) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 

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(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the land described in paragraph (3) has 

been adequately studied for wilderness designation. 

(2) RELEASE.—Any public land described in paragraph (3) 

that is not designated as wilderness by this section— 

(A) is no longer subject to— 

(i) section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); or 

(ii) Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary on December 22, 2010; and 

(B) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable 

land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1712). 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) consists of the portions of the Blue Lakes and 

Alder Creek wilderness study areas not designated as wilderness by subsection (b)(1), including the approximately 990 acres 

in the following areas: 

(A) Lower Alder Creek Basin. 

(B) Little Onion Basin. 

(C) Lands east of Knott Creek Reservoir. 

(D) Portions of Corral Meadow and the Blue Lakes Trailhead. 

(e) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section 

affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect 

to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of 

hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilderness. 

(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the purposes 

and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

the Secretary may conduct any management activities in the 

Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and 

wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out— 

(A) consistent with relevant wilderness management 

plans; and 

(B) in accordance with— 

(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

(ii) the guidelines set forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 

of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized 

vehicles if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 

would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact necessary to 

reasonably accomplish those tasks. 

(3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of 

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance 

with the guidelines set forth in Appendix B of the report of the 

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(House Report 101–405), the State may continue to use aircraft, 

including helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, 

and provide water for wildlife populations in the Wilderness. 

(4) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may designate areas in 

which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of 

public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted 

in the Wilderness. 

(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Secretary 

shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify 

the public before taking any action under subparagraph 

(A). 

(5) AGREEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a designee of the 

State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the 

Wilderness— 

(i) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the agreement between the Secretary and the 

State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 

signed November and December 2003, including any 

amendments to the agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State; and 

(ii) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations). 

(B) REFERENCES; CLARK COUNTY.—For the purposes of 

this paragraph, any reference to Clark County in the agreement described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be considered 

to be a reference to the Wilderness. 

(f) LAND EXCHANGES.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 

Federal land in the County that is identified for disposal 

by the Secretary through the Winnemucca Resource Management Plan. 

(B) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 

means land identified on the Map as ‘‘non-Federal lands 

for exchange’’. 

(2) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND.—Consistent with applicable law and subject to paragraph (3), the 

Secretary may exchange the Federal land for non-Federal land. 

(3) CONDITIONS.—Each land exchange under paragraph (1) 

shall be subject to— 

(A) the condition that the owner of the non-Federal land 

pay not less than 50 percent of all costs relating to the land 

exchange, including the costs of appraisals, surveys, and 

any necessary environmental clearances; and 

(B) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(4) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS IN

LAND.—Any non-Federal land or interest in the non-Federal 

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the United States under this subsection after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of 

the Wilderness. 

(5) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It is the 

intent of Congress that the land exchanges under this subsection be completed by not later than 5 years after the date of 

enactment of this Act. 

(g) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.—Nothing 

in this section alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian 

tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 

SEC. 3065. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT 

AREA AND WILDERNESS ADDITIONS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘‘Conservation Management Area’’ means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area established by subsection (b)(1)(A). 

(2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommission’’ means— 

(A) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and 

(B) to restore any natural drainage, watershed function, 

or other ecological processes that are disrupted or adversely 

impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism. 

(3) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘district’’ means the Rocky Mountain 

Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. 

(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Rocky 

Mountain Front Heritage Act’’ and dated October 27, 2011. 

(5) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION TRAIL.—The term ‘‘nonmotorized recreation trail’’ means a trail designed for hiking, 

bicycling, or equestrian use. 

(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 

(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. 

(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Montana. 

(b) ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT

AREA.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, there is 

established the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area in the State. 

(B) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Management 

Area shall consist of approximately 195,073 acres of Federal land managed by the Forest Service and 13,087 acres 

of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, as generally depicted on the map. 

(C) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

Any land or interest in land that is located in the Conservation Management Area and is acquired by the United 

States from a willing seller shall— 

(i) become part of the Conservation Management 

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(I) in the case of land managed by the Forest 

Service— 

(aa) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 552 et 

seq.); and 

(bb) any laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System; 

(II) in the case of land managed, by the Bureau 

of Land Management, the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.); 

(III) this subsection; and 

(IV) any other applicable law (including regulations). 

(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Conservation Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit 

and enjoyment of present and future generations the recreational, scenic, historical, cultural, fish, wildlife, roadless, 

and ecological values of the Conservation Management Area. 

(3) MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Management Area— 

(i) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Management 

Area; and 

(ii) in accordance with— 

(I) the laws (including regulations) and rules applicable to the National Forest System for land 

managed by the Forest Service; 

(II) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of Land Management; 

(III) this subsection; and 

(IV) any other applicable law (including regulations). 

(B) USES.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall only allow such 

uses of the Conservation Management Area that the 

Secretary determines would further the purposes described in paragraph (2). 

(ii) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—The use of motorized vehicles 

in the Conservation Management Area shall be 

permitted only on existing roads, trails, and areas 

designated for use by such vehicles as of the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

(II) NEW OR TEMPORARY ROADS.—Except as provided in subclause (III), no new or temporary 

roads shall be constructed within the Conservation 

Management Area. 

(III) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in subclause (I) or 

(II) prevents the Secretary from— 

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radation, as determined to be appropriate by 

the Secretary; 

(bb) constructing a temporary road on which 

motorized vehicles are permitted as part of a 

vegetation management project in any portion 

of the Conservation Management Area located 

not more than 1⁄4 mile from the Teton Road, 

South Teton Road, Sun River Road, Beaver 

Willow Road, or Benchmark Road; 

(cc) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles 

for administrative purposes (including noxious 

weed eradication or grazing management); or 

(dd) responding to an emergency. 

(IV) DECOMMISSIONING OF TEMPORARY ROADS.— 

The Secretary shall decommission any temporary 

road constructed under subclause (III)(bb) not 

later than 3 years after the date on which the applicable vegetation management project is completed. 

(iii) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall permit grazing 

within the Conservation Management Area, if established on the date of enactment of this Act— 

(I) subject to— 

(aa) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

and practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and 

(bb) all applicable laws; and 

(II) in a manner consistent with— 

(aa) the purposes described in paragraph 

(2); and 

(bb) the guidelines set forth in the report of 

the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 

of the House of Representatives accompanying 

H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96– 

617). 

(iv) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation 

management projects within the Conservation Management Area— 

(I) subject to— 

(aa) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

and practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and 

(bb) all applicable laws (including regulations); and 

(II) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in paragraph (2). 

(4) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the Conservation 

Management Area shall not create a protective perimeter or 

buffer zone around the Conservation Management Area. 

(B) EFFECT.—The fact that activities or uses can be seen 

or heard from areas within the Conservation Management 

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outside the boundary of the Conservation Management 

Area. 

(c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the State is 

designated as wilderness and as additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

(A) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the 

Lewis and Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 50,401 acres, as generally depicted on the map, 

which shall be added to and administered as part of the 

Bob Marshall Wilderness designated under section 3 of the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132). 

(B) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS.—Certain land in the Lewis 

and Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 

16,711 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall 

be added to and administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness designated by the first section of Public Law 92– 

395 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

(2) MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Subject to 

valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness additions by paragraph (1) shall be administered by the Secretary 

in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

except that any reference in that Act to the effective date of that 

Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(3) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock and the maintenance of existing facilities relating to grazing in the wilderness 

additions designated by this subsection, if established before the 

date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue in 

accordance with— 

(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(4)); and 

(B) the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee 

on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. 

Rept. 96–617). 

(4) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness additions designated by this 

subsection, the Secretary may take any measures that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and 

diseases, including, as the Secretary determines appropriate, 

the coordination of those activities with a State or local agency. 

(5) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of a wilderness addition by this subsection shall not create any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area. 

(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 

areas within a wilderness addition designated by this subsection shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or 

uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and legal 

descriptions of the Conservation Management Area and the wilderness additions designated by subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 

(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect 

as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal descriptions 

prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 

public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service 

and Bureau of Land Management. 

(e) NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare 

a comprehensive management strategy for preventing, controlling, and eradicating noxious weeds in the district. 

(2) CONTENTS.—The management strategy shall— 

(A) include recommendations to protect wildlife, forage, 

and other natural resources in the district from noxious 

weeds; 

(B) identify opportunities to coordinate noxious weed prevention, control, and eradication efforts in the district with 

State and local agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and others; 

(C) identify existing resources for preventing, controlling, 

and eradicating noxious weeds in the district; 

(D) identify additional resources that are appropriate to 

effectively prevent, control, or eradicate noxious weeds in 

the district; and 

(E) identify opportunities to coordinate with county weed 

districts in Glacier, Pondera, Teton, and Lewis and Clark 

Counties in the State to apply for grants and enter into 

agreements for noxious weed control and eradication 

projects under the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication 

Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 7781 et seq.). 

(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management strategy 

required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult 

with— 

(A) the Secretary of the Interior; 

(B) appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental entities; and 

(C) members of the public. 

(f) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.—Not later than 

2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested parties, shall conduct a 

study to improve nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness 

within the district. 

(g) MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE; HUNTING AND FISH- ING.—Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the State 

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(h) OVERFLIGHTS.— (1) JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRA- TION.—Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the 

Federal Aviation Administration with respect to the airspace 

above the wilderness or the Conservation Management Area. 

(2) BENCHMARK AIRSTRIP.—Nothing in this section affects the 

continued use, maintenance, and repair of the Benchmark 

(3U7) airstrip. 

(i) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 

603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Zook Creek and Buffalo Creek wilderness study areas in the State have been adequately studied for 

wilderness designation. 

(2) RELEASE.—The Zook Creek and Buffalo Creek wilderness 

study areas— 

(A) are no longer subject to— 

(i) section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); or 

(ii) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on December 22, 

2010; and 

(B) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable 

land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1712). 

(j) ASSESSMENT UPDATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review and update the 

assessment for oil and gas potential for the following wilderness 

study areas in the State: 

(A) Bridge Coulee. 

(B) Musselshell Breaks. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

the review is completed under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 

of the House of Representatives a report that describes the oil 

and gas potential for the wilderness study areas. 

SEC. 3066. WOVOKA WILDERNESS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lyon County, Nevada. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Wovoka 

Wilderness Area’’ and dated December 18, 2012. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

(5) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ means the Wovoka 

Wilderness designated by subsection (b)(1). 

(b) WOVOKA WILDERNESS.— 

(1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Federal land managed 

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derness Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness’’. 

(2) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be 150 feet from the centerline of the road. 

(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map 

and legal description of the Wilderness. 

(B) EFFECT.—The map and legal description prepared 

under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary 

may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the 

map or legal description. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

Forest Service. 

(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

the public land laws; 

(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 

geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 

with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that 

any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered 

to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 

(2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if 

established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary, in 

accordance with— 

(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(4)); and 

(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 

of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 

101st Congress (House Report 101–405). 

(3) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any 

land or interest in land within the boundary of the Wilderness 

that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of 

the Wilderness. 

(4) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter 

or buffer zone around the Wilderness. 

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areas within the Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct 

of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 

(5) OVERFLIGHTS.— 

(A) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— 

(i) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 

Wilderness, including military overflights that can 

been seen or heard within the Wilderness; 

(ii) flight testing and evaluation; or 

(iii) the designation or creation of new units of special airspace, or the establishment of military flight 

training routes, over the Wilderness. 

(B) EXISTING AIRSTRIPS.—Nothing in this section restricts 

or precludes low-level overflights by aircraft originating 

from airstrips in existence on the date of enactment of this 

Act that are located within 5 miles of the proposed boundary of the Wilderness. 

(6) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take any measures in the Wilderness that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities 

with a State or local agency. 

(7) WATER RIGHTS.— 

(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(i) the Wilderness is located— 

(I) in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; 

and 

(II) at the headwaters of the streams and rivers 

on land with respect to which there are few— 

(aa) actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and 

(bb) opportunities for diversion, storage, or 

other uses of water occurring outside the land 

that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land; 

(ii) the Wilderness is generally not suitable for use or 

development of new water resource facilities; and 

(iii) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness, 

it is possible to provide for proper management and 

protection of the wilderness and other values of land in 

ways different from those used in other laws. 

(B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this paragraph is to protect the wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other 

than a federally reserved water right. 

(C) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this paragraph— 

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(ii) affects any water rights in the State (including 

any water rights held by the United States) in existence 

on the date of enactment of this Act; 

(iii) establishes a precedent with regard to any future 

wilderness designations; 

(iv) affects the interpretation of, or any designation 

made under, any other Act; or 

(v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate 

compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other 

States. 

(D) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall follow the 

procedural and substantive requirements of State law in 

order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence 

on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the Wilderness. 

(E) NEW PROJECTS.— 

(i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—In this subparagraph, the term 

‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation 

works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 

hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, 

and carriage structures. 

(II) EXCLUSION.—In this subparagraph, the term 

‘‘water resource facility’’ does not include wildlife 

guzzlers. 

(ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

in this section, on or after the date of enactment of 

this Act, no officer, employee, or agent of the 

United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue 

a license or permit for the development of any new 

water resource facility within the Wilderness, any 

portion of which is located in the County. 

(II) EXCEPTION.—If a permittee within the Bald 

Mountain grazing allotment submits an application for the development of water resources for the 

purpose of livestock watering by the date that is 10 

years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary shall issue a water development permit 

within the non-wilderness boundaries of the Bald 

Mountain grazing allotment for the purposes of 

carrying out activities under paragraph (2). 

(8) NONWILDERNESS ROADS.—Nothing in this section prevents 

the Secretary from implementing or amending a final travel 

management plan. 

(d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section 

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to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of 

hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilderness. 

(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the purposes 

and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

the Secretary may conduct any management activities in the 

Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and 

wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out— 

(A) consistent with relevant wilderness management 

plans; and 

(B) in accordance with— 

(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

(ii) the guidelines set forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 

of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized 

vehicles and aircraft, if the use, as determined by the 

Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more 

naturally distributed wildlife populations that would 

enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact 

necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks. 

(3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of 

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance 

with the guidelines set forth in Appendix B of House Report 

101–405, the State may continue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide 

water for wildlife populations in the Wilderness. 

(4) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may designate areas in 

which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of 

public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted 

in the Wilderness. 

(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Secretary 

shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify 

the public before making any designation under subparagraph (A). 

(5) AGREEMENT.—The State, including a designee of the 

State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the Wilderness— 

(A) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified 

in the agreement between the Secretary and the State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding: Intermountain Region USDA Forest Service and the Nevada Department of 

Wildlife State of Nevada’’ and signed by the designee of the 

State on February 6, 1984, and by the designee of the Secretary on January 24, 1984, including any amendments, 

appendices, or additions to the agreement agreed to by the 

Secretary and the State or a designee; and 

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cluding existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the Wilderness if— 

(1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the 

Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and 

(2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the 

Wilderness can reasonably be minimized. 

(f) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.—Nothing 

in this section alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian 

tribe. 

SEC. 3067. WITHDRAWAL AREA RELATED TO WOVOKA WILDERNESS. 

(a) DEFINITION OF WITHDRAWAL AREA.—In this section, the term 

‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ means the land administered by the Forest Service and identified as ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ on the map entitled 

‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and dated December 18, 2012. 

(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal 

land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn from all forms of— 

(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 

laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal leasing laws, 

and mineral materials laws. 

(c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANICAL VEHICLES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), use of motorized 

and mechanical vehicles in the Withdrawal Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of those 

vehicles, unless the use of those vehicles is needed— 

(A) for administrative purposes; or 

(B) to respond to an emergency. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to aircraft (including helicopters). 

(d) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.—Nothing 

in this section alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian 

tribe. 

SEC. 3068. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC 

LAND FOR NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, 

CALIFORNIA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2971(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

1044) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) is the Federal land’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection (a) is— 

‘‘(1) the Federal land’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘section 2912.’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘section 2912; 

‘‘(2) approximately 7,556 acres of public land described at 

Public Law 88–46 and commonly known as the Cuddeback 

Lake Air Force Range; and 

‘‘(3) approximately 4,480 acres comprised of all the public 

lands within: Sections 31 and 32 of Township 29S, Range 43E; 

Sections 12, 13, 24, and 25 of Township 30S, Range 42E; and 

Section 5 and the northern half of Section 6 of Township 31S, 

Range 43E, Mount Diablo Meridian, in the county of San 

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identified as ‘AF Fee Simple’) as depicted on the map entitled: 

‘Cuddeback Area of the Golden Valley Proposed Wilderness Additions, June 2014’.’’. 

(b) EXPIRATIONAL REPEAL.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide 

for the withdrawal and reservation for the use of the Department of 

the Air Force of certain public lands of the United States at 

Cuddeback Lake Air Force Range, California, for defense purposes’’, 

as approved June 21, 1963 (Public Law 88–46; 77 Stat. 69), is repealed. 

Subtitle F—Wild and Scenic Rivers 

SEC. 3071. ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON, WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (210), 

as added by section 3060(b), the following: 

‘‘(211) ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON.— 

‘‘(A) The 14.3-mile segment from the headwaters of 

Illabot Creek to the northern terminus as generally depicted 

on the map titled ‘Illabot Creek Proposed WSR–Northern 

Terminus’, dated September 15, 2009, to be administered 

by the Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 

‘‘(i) The 4.3-mile segment from the headwaters of 

Illabot Creek to the boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness Area as a wild river. 

‘‘(ii) The 10-mile segment from the boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness to the northern terminus as generally depicted on the map titled ‘Illabot Creek Proposed WSR–Northern Terminus’, dated September 15, 

2009, as a recreational river. 

‘‘(B) Action required to be taken under subsection (d)(1) 

for the river segments designated under this paragraph 

shall be completed through revision of the Skagit Wild and 

Scenic River comprehensive management plan.’’. 

(b) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land within the 

boundary of the river segment designated by paragraph (211) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) may 

be acquired by condemnation. 

(c) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (211) of section 3(a) 

of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) creates 

a protective perimeter or buffer zone outside the designated 

boundary of the river segment designated by that paragraph. 

(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an activity or use can 

be seen or heard within the boundary of the river segment designated by paragraph (211) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the river segment. 

SEC. 3072. MISSISQUOI AND TROUT WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, 

VERMONT. 

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amended by inserting after paragraph (211), as added by section 

3071(a), the following: 

‘‘(212) MISSISQUOI RIVER AND TROUT RIVER, VERMONT.—The 

following segments in the State of Vermont, to be administered 

by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river: 

‘‘(A) The 20.5-mile segment of the Missisquoi River from 

the Lowell/Westfield town line to the Canadian border in 

North Troy, excluding the property and project boundary of 

the Troy and North Troy hydroelectric facilities. 

‘‘(B) The 14.6-mile segment of the Missisquoi River from 

the Canadian border in Richford to the upstream project 

boundary of the Enosburg Falls hydroelectric facility in 

Sampsonville. 

‘‘(C) The 11-mile segment of the Trout River from the confluence of the Jay and Wade Brooks in Montgomery to 

where the Trout River joins the Missisquoi River in East 

Berkshire.’’. 

(b) MANAGEMENT.— (1) MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The river segments designated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall be managed in accordance 

with— 

(i) the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Management Plan developed during the study described in section 5(b)(19) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

U.S.C. 1276(b)(19)) (referred to in this subsection as 

the ‘‘management plan’’); and 

(ii) such amendments to the management plan as the 

Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with 

this section and as are approved by the Upper 

Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic Committee (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’). 

(B) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management plan, as finalized in March 2013, and as amended, 

shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to section 3(d) of the 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 

(C) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

1274(a)) creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

outside the designated boundary of the river segments 

designated by that paragraph. 

(ii) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an activity or 

use can be seen or heard within the boundary of the 

river segments designated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

1274(a)) shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

the boundary of the river segments. 

(2) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordinate management 

responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior under this section 

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(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the long-term 

protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments designated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements 

pursuant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 

1282(b)(1)) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with— 

(i) the State of Vermont; 

(ii) the municipalities of Berkshire, Enosburg Falls, 

Enosburgh, Montgomery, North Troy, Richford, Troy, 

and Westfield; and 

(iii) appropriate local, regional, statewide, or multistate planning, environmental, or recreational organizations. 

(B) CONSISTENCY.—Each cooperative agreement entered 

into under this paragraph shall be consistent with the 

management plan and may include provisions for financial 

or other assistance from the United States. 

(4) EFFECT ON EXISTING HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the river segments 

by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), does not— 

(i) preclude the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the operation or continued operation of the Troy 

Hydroelectric, North Troy, or Enosburg Falls hydroelectric project under the terms of licenses or exemptions in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; or 

(ii) limit modernization, upgrade, or other changes to 

the projects described in clause (i), subject to written 

determination by the Secretary of the Interior that the 

changes are consistent with the purposes of the designation. 

(B) HYDROPOWER PROCEEDINGS.—Resource protection, 

mitigation, or enhancement measures required by Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission hydropower proceedings— 

(i) shall not be considered to be project works for 

purposes of this section; and 

(ii) may be located within the river segments designated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild 

and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), subject to a 

written determination by the Secretary that the measures are consistent with the purposes of the designation. 

(5) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

(A) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the purpose of the segments designated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), the zoning 

ordinances adopted by the towns of Berkshire, Enosburg 

Falls, Enosburgh, Montgomery, North Troy, Richford, Troy, 

and Westfield in the State of Vermont, including provisions 

for conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses 

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the standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild 

and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). 

(B) ACQUISITIONS OF LAND.—The authority of the Secretary to acquire land for the purposes of the segments designated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 

Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall be— 

(i) limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition 

with the consent of the owner of the land; and 

(ii) subject to the additional criteria set forth in the 

management plan. 

(C) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land 

within the boundary of the river segments designated by 

paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) may be acquired by condemnation. 

(6) RELATION TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Notwithstanding 

section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

1281(c)), the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers shall not be administered as part of the National Park System or be subject to regulations that govern the National Park System. 

SEC. 3073. WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXPANSION. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF WHITE CLAY CREEK, AS SCE- NIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS.—Section 3(a)(163) of the Wild and 

Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S. C. 1274(a)(163)) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘190 miles’’ and inserting ‘‘199 miles’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘the recommended designation and classification maps (dated June 2000)’’ and inserting ‘‘the map 

entitled ‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Designated Area Map’ and dated July 2008, the map entitled 

‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Classification 

Map’ and dated July 2008, and the map entitled ‘White 

Clay Creek National Wild and Scenic River Proposed Additional Designated Segments-July 2008’ ’’; 

(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch beginning at the southern boundary line of the Borough of Avondale, including 

Walnut Run, Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside the 

boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, as a recreational river.’’; and 

(3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, including Lamborn 

Run, that flow through the boundaries of the White Clay 

Creek Preserve, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and White 

Clay Creek State Park, Delaware, beginning at the confluence of the east and middle branches in London Britain 

Township, Pennsylvania, downstream to the northern 

boundary line of the City of Newark, Delaware, as a scenic 

river.’’. 

(b) ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK.—Sections 4 through 

8 of Public Law 106–357 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note; 114 Stat. 1393), 

shall be applicable to the additional segments of White Clay Creek 

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(c) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land within the 

boundary of the additional segments of White Clay Creek designated by the amendments made by subsection (a) may be acquired 

by condemnation. 

(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone outside 

the designated boundary of the additional segments of White 

Clay Creek designated by the amendments made by that subsection. 

(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an activity or use can 

be seen or heard within the boundary of the additional segments of White Clay Creek designated by the amendments made 

by subsection (a) shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

the boundary of the segment. 

SEC. 3074. STUDIES OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

(a) DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (141), as added by section 3041(e), the following: 

‘‘(142) BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, AND PAWCATUCK

RIVERS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT.—The following segments: 

‘‘(A) The approximately 10-mile segment of the Beaver 

River from the headwaters in Exeter, Rhode Island, to the 

confluence with the Pawcatuck River. 

‘‘(B) The approximately 5-mile segment of the Chipuxet 

River from Hundred Acre Pond to the outlet into Worden 

Pond. 

‘‘(C) The approximately 10-mile segment of the upper 

Queen River from the headwaters to the Usquepaugh Dam 

in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, including all tributaries of the upper Queen River. 

‘‘(D) The approximately 5-mile segment of the lower 

Queen (Usquepaugh) River from the Usquepaugh Dam to 

the confluence with the Pawcatuck River. 

‘‘(E) The approximately 11-mile segment of the upper 

Wood River from the headwaters to Skunk Hill Road in 

Richmond and Hopkinton, Rhode Island, including all 

tributaries of the upper Wood River. 

‘‘(F) The approximately 10-mile segment of the lower 

Wood River from Skunk Hill Road to the confluence with 

the Pawcatuck River. 

‘‘(G) The approximately 28-mile segment of the 

Pawcatuck River from Worden Pond to Nooseneck Hill 

Road (Rhode Island Rte 3) in Hopkinton and Westerly, 

Rhode Island. 

‘‘(H) The approximately 7-mile segment of the lower 

Pawcatuck River from Nooseneck Hill Road to Pawcatuck 

Rock, Stonington, Connecticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island. 

‘‘(143) NASHUA RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—The following segments: 

‘‘(A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem 

of the Nashua River from the confluence with the North 

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north to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire State line, excluding the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the 

mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge 

in Groton, Massachusetts, downstream to the confluence 

with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. 

‘‘(B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook River from 

the headwaters at Ash Swamp downstream to the confluence with the Nashua River in the towns of Shirley and 

Ayer, Massachusetts. 

‘‘(C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit River from 

the Massachusetts-New Hampshire State line downstream 

to the confluence with the Nashua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. 

‘‘(144) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—The segment of the York River 

that flows 11.25 miles from the headwaters of the York River 

at York Pond to the mouth of the river at York Harbor, and any 

associated tributaries.’’. 

(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 

(20), as added by section 3041(e), the following: 

‘‘(21) BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, AND PAWCATUCK RIVERS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT; NASHUA RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS; YORK RIVER, MAINE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 

‘‘(i) complete each of the studies described in paragraphs (142), (143), and (144) of subsection (a); and 

‘‘(ii) submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 

that describes the results of each of the studies. 

‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—In assessing the potential 

additions to the wild and scenic river system, the report 

submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall— 

‘‘(i) determine the effect of the designation on— 

‘‘(I) existing commercial and recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, recreational shooting, motor boat use, and bridge construction; 

‘‘(II) the authorization, construction, operation, 

maintenance, or improvement of energy production, transmission, or other infrastructure; and 

‘‘(III) the authority of State and local governments to manage the activities described in subclauses (I) and (II); 

‘‘(ii) identify any authorities that, in a case in which 

an area studied under paragraph (142), (143), or (144) 

of subsection (a) is designated under this Act— 

‘‘(I) would authorize or require the Secretary of 

the Interior— 

‘‘(aa) to influence local land use decisions, 

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‘‘(bb) to place restrictions on non-Federal 

land if designated under this Act; and 

‘‘(II) the Secretary of the Interior may use to condemn property; and 

‘‘(iii) identify any private property located in an area 

studied under paragraph (142), (143), or (144) of subsection (a).’’. 

Subtitle G—Trust Lands 

SEC. 3077. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE NORTHERN 

CHEYENNE TRIBE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Northern Cheyenne 

Trust Fund identified in the June 7, 1999 Agreement Settling 

Certain Issues Relating to the Tongue River Dam Project, which 

was entered into by the Tribe, the State, and delegates of the 

Secretary, and managed by the Office of Special Trustee in the 

Department of the Interior. 

(2) GREAT NORTHERN PROPERTIES.—The term ‘‘Great Northern Properties’’ means the Great Northern Properties Limited 

Partnership, which is a Delaware limited partnership. 

(3) PERMANENT FUND.—The term ‘‘Permanent Fund’’ means 

the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Permanent Fund managed by the 

Tribe pursuant to the Plan for Investment, Management and 

Use of the Fund, as amended by vote of the tribal membership 

on November 2, 2010. 

(4) RESERVATION.—The term ‘‘Reservation’’ means the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. 

(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Montana. 

(7) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Northern Cheyenne 

Tribe. 

(b) TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe the approximately 932 

acres of land depicted on— 

(A) the map entitled ‘‘Northern Cheyenne Lands Act – 

Fee-to-Trust Lands’’ and dated April 22, 2014; and 

(B) the map entitled ‘‘Northern Cheyenne Lands Act – 

Fee-to-Trust Lands – Lame Deer Townsite’’ and dated April 

22, 2014. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Any land located in the State of South Dakota that is included on the maps referred to in subparagraphs 

(A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall not be taken into trust pursuant to that paragraph. 

(c) MINERAL RIGHTS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 

(1) COMPLETION OF MINERAL CONVEYANCES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

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(i) Great Northern Properties shall convey to the 

Tribe all right, title, and interest of Great Northern 

Properties, consisting of coal and iron ore mineral interests, underlying the land on the Reservation generally depicted as ‘‘Great Northern Properties’’ on the 

map entitled ‘‘Northern Cheyenne Land Act – Coal 

Tracts’’ and dated April 22, 2014; and 

(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 

convey to Great Northern Properties all right, title, and 

interest of the United States in and to the coal mineral 

interests underlying the land generally depicted as 

‘‘Bull Mountains’’ and ‘‘East Fork’’ on the map entitled 

‘‘Northern Cheyenne Federal Tracts’’ and dated April 

22, 2014. 

(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 

deed for the conveyance authorized by subparagraph (A)(ii) 

shall include a covenant running with the land that— 

(i) precludes the coal conveyed from being mined by 

any method other than underground mining techniques 

until any surface owner (as defined in section 714(e) of 

Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1304(e))) for a specific 

tract has provided to Great Northern Properties written 

consent to enter the specific tract and commence surface mining; 

(ii) shall not create any property interest in the 

United States or any surface owner (as defined in section 714(e) of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1304(e))); 

and 

(iii) shall not affect, abridge, or amend any valid existing rights of any surface owner of a specific tract or 

any adjacent tracts. 

(2) TREATMENT OF LAND TRANSFERRED TO TRIBE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Tribe, the Secretary shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe the 

mineral interests conveyed to the Tribe under paragraph 

(1)(A)(i). 

(B) NO STATE TAXATION.—The mineral interests conveyed 

to the Tribe under paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not be subject 

to taxation by the State (including any political subdivision 

of the State). 

(3) REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Tribe shall notify 

the Secretary, in writing, that— 

(A) consistent with a settlement agreement entered into 

between the Tribe and the State in 2002, the Tribe and 

Great Northern Properties have agreed on a formula for 

sharing revenue from development of the mineral interests 

described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) if those mineral interests 

are developed; 

(B) the revenue sharing agreement remains in effect as of 

the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(C) Great Northern Properties has offered to convey the 

mineral interests described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) to the 

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(4) WAIVER OF LEGAL CLAIMS.—As a condition of the conveyances of mineral interests under paragraph (1)(A)— 

(A) the Tribe shall waive any and all claims relating to 

the failure of the United States to acquire and take into 

trust on behalf of the Tribe the mineral interests described 

in paragraph (1)(A)(i), as directed by Congress in 1900; 

and 

(B) Great Northern Properties shall waive any and all 

claims against the United States relating to the value of the 

coal mineral interests described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 

(5) RESCISSION OF MINERAL CONVEYANCES.—If any portion of 

the mineral interests conveyed under paragraph (1)(A) is invalidated by final judgment of a court of the United States— 

(A) not later than 1 year after the date on which the final 

judgment is rendered, the Secretary or Great Northern 

Properties may agree to rescind the conveyances under 

paragraph (1)(A); and 

(B) if the conveyances are rescinded under subparagraph 

(A), the waivers under paragraph (4) shall no longer apply. 

(d) TRANSFER OF NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRUST FUND TO TRIBE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, all amounts in the Fund shall be deposited 

in the Permanent Fund. 

(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts transferred to the Permanent Fund under paragraph (1)— 

(A) the portion that is attributable to the principal of the 

Fund shall be maintained in perpetuity; and 

(B) any interest earned on the amounts described in subparagraph (A) shall be used in the same manner as interest 

earned on amounts in the Permanent Fund may be used. 

(3) WAIVER OF LEGAL CLAIMS.—As a condition of the transfer 

under paragraph (1), the Tribe shall waive any and all claims 

arising from the management of the Fund by the United States. 

(e) LAND CONSOLIDATION AND FRACTIONATION REPORTING.— 

(1) INVENTORY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

Tribe, shall prepare an inventory of fractionated land interests held by the United States in trust for the benefit of— 

(i) the Tribe; or 

(ii) individual Indians on the Reservation. 

(B) AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.—The inventory prepared 

by the Secretary under this paragraph shall include details 

currently available about fractionated land on the Reservation suitable for agricultural purposes. 

(C) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit the inventory prepared under this paragraph to the Committee on 

Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 

Resources of the House of Representatives by not later than 

180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(2) REPORT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

Tribe, shall prepare periodic reports regarding obstacles to 

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(B) CONTENTS.—The reports under this paragraph shall 

include— 

(i) a description of existing obstacles to consolidating 

trust land ownership, including the extent of fractionation; 

(ii) a description of progress achieved by the Tribe toward reducing fractionation and increasing trust land 

ownership; 

(iii) an analysis of progress achieved by the Tribe toward making agricultural use economical on trust 

land; and 

(iv) any applicable outcomes and lessons learned 

from land consolidation activities undertaken pursuant 

to the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2201 

et seq.). 

(C) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit the reports 

under this paragraph to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 

the House of Representatives not less frequently than once 

each calendar year for the 5-year period beginning on the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER FEDERAL BENEFITS.—The transfer 

under subsection (d) shall not result in the reduction or denial of 

any Federal service, benefit, or program to the Tribe or to any member of the Tribe to which the Tribe or member is entitled or eligible 

because of— 

(1) the status of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian 

tribe; or 

(2) the status of the member as a member of the Tribe. 

SEC. 3078. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, BADGER 

ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, BARABOO, WISCONSIN. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Property’’ means approximately 1,553 acres, including federally owned structures thereon, located within the boundary of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin. 

(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Property is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Army to the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

(2) STRUCTURES.—Upon receipt by the Secretary of the Interior of a resolution from the Ho-Chunk Nation accepting title 

to the structures, all federally owned structures on the Property 

are hereby transferred to the Ho-Chunk Nation in fee. 

(3) TRUST STATUS.—The Property, less the structures thereon, 

shall be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the 

benefit of the Ho-Chunk Nation and shall be a part of the reservation of the Ho-Chunk Nation. 

(4) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the 

transfer, the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of the Army, shall publish in the Federal Register 

a legal description of the Property. 

(c) RETENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the transfer of the Property by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army shall be responsible— 

(A) for obtaining final case closure and no-action-required remedial determinations for the Property from the 

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; and 

(B) for any additional remedial actions, with respect to 

any hazardous substance remaining on the Property, found 

to be necessary to protect human health and the environment to support the recreational and grazing land reuse 

(including agricultural activities necessary to sustain such 

reuse) considered for the final case closure and no-actionrequired determinations of the Wisconsin Department of 

Natural Resources. 

(2) LIMITATION.—The responsibility described in paragraph 

(1) is limited to the remediation of releases of hazardous substances resulting from the activities of the Department of Defense that occurred before the date on which administrative jurisdiction of the Property is transferred under this section. 

(3) OTHER USES OF THE PROPERTY BY THE SECRETARY OF THE

INTERIOR OR THE HO-CHUNK NATION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall not take any action to authorize, nor shall the HoChunk Nation undertake or allow, any activity on or use of the 

Property inconsistent with the case closure conditions required 

by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources except as 

provided in this paragraph. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Ho-Chunk Nation from undertaking, in accordance 

with applicable laws and regulations and without any cost to 

the Department of Defense or the Department of the Interior, 

such additional action necessary to allow for uses of the Property other than uses that are consistent with the case closure 

conditions required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources. 

(4) ACCESS BY THE UNITED STATES.—(A) The United States 

retains and reserves a perpetual and assignable easement and 

right of access on, over, and through the Property, to enter upon 

the Property in any case in which an environmental response or 

corrective action is found to be necessary on the part of the 

United States, without regard to whether such environmental 

response or corrective action is on the Property or on adjoining 

or nearby lands. Such easement and right of access includes, 

without limitation, the right to perform any environmental investigation, survey, monitoring, sampling, testing, drilling, boring, coring, testpitting, installing monitoring or pumping wells 

or other treatment facilities, response action, corrective action, 

or any other action necessary for the United States to meet its 

responsibilities under applicable laws and as provided for in 

this section. 

(B) In exercising such easement and right of access, the 

United States shall provide the property holder or owner and 

their successors or assigns, as the case may be, with reasonable 

notice of its intent to enter upon the Property and exercise its 

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shall use reasonable means to avoid and to minimize interference with the property holder’s or owner’s and their successors’ and assigns’, as the case may be, quiet enjoyment of the 

Property. At the completion of work, the work site shall be reasonably restored. Such easement and right of access includes 

the right to obtain and use utility services, including water, gas, 

electricity, sewer, and communications services available on the 

Property at a reasonable charge to the United States. Excluding 

the reasonable charges for such utility services, no fee, charge, 

or compensation will be due the property holder or owner, their 

successors and assigns, for the exercise of the easement and 

right of access hereby retained and reserved by the United 

States. 

(C) In exercising such easement and right of access, neither 

the Ho-Chunk Nation nor its successors and assigns, as the case 

may be, shall have any claim at law or equity against the 

United States or any officer, employee, agent, contractor of any 

tier, or servant of the United States based on actions taken by 

the United States or its officers, employees, agents, contractors 

of any tier, or servants pursuant to and in accordance with this 

clause: Provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall 

be considered as a waiver by the Ho-Chunk Nation, its successors and assigns, of any remedy available to them under the 

Federal Tort Claims Act. 

(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, PERMIT RIGHTS, AND

RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

under this section recognizes and preserves, in perpetuity and 

without the right of revocation except as provided in paragraph 

(2), easements, permit rights, and rights-of-way and access to 

such easements and rights-of-way of any applicable utility service provider in existence at the time of the conveyance prior to 

the date of enactment of this Act. The rights recognized and preserved include the right to upgrade applicable utility services. 

(2) TERMINATION.—An easement, permit right, or right-of-way 

recognized and preserved under paragraph (1) shall terminate 

only— 

(A) on the relocation of an applicable utility service referred to in paragraph (1), and then only with respect to 

that portion of those utility facilities that are relocated; or 

(B) with the consent of the holder of the easement, permit 

right, or right-of-way. 

(3) ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior 

shall grant to a utility service provider, without consideration, 

such additional easements across the property transferred 

under this section as the Secretary considers necessary to accommodate the relocation or reconnection of a utility service existing prior to the date of enactment of this section on property 

held by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the Ho-Chunk 

Nation. 

(e) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real property taken into trust 

under this section shall not be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

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(f) LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES UNCHANGED.—Nothing in 

this section shall diminish or increase the liability of the United 

States or otherwise affect the liability of the United States under 

any provision of law. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Access and 

Property Issues 

SEC. 3081. ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE SUMMIT OF RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN IN THE HANFORD REACH NATIONAL 

MONUMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall provide public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford 

Reach National Monument for educational, recreational, historical, 

scientific, cultural, and other purposes, including— 

(1) motor vehicle access; and 

(2) pedestrian and other nonmotorized access. 

(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior 

may enter into cooperative agreements to facilitate access to the 

summit of Rattlesnake Mountain— 

(1) with the Secretary of Energy, the State of Washington, or 

any local government agency or other interested persons, for 

guided tours, including guided motorized tours to the summit 

of Rattlesnake Mountain; and 

(2) with the Secretary of Energy, and with the State of Washington or any local government agency or other interested persons, to maintain the access road to the summit of Rattlesnake 

Mountain. 

SEC. 3082. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 

(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ means 

certain parcels of land located in the City and owned by the 

City, which are more particularly described as follows: 

(A) Block 42, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage 

Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, 

consisting of approximately 1.93 acres, commonly known as 

the Egan Center, Petrovich Park, and Old City Hall. 

(B) Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block 66, Original Townsite of 

Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial 

District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.48 

acres, commonly known as the parking lot at 7th Avenue 

and I Street. 

(C) Lot 13, Block 15, Original Townsite of Anchorage, 

Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, 

State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.24 acres, an 

unimproved vacant lot located at H Street and Christensen 

Drive. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

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(b) CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, ANCHORAGE, 

ALASKA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to 

the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title 

to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the 

non-Federal land. 

(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as practicable after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the 

non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory 

to the Secretary. 

(3) COSTS.—The City shall pay all costs associated with the 

conveyance under paragraph (1), including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs. 

SEC. 3083. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS IN BUREAU OF LAND 

MANAGEMENT LAND CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF OREGON FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF HERMISTON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center’’ and 

dated April 7, 2014. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon (acting through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University). 

(b) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any reservation or reversionary interest retained by the United States to the approximately 290 acres in 

Hermiston, Oregon, depicted as ‘‘Reversionary Interest Area’’ on 

the Map, is hereby released without consideration. 

(2) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary shall execute 

and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 

deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release of 

retained interests under paragraph (1). 

(c) CONVEYANCE OF ORPHAN PARCEL.—Notwithstanding the land 

use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 

not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a request from the State, the Secretary shall convey to the 

State, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

United States to and in the approximately 6 acres identified on the 

Map as ‘‘Bureau of Land Management Administered Land’’. 

Subtitle I—Water Infrastructure 

SEC. 3087. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT. 

Section 9 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (commonly known as the 

‘‘Water Conservation and Utilization Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 590z–7) is 

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(1) by striking ‘‘In connection with’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

GENERAL.—In connection with’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) CERTAIN LEASES AUTHORIZED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary— 

‘‘(A) may enter into leases of power privileges for electric 

power generation in connection with any project constructed 

pursuant to this Act; and 

‘‘(B) shall have authority over any project constructed 

pursuant to this Act in addition to and alternative to any 

existing authority relating to a particular project. 

‘‘(2) PROCESS.—In entering into a lease of power privileges 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the processes, 

terms, and conditions applicable to a lease under section 9(c) of 

the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)). 

‘‘(3) FINDINGS NOT REQUIRED.—No findings under section 3 

shall be required for a lease under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(4) RIGHTS RETAINED BY LESSEE.—Except as otherwise provided under paragraph (5), all right, title, and interest in and 

to installed power facilities constructed by non-Federal entities 

pursuant to a lease under paragraph (1), and any direct revenues derived from that lease, shall remain with the lessee. 

‘‘(5) LEASE CHARGES.—Notwithstanding section 8, lease 

charges shall be credited to the project from which the power 

is derived. 

‘‘(6) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section alters or affects any 

agreement in effect on the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 for the development of hydropower projects or disposition of revenues.’’. 

SEC. 3088. TOLEDO BEND HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT. 

Notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

796(2)), Federal land within the Sabine National Forest or the Indian Mounds Wilderness Area occupied by the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project numbered 2305 shall not be considered to be— 

(1) a reservation, for purposes of section 4(e) of that Act (16 

U.S.C. 797(e)); 

(2) land or other property of the United States for purposes 

of recompensing the United States for the use, occupancy, or enjoyment of the land under section 10(e)(1) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 

803(e)(1)); or 

(3) land of the United States, for purposes of section 24 of 

that Act (16 U.S.C. 818). 

SEC. 3089. EAST BENCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONTRACT EXTENSION. 

Section 2(1) of the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract 

Extension Act (Public Law 112–139; 126 Stat. 390) is amended by 

striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 

Subtitle J—Other Matters 

SEC. 3091. COMMEMORATION OF CENTENNIAL OF WORLD WAR I. 

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(1) DESIGNATION OF LIBERTY MEMORIAL.—The Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America’s National World War I Museum 

in Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby designated as a ‘‘World War 

I Museum and Memorial’’. 

(2) CEREMONIES.—The World War I Centennial Commission 

(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) may plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the designation of the 

Liberty Memorial of Kansas City as a World War I Museum 

and Memorial. 

(b) PERSHING PARK AS WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL.— (1) REDESIGNATION OF PERSHING PARK.—Pershing Park in the 

District of Columbia is hereby redesignated as a ‘‘World War I 

Memorial’’. 

(2) CEREMONIES.—The Commission may plan, develop, and 

execute ceremonies for the rededication of Pershing Park, as it 

approaches its 50th anniversary, as a World War I Memorial 

and for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work as authorized by paragraph (3). 

(3) AUTHORITY TO ENHANCE COMMEMORATIVE WORK.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may enhance the 

General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing on 

the land designated by paragraph (1) as a World War I Memorial appropriate sculptural and other commemorative 

elements, including landscaping, to further honor the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World 

War I. 

(B) GENERAL PERSHING COMMEMORATIVE WORK DE- FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘General Pershing 

Commemorative Work’’ means the memorial to the late 

John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United 

States, who commanded the American Expeditionary 

Forces in World War I, and to the officers and men under 

his command, as authorized by Public Law 89–786 (80 

Stat. 1377). 

(4) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORATIVE

WORKS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, applies to 

the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative 

Work under this subsection. 

(B) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

(i) SITE SELECTION FOR MEMORIAL.—Section 8905 of 

such title does not apply with respect to the selection of 

the site for the World War I Memorial. 

(ii) CERTAIN CONDITIONS.—Section 8908(b) of such 

title does not apply to this subsection. 

(5) NO INFRINGEMENT UPON EXISTING MEMORIAL.—The World 

War I Memorial designated by paragraph (1) may not interfere 

with or encroach on the District of Columbia War Memorial. 

(6) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— (A) USE FOR OTHER WORLD WAR I COMMEMORATIVE AC- TIVITIES.—If, upon payment of all expenses for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work under 

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tion amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 

United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for such purpose, the Commission may use the 

amount of the balance for other commemorative activities 

authorized under the World War I Centennial Commission 

Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2448). 

(B) USE FOR OTHER COMMEMORATIVE WORKS.—If the authority for enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work and the authority of the Commission to 

plan and conduct commemorative activities under the 

World War I Centennial Commission Act have expired and 

there remains a balance of funds received for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work, the 

Commission shall transmit the amount of the balance to a 

separate account with the National Park Foundation, to be 

available to the Secretary of the Interior following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States 

Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b)(3) of 

such title, except that funds in such account may only be 

obligated subject to appropriation. 

(7) AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION AFTER TER- MINATION OF COMMISSION.—Section 8 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Centennial Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection 

(c), the Centennial Commission’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR COMPLETION OF WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL.— The Centennial Commission may perform such work as is necessary 

to complete the rededication of a World War I Memorial and enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work under 

section 3091(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015, subject to section 8903 of title 40, United States Code.’’. 

(c) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL

COMMISSION ACT.— (1) EX OFFICIO AND OTHER ADVISORY MEMBERS.—Section 4 of 

the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112– 

272; 126 Stat. 2449) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) EX OFFICIO AND OTHER ADVISORY MEMBERS.— 

‘‘(1) POWERS.—The individuals listed in paragraphs (2) and 

(3), or their designated representative, shall serve on the Centennial Commission solely to provide advice and information to 

the members of the Centennial Commission appointed pursuant 

to subsection (b)(1), and shall not be considered members for 

purposes of any other provision of this Act. 

‘‘(2) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The following individuals shall 

serve as ex officio members: 

‘‘(A) The Archivist of the United States. 

‘‘(B) The Librarian of Congress. 

‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 

‘‘(D) The Secretary of Education. 

‘‘(E) The Secretary of State. 

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‘‘(G) The Administrator of General Services. 

‘‘(3) OTHER ADVISORY MEMBERS.—The following individuals 

shall serve as other advisory members: 

‘‘(A) Four members appointed by the Secretary of Defense 

in the following manner: One from the Navy, one from the 

Marine Corps, one from the Army, and one from the Air 

Force. 

‘‘(B) Two members appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security in the following manner: One from the Coast 

Guard and one from the United States Secret Service. 

‘‘(C) Two members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, including one from the National Parks Service. 

‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in a member position under 

paragraph (3) shall be filled in the same manner in which the 

original appointment was made.’’. 

(2) PAYABLE RATE OF STAFF.—Section 7(c)(2) of the World 

War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 

Stat. 2451) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘, without regard to the provisions of chapter 

51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 

Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay 

rates.’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘level IV’’ and inserting ‘‘level II’’. 

(3) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

(A) LIMITATION.—Section 9 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2453) 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 9. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 

‘‘No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the World War I Centennial Commission.’’. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7(f) of the World 

War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 

126 Stat. 2452) is repealed. 

(C) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 

9 in the table of contents of the World War I Centennial 

Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2448) is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 9. Limitation on obligation of Federal funds.’’. 

SEC. 3092. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES RELATED TO LAS VEGAS VALLEY 

PUBLIC LAND AND TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

(a) TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advisory Council 

established by paragraph (6)(A). 

(B) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark County, 

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(C) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local government’’ 

means the City of Las Vegas, City of North Las Vegas, or 

the County. 

(D) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ 

means the management plan for the Monument developed 

under paragraph (3)(E). 

(E) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 963/123,142, and dated December 2013. 

(F) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument established by 

paragraph (2)(A). 

(G) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1702). 

(H) PUBLIC WATER AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public water 

agency’’ means a regional wholesale water provider that is 

engaged in the acquisition of water on behalf of, or the delivery of water to, water purveyors who are member agencies of the public water agency. 

(I) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 

electric utility’’ means any public or private utility determined by the Secretary to be technically and financially capable of developing the high-voltage transmission facilities 

described in paragraph (4). 

(J) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(K) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

(2) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve, protect, interpret, 

and enhance for the benefit of present and future generations the unique and nationally important paleontological, 

scientific, educational, and recreational resources and values of the land described in this paragraph, there is established in the State, subject to valid existing rights, the Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

(B) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist of approximately 22,650 acres of public land in the County identified as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument’’, 

as generally depicted on the Map. 

(C) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

prepare an official map and legal description of the 

boundaries of the Monument. 

(ii) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

prepared under clause (i) shall have the same force 

and effect as if included in this subsection, except that 

the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical 

errors in the legal description or the map. 

(iii) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— The map and legal description prepared under clause 

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in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. 

(D) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 

may acquire land or interests in land within the 

boundaries of the Monument by donation, purchase 

from a willing seller with donated or appropriated 

funds, exchange, or transfer from another Federal 

agency. 

(ii) LIMITATIONS.— (I) ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND.—Land or interests in land that are owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State may be acquired 

under clause (i) only by donation or exchange. 

(II) PROHIBITION OF CONDEMNATION.—No land 

or interest in land may be acquired under clause 

(i) by condemnation. 

(E) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights and 

paragraphs (4) and (5), any land within the Monument or 

any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United 

States for inclusion in the Monument after the date of enactment of this section is withdrawn from— 

(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 

land laws; 

(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; and 

(iii) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials laws. 

(F) RELATIONSHIP TO CLARK COUNTY MULTI-SPECIES

HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.— 

(i) AMENDMENT TO PLAN.—The Secretary shall credit, on an acre-for-acre basis, approximately 22,650 

acres of the land conserved for the Monument under 

this section toward the development of additional nonFederal land within the County through an amendment to the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 

(ii) EFFECT ON PLAN.—Nothing in this section otherwise limits, alters, modifies, or amends the Clark 

County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 

(G) TERMINATION OF UPPER LAS VEGAS WASH CONSERVATION TRANSFER AREA.—The Upper Las Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer Area established by the Record of Decision dated October 21, 2011, for the Upper Las Vegas Wash 

Conservation Transfer Area Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, is terminated. 

(3) ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.— 

(A) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 22,650 

acres of public land depicted on the Map as ‘‘Tule Springs 

Fossil Bed National Monument’’ is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service. 

(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 

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(i) in a manner that conserves, protects, interprets, 

and enhances the resources and values of the Monument; and 

(ii) in accordance with— 

(I) this subsection; 

(II) the provisions of laws generally applicable to 

units of the National Park System (including the 

National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et 

seq.)); and 

(III) any other applicable laws. 

(C) BUFFER ZONES.—The establishment of the Monument 

shall not— 

(i) lead to the creation of express or implied protective perimeters or buffer zones around or over the 

Monument; 

(ii) preclude disposal or development of public land 

adjacent to the boundaries of the Monument, if the disposal or development is consistent with other applicable law; or 

(iii) preclude an activity on, or use of, private land 

adjacent to the boundaries of the Monument, if the activity or use is consistent with other applicable law. 

(D) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this section alters the standards governing air or water quality outside 

the boundary of the Monument. 

(E) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

date on which funds are made available to carry out 

this subparagraph, the Secretary shall develop a management plan that provides for the long-term protection 

and management of the Monument. 

(ii) COMPONENTS.—The management plan— 

(I) shall— 

(aa) be prepared in accordance with section 

12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)); and 

(bb) consistent with this subsection and the 

purposes of the Monument, allow for continued scientific research at the Monument; and 

(II) may— 

(aa) incorporate any appropriate decisions 

contained in an existing management or activity plan for the land designated as the Monument under paragraph (2)(A); and 

(bb) use information developed in any study 

of land within, or adjacent to, the boundary of 

the Monument that was conducted before the 

date of enactment of this section. 

(iii) PUBLIC PROCESS.—In preparing the management 

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(II) provide an opportunity for public involvement in the preparation and review of the management plan, including holding public meetings; 

(III) consider public comments received as part 

of the public review and comment process of the 

management plan; and 

(IV) consult with governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders involved in establishing and 

improving the regional trail system to incorporate, 

where appropriate, trails in the Monument that 

link to the regional trail system. 

(F) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide for 

public interpretation of, and education and scientific 

research on, the paleontological resources of the Monument, with priority given to the onsite exhibition and 

curation of the resources, to the extent practicable. 

(ii) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 

enter into cooperative agreements with the State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, 

and appropriate public and private entities to carry out 

clause (i). 

(4) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a complete application 

from a qualified electric utility, the Secretary, in accordance with applicable laws (including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and title 

V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.)), shall issue to the qualified electric 

utility a 400-foot-wide right-of-way for the construction and 

maintenance of high-voltage transmission facilities depicted 

on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ 

and dated November 5, 2013, as ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’ if the high-voltage transmission facilities 

do not conflict with other previously authorized rights-ofway within the corridor. 

(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The high-voltage transmission facilities shall— 

(I) be used— 

(aa) primarily, to the maximum extent practicable, for renewable energy resources; and 

(bb) to meet reliability standards set by the 

North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the Western Electricity Coordinating 

Council, or the public utilities regulator of the 

State; and 

(II) employ best management practices identified 

as part of the compliance of the Secretary with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

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(ii) CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall consult with the 

qualified electric utility that is issued the right-of-way 

under subparagraph (A) and the public utilities regulator of the State to seek to maximize the capacity of 

the high-voltage transmission facilities. 

(C) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of a notice to 

proceed on the construction of the high-voltage transmission facilities within the right-of-way under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to terms and conditions that the 

Secretary (in consultation with the qualified electric utility), as part of the compliance of the Secretary with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), determines appropriate to protect and conserve the resources for which the Monument is managed. 

(D) EXPIRATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The right-of-way 

issued under subparagraph (A) shall expire on the date 

that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this section 

if construction of the high-voltage transmission facilities 

described in subparagraph (A) has not been initiated by 

that date, unless the Secretary determines that it is in the 

public interest to continue the right-of-way. 

(5) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES.— (A) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES CORRIDOR.— (i) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of 1 or more complete 

applications from a public water agency and except as 

provided in clause (ii), the Secretary, in accordance 

with applicable laws (including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.)), shall issue to the public water agency a 100-foot-wide right-of-way for the 

construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of 

a buried water conveyance pipeline and associated facilities within the ‘‘Water Conveyance Facilities Corridor’’ and the ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’ depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas 

Valley Overview’’ and dated November 5, 2013. 

(ii) LIMITATION.—A public water agency right-of-way 

shall not be granted under clause (i) within the portion 

of the Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor that is 

located along the Moccasin Drive alignment, which is 

generally between T. 18 S. and T. 19 S., Mount Diablo 

Baseline and Meridian. 

(B) BURIED WATER CONVEYANCE PIPELINE.—On receipt of 

1 or more complete applications from a unit of local government or public water agency, the Secretary, in accordance 

with applicable laws (including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and title 

V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.)), shall issue to the unit of local government or public water agency a 100-foot-wide right-ofway for the construction, operation, maintenance, repair, 

and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline to 

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and surge tank located in the NE1⁄4 sec. 16 of T. 19 S. and 

R. 61 E. 

(C) REQUIREMENTS.— 

(i) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—The water conveyance facilities shall employ best management practices identified as part of the compliance of the Secretary with the National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to limit the impacts of the 

water conveyance facilities on the Monument. 

(ii) CONSULTATIONS.—The water conveyance facilities 

within the ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’ 

shall be sited in consultation with the qualified electric 

utility to limit the impacts of the water conveyance facilities on the high-voltage transmission facilities. 

(D) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of a notice to 

proceed on the construction of the water conveyance facilities within the right-of-way under subparagraph (A) shall 

be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary, 

in consultation with the public water agency, as part of the 

compliance of the Secretary with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), determines appropriate to protect and conserve the resources for 

which the Monument is managed. 

(6) TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide guidance for the management of the Monument, there is established the Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advisory Council. 

(B) MEMBERSHIP.— 

(i) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall consist of 10 

members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom— 

(I) 1 member shall be a member of, or be nominated by, the County Commission; 

(II) 1 member shall be a member of, or be nominated by, the city council of Las Vegas, Nevada; 

(III) 1 member shall be a member of, or be nominated by, the city council of North Las Vegas, Nevada; 

(IV) 1 member shall be a member of, or be nominated by, the tribal council of the Las Vegas Paiute 

Tribe; 

(V) 1 member shall be a representative of the 

conservation community in southern Nevada; 

(VI) 1 member shall be a representative of Nellis 

Air Force Base; 

(VII) 1 member shall be nominated by the State; 

(VIII) 1 member shall reside in the County and 

have a background that reflects the purposes for 

which the Monument was established; and 

(IX) 2 members shall reside in the County or adjacent counties, both of whom shall have experience in the field of paleontology, obtained through 

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(ii) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 

shall appoint the initial members of the Council in accordance with clause (i). 

(C) DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—The Council shall advise the 

Secretary with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan. 

(D) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for serving on the Council. 

(E) CHAIRPERSON.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the Council 

shall elect a Chairperson from among the members of 

the Council. 

(ii) LIMITATION.—The Chairperson shall not be a 

member of a Federal or State agency. 

(iii) TERM.—The term of the Chairperson shall be 3 

years. 

(F) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member of the Council shall be 3 years. 

(ii) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the expiration of 

a 3-year term of a member of the Council, a member 

may continue to serve on the Council until— 

(I) the member is reappointed by the Secretary; 

or 

(II) a successor is appointed. 

(G) VACANCIES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Council shall be 

filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. 

(ii) APPOINTMENT FOR REMAINDER OF TERM.—A 

member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Council— 

(I) shall serve for the remainder of the term for 

which the predecessor was appointed; and 

(II) may be nominated for a subsequent term. 

(H) TERMINATION.—Unless an extension is jointly recommended by the Director of the National Park Service 

and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the 

Council shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the 

date of enactment of this section. 

(7) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the land 

identified on the Map as ‘‘BLM Withdrawn Lands’’ is withdrawn from— 

(A) entry under the public land laws; 

(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(C) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, 

and mineral materials laws. 

(b) ADDITION OF LAND TO RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conservation Area’’ 

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established by the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation 

Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.). 

(B) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated November 5, 

2013. 

(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(2) ADDITION OF LAND TO CONSERVATION AREA.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Conservation Area is expanded to 

include the land depicted on the Map as ‘‘Additions to Red 

Rock NCA’’. 

(B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after the 

date on which the land is acquired, the Secretary shall update the management plan for the Conservation Area to reflect the management requirements of the acquired land. 

(C) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be conveyed 

under this subsection. 

(ii) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

minor error in— 

(I) the Map; or 

(II) the legal description. 

(iii) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal description 

shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(c) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TO

NORTH LAS VEGAS.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated November 5, 

2013. 

(B) NORTH LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘North Las Vegas’’ 

means the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section and subject to valid existing rights, upon 

the request of North Las Vegas, the Secretary shall convey to 

North Las Vegas, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3). 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) consists of the land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management described on the Map as the ‘‘North Las Vegas 

Job Creation Zone’’ (including the interests in the land). 

(4) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

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legal description of the parcel to be conveyed under this 

subsection. 

(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

minor error in— 

(i) the Map; or 

(ii) the legal description. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal description shall 

be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(5) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may sell any portion 

of the land described in paragraph (3) for nonresidential 

development. 

(B) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of land under subparagraph (A) shall be carried out— 

(i) through a competitive bidding process; and 

(ii) for not less than fair market value. 

(C) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine 

the fair market value of the land under subparagraph 

(B)(ii) based on an appraisal that is performed in accordance with— 

(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

Land Acquisitions; 

(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 

Practices; and 

(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations). 

(D) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross proceeds from 

the sale of land under subparagraph (A) shall be distributed in accordance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 1317; 

118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 

(6) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUBLIC PUR- POSES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may retain a portion 

of the land described in paragraph (3) for public recreation 

or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 

1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the election to the Secretary. 

(B) REVOCATION.—If North Las Vegas retains land for 

public recreation or other public purposes under subparagraph (A), North Las Vegas may— 

(i) revoke that election; and 

(ii) sell the land in accordance with paragraph (5). 

(7) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—North Las Vegas shall pay all 

appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administrative costs 

necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, 

and transfers of title to, the land described in paragraph (3). 

(8) REVERSION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land described in paragraph (3) is not conveyed for nonresidential development 

under this subsection or reserved for recreation or other 

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years after the date of enactment of this section, the parcel 

of land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

United States. 

(B) INCONSISTENT USE.—If North Las Vegas uses any 

parcel of land described in paragraph (3) in a manner that 

is inconsistent with this subsection— 

(i) at the discretion of the Secretary, the parcel shall 

revert to the United States; or 

(ii) if the Secretary does not make an election under 

clause (i), North Las Vegas shall sell the parcel of land 

in accordance with this subsection. 

(d) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TO LAS

VEGAS.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘Las Vegas’’ means the city of 

Las Vegas, Nevada. 

(B) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated November 5, 

2013. 

(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, subject to valid existing rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 

202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to 

Las Vegas, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 

the United States in and to the land described in paragraph 

(3). 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) consists of land managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management described on the Map as ‘‘Las Vegas Job Creation 

Zone’’ (including interests in the land). 

(4) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this section, the Secretary shall finalize the 

legal description of the parcel to be conveyed under this 

subsection. 

(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

minor error in— 

(i) the Map; or 

(ii) the legal description. 

(C) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal description shall 

be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(5) USE OF LAND.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may sell any portion of the 

land described in paragraph (3) for nonresidential development. 

(B) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of land under subparagraph (A) shall be carried out, after consultation with the 

Las Vegas Paiute Tribe— 

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(ii) for not less than fair market value. 

(C) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine 

the fair market value of the land under subparagraph 

(B)(ii) based on an appraisal that is performed in accordance with— 

(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

Land Acquisitions; 

(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 

Practices; and 

(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations). 

(D) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross proceeds from 

the sale of land under subparagraph (A) shall be distributed in accordance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 1317; 

118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 

(6) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUBLIC PUR- POSES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may retain a portion of the 

land described in paragraph (3) for public recreation or 

other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 

1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the election to the Secretary. 

(B) REVOCATION.—If Las Vegas retains land for public 

recreation or other public purposes under subparagraph 

(A), Las Vegas may— 

(i) revoke that election; and 

(ii) sell the land in accordance with paragraph (5). 

(7) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Las Vegas shall pay all appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, 

and transfers of title to, the land described in paragraph (3). 

(8) REVERSION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land described in paragraph (3) is not conveyed for nonresidential development 

under this subsection or reserved for recreation or other 

public purposes under paragraph (6) by the date that is 30 

years after the date of enactment of this section, the parcel 

of land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

United States. 

(B) INCONSISTENT USE.—If Las Vegas uses any parcel of 

land described in paragraph (3) in a manner that is inconsistent with this subsection— 

(i) at the discretion of the Secretary, the parcel shall 

revert to the United States; or 

(ii) if the Secretary does not make an election under 

clause (i), Las Vegas shall sell the parcel of land in accordance with this subsection. 

(e) EXPANSION OF CONVEYANCE TO LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN PO- LICE DEPARTMENT.—Section 703 of the Clark County Conservation 

of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 

107–282; 116 Stat. 2013) is amended by inserting before the period 

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parcel of land identified as ‘Las Vegas Police Shooting Range’ on 

the map entitled ‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’ and dated November 5, 2013’’. 

(f) SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WITH- DRAWAL.—Section 8 of the Spring Mountains National Recreation 

Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460hhh–6) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for lands described’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), W1⁄2E1⁄2

and W1⁄2 sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 58 E., Mt. Diablo Meridian is not 

subject to withdrawal under that subsection. 

‘‘(2) EFFECT OF ENTRY UNDER PUBLIC LAND LAWS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the following are not 

subject to withdrawal under that paragraph: 

‘‘(A) Any Federal land in the Recreation Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public Law 97–465 (commonly 

known as the ‘Small Tracts Act’) (16 U.S.C. 521c et seq.), 

which, notwithstanding section 7 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 

521i), may be conveyed under that Act. 

‘‘(B) Any Federal land in the Recreation Area that the 

Secretary determines to be appropriate for conveyance by 

exchange for non-Federal land within the Recreation Area 

under authorities generally providing for the exchange of 

National Forest System land.’’. 

(g) SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1998 

AMENDMENTS.—Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land 

Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2344; 116 

Stat. 2007) is amended— 

(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘dated 

October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘dated September 17, 2012’’; and 

(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), subject to paragraphs (1) 

through (3), Clark County may convey to a unit of local government or regional governmental entity, without consideration, 

land located within the Airport Environs Overlay District, as 

identified in the Cooperative Management Agreement described 

in section 3(3) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343), if the 

land is used for a water or wastewater treatment facility or any 

other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Act 

of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).’’. 

(h) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER

EDUCATION.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) BOARD OF REGENTS.—The term ‘‘Board of Regents’’ 

means the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education. 

(B) CAMPUSES.—The term ‘‘Campuses’’ means the Great 

Basin College, College of Southern Nevada, and University 

of Las Vegas, Nevada, campuses. 

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(i) the approximately 40 acres to be conveyed for the 

College of Southern Nevada, identified as ‘‘Parcel to be 

Conveyed’’, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘College of Southern Nevada Land Conveyance’’ and 

dated June 26, 2012; 

(ii) the approximately 2,085 acres to be conveyed for 

the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, identified as 

‘‘UNLV North Campus’’, as generally depicted on the 

map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and 

dated November 5, 2013; and 

(iii) the approximately 285 acres to be conveyed for 

the Great Basin College, identified as ‘‘Parcel to be 

Conveyed’’, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘College of Southern Nevada Land Conveyance’’ and 

dated June 26, 2012. 

(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(E) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

(F) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the Nevada System of Higher Education. 

(2) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO SYSTEM.— (A) CONVEYANCES.—Notwithstanding section 202 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

U.S.C. 1712) and section 1(c) of the Act of June 14, 1926 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), and subject to all valid existing 

rights and such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the Secretary shall— 

(i) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, convey to the System, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to— 

(I) the Federal land identified on the map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College Land Conveyance’’ and 

dated June 26, 2012, for the Great Basin College; 

and 

(II) the Federal land identified on the map entitled ‘‘College of Southern Nevada Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 2012, for the College of 

Southern Nevada, subject to the requirement that, 

as a precondition of the conveyance, the Board of 

Regents shall, by mutual assent, enter into a binding development agreement with the City of Las 

Vegas that— 

(aa) provides for the orderly development of 

the Federal land to be conveyed under this 

item; and 

(bb) complies with State law; and 

(ii) convey to the System, without consideration, all 

right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

the Federal land identified on the map entitled ‘‘North 

Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated November 5, 

2013, for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if the 

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map is reserved for use for a potential 400-foot-wide 

utility corridor of certain rights-of-way for transportation and public utilities. 

(B) CONDITIONS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the conveyance 

under subparagraph (A), the Board of Regents shall 

agree in writing— 

(I) to pay any administrative costs associated 

with the conveyance, including the costs of any environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies; 

(II) to use the Federal land conveyed for educational and recreational purposes; and 

(III) to release and indemnify the United States 

from any claims or liabilities that may arise from 

uses carried out on the Federal land on or before 

the date of enactment of this section by the United 

States or any person. 

(ii) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed to 

the System under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be 

used in accordance with the agreement entitled the 

‘‘Cooperative Interlocal Agreement between the 

Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher 

Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada, 

Las Vegas, and the 99th Air Base Wing, Nellis Air 

Force Base, Nevada’’ and dated June 19, 2009. 

(II) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modifications to the 

agreement described in subclause (I) or any related 

master plan shall require the mutual assent of the 

parties to the agreement. 

(III) LIMITATION.—In no case shall the use of the 

Federal land conveyed under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

compromise the national security mission or navigation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. 

(C) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The System may use the 

Federal land conveyed under subparagraph (A) for any 

public purposes consistent with uses allowed under the Act 

of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

(D) REVERSION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or any portion 

of the Federal land conveyed under subparagraph (A) 

ceases to be used for the System, the Federal land, or 

any portion of the Federal land shall, at the discretion 

of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

(ii) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS.—If the System fails to complete the first building or show progression toward development of the University of Nevada, 

Las Vegas campus on the applicable parcels of Federal 

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described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

(iii) COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.—If the System 

fails to complete the first building or show progression 

toward development of the College of Southern Nevada 

campus on the applicable parcels of Federal land by 

the date that is 12 years after the date of conveyance 

of the applicable parcels of Federal land to the College 

of Southern Nevada, the parcels of the Federal land described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) shall, at the discretion of 

the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

(i) LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUPPLEMENTAL

AIRPORT.— 

(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(A) flood mitigation infrastructure is critical to the safe 

and uninterrupted operation of the proposed Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport authorized by the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106– 

362; 114 Stat. 1404); and 

(B) through proper engineering, the land described in 

this subsection for flood mitigation infrastructure for the 

Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport may be consistent 

with the role of the Bureau of Land Management— 

(i) to protect and prevent irreparable damage to— 

(I) important historic, cultural, or scenic values; 

(II) fish and wildlife resources; or 

(III) other natural systems or processes; or 

(ii) to protect life and safety from natural hazards in 

the County and nearby areas. 

(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark County, 

Nevada. 

(B) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(3) LAND CONVEYANCE.— (A) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— (i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

date described in subparagraph (B), subject to valid existing rights and subparagraph (C), and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the 

Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

in and to the land described in paragraph (4), subject 

to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 

(ii) COSTS.—The County shall be responsible for all 

costs associated with the conveyance under clause (i). 

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paragraph (A) until the later of the date on which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has— 

(i) approved an airport layout plan for an airport to 

be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 

(ii) with respect to the construction and operation of 

an airport on the site conveyed to the County pursuant 

to section 2(a) of the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public 

Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 

1404), issued a record of decision after the preparation 

of an environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

(C) RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—In conveying the 

public land under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve the mineral estate, except for purposes related to flood 

mitigation (including removal from aggregate flood events). 

(D) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

public land to be conveyed under subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from— 

(i) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 

and 

(ii) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 

leasing laws. 

(E) USE.—The public land conveyed under subparagraph 

(A) shall be used for the development of flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport. 

(F) REVERSION AND REENTRY.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—If the land conveyed to the County 

under the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404) reverts to 

the United States, the land conveyed to the County 

under this subsection shall revert, at the option of the 

Secretary, to the United States. 

(ii) USE OF LAND.—If the Secretary determines that 

the County is not using the land conveyed under this 

subsection for a purpose described in subparagraph 

(D), all right, title, and interest of the County in and 

to the land shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, 

to the United States. 

(4) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (3) consists of the approximately 2,320 acres of land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management and described on 

the Map as the ‘‘Conveyance Area’’. 

(5) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare an official legal description and map of the parcel to be conveyed 

under this subsection. 

(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

minor error in— 

(i) the map prepared under subparagraph (A); or 

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(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map prepared under subparagraph (A) and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

(j) NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of North Las 

Vegas, Nevada. 

(B) CLARK COUNTY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION

PARK.—The term ‘‘Clark County Off-Highway Vehicle 

Recreation Park’’ means the approximately 960 acres of 

land identified on the Map as ‘‘Clark County Off-Highway 

Vehicle Recreation Park’’. 

(C) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark County, 

Nevada. 

(D) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated December 

17, 2013. 

(E) NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY RECREATION AREA.—The 

term ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Recreation Area’’ means 

the approximately 10,035 acres of land identified on the 

Map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recreation Area’’. 

(F) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO COUNTY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

enactment of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the 

County, subject to valid existing rights and subparagraph 

(B), without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 

the United States in and to the Clark County Off-Highway 

Vehicle Recreation Park. 

(B) RESERVATION OF MINERAL ESTATE.—In conveying the 

parcels of Federal land under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve the mineral estate, except for purposes 

related to flood mitigation (including removal from aggregate flood events). 

(C) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of land conveyed under 

subparagraph (A) may be used by the County for any 

public purposes described in clause (ii), consistent with 

the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 

et seq.). 

(ii) AUTHORIZED USES.—The land conveyed under 

subparagraph (A)— 

(I) shall be used by the County— 

(aa) to provide a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle 

recreation park in the County; 

(bb) to provide the public with opportunities 

for off-road vehicle recreation, including a location for races, competitive events, training 

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support a centralized off-road vehicle recreation area and County park; 

(cc) to provide a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of 

off-highway vehicles in areas that have been 

identified by the Federal Government, State 

government, or County government as containing environmentally sensitive land; and 

(II) shall not be disposed of by the County. 

(iii) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to use any 

parcel of land conveyed under subparagraph (A) for the 

purposes described in clause (ii)— 

(I) title to the parcel shall revert to the Secretary, 

at the option of the Secretary; and 

(II) the County shall be responsible for any reclamation necessary to revert the parcel to the 

United States. 

(iv) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary of the Air 

Force and the County, may develop a special management plan for the land conveyed under subparagraph 

(A)— 

(I) to enhance public safety and safe off-highway 

vehicle recreation use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 

(II) to ensure compatible development with the 

mission requirements of the Nellis Air Force Base; 

and 

(III) to avoid and mitigate known public health 

risks associated with off-highway vehicle use in the 

Nellis Dunes Recreation Area. 

(D) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Before the Federal land may be 

conveyed to the County under subparagraph (A), the 

Clark County Board of Commissioners and Nellis Air 

Force Base shall enter into an interlocal agreement for 

the Federal land and the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

Area— 

(I) to enhance safe off-highway recreation use; 

and 

(II) to ensure that development of the Federal 

land is consistent with the long-term mission requirements of Nellis Air Force Base. 

(ii) LIMITATION.—The use of the Federal land conveyed under subparagraph (A) shall not compromise 

the national security mission of Nellis Air Force Base. 

(E) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—With respect to 

the conveyance of Federal land under subparagraph (A), 

the Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect 

the interests of the United States. 

(3) DESIGNATION OF NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

RECREATION AREA.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 10,035 acres of 

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Recreation Area’’ shall be known and designated as the 

‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

(B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may develop a 

special management plan for the Nellis Dunes Off-Highway 

Recreation Area to enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes. 

(k) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR NELLIS AIR

FORCE BASE EXPANSION.— (1) WITHDRAWALS.—Section 3011(b) of the Military Lands 

Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 886) is 

amended— 

(A) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘comprise approximately’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘comprise— 

‘‘(A) approximately’’; 

(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 

semicolon; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) approximately 710 acres of land in Clark County, 

Nevada, identified as ‘Addition to Nellis Air Force Base’ on 

the map entitled ‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’ and dated June 26, 2012; and 

‘‘(C) approximately 410 acres of land in Clark County, 

Nevada, identified as ‘Addition to Nellis Air Force Base’ on 

the map entitled ‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’ and 

dated November 5, 2013.’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(6) EXISTING MINERAL MATERIALS CONTRACTS.— ‘‘(A) APPLICABILITY.—Section 3022 shall not apply to any 

mineral material resource authorized for sale by the Secretary of the Interior under a valid contract for the duration of the contract. 

‘‘(B) ACCESS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force shall allow adequate and reasonable access to mineral material resources 

authorized for sale by the Secretary of the Interior under a 

valid contract for the duration of the contract.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3022 of the Military 

Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 

897) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3011(b)(5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5)(B) and (6) of section 3011(b)’’. 

(l) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.— 

(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that military aircraft testing 

and training activities in the State of Nevada— 

(A) are an important part of the national defense system 

of the United States; and 

(B) are essential in order to secure an enduring and viable national defense system for the current and future generations of people of the United States. 

(2) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section restricts or precludes any military overflight, including— 

(A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Federal land; 

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(C) the designation or creation of new units of special airspace, or the use or establishment of military flight training 

routes, over— 

(i) the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument 

established by subsection (a)(2)(A); or 

(ii) the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation 

Area established by the Red Rock Canyon National 

Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 

U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.) (as modified by subsection (b)). 

SEC. 3093. NATIONAL DESERT STORM AND DESERT SHIELD MEMORIAL. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ means the National Desert Storm Memorial Association, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Arkansas and described in 

section 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

(2) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means the National 

Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial authorized to be established under subsection (b). 

(b) MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE.— (1) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.— The Association may establish the National Desert Storm and 

Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work, on Federal 

land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor 

those who, as a member of the Armed Forces, served on active 

duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert 

Shield. 

(2) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORATIVE

WORKS ACT.—The establishment of the commemorative work 

shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States 

Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

(3) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal funds may 

not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial. The Association shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 

establishment of the memorial. 

(4) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all expenses for the 

establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance 

and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of 

title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of 

funds received for the establishment of the commemorative 

work, the Association shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

States Code. 

(B) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon expiration of 

the authority for the commemorative work under section 

8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Association shall transmit the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the 

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process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United 

States Code, for accounts established under section 

8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code. 

SEC. 3094. EXTENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR OF FORMER 

PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS. 

Section 1 of Public Law 107–62 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note), as amended by Public Law 111–169, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’ in subsection (c); 

and 

(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR ESTABLISHED MEMORIAL.— 

‘‘(1) If upon payment of all expenses for the establishment of 

the memorial (including the maintenance and preservation 

amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States 

Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Adams Memorial 

Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

States Code. 

‘‘(2) If upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there 

remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 

commemorative work, the Adams Memorial Foundation shall 

transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with 

the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 

the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator (as appropriate) following the process provided for in section 8906(b)(4) 

of title 40, United States Code, for accounts established under 

section 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code.’’. 

SEC. 3095. REFINANCING OF PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHING 

CAPACITY REDUCTION LOAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, upon receipt of 

such assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 

the interests of the United States, shall issue a loan to refinance the 

existing debt obligation funding the fishing capacity reduction program for the West Coast groundfish fishery implemented under section 212 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (title II of division B of Public Law 108–7; 

117 Stat. 80). 

(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall issue the loan under this section in accordance with subsections (b) through (e) of section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

1861a) and sections 53702 and 53735 of title 46, United States 

Code. 

(c) LOAN TERM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 53735(c)(4) of title 

46, United States Code, a loan under this section shall have a 

maturity that expires at the end of the 45-year period beginning 

on the date of issuance of the loan. 

(2) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and if there 

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in paragraph (1), a loan under this section shall have a maturity of 45 years or until the loan is repaid in full. 

(d) LIMITATION ON FEE AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding section 

312(d)(2)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(d)(2)(B)), the fee established by 

the Secretary with respect to a loan under this section shall not exceed 3 percent of the ex-vessel value of the harvest from each fishery 

for where the loan is issued. 

(e) INTEREST RATE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 53702(b)(2) of title 

46, United States Code, the annual rate of interest an obligor 

shall pay on a direct loan obligation under this section is the 

percent the Secretary must pay as interest to borrow from the 

Treasury the funds to make the loan. 

(2) SUBLOANS.—Each subloan under the loan authorized by 

this section— 

(A) shall receive the interest rate described in paragraph 

(1); and 

(B) may be paid off at any time notwithstanding subsection (c)(1). 

(f) EX-VESSEL LANDING FEE.— 

(1) CALCULATIONS AND ACCURACY.—The Secretary shall set 

the ex-vessel landing fee to be collected for payment of the loan 

under this section— 

(A) as low as possible, based on recent landings value in 

the fishery, to meet the requirements of loan repayment; 

(B) upon issuance of the loan in accordance with paragraph (2); and 

(C) on a regular interval not to exceed every 5 years beginning on the date of issuance of the loan. 

(2) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL EX-VESSEL LANDINGS FEE CALCULATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of issuance of the 

loan under this section, the Secretary shall recalculate the exvessel landing fee based on the most recent value of the fishery. 

(g) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this section an amount equal 

to 1 percent of the amount of the loan authorized under this section 

for purposes of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 

et seq.). 

SEC. 3096. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. 

For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United 

States Code, which shall be available without further appropriation 

to the Secretary of the Interior— 

(1) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 

(2) $37,000,000 to be available for obligation and payment 

beginning on October 1, 2015. 

Funds available for obligation and payment under paragraph (2) 

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DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3111. Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes. 

Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

Sec. 3113. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets. 

Sec. 3114. Expansion of requirement for independent cost estimates on life extension 

programs and new nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3115. Definition of baseline and threshold for stockpile life extension project. 

Sec. 3116. Authorized personnel levels of National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3117. Cost estimation and program evaluation by National Nuclear Security 

Administration. 

Sec. 3118. Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project. 

Sec. 3119. Production of nuclear warhead for long-range standoff weapon. 

Sec. 3120. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3121. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security. 

Sec. 3122. Limitation on availability of funds for certain nonproliferation activities 

between the United States and the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 3123. Identification of amounts required for uranium technology sustainment 

in budget materials for fiscal year 2016. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

Sec. 3131. Analysis and report on W88 Alt 370 program high explosives options. 

Sec. 3132. Analysis of existing facilities and sense of Congress with respect to plutonium strategy. 

Sec. 3133. Plan for verification and monitoring of proliferation of nuclear weapons 

and fissile material. 

Sec. 3134. Comments of Administrator for Nuclear Security and Chairman of Nuclear Weapons Council on final report of Congressional Advisory Panel 

on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 3141. Establishment of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health; extension of authority of Office of Ombudsman for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. 

Sec. 3142. Technical corrections to Atomic Energy Defense Act. 

Sec. 3143. Technical corrections to National Nuclear Security Administration Act. 

Sec. 3144. Technology Commercialization Fund. 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs 

Authorizations 

SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal 

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istration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table 

in section 4701. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant 

projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects 

for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 

Project 15–D–613, Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,000,000. 

Project 15–D–612, Emergency Operations Center, Lawrence 

Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 

$2,000,000. 

Project 15–D–611, Emergency Operations Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, $4,000,000. 

Project 15–D–302, TA–55 Reinvestment Project Phase III, Los 

Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 

$16,062,000. 

Project 15–D–301, High Explosive Science and Engineering 

Facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $11,800,000. 

Project 15–D–904, Overpack Storage Expansion 3, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $400,000. 

Project 15–D–903, Fire System Upgrade, Knolls Atomic Power 

Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, $600,000. 

Project 15–D–902, Engine Room Team Trainer Facility, Kesselring Site, West Milton, New York, $1,500,000. 

Project 15–D–901, Central Office and Prototype Staff Building, Kesselring Site, West Milton, New York, $24,000,000. 

SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal 

year 2015 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying 

out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant 

projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant projects: 

Project 15–D–401, KW Basin Sludge Removal Project, Hanford, Washington, $26,290,000. 

Project 15–D–402, Saltstone Disposal Unit #6, Savannah 

River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $34,642,000. 

Project 15–D–405, Sludge Processing Facility Build Out, Oak 

Ridge, Tennessee, $4,200,000. 

Project 15–D–406, Hexavalent Chromium Pump and Treatment Remedy Project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $28,600,000. 

Project 15–D–409, Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System, 

Hanford, Washington, $23,000,000. 

SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2015 for other defense activities in 

carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 

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Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 

Restrictions, and Limitations 

SEC. 3111. DESIGN AND USE OF PROTOTYPES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 

FOR INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 4509 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2660) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) PROTOTYPES.—(1) Not later than the date on which the President submits to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

States Code, the budget for fiscal year 2016, the directors of the national security laboratories shall jointly develop a multiyear plan to 

design and build prototypes of nuclear weapons to further intelligence estimates with respect to foreign nuclear weapons activities 

and capabilities. 

‘‘(2) Not later than the date on which the President submits to 

Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 

budget for an even-numbered fiscal year occurring after fiscal year 

2017, the directors shall jointly develop an update to the plan developed under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3)(A) The directors shall jointly submit to the Secretary of Energy and the Director of National Intelligence the plan and each update developed under paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 

‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the directors 

submit the plan or an update under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— 

‘‘(i) shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 

the congressional intelligence committees the plan or update, as 

the case may be, without change; and 

‘‘(ii) may include, with the plan or update submitted under 

clause (i), the views of the Secretary with respect to the plan or 

update. 

‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary, in coordination with the directors, shall 

carry out the plan developed under paragraph (1), including the updates to the plan developed under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(B) The Secretary may determine the manner in which the designing and building of prototypes of nuclear weapons is carried out 

under such plan. 

‘‘(C) The Secretary shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence committees written notification of any changes the Secretary makes to such plan 

pursuant to subparagraph (B), including justifications for such 

changes.’’. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): 

‘‘(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—(1) The directors shall ensure that the 

plan developed and updated under subsection (a) provides increased 

information upon which to base intelligence assessments and emphasizes the competencies of the national security laboratories with 

respect to designing and building prototypes of nuclear weapons. 

‘‘(2) To carry out paragraph (1), the plan developed and updated 

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‘‘(A) Design and system engineering activities of full-scale engineering prototypes (using surrogate special nuclear materials), 

including weaponization features as required. 

‘‘(B) Design, system engineering, and experimental testing 

(using surrogate special nuclear materials) of above-ground experiment test hardware. 

‘‘(C) Design and system engineering of scaled or subcomponent experimental test articles (using special nuclear materials) 

for conducting experiments at the Nevada National Security 

Site.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of such section, as 

redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

(a), the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, the Secretary’’. 

SEC. 3112. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the requirement to create a modern, responsive nuclear infrastructure that includes the capability and capacity to 

produce, at minimum, 50 to 80 pits per year, is a national security priority; 

(2) delaying creation of a modern, responsive nuclear infrastructure until the 2030s is an unacceptable risk to the nuclear 

deterrent and the national security of the United States; and 

(3) timelines for creating certain capacities for production of 

plutonium pits and other nuclear weapons components must be 

driven by the requirement to hedge against technical and geopolitical risk and not solely by the needs of life extension programs. 

(b) PIT PRODUCTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by adding 

at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4219. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 

‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Consistent with the requirements of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the nuclear security enterprise— 

‘‘(1) during 2021, begins production of qualification plutonium pits; 

‘‘(2) during 2024, produces not less than 10 war reserve plutonium pits; 

‘‘(3) during 2025, produces not less than 20 war reserve plutonium pits; 

‘‘(4) during 2026, produces not less than 30 war reserve plutonium pits; and 

‘‘(5) during a pilot period of not less than 90 days during 

2027 (subject to subsection (b)), demonstrates the capability to 

produce war reserve plutonium pits at a rate sufficient to 

produce 80 pits per year. 

‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF TWO-YEAR DELAY OF DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense 

may jointly delay, for not more than two years, the requirement 

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‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy 

jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

describing— 

‘‘(A) the justification for the proposed delay; 

‘‘(B) the effects of the proposed delay on stockpile stewardship and modernization, life extension programs, future 

stockpile strategy, and dismantlement efforts; and 

‘‘(C) whether the proposed delay is consistent with national policy regarding creation of a responsive nuclear infrastructure; and 

‘‘(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 

submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing the assessment of the Commander with respect to the 

potential risks to national security of the proposed delay in 

meeting— 

‘‘(A) the nuclear deterrence requirements of the United 

States Strategic Command; and 

‘‘(B) national requirements related to creation of a responsive nuclear infrastructure. 

‘‘(c) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than March 1, 2015, and 

each year thereafter through 2027 (or, if the authority under subsection (b) is exercised, 2029), the Secretary of Energy shall certify 

to the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense 

that the programs and budget of the Secretary of Energy will enable 

the nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection (a). 

‘‘(d) PLAN.—If the Secretary of Energy does not make a certification under subsection (c) by March 1 of any year in which a certification is required under that subsection, by not later than May 

1 of such year, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to enable the 

nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection (a). Such plan shall include identification of the resources 

of the Department of Energy that the Chairman determines should 

be redirected to support the plan to meet such requirements.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 

is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4218 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4219. Plutonium pit production capacity.’’. 

SEC. 3113. LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES OF CERTAIN ATOMIC ENERGY 

DEFENSE CAPITAL ASSETS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVII of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4714. LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES OF CERTAIN ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE CAPITAL ASSETS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an 

independent life-cycle cost estimate under Department of Energy 

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‘‘(b) CAPITAL ASSETS DESCRIBED.—A capital asset described in 

this subsection is an atomic energy defense capital asset— ‘‘(1) the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000; and 

‘‘(2) the purpose of which is to perform a limited-life, singlepurpose mission. 

‘‘(c) INDEPENDENT DEFINED.—For purposes of subsection (a), the 

term ‘independent’, with respect to a life-cycle cost estimate of a capital asset, means that the life-cycle cost estimate is prepared by an 

organization independent of the project sponsor, using the same detailed technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to determine if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate and 

reasonable.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act is 

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4713 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4714. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets.’’. 

SEC. 3114. EXPANSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES ON LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AND NEW NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 4217 of the Atomic 

Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 

clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and by moving such 

clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; 

(2) in clause (iii), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘critical decision 2’’ and inserting ‘‘critical decision 1 and 

before such facility achieves critical decision 2’’; 

(3) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by 

striking ‘‘an independent cost estimate of’’; 

(4) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesignated, the following: 

‘‘(A) An independent cost estimate of the following:’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) An independent cost review of each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.2, relating to study of feasibility and down-select.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 

further amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘estimates on’’ and inserting ‘‘estimates and reviews of’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND RE- VIEWS’’ after ‘‘ESTIMATES’’; and 

(B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by inserting ‘‘or review’’ 

after ‘‘estimate’’ each place it appears. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act is 

amended by striking the item relating to section 4217 and inserting 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4217. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates and reviews 

of life extension programs and new nuclear facilities.’’. 

SEC. 3115. DEFINITION OF BASELINE AND THRESHOLD FOR STOCKPILE LIFE EXTENSION PROJECT. 

Section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) 

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(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by adding after the period the following new sentence: ‘‘In addition to the requirement under 

subparagraph (B), the cost and schedule baseline of a nuclear 

stockpile life extension project established under this subparagraph shall be the cost and schedule as described in the first 

Selected Acquisition Report submitted under section 4217(a) for 

the project.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘200’’ and inserting ‘‘150’’. 

SEC. 3116. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR 

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PERSONNEL LEVELS.—Subsection (a) 

of section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘1,825’’ and inserting ‘‘1,690’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘1,825’’ and inserting ‘‘1,690’’. 

(b) DEFINITION.—Such section is further amended by adding at 

the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘Office of the Administrator’, with respect to the employees 

of the Administration, includes employees whose funding is derived 

from an account of the Administration titled ‘Federal Salaries and 

Expenses’.’’. 

SEC. 3117. COST ESTIMATION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION BY NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

Section 3221(h) of the National Nuclear Security Administration 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2411(h)) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) 

and (3), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the 

following new paragraph (1): 

‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Administration’, with respect to any authority, duty, or responsibility provided by this 

section, does not include the Office of Naval Reactors.’’. 

SEC. 3118. COST CONTAINMENT FOR URANIUM CAPABILITIES REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 

Section 3123 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2177), as amended by 

section 3126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1063), is further amended— 

(1) by striking subsections (g) and (h); 

(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) 

and (g), respectively; and 

(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new 

subsections: 

‘‘(d) COST OF PHASE I.— 

‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The total cost of Phase I under subsection 

(a) of the project referred to in that subsection may not exceed 

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‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT.—If the Secretary determines the total cost 

of Phase I under subsection (a) of the project referred to in that 

subsection will exceed the amount set forth in paragraph (1), 

the Secretary may adjust that amount if, by not later than 

March 1, 2015, the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification for the adjustment, including— 

‘‘(A) the amount of the adjustment and the proposed total 

cost of Phase I; 

‘‘(B) a detailed justification for the adjustment, including 

a description of the changes to the project that would be required for Phase I to not exceed the total cost set forth in 

paragraph (1); 

‘‘(C) a detailed description of the actions taken to hold 

appropriate contractors, employees of contractors, and employees of the Federal Government accountable for the repeated failures within the project; 

‘‘(D) a description of the clear lines of responsibility, authority, and accountability for the project as the project continues, including descriptions of the roles and responsibilities for each key Federal and contractor position; and 

‘‘(E) a detailed description of the structural reforms 

planned or implemented by the Secretary to ensure Phase 

I is executed on time and on schedule. 

‘‘(3) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than March 1 of each 

year through 2025, the Secretary shall certify in writing to the 

congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense 

that Phase I under subsection (a) of the project referred to in 

that subsection will— 

‘‘(A) not exceed the total cost set forth in paragraph (1) 

(as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (2), if so adjusted); and 

‘‘(B) meet a schedule that enables, by not later than 

2025— 

‘‘(i) uranium operations in building 9212 to cease; 

and 

‘‘(ii) uranium operations in a new facility constructed 

under the project to begin. 

‘‘(4) REPORT.—If the Secretary of Energy does not make a certification under paragraph (3) by March 1 of any year in which 

a certification is required under that paragraph, by not later 

than May 1 of that year, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons 

Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report that identifies the resources of the Department of Energy 

that the Chairman determines should be redirected to enable 

the Department of Energy to meet the total cost and schedule 

requirements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that 

paragraph. 

‘‘(e) TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS DURING PHASE I.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Critical decision 3 in the acquisition process may not be approved for Phase I under subsection (a) of the 

project referred to in that subsection until all processes (or substitute processes) that require Category I and II special nuclear 

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‘‘(A) are present in the facility to be built under Phase I 

with a technology readiness level of 7 or higher; or 

‘‘(B) can be accommodated in other facilities of the Y–12 

National Security Complex with a technology readiness 

level of 7 or higher. 

‘‘(2) TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘technology readiness level’ has the meaning 

given that term in Department of Energy Guide 413.3–4A (relating to technology readiness assessment).’’; and 

(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary of 

Energy and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report detailing the implementation of paragraphs (1) and (2), including— 

‘‘(A) a description of the program management, oversight, 

design, and other responsibilities for the project referred to 

in subsection (a) that are provided to the Commander of the 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(B) a description of the funding used by the Secretary 

under paragraph (2) to carry out paragraph (1).’’. 

SEC. 3119. PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR WARHEAD FOR LONG-RANGE 

STANDOFF WEAPON. 

(a) FIRST PRODUCTION UNIT.—The Secretary of Energy shall deliver a first production unit for a nuclear warhead for the longrange standoff weapon by not later than September 30, 2025. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF ONE-YEAR DELAY.—The Secretary may 

delay the requirement under subsection (a) by not more than one 

year if the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 

certifies to the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council (established by section 179 of title 10, United States Code) and the congressional defense committees that the delay— 

(1) is in the interest of national security; and 

(2) does not negatively affect the ability of the Commander to 

meet nuclear deterrence and assurance requirements. 

(c) PLAN.— 

(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop a plan to carry out subsection (a). 

(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to 

the congressional defense committees the plan developed under 

paragraph (1). 

(d) NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT.— 

(1) NOTIFICATION.—If at any time the Secretary of Energy determines that the Secretary will not deliver a first production 

unit for a nuclear warhead for the long-range standoff weapon 

by not later than September 30, 2025 (or, if the authority under 

subsection (b) is exercised, September 30, 2026), the Secretary 

shall— 

(A) notify the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense, and the Commander of the United States 

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(B) include in the notification under subparagraph (A) 

an explanation for why the delivery will be delayed. 

(2) ASSESSMENT.—If the Secretary of Energy makes a notification under paragraph (1)(A), the Commander of the United 

States Strategic Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the delay described in the notification, including— 

(A) the effects of such delay to national security and nuclear deterrence and assurance; and 

(B) any mitigation options available. 

(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

Commander of the United States Strategic Command, shall provide 

to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the justification for the long-range standoff weapon, including— 

(1) why such weapon is needed, including any potential 

redundancies with existing weapons; 

(2) the estimated cost of such weapon; and 

(3) what warhead, existing or otherwise, is planned to be used 

for such weapon. 

SEC. 3120. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM. 

(a) MIXED OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds described in paragraph (2), the 

Secretary of Energy shall carry out construction and project 

support activities relating to the MOX facility. 

(2) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the National Nuclear Security Administration for the MOX facility for construction and project support activities. 

(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year 

prior to fiscal year 2015 for the National Nuclear Security 

Administration for the MOX facility for construction and 

project support activities that are unobligated as of the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(b) STUDY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into a 

contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to assess and validate the analysis of the 

Secretary with respect to surplus weapon-grade plutonium options. 

(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center conducting the study under paragraph (1) 

shall submit to the Secretary a report on the study, including 

any findings and recommendations. 

(c) REPORT.— 

(1) PLAN.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study conducted 

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(2) ELEMENTS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) The report of the federally funded research and development center under subsection (b)(2), without change. 

(B) Identification of the alternatives to the MOX facility 

considered by the Secretary, including a life-cycle cost analysis for each such alternative. 

(C) Identification of the portions of such life cycle cost 

analyses that are common to all such alternatives. 

(D) Discussion on continuation of the MOX facility, including a future funding profile or a detailed discussion of 

selected alternatives determined appropriate by the Secretary for such discussion. 

(E) Discussion of the issues regarding implementation of 

such selected alternatives, including all regulatory and 

public acceptance issues, including interactions with affected States. 

(F) Explanation of how the alternatives to the MOX facility conform with the Plutonium Disposition Agreement, and 

if an alternative does not so conform, what measures must 

be taken to ensure conformance. 

(G) Identification of steps the Secretary would have to 

take to close out all activities related to the MOX facility, 

as well as the associated cost. 

(H) Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. 

(d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN OPTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The study under subsection (b)(1) and the 

report under subsection (c)(1) shall not include any assessment 

or discussion of options that involve moving plutonium to a 

State where the Federal Government— 

(A) is not meeting all legally binding deadlines and milestones required under the Tri-Party Agreement and the 

Consent Decree; 

(B) has provided notification that any element of the TriParty Agreement or the Consent Decree is at risk of being 

breached; or 

(C) is in dispute resolution with the State regarding the 

Tri-Party Agreement or the Consent Decree. 

(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) The term ‘‘Tri-Party Agreement’’ means the comprehensive cleanup and compliance agreement between the 

Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Washington entered into on 

May 15, 1989. 

(B) The term ‘‘Consent Decree’’ means the legal agreement 

between the Secretary and the State of Washington finalized in 2010. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ means the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 

(2) The term ‘‘Plutonium Disposition Agreement’’ means the 

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tonium Designated As No Longer Required for Defense Purposes and Related Cooperation, signed at Moscow and Washington August 29 and September 1, 2000, and entered into force 

July 13, 2011 (TIAS 11–713.1), between the United States and 

the Russian Federation. 

(3) The term ‘‘project support activities’’ means activities that 

support the design, long-lead equipment procurement, and site 

preparation of the MOX facility. 

SEC. 3121. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF 

THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for 

fiscal year 2015 by section 3101 and available for the Office of the 

Administrator as specified in the funding table in section 4701, or 

otherwise made available for that Office for that fiscal year, not 

more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until— 

(1) the President transmits to Congress the matters required 

to be transmitted during 2015 under section 4205(f)(2) of the 

Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2525(f)(2)); 

(2) the President transmits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives the matters— 

(A) required to be transmitted during 2015 under section 

1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576), as most recently amended by section 1054 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 

127 Stat. 861); and 

(B) with respect to which the Secretary of Energy is responsible; 

(3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

the report required to be submitted during 2015 under section 

3122(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1710); and 

(4) the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the congressional defense committees the detailed report on the stockpile stewardship, management, and infrastructure plan required to be submitted during 2015 under section 4203(b)(2) of 

the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523(b)(2)). 

(b) OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘Office of the Administrator’’, with respect to accounts of the 

National Nuclear Security Administration, includes any account 

from which funds are derived for ‘‘Federal Salaries and Expenses’’. 

SEC. 3122. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 

NONPROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED 

STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should carry out nuclear nonproliferation activities in the Russian Federation only if those activities 

are consistent with and in support of the security interests of 

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(2) in carrying out any such activities after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy should focus on 

only those activities that— 

(A) are in support of the arms control obligations of the 

United States and the Russian Federation; or 

(B) will reduce the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and related materials and technology to the 

United States and countries in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions. 

(b) COMPLETION OF MATERIAL PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND AC- COUNTING ACTIVITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2) or specifically authorized by Congress, international material protection, control, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation shall be completed not later than fiscal year 2018. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 

apply to international material protection, control, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation associated with the 

Agreement Concerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No Longer Required for Defense Purposes 

and Related Cooperation, signed at Moscow and Washington 

August 29 and September 1, 2000, and entered into force July 

13, 2011 (TIAS 11–713.1), between the United States and the 

Russian Federation. 

(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF MILES TECHNOLOGY.—None of 

the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2015 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be used for the transfer of Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System technology between the United 

States and the Russian Federation. 

SEC. 3123. IDENTIFICATION OF AMOUNTS REQUIRED FOR URANIUM 

TECHNOLOGY SUSTAINMENT IN BUDGET MATERIALS FOR 

FISCAL YEAR 2016. 

The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall include, in the 

budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 

the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 (as submitted to 

Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), specific identification, as a budgetary line item, of the amounts required for uranium technology sustainment in support of the nuclear weapons stockpile in a manner that minimizes the use of 

plant-directed research and development funds for full-scale technology development past a technology readiness level of 5 (as defined in Department of Energy Guide 413.3–4A (relating to technology readiness assessment)). 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

SEC. 3131. ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON W88 ALT 370 PROGRAM HIGH EXPLOSIVES OPTIONS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council (established by section 179 of title 10, United States 

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a report on the W88 Alt 370 program that contains analyses of the 

costs, benefits, risks, and feasibility of each of the following options: 

(1) Incorporating a refresh of the conventional high explosives 

of the W88 warhead as part of such program. 

(2) Not incorporating such a refresh as part of such program. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include, for each option described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), an analysis of the following: 

(1) Near-term and lifecycle cost estimates, including costs to 

both the Navy and the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

(2) Potential cost avoidance. 

(3) Operational effects to the Navy and to the capacity and 

throughput of the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)) 

of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

(4) The expected longevity of the W88 warhead. 

(5) Near-term and long-term safety and security risks and potential risk-mitigation measures. 

(6) Any other matters the Secretary, the Administrator, or the 

Chairman considers appropriate. 

SEC. 3132. ANALYSIS OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO PLUTONIUM STRATEGY. 

(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 

shall include, as part of the Administrator’s planned analysis of alternatives to support the plutonium strategy of the National Nuclear 

Security Administration, an analysis of using or modifying existing 

facilities of the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 

4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)) to support 

that strategy, as part of critical decision 1 in the acquisition process 

for the design and construction of modular structures associated 

with operations of the PF–4 facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The analysis required by subsection (a) 

shall include an analysis of the following: 

(1) The costs, benefits, cost savings, risks, and effects of using 

or modifying existing facilities of the nuclear security enterprise 

to support the plutonium strategy of the Administration. 

(2) Such other matters as the Administrator considers appropriate. 

(c) SUBMISSION.—The Administrator shall submit the analysis required by subsection (a) to the congressional defense committees not 

later than 30 days after completing the analysis. 

(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the requirement to create a modern, responsive plutonium infrastructure 

is a national security priority, and that the Administrator must fulfill the obligations of the Administrator under section 3114(c) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (50 U.S.C. 

2535 note), as well as the commitment made by the Chairman of the 

Nuclear Weapons Council (established by section 179 of title 10, 

United States Code) in the letter of the Chairman, dated July 25, 

2014, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives, to carry out a modular building strategy 

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(1) meets the requirements for maintaining the nuclear weapons stockpile over a 30-year period; 

(2) meets the requirements for implementation of a responsive 

infrastructure, including meeting plutonium pit production requirements; and 

(3) includes plans to construct two modular structures that 

will achieve full operating capability not later than 2027. 

SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR VERIFICATION AND MONITORING OF PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND FISSILE MATERIAL. 

(a) PLAN.—The President, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop an interagency plan for verification and monitoring relating to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons, 

components of such weapons, and fissile material. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An interagency plan and road map for verification and 

monitoring, with respect to policy, operations, and research, development, testing, and evaluation, including— 

(A) identifying requirements (including funding requirements) for such verification and monitoring; and 

(B) identifying and integrating roles, responsibilities, and 

planning for such verification and monitoring. 

(2) An engagement plan for building cooperation and transparency to improve inspections and monitoring. 

(3) A research and development program to— 

(A) improve monitoring, detection, and in-field inspection 

and analysis capabilities, including persistent surveillance, 

remote monitoring, and rapid analysis of large data sets, 

including open-source data; and 

(B) coordinate technical and operational requirements 

early in the process. 

(4) Engagement of relevant departments and agencies of the 

Federal Government and the military departments (including 

the Open Source Center and the United States Atomic Energy 

Detection System), national laboratories, industry, and academia. 

(c) SUBMISSION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 1, 2015, the 

President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the plan developed under subsection (a). 

(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means the following: 

(A) The congressional defense committees. 

(B) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 

and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

(C) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

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(D) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 

(E) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 3134. COMMENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY 

AND CHAIRMAN OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL ON 

FINAL REPORT OF CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY PANEL ON 

THE GOVERNANCE OF THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Chairman of the 

Nuclear Weapons Council (established by section 179 of title 10, 

United States Code) shall each submit to the congressional defense 

committees the comments of the Administrator or the Chairman, as 

the case may be, with respect to the findings, conclusions, and recommendations included in the final report of the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise 

under section 3166(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2209), as 

amended by section 3142 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1069). 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

SEC. 3141. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER HEALTH; EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FOR ENERGY EMPLOYEES 

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 

(a) ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER

HEALTH.—Subtitle E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385o et seq.) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 3687. ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER 

HEALTH. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) Not later than 120 days after the date 

of the enactment of this section, the President shall establish and 

appoint an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health 

(in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). 

‘‘(2) The President shall make appointments to the Board in consultation with organizations with expertise on worker health issues 

in order to ensure that the membership of the Board reflects a proper balance of perspectives from the scientific, medical, and claimant 

communities. 

‘‘(3) The President shall designate a Chair of the Board from 

among its members. 

‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 

‘‘(1) advise the Secretary of Labor with respect to— 

‘‘(A) the site exposure matrices of the Department of 

Labor; 

‘‘(B) medical guidance for claims examiners for claims 

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‘‘(C) evidentiary requirements for claims under subtitle B 

related to lung disease; and 

‘‘(D) the work of industrial hygienists and staff physicians and consulting physicians of the Department and reports of such hygienists and physicians to ensure quality, 

objectivity, and consistency; and 

‘‘(2) coordinate exchanges of data and findings with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health established under 

section 3624 to the extent necessary. 

‘‘(c) STAFF AND POWERS.—(1) The President shall appoint a staff 

to facilitate the work of the Board. The staff of the Board shall be 

headed by a Director, who shall be appointed under subchapter VIII 

of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 

‘‘(2) The President may authorize the detail of employees of Federal agencies to the Board as necessary to enable the Board to carry 

out its duties under this section. The detail of such personnel may 

be on a nonreimbursable basis. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary may employ outside contractors and specialists 

to support the work of the Board. 

‘‘(d) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—No member, employee, or contractor of the Board shall have any financial interest, employment, 

or contractual relationship (other than a routine consumer transaction) with any person that has provided, or sought to provide during the two years preceding the appointment or during the service 

of the member, employee, or contractor under this section, goods or 

services related to medical benefits under this title. 

‘‘(e) EXPENSES.—Members of the Board, other than full-time employees of the United States, while attending meetings of the Board 

or while otherwise serving at the request of the President, and while 

serving away from their homes or regular places of business, shall 

be allowed travel and meal expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence (as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States 

Code) for individuals in the Federal Government serving without 

pay. 

‘‘(f) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the members and staff of the Board, and the contractors 

performing work in support of the Board, are afforded the opportunity to apply for a security clearance for any matter for which 

such a clearance is appropriate. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Energy should, not later than 180 days after 

receiving a completed application for a security clearance for an individual under this subsection, make a determination of whether or 

not the individual is eligible for the clearance. 

‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification materials 

submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for that fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President 

under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report specifying the number of applications for security clearances under this 

subsection, the number of such applications granted, and the number of such applications denied. 

‘‘(g) INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall, in accordance 

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out its responsibilities under this section, including information 

such as Restricted Data (as defined in section 11 y. of the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y))) and information covered by 

section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 

‘Privacy Act’). 

‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 

‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—Amounts appropriated to carry out this section— 

‘‘(A) shall not be appropriated to the account established 

under subsection (a) of section 151 of title I of division B 

of Appendix D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2001 (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A–251); and 

‘‘(B) shall not be subject to subsection (b) of that section. 

‘‘(i) SUNSET.—The Board shall terminate on the date that is 5 

years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

(b) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RESPONSE TO THE OFFICE OF THE OM- BUDSMAN ANNUAL REPORT; EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 

3686 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7385s–15) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘February 15’’ and inserting ‘‘July 30’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) Not later than 180 days after the submission to Congress of 

the annual report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 

to Congress in writing, and post on the public Internet website of 

the Department of Labor, a response to the report that— 

‘‘(A) includes a statement of whether the Secretary agrees or 

disagrees with the specific issues raised by the Ombudsman in 

the report; 

‘‘(B) if the Secretary agrees with the Ombudsman on those 

issues, describes the actions to be taken to correct those issues; 

and 

‘‘(C) if the Secretary does not agree with the Ombudsman on 

those issues, describes the reasons the Secretary does not 

agree.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 

SEC. 3142. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE 

ACT. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4002(3) of the Atomic Energy Defense 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘Executive Order No. 

12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 401 note), Executive Order 

No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 435 note),’’ and inserting 

‘‘Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 3001 

note), Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161 

note), Executive Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 

3161 note),’’. 

(b) MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.—Section 4102(b)(3) of such Act (50 

U.S.C. 2512(b)(3)) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 

improving the’’; 

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(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘relating to’’ before ‘‘any 

other’’. 

(c) STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP.—Section 4203(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Act 

(50 U.S.C. 2523(d)(4)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 U.S.C. 404a’’ 

and inserting ‘‘50 U.S.C. 3043’’. 

(d) REPORTS ON STOCKPILE.—Section 4205(b)(2) of such Act (50 

U.S.C. 2525(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘commander’’ and inserting ‘‘Commander’’. 

(e) ADVICE ON RELIABILITY OF STOCKPILE.—Section 4218 of such 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2538) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘commander’’ and inserting 

‘‘Commander’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘a representative’’. 

(f) DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PLUTONIUM.—Section 4306 of such 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2566) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘paragraph (A)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting 

‘‘2002,’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ‘‘of Energy’’ after ‘‘Department’’. 

(g) DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.—Section 4406(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2586(a)) is amended— 

(1) by inserting an em dash after ‘‘useful for’’; 

(2) by realigning paragraphs (1) and (2) so as to be indented 

two ems from the left margin; and 

(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

and’’. 

(h) REPORT ON HANFORD TANK SAFETY.—Section 4441 of such Act 

(50 U.S.C. 2621) is amended by striking subsection (d). 

(i) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS IN RELATION TO F–CANYON FACILITY.—Section 4454 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2638) is amended in 

paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting ‘‘of’’ after ‘‘assessment’’. 

(j) INSPECTIONS OF CERTAIN FACILITIES.—Section 4501(a) of such 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2651(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘nuclear weapons facility’’ and inserting ‘‘national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility’’. 

(k) NOTICE RELATING TO CERTAIN FAILURES.—Section 4505 of 

such Act (50 U.S.C. 2656) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection heading and 

inserting the following: ‘‘SIGNIFICANT ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE

INTELLIGENCE LOSSES’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘50 U.S.C. 413’’ and inserting ‘‘50 U.S.C. 3091’’. 

(l) REVIEW OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BEFORE DECLASSIFICATION

AND RELEASE.—Section 4521(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2671(b)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘Executive Order 12958’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note)’’. 

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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Executive Order No. 12958 

(50 U.S.C. 435 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Order No. 13526 

(50 U.S.C. 3161 note)’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Executive Order No. 

12958’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Order No. 13526’’; and 

(3) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘Executive Order No. 

12958’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Order No. 13526’’. 

(n) IDENTIFICATION OF DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES IN BUDGET

MATERIALS.—Section 4525(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2675(a)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘Executive Order No. 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 

note)’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 

note)’’. 

(o) WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING PLAN.—Section 4604(f)(3) of 

such Act (50 U.S.C. 2704(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘Nevada 

and’’ and inserting ‘‘Nevada, and’’. 

(p) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 4709(b) of such Act (50 

U.S.C. 2749(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘athorization’’ and inserting 

‘‘authorization’’. 

(q) TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FUNDS.— 

Section 4710(b)(3)(B) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2750(b)(3)(B)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘management’’ and inserting ‘‘cleanup’’. 

(r) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PAY CERTAIN PENALTIES.— 

Section 4722 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2762) is amended— 

(1) by inserting an em dash after ‘‘Department of Energy if’’; 

(2) by realigning paragraphs (1) and (2) so as to be indented 

two ems from the left margin; and 

(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 

(s) ENHANCED PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 4806(g)(1) of 

such Act (50 U.S.C. 2786(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the date 

that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘June 

24, 2014’’. 

(t) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 4813(a) of 

such Act (50 U.S.C. 2794(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘that atomic 

energy defense activities research on, and development of, any dualuse critical technology’’ and inserting ‘‘that research on and development of dual-use critical technology carried out through atomic energy defense activities’’. 

(u) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY CERTAIN FACILITIES.—Section 4832(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2812(a)) is amended by striking 

‘‘for Nuclear Security’’. 

(v) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for such Act is 

amended by striking the item relating to section 4710 and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘Sec. 4710. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds.’’. 

SEC. 3143. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT. 

(a) STATUS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—Section 3220(c) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2410(c)) is 

amended— 

(1) by inserting an em dash after ‘‘activities between’’; 

(2) by realigning paragraphs (1) and (2) so as to be indented 

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(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

and’’. 

(b) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Section 

3236(a)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2426(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended— 

(1) by inserting an em dash after ‘‘program for’’; 

(2) by realigning subclauses (I), (II), and (III) so as to be indented six ems from the left margin; 

(3) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘year,’’ and inserting ‘‘year;’’; 

and 

(4) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 

SEC. 3144. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND. 

Section 1001(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

16391(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘based on future planned activities and the amount of the appropriations for the fiscal year’’ after 

‘‘fiscal year’’. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR 

FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

Sec. 3202. Inspector General of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

Sec. 3203. Number of employees of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015, 

$29,150,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

SEC. 3202. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD. 

Subsection (a) of section 322 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

U.S.C. 2286k(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall serve as the Inspector General of the 

Board, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

U.S.C. App.).’’. 

SEC. 3203. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286b(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘150 fulltime employees’’ and inserting ‘‘130 full-time employees’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on October 1, 2015. 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM 

RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

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pose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 10, United 

States Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves. 

(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 

the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 

available until expended. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2015. 

Sec. 3502. Floating dry docks. 

Sec. 3503. Sense of Congress on the role of domestic maritime industry in national 

security. 

Sec. 3504. United States Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors. 

SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE MERCHANT MARINE FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2015. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2015, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in 

appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department of Transportation 

for Maritime Administration programs associated with maintaining 

national security aspects of the merchant marine, as follows: 

(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United States 

Merchant Marine Academy, $79,790,000, of which— 

(A) $65,290,000 shall remain available until expended 

for Academy operations; 

(B) $14,500,000 shall remain available until expended 

for capital asset management at the Academy. 

(2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime 

academies, $17,650,000, of which— 

(A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until expended for 

student incentive payments; 

(B) $3,600,000 shall remain available until expended for 

direct payments to such academies; 

(C) $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended 

for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy 

training vessels; and 

(D) $350,000 shall remain available until expended for 

improving the monitoring of graduates’ service obligation. 

(3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $50,960,000. 

(4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $4,800,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

(5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a United Statesflag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the 

United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 

$186,000,000. 

(6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal 

Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees 

under the program authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United 

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available until expended for administrative expenses of the program. 

SEC. 3502. FLOATING DRY DOCKS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 55122. Floating dry docks 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 55102 of this title does not apply to the 

movement of a floating dry dock if— 

‘‘(1) the floating dry dock— 

‘‘(A) is being used to launch or raise a vessel in connection with the construction, maintenance, or repair of that 

vessel; 

‘‘(B) is owned and operated by— 

‘‘(i) a shipyard located in the United States that is 

an eligible owner specified under section 12103(b) of 

this title; or 

‘‘(ii) an affiliate of such a shipyard; and 

‘‘(C) was owned or contracted for purchase by such shipyard or affiliate prior to the date of the enactment of the 

Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; and 

‘‘(2) the movement occurs within 5 nautical miles of the shipyard or affiliate that owns and operates such floating dry dock. 

‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘floating dry dock’ 

means equipment with wing walls and a fully submersible deck.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 551 of title 

46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘55122. Floating dry docks.’’. 

SEC. 3503. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ROLE OF DOMESTIC MARITIME INDUSTRY IN NATIONAL SECURITY. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(1) the United States domestic maritime industry carries hundreds of million of tons of cargo annually, supports nearly 

500,000 jobs, and provides nearly 100 billion in annual economic output; 

(2) the Nation’s military sealift capacity will benefit from one 

of the fastest growing segments of the domestic trades, 14 domestic trade tankers that are on order to be constructed at 

United States shipyards as of February 1, 2014; 

(3) the domestic trades’ vessel innovations that transformed 

worldwide maritime commerce include the development of containerships, self-unloading vessels, articulated tug-barges, trailer barges, chemical parcel tankers, railroad-on-barge carfloats, 

and river flotilla towing systems; 

(4) the national security benefits of the domestic maritime industry are unquestioned as the Department of Defense depends 

on United States domestic trades’ fleet of container ships, rollon/roll-off ships, and product tankers to carry military cargoes; 

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that sector is particularly important as Federal budget cuts 

may reduce the number of new constructed military vessels; and 

(6) the domestic fleet is essential to national security and was 

a primary source of mariners needed to crew United States Government-owned sealift vessels activated from reserve status during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in the period 2002 through 2010. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that United 

States coastwise trade laws promote a strong domestic trade maritime industry, which supports the national security and economic 

vitality of the United States and the efficient operation of the United 

States transportation system. 

SEC. 3504. UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BOARD OF 

VISITORS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51312 of title 46, United States Code, 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 51312. Board of Visitors 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Board of Visitors to the 

United States Merchant Marine Academy (referred to in this section 

as the ‘Board’ and the ‘Academy’, respectively) to provide independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the 

United States Merchant Marine Academy. 

‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be composed of— 

‘‘(A) 2 Senators appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

Senate in consultation with the ranking member of such 

Committee; 

‘‘(B) 3 Members of the House of Representatives appointed 

by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of 

the House of Representatives in consultation with the ranking member of such Committee; 

‘‘(C) 1 Senator appointed by the Vice President, who shall 

be a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; 

‘‘(D) 2 Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 

consultation with the Minority Leader, at least 1 of whom 

shall be a member of the Committee on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives; 

‘‘(E) 5 individuals appointed by the President; and 

‘‘(F) as ex officio members— 

‘‘(i) the Commander of the Military Sealift Command; 

‘‘(ii) the Deputy Commandant for Operations of the 

Coast Guard; 

‘‘(iii) the chairman of the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

‘‘(iv) the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 

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‘‘(vi) the Member of the House of Representatives for 

the congressional district in which the Academy is located, as a nonvoting member, unless such Member of 

the House of Representatives is appointed as a voting 

member of the Board under subparagraph (B) or (D). 

‘‘(2) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES.—Of the individuals appointed by the President under paragraph (1)(E)— 

‘‘(A) at least 2 shall be graduates of the Academy; 

‘‘(B) at least 1 shall be a senior corporate officer from a 

United States maritime shipping company that participates 

in the Maritime Security Program, or in any Maritime Administration program providing incentives for companies to 

register their vessels in the United States, and this appointment shall rotate biennially among such companies; and 

‘‘(C) 1 or more may be a Senate-confirmed Presidential 

appointee, a member of the Senior Executive Service, or an 

officer of flag-rank who from the Coast Guard, the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or any of the 

military services that commission graduates of the Academy, other than the individuals who are members of the 

Board under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(F). 

‘‘(3) TERM OF SERVICE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), each member of the Board, other than an ex officio 

member under paragraph (1)(F), shall serve for a term of 

2 years commencing at the beginning of each Congress. 

‘‘(B) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Any member described 

in subparagraph (A) whose term on the Board has expired, 

other than a member appointed under any of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) who is no longer 

a Member of Congress, shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. 

‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—If a member of the Board is no longer able 

to serve on the Board or resigns, the Designated Federal Officer 

selected under subsection (g)(2) shall immediately notify the 

person who appointed such member. Not later than 60 days 

after that notification, such person shall designate a replacement to serve the remainder of such member’s term. 

‘‘(5) DESIGNATION AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SUBSTITUTE BOARD

MEMBERS.— 

‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—A member of the Board 

under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(F) or appointed 

under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) may, if unable to attend or participate in an activity described in subsection (d), (e), or (f), designate another individual to serve 

as a substitute member of the Board, on a temporary basis, 

to attend or participate in such activity. 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A substitute member of the Board 

designated under subparagraph (A) shall be— 

‘‘(i) an individual serving in a position for which the 

individual was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate; 

‘‘(ii) a member of the Senior Executive Service; or 

‘‘(iii) an officer of flag-rank who is employed by— 


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‘‘(I) the Coast Guard; or 

‘‘(II) the Military Sealift Command. 

‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION.—A substitute member of the Board 

designated under subparagraph (A)— 

‘‘(i) shall be permitted by the Board to fully participate in the proceedings and activities of the Board; 

‘‘(ii) shall report to the member that designated the 

substitute member on the Board’s activities not later 

than 15 days following the substitute member’s participation in such activities; and 

‘‘(iii) shall be permitted by the Board to participate 

in the preparation of reports described in paragraph (j) 

related to any proceedings or activities of the Board in 

which such substitute member participates. 

‘‘(c) CHAIRPERSON.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On a biennial basis and subject to paragraph (2), the Board shall select from among its members a 

Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator to serve 

as the Chairperson. 

‘‘(2) ROTATION.—A Member of the House of Representatives 

and a Member of the Senate shall alternately be selected as the 

Chairperson of the Board. 

‘‘(3) TERM.—An individual may not serve as Chairperson for 

consecutive terms. 

‘‘(d) MEETINGS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet as provided for in 

the Charter adopted under paragraph (2)(B), including at least 

1 meeting held at the Academy. 

‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON AND CHARTER.—The Designated Federal 

Officer selected under subsection (g)(2) shall organize a meeting 

of the Board for the purposes of— 

‘‘(A) selecting a Chairperson under subsection (c); and 

‘‘(B) adopting an official Charter for the Board, which 

shall establish the schedule of meetings of the Board. 

‘‘(e) VISITING THE ACADEMY.— ‘‘(1) ANNUAL VISIT.—The Board shall visit the Academy annually on a date selected by the Board, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Transportation and the Superintendent of the 

Academy. 

‘‘(2) OTHER VISITS.—In cooperation with the Superintendent, 

the Board or its members may make other visits to the Academy 

in connection with the duties of the Board. 

‘‘(3) ACCESS.—While visiting the Academy under this subsection, members of the Board shall have reasonable access to 

the grounds, facilities, midshipmen, faculty, staff, and other 

personnel of the Academy for the purpose of carrying out the 

duties of the Board. 

‘‘(f) RESPONSIBILITY.—The Board shall inquire into the state of 

morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Academy, and 

other matters relating to the Academy that the Board decides to consider. 

‘‘(g) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT.—The Secretary 

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‘‘(1) provide support as deemed necessary by the Board for the 

performance of the Board’s functions; 

‘‘(2) select a Designated Federal Officer to support the performance of the Board’s functions; and 

‘‘(3) in cooperation with the Maritime Administrator and the 

Superintendent of the Academy, advise the Board of any institutional issues, consistent with applicable laws concerning the 

disclosure of information. 

‘‘(h) STAFF.—Each of the chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the chairman 

of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

may designate staff members of such Committee to serve, without 

additional reimbursement (except as provided in subsection (i)), as 

staff for the Board. 

‘‘(i) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While serving away from his or her home 

or regular place of business, a member of the Board or a staff member designated under subsection (h) shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 

under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 

‘‘(j) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after each annual visit required under subsection (e)(1), the Board shall submit to the President a written report of its actions, views, and 

recommendations pertaining to the Academy. 

‘‘(2) OTHER REPORTS.—If the members of the Board visit the 

Academy under subsection (e)(2), the Board may— 

‘‘(A) prepare a report on such visit; and 

‘‘(B) if approved by a majority of the members of the 

Board, submit such report to the President not later than 

60 days after the date of the approval. 

‘‘(3) ADVISORS.—The Board may call in advisers— 

‘‘(A) for consultation regarding the execution of the 

Board’s responsibility under subsection (f); or 

‘‘(B) to assist in the preparation of a report described in 

paragraph (1) or (2). 

‘‘(4) SUBMISSION.—A report submitted to the President under 

paragraph (1) or (2) shall be concurrently submitted to— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary of Transportation; 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 

‘‘(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

Representatives.’’. 

(b) DEADLINES.— 

(1) SELECTION OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICER.—The Secretary of Transportation shall select a Designated Federal Officer under subsection (g)(2) of section 51312 of title 46, United 

States Code, as amended by this Act, by not later than 30 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Appointments under subsection (b)(1) of such section shall be completed by not later 

than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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(d)(2) of such section by not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF CURRENT MEMBERS.—Each 

member of the Board of Visitors serving as a member of the Board 

on the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to serve on 

the Board for the remainder of such member’s term. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, 

the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the 

project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the 

availability of appropriations. 

(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to commit, obligate, or 

expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar 

amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 

(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 

10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and 

(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. 

(c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAMMING AUTHORITY.— 

An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be 

transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming 

authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 

The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such 

funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers 

or reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 1522 of this Act 

or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts. 

(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This section applies to 

any classified annex that accompanies this Act. 

(e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral or written 

communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT ................................................................ 13,617 13,617 

003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP) ..................................... 185,090 136,290 

Program decrease ......................................................................... [–48,800 ] 

004 MQ–1 UAV .......................................................................................... 190,581 239,581 

Extended range modifications Per Army UFR .......................... [49,000 ] 

005 RQ–11 (RAVEN) ................................................................................. 3,964 3,964 

ROTARY 

006 HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) ......................................... 416,617 416,617 


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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

007 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ............................................ 494,009 494,009 

008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 157,338 157,338 

012 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ......................................... 1,237,001 1,340,027 

ARNG Modernization–6 additional UH–60M aircraft ............. [103,026 ] 

013 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 132,138 132,138 

014 CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................ 892,504 892,504 

015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 102,361 102,361 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

016 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) ...................................................................... 26,913 26,913 

018 GUARDRAIL MODS (MIP) ............................................................... 14,182 14,182 

019 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) ............................................. 131,892 131,892 

020 AH–64 MODS ...................................................................................... 181,869 181,869 

021 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ................................. 32,092 32,092 

022 UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS ............................................. 15,029 15,029 

023 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ....................................................... 76,515 76,515 

025 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ................................................... 114,182 114,182 

026 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ..................................................... 115,795 115,795 

027 GATM ROLLUP .................................................................................. 54,277 54,277 

028 RQ–7 UAV MODS .............................................................................. 125,380 125,380 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

029 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .................................. 66,450 98,850 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [32,400 ] 

030 SURVIVABILITY CM ........................................................................ 7,800 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [7,800 ] 

031 CMWS .................................................................................................. 107,364 60,364 

Army requested reduction ........................................................... [–47,000 ] 

OTHER SUPPORT 

032 AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 6,847 6,847 

033 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ................................................. 29,231 29,231 

034 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .............................................. 48,081 48,081 

035 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ................................................................. 127,232 127,232 

036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .............................................................. 1,203 1,203 

037 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .............................................................. 2,931 2,931 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................. 5,102,685 5,199,111 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

002 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) ................... 110,300 110,300 

003 MSE MISSILE .................................................................................... 384,605 384,605 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

004 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................. 4,452 4,452 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

005 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................... 77,668 77,668 

006 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................ 50,368 50,368 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 19,984 19,984 

008 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................ 127,145 127,145 

009 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .......... 21,274 21,274 

MODIFICATIONS 

012 PATRIOT MODS ................................................................................ 131,838 131,838 

013 STINGER MODS ................................................................................ 1,355 1,355 

014 AVENGER MODS .............................................................................. 5,611 5,611 

015 ITAS/TOW MODS ............................................................................. 19,676 19,676 

016 MLRS MODS ...................................................................................... 10,380 10,380 

017 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ............................................................. 6,008 6,008 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

018 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 36,930 36,930 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

019 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ................................................................ 3,657 3,657 

020 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MISSILES) ........................................ 1,522 1,522 

021 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT ..................................................... 4,710 4,710 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................... 1,017,483 1,017,483 

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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 STRYKER VEHICLE ......................................................................... 385,110 435,110 

Unfunded requirement—fourth DVH brigade set ...................... [50,000 ] 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

002 STRYKER (MOD) ............................................................................... 39,683 39,683 

003 FIST VEHICLE (MOD) ...................................................................... 26,759 26,759 

004 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) .......................................................... 107,506 144,506 

Army unfunded priority and industrial base risk mitigation .. [37,000 ] 

005 HOWITZER, MED SP FT 155MM M109A6 (MOD) ........................ 45,411 45,411 

006 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) .......................... 247,400 247,400 

007 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) .......... 50,451 126,364 

Army unfunded priority and industrial base risk mitigation .. [75,913 ] 

008 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) ............................................................... 2,473 2,473 

009 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE ................................................... 36,583 36,583 

010 M88 FOV MODS ................................................................................. 1,975 1,975 

011 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ............................................................... 49,462 34,362 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–15,100 ] 

012 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) .............................................................. 237,023 237,023 

013 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM ..................................................... 120,000 

Industrial Base initiative ............................................................ [120,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

014 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (TCV-WTCV) .............................. 6,478 6,478 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 5,012 5,012 

017 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ........................ 28,390 28,390 

018 COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM ....................... 148 148 

019 CARBINE ............................................................................................ 29,366 20,616 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [–8,750 ] 

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ........ 8,409 8,409 

022 HANDGUN .......................................................................................... 3,957 3,957 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

024 M777 MODS ........................................................................................ 18,166 18,166 

025 M4 CARBINE MODS ......................................................................... 3,446 6,446 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [3,000 ] 

026 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................ 25,296 25,296 

027 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................ 5,546 5,546 

028 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................ 4,635 2,635 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [–2,000 ] 

029 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS ............................................... 4,079 4,079 

030 M119 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................... 72,718 72,718 

031 M16 RIFLE MODS ............................................................................. 1,952 0 

At Army request transfer to WTCV 31 and RDTEA 70 and 86 [–1,952 ] 

032 MORTAR MODIFICATION ............................................................... 8,903 8,903 

033 MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ................ 2,089 2,089 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ................................... 2,005 2,005 

035 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) .......................... 8,911 8,911 

036 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ..................................................... 414 414 

037 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) ................. 1,682 1,682 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ................ 1,471,438 1,729,549 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 34,943 34,943 

002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 12,418 12,418 

003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ........................................................ 9,655 9,655 

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 29,304 29,304 

006 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 8,181 8,181 

007 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 52,667 52,667 

008 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 40,904 40,904 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

009 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 41,742 41,742 

010 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 42,433 42,433 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

011 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................ 39,365 39,365 

TANK AMMUNITION 

012 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES .......... 101,900 101,900 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

013 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ....... 37,455 37,455 

014 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ........................ 47,023 47,023 

015 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 ...................................... 35,672 35,672 

016 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ...... 94,010 74,010 

Precision Guided Kits Schedule Delay ....................................... [–20,000 ] 

ROCKETS 

019 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .................. 945 945 

020 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES .................................................. 27,286 27,286 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

021 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ..................................... 22,899 22,899 

022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 22,751 22,751 

023 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 7,082 7,082 

024 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ............................................................. 11,638 11,638 

MISCELLANEOUS 

025 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES .............................................. 3,594 3,594 

027 CAD/PAD ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 5,430 5,430 

028 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ................................... 8,337 8,337 

029 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ...................................... 14,906 14,906 

030 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) .................. 14,349 14,349 

031 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES ................................................................ 111 111 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

032 PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................. 148,092 148,092 

033 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ............... 113,881 113,881 

034 ARMS INITIATIVE ............................................................................ 2,504 2,504 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .... 1,031,477 1,011,477 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS ............................................ 7,987 7,987 

002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ........................................................... 160 160 

004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .............................................. 164,615 164,615 

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ........................... 50,000 

Additional FMTVs – Industrial Base initiative ........................ [50,000 ] 

006 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............ 8,415 8,415 

007 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ................... 28,425 78,425 

Additional HEMTT ESP Vehicles-Industrial Base initiative ... [50,000 ] 

008 PLS ESP .............................................................................................. 89,263 89,263 

013 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ............... 38,226 38,226 

014 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP .............................................. 91,173 83,173 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–8,000 ] 

015 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ...... 14,731 14,731 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

016 HEAVY ARMORED SEDAN ............................................................. 175 175 

017 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 1,338 1,338 

018 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER ............................................. 11,101 11,101 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

019 WIN-T—GROUND FORCES TACTICAL NETWORK .................... 763,087 638,087 

Point of Presence (POP) and Soldier Network Extension 

(SNE) delay.

[–125,000 ] 

020 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ........................................ 21,157 21,157 

021 JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY ..... 7,915 7,915 

022 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) ................................................. 5,440 5,440 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

023 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ...... 118,085 118,085 

024 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS.13,999 13,999 

025 SHF TERM ......................................................................................... 6,494 6,494 

026 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE) ............... 1,635 1,635 

027 SMART-T (SPACE) ............................................................................ 13,554 13,554 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

028 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ......................................................... 18,899 18,899 

029 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (TAC SAT) ............................................... 2,849 2,849 

030 ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) ....................................... 100,000 100,000 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

033 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM ............................................... 175,711 125,711 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–50,000 ] 

034 MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) ........... 9,692 4,692 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

035 RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) .......................................... 17,136 17,136 

037 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS—OPA2 ....................................................... 22,099 22,099 

038 TRACTOR DESK ................................................................................ 3,724 3,724 

039 SPIDER APLA REMOTE CONTROL UNIT .................................... 969 969 

040 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COMM/ELECTRONICS.294 294 

041 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM 24,354 24,354 

042 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .......................................................... 17,445 17,445 

043 RADIO, IMPROVED HF (COTS) FAMILY ...................................... 1,028 1,028 

044 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ..... 22,614 22,614 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

046 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE .............................................. 1,519 1,519 

047 ARMY CA/MISO GPF EQUIPMENT .............................................. 12,478 12,478 

INFORMATION SECURITY 

050 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP .............. 2,113 2,113 

051 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ................................ 69,646 69,646 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

052 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS .......................................... 28,913 28,913 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

053 INFORMATION SYSTEMS .............................................................. 97,091 97,091 

054 DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM (DMS) .......................................... 246 246 

055 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 5,362 5,362 

056 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM .. 79,965 79,965 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

060 JTT/CIBS-M ....................................................................................... 870 870 

061 PROPHET GROUND ......................................................................... 55,896 55,896 

063 DCGS-A (MIP) .................................................................................... 128,207 128,207 

064 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS) ......................... 5,286 5,286 

065 TROJAN (MIP) ................................................................................... 12,614 12,614 

066 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ................................ 3,901 3,901 

067 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................ 7,392 7,392 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

068 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR ............................. 24,828 24,828 

070 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ........................................................................ 7,000 7,000 

072 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES.1,285 1,285 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

075 SENTINEL MODS ............................................................................. 44,305 44,305 

076 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ................................................................ 160,901 160,901 

078 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ............ 18,520 18,520 

080 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ............ 68,296 68,296 

081 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ........................................... 49,205 34,205 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

082 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP .................................................... 4,896 4,896 

083 PROFILER .......................................................................................... 3,115 3,115 

084 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (FIREFINDER RADARS) ...................... 4,186 4,186 

085 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) .................... 97,892 87,892 

Schedule delay ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

086 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ......................... 27,450 27,450 

087 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) ..................................................... 14,085 14,085 

088 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM .............................................. 29,040 29,040 

089 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ................................................................. 209,050 159,050 

Excessive LRIP/concurrency costs .............................................. [–50,000 ] 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

092 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ........................................................... 13,823 13,823 


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095 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ............... 27,374 27,374 

097 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ................................ 2,508 2,508 

099 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE 21,524 21,524 

100 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) ....................................... 95,455 95,455 

101 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) .......... 118,600 118,600 

102 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP ... 32,970 32,970 

104 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET .... 10,113 10,113 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

105 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ............................................ 9,015 9,015 

106 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .................................. 155,223 152,282 

Reduce IT procurement ............................................................... [–2,941 ] 

107 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM ... 16,581 16,581 

108 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) .......................... 65,252 65,252 

110 RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) ................ 17,631 17,631 

ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 

112 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) .............. 5,437 5,437 

ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 

113 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) ........................................... 426 426 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

114A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 3,707 3,707 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

115 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) ....................... 937 937 

116 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ................................................. 1,930 1,930 

117 CBRN DEFENSE ............................................................................... 17,468 17,468 

BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 

119 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ........................................... 5,442 5,442 

120 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP .................... 11,013 11,013 

ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 

121 GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) ......... 37,649 33,249 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–4,400 ] 

122 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) ................... 18,545 18,545 

123 ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) ......................... 4,701 4,701 

124 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION ...................... 6,346 6,346 

125 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQPMT (EOD EQPMT) ... 15,856 15,856 

126 REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS ............................................... 4,485 4,485 

127 < $5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT .......................................... 4,938 4,938 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

128 HEATERS AND ECU’S ..................................................................... 9,235 9,235 

130 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT ............................................................. 1,677 1,677 

131 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) .............. 16,728 16,728 

132 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ......................................................... 84,761 84,761 

134 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 15,179 15,179 

135 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 28,194 28,194 

137 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ...... 41,967 41,967 

138 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT) ............................................. 20,090 20,090 

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 

139 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT .................................... 1,435 1,435 

140 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ................ 40,692 40,692 

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

141 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL ....................................................... 46,957 46,957 

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 

142 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS .................... 23,758 23,758 

143 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) ....................................... 2,789 2,789 

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

144 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 6X4 (CCE) ...................................... 5,827 5,827 

145 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING .......................................................... 14,926 14,926 

147 COMPACTOR ..................................................................................... 4,348 4,348 

148 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR .............................................................. 4,938 4,938 

149 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED ........................................................... 34,071 34,071 

150 ALL TERRAIN CRANES ................................................................... 4,938 4,938 

151 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING ............................................................. 667 667 

153 ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP ......... 14,924 14,924 

154 CONST EQUIP ESP .......................................................................... 15,933 15,933 


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155 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) ................................ 6,749 6,749 

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 

156 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP .............................................................. 10,509 10,509 

157 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ................................... 2,166 2,166 

GENERATORS 

158 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP .................................. 115,190 105,190 

Cost savings from new contract .................................................. [–10,000 ] 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

160 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS .................................................................. 14,327 14,327 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

161 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT .................................. 65,062 65,062 

162 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ............................................. 101,295 101,295 

163 CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER ........................................ 13,406 13,406 

164 AVIATION COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER ................. 14,440 14,440 

165 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING .. 10,165 10,165 

TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 

166 CALIBRATION SETS EQUIPMENT ............................................... 5,726 5,726 

167 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ............. 37,482 37,482 

168 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) ....................... 16,061 16,061 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

170 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............ 2,380 2,380 

171 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ..................................... 30,686 30,686 

172 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT .......................................... 1,008 1,008 

173 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) .................... 98,559 83,559 

Early to need—watercraft C4ISR ............................................... [–15,000 ] 

174 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (OTH) ......................................... 1,697 1,697 

175 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR USER TESTING ............................. 25,394 25,394 

176 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS OPA3 ......................................................... 12,975 12,975 

OPA2 

180 INITIAL SPARES—C&E ................................................................... 50,032 50,032 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ....................... 4,893,634 4,698,293 

JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

004 OPERATIONS .................................................................................... 115,058 0 

Transfer of JIEDDO to Overseas Contingency Operations ....... [–65,463 ] 

Unjustified request ....................................................................... [–49,595 ] 

TOTAL JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT 

FUND.

115,058 0 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

001 EA–18G ................................................................................................ 43,547 493,547 

Additional EA–18G aircraft ........................................................ [450,000 ] 

005 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ......................................................... 610,652 610,652 

006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 29,400 29,400 

007 JSF STOVL ......................................................................................... 1,200,410 1,200,410 

008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 143,885 143,885 

009 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) ....................................................................... 1,487,000 1,487,000 

010 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 45,920 45,920 

011 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ................................................... 778,757 778,757 

012 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 80,926 75,626 

Advance procurement efficiencies ............................................... [–5,300 ] 

013 MH–60S (MYP) ................................................................................... 210,209 210,209 

015 MH–60R (MYP) ................................................................................... 933,882 878,882 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) .................. [–53,400 ] 

Shutdown funding ahead of need ............................................... [–1,600 ] 

016 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 106,686 106,686 

017 P–8A POSEIDON ............................................................................... 2,003,327 1,985,927 

Anticipated unit price savings .................................................... [–11,300 ] 

Unjustified growth--production engineering support ................ [–6,100 ] 

018 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 48,457 48,457 

019 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ....................................................................... 819,870 819,870 


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020 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 225,765 225,765 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

023 KC–130J .............................................................................................. 92,290 92,290 

026 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 37,445 37,445 

027 MQ–8 UAV .......................................................................................... 40,663 40,663 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

029 EA–6 SERIES ..................................................................................... 10,993 10,993 

030 AEA SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 34,768 34,768 

031 AV–8 SERIES ..................................................................................... 65,472 65,472 

032 ADVERSARY ...................................................................................... 8,418 8,418 

033 F–18 SERIES ...................................................................................... 679,177 679,177 

034 H–46 SERIES ..................................................................................... 480 480 

036 H–53 SERIES ..................................................................................... 38,159 38,159 

037 SH–60 SERIES ................................................................................... 108,850 108,850 

038 H–1 SERIES ....................................................................................... 45,033 45,033 

039 EP–3 SERIES ..................................................................................... 32,890 32,890 

040 P–3 SERIES ........................................................................................ 2,823 2,823 

041 E–2 SERIES ........................................................................................ 21,208 21,208 

042 TRAINER A/C SERIES .................................................................... 12,608 12,608 

044 C–130 SERIES .................................................................................... 40,378 40,378 

045 FEWSG ................................................................................................ 640 640 

046 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES ............................................... 4,635 4,635 

047 E–6 SERIES ........................................................................................ 212,876 212,876 

048 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ........................................... 71,328 71,328 

049 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ...................................................... 21,317 21,317 

050 T–45 SERIES ...................................................................................... 90,052 90,052 

051 POWER PLANT CHANGES .............................................................. 19,094 19,094 

052 JPATS SERIES .................................................................................. 1,085 1,085 

054 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 155,644 155,644 

055 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES .................................................... 157,531 157,531 

056 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ................................. 1,958 1,958 

057 ID SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 38,880 38,880 

058 P–8 SERIES ........................................................................................ 29,797 29,797 

059 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ............................................................ 14,770 14,770 

060 MQ–8 SERIES .................................................................................... 8,741 8,741 

061 RQ–7 SERIES ..................................................................................... 2,542 2,542 

062 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ............................................. 135,584 135,584 

063 F–35 STOVL SERIES ........................................................................ 285,968 285,968 

064 F–35 CV SERIES ................................................................................ 20,502 20,502 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

065 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 1,229,651 1,107,506 

Reduce rate of growth in replenishment spares ......................... [–122,145 ] 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

066 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ................................................. 418,355 398,488 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–19,867 ] 

067 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................... 23,843 23,843 

068 WAR CONSUMABLES ...................................................................... 15,939 15,939 

069 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ................................................. 5,630 5,630 

070 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................. 65,839 65,839 

071 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................. 1,768 1,768 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................. 13,074,317 13,304,605 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

001 TRIDENT II MODS ........................................................................... 1,190,455 1,185,455 

Guidance hardware cost growth ................................................. [–5,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

002 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ............................................. 5,671 5,671 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

003 TOMAHAWK ....................................................................................... 194,258 276,258 

Minimum sustaining rate increase ............................................. [82,000 ] 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

004 AMRAAM ............................................................................................ 32,165 22,165 


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Program decrease ......................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

005 SIDEWINDER .................................................................................... 73,928 71,948 

Block II AUR cost growth ........................................................... [–1,980 ] 

006 JSOW ................................................................................................... 130,759 128,200 

AUR cost growth .......................................................................... [–2,559 ] 

007 STANDARD MISSILE ....................................................................... 445,836 444,836 

Installation, checkout, and training growth .............................. [–1,000 ] 

008 RAM ..................................................................................................... 80,792 80,792 

011 STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) ....... 1,810 1,810 

012 AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................ 48,046 48,046 

013 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ........................................................... 3,295 3,295 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

014 ESSM ................................................................................................... 119,434 119,434 

015 HARM MODS ..................................................................................... 111,739 106,489 

AUR kit cost growth .................................................................... [–3,250 ] 

Tooling and test equipment growth ............................................ [–2,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

016 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................... 2,531 2,531 

017 FLEET SATELLITE COMM FOLLOW-ON ..................................... 208,700 206,700 

Excess to need .............................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

018 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................ 73,211 73,211 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

019 SSTD ................................................................................................... 6,562 6,562 

020 MK–48 TORPEDO .............................................................................. 14,153 14,153 

021 ASW TARGETS .................................................................................. 2,515 2,515 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

022 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ................................................................. 98,928 98,928 

023 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ................................................... 46,893 46,893 

024 QUICKSTRIKE MINE ....................................................................... 6,966 6,966 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

025 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 52,670 52,670 

026 ASW RANGE SUPPORT ................................................................... 3,795 3,795 

DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 

027 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................. 3,692 3,692 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

028 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS ....................................................... 13,240 13,240 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

029 CIWS MODS ....................................................................................... 75,108 75,108 

030 COAST GUARD WEAPONS .............................................................. 18,948 18,948 

031 GUN MOUNT MODS ......................................................................... 62,651 62,651 

033 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ....................... 15,006 15,006 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

035 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 74,188 74,188 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................. 3,217,945 3,272,156 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 107,069 107,069 

002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ............................................... 70,396 70,396 

003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ...................................................... 20,284 20,284 

004 PRACTICE BOMBS ........................................................................... 26,701 26,701 

005 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES ............................ 53,866 53,866 

006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................. 59,294 59,294 

007 JATOS ................................................................................................. 2,766 2,766 

008 LRLAP 6′′ LONG RANGE ATTACK PROJECTILE ........................ 113,092 113,092 

009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ..................................................... 35,702 35,702 

010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ........................ 36,475 26,837 

MK–296 57MM contract delay .................................................... [–9,638 ] 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................ 43,906 43,906 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .................................. 51,535 51,535 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .............................................. 11,652 11,652 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................... 4,473 4,473 


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MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION ......................................................... 31,708 31,708 

016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES .................................................... 692 692 

017 40 MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................... 13,630 13,630 

018 60MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 2,261 2,261 

019 81MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 1,496 1,496 

020 120MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................... 14,855 14,855 

022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 4,000 4,000 

023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES .................................................................... 16,853 16,853 

024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 14,772 14,772 

026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 9,972 9,972 

027 NON LETHALS .................................................................................. 998 998 

028 AMMO MODERNIZATION ............................................................... 12,319 12,319 

029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 11,178 11,178 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ....... 771,945 762,307 

SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY 

OTHER WARSHIPS 

001 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ......................................... 1,300,000 1,300,000 

002 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ..................................................... 3,553,254 3,553,254 

003 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 2,330,325 2,330,325 

004 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS .................................................... 483,600 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) .................. [483,600 ] 

006 DDG 1000 ............................................................................................ 419,532 419,532 

007 DDG–51 ............................................................................................... 2,671,415 2,671,415 

008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 134,039 134,039 

009 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP .............................................................. 1,427,049 1,427,049 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

010 LPD–17 ................................................................................................ 12,565 812,565 

Incremental funding for LPD–28 ................................................ [800,000 ] 

014 LHA REPLACEMENT ADVANCE PROCURMENT (CY) .............. 29,093 29,093 

015 JOINT HIGH SPEED VESSEL ........................................................ 4,590 0 

Program closeout ahead of need ................................................. [–4,590 ] 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

016 MOORED TRAINING SHIP .............................................................. 737,268 737,268 

017 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 64,388 64,388 

018 OUTFITTING ..................................................................................... 546,104 521,104 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–25,000 ] 

019 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR ...................................................... 123,233 123,233 

020 LCAC SLEP ........................................................................................ 40,485 40,485 

021 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS .................. 1,007,285 1,007,285 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY ........ 14,400,625 15,654,635 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

001 LM–2500 GAS TURBINE .................................................................. 7,822 7,822 

002 ALLISON 501K GAS TURBINE ....................................................... 2,155 2,155 

003 HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE (HED) ................................................. 22,704 19,278 

Excess installation funding ......................................................... [–1,926 ] 

Modification funding ahead of need ........................................... [–1,500 ] 

GENERATORS 

004 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ..................................................... 29,120 26,664 

Surface Combatant HM&E ......................................................... [–2,456 ] 

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

005 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT .............................................. 45,431 44,894 

AN/WSN–9 procurement ahead of need .................................... [–537 ] 

PERISCOPES 

006 SUB PERISCOPES & IMAGING EQUIP ........................................ 60,970 57,221 

Excess installation funding ......................................................... [–649 ] 

Interim contractor support carryover ......................................... [–3,100 ] 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

007 DDG MOD ........................................................................................... 338,569 338,569 

008 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 15,486 15,486 


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009 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD .............................. 2,219 2,219 

010 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ......................................................................... 17,928 17,928 

011 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ................... 22,025 22,025 

012 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .......................................... 12,607 12,607 

013 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................... 16,492 16,492 

014 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................. 74,129 74,129 

015 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 36,206 36,206 

016 SUBMARINE BATTERIES ............................................................... 37,352 37,352 

017 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................ 49,095 44,562 

HM&E mechanical modifications ahead of need ...................... [–2,778 ] 

SWAN CANES procurement ahead of need ............................... [–1,755 ] 

018 ELECTRONIC DRY AIR ................................................................... 2,996 2,996 

019 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ................................. 11,558 11,558 

020 DSSP EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 5,518 5,518 

022 LCAC ................................................................................................... 7,158 7,158 

023 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS .................................................. 58,783 53,783 

MK–18 UUV retrofit kits and ancilliary equipment contract 

delay.

[–5,000 ] 

024 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 68,748 68,748 

025 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ............................................ 2,937 2,937 

026 SUBMARINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................ 8,385 8,385 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

027 REACTOR POWER UNITS ............................................................... 298,200 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) .................. [298,200 ] 

028 REACTOR COMPONENTS ............................................................... 288,822 288,822 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

029 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT .......................................... 10,572 10,572 

SMALL BOATS 

030 STANDARD BOATS .......................................................................... 129,784 126,445 

7M RIB contract delay ................................................................ [–772 ] 

Large force protection boat contract delay ................................. [–791 ] 

Medium workboat contract delay ............................................... [–1,776 ] 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

031 OTHER SHIPS TRAINING EQUIPMENT ...................................... 17,152 17,152 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

032 OPERATING FORCES IPE ............................................................... 39,409 39,409 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

033 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS .............................................................. 118,129 118,129 

034 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT .................... 37,413 33,817 

MPCE cost growth ....................................................................... [–1,026 ] 

SUW support and shipping container cost growth .................... [–2,570 ] 

035 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES ..................................................... 15,270 15,270 

036 LCS ASW MISSION MODULES ...................................................... 2,729 2,729 

037 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ...................................................... 44,208 39,697 

Gun module cost growth ............................................................. [–3,080 ] 

Maritime security module cost growth ....................................... [–1,431 ] 

038 REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) .................................. 42,276 42,276 

SHIP SONARS 

040 SPQ–9B RADAR ................................................................................. 28,007 28,007 

041 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM ................................ 79,802 79,802 

042 SSN ACOUSTICS .............................................................................. 165,655 165,655 

043 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................ 9,487 9,487 

044 SONAR SWITCHES AND TRANSDUCERS ................................... 11,621 11,621 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

046 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM ............................ 24,221 24,221 

047 SSTD ................................................................................................... 12,051 12,051 

048 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .................................................. 170,831 170,831 

049 SURTASS ............................................................................................ 9,619 9,619 

050 MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNSAISANCE FORCE ............ 14,390 14,390 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

051 AN/SLQ–32 ........................................................................................ 214,582 214,582 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

052 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ............................................................... 124,862 124,862 


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053 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ........................ 164 164 

SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT 

054 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROG .............................. 45,362 45,362 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

055 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY ............................. 33,939 33,939 

056 TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) ................................... 324 324 

057 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) .. 18,192 18,192 

058 ATDLS ................................................................................................. 16,768 16,768 

059 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ................. 5,219 5,219 

060 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ............................... 42,108 41,499 

AN/SQQ–32 integration cost growth ......................................... [–609 ] 

062 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ........................................... 15,232 15,232 

063 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ......................... 4,524 4,524 

064 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ................................. 6,382 6,382 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

065 OTHER TRAINING EQUIPMENT ................................................... 46,122 44,058 

BFTT installation kit cost growth .............................................. [–2,064 ] 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

066 MATCALS ........................................................................................... 16,999 16,999 

067 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ......................................... 9,366 9,366 

068 AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING SYSTEM ................................ 21,357 21,357 

069 NATIONAL AIR SPACE SYSTEM ................................................... 26,639 26,639 

070 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ................................ 9,214 9,214 

071 LANDING SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 13,902 13,902 

072 ID SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 34,901 34,901 

073 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ...................................... 13,950 13,950 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

074 DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND & CONTROL ......................... 1,205 1,205 

075 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM ..................... 3,447 3,447 

076 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS .............................................. 16,766 16,766 

077 DCGS-N ............................................................................................... 23,649 23,649 

078 CANES ................................................................................................ 357,589 357,589 

079 RADIAC ............................................................................................... 8,343 8,343 

080 CANES-INTELL ................................................................................. 65,015 65,015 

081 GPETE ................................................................................................. 6,284 6,284 

082 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ................................. 4,016 4,016 

083 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION ........................................... 4,113 4,113 

084 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 45,053 45,053 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

085 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ............................. 14,410 14,410 

086 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ................................... 20,830 20,830 

088 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M .................................... 14,145 14,145 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

089 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT .......................................... 11,057 11,057 

090 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT .......................... 67,852 67,852 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

091 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ............................... 13,218 13,218 

092 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ........................................ 272,076 272,076 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

093 JCS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ........................................ 4,369 4,369 

094 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS ................................................... 1,402 1,402 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

095 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ........................... 110,766 110,766 

096 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ............................................... 979 979 

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 

097 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ............................... 11,502 11,502 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

098 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 2,967 2,967 

SONOBUOYS 

100 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES ............................................................. 182,946 182,946 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

101 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................ 47,944 47,944 

103 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................. 76,683 76,683 


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106 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................ 12,575 12,875 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) .................. [300 ] 

107 DCRS/DPL ......................................................................................... 1,415 1,415 

109 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES .................................... 23,152 23,152 

114 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 52,555 52,555 

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 

115 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT .............................................. 5,572 5,572 

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 

118 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................... 165,769 165,769 

123 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................... 61,462 61,462 

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

126 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ..................................... 229,832 229,832 

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

127 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................. 66,020 60,804 

688 TI04 installation cost growth .............................................. [–5,216 ] 

128 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 7,559 7,559 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

132 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ............................... 20,619 20,619 

133 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 11,251 11,251 

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 

137 TRAINING DEVICE MODS .............................................................. 84,080 84,080 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

138 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 2,282 2,282 

139 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS ....................................................... 547 547 

140 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ............................... 8,949 8,949 

141 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 14,621 14,621 

142 TACTICAL VEHICLES ...................................................................... 957 957 

143 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 8,187 8,187 

144 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .......................................... 2,942 2,942 

145 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION ........................................................... 17,592 16,143 

Emergency response truck cost growth ....................................... [–1,449 ] 

146 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ................................................. 1,177 1,177 

SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

147 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ........................................ 10,937 10,937 

148 OTHER SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................... 10,374 10,374 

149 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................. 5,668 5,668 

150 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS ...................................... 90,921 90,921 

TRAINING DEVICES 

151 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................. 22,046 22,046 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

152 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 24,208 24,208 

153 EDUCATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................... 874 874 

154 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................ 2,634 2,634 

156 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................ 3,573 3,573 

157 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................... 3,997 3,997 

158 C4ISR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 9,638 9,638 

159 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................... 21,001 21,001 

160 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................. 94,957 94,957 

161 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ............................ 87,214 87,214 

OTHER 

164 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ............................ 116,165 116,165 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

164A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 10,847 10,847 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

165 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 325,084 325,084 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................ 5,975,828 6,233,843 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 AAV7A1 PIP ........................................................................................ 16,756 16,756 

002 LAV PIP ............................................................................................... 77,736 77,736 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

003 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ............................... 5,742 642 


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004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ............................... 4,532 4,532 

005 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM ...................... 19,474 19,474 

006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION .... 7,250 7,250 

OTHER SUPPORT 

007 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 21,909 21,909 

008 WEAPONS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ...................................... 3,208 3,208 

GUIDED MISSILES 

009 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE ................................................... 31,439 31,439 

010 JAVELIN ............................................................................................. 343 343 

011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW ................................................................... 4,995 4,995 

012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) ............... 1,589 1,589 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 5,134 5,134 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ........................................................ 9,178 9,178 

015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C 12,272 12,272 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT .................................................. 30,591 30,591 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ......................................................... 2,385 2,385 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ........................... 4,205 4,205 

020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ................................................... 8,002 8,002 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

021 RADAR SYSTEMS ............................................................................. 19,595 19,375 

Sustainment—unjustified growth ............................................... [–220 ] 

022 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .................. 89,230 89,230 

023 RQ–21 UAS ......................................................................................... 70,565 70,565 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................ 11,860 11,860 

025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................... 44,340 42,550 

Unjustified program growth ....................................................... [–1,790 ] 

028 RQ–11 UAV ......................................................................................... 2,737 2,737 

030 DCGS-MC ............................................................................................ 20,620 20,620 

OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 9,798 9,798 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

032 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORK (NGEN) .......... 2,073 2,073 

033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES ............................................ 33,570 33,570 

034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS .......................................................... 38,186 38,186 

035 RADIO SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 64,494 64,494 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS .............................. 72,956 64,325 

Unjustified program growth ....................................................... [–8,631 ] 

037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT ......................... 43,317 43,317 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

037A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 2,498 2,498 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

038 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES ...................................... 332 332 

039 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ................................................ 11,035 11,035 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

040 5/4T TRUCK HMMWV (MYP) .......................................................... 57,255 37,255 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–20,000 ] 

041 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS ...................................... 938 938 

044 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .............................................. 7,500 7,500 

045 FAMILY OF TACTICAL TRAILERS ................................................ 10,179 10,179 

OTHER SUPPORT 

046 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 11,023 11,023 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

047 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIP ASSORT .......................... 994 994 

048 BULK LIQUID EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 1,256 1,256 

049 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ............................................................ 3,750 3,750 

050 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ................................................. 8,985 8,985 


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051 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................ 4,418 4,418 

052 EOD SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 6,528 6,528 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

053 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................. 26,510 26,510 

054 GARRISON MOBILE ENGINEER EQUIPMENT (GMEE) ........... 1,910 1,910 

055 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ...................................................... 8,807 8,807 

056 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................. 128 128 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

058 TRAINING DEVICES ........................................................................ 3,412 3,412 

059 CONTAINER FAMILY ....................................................................... 1,662 1,662 

060 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ............................... 3,669 3,669 

OTHER SUPPORT 

062 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 4,272 4,272 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 16,210 16,210 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ................... 983,352 947,611 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

TACTICAL FORCES 

001 F–35 ..................................................................................................... 3,553,046 3,553,046 

002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 291,880 291,880 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

003 KC–46A TANKER ............................................................................... 1,582,685 1,582,685 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

004 C–130J ................................................................................................. 482,396 482,396 

005 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 140,000 140,000 

006 HC–130J .............................................................................................. 332,024 332,024 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 50,000 50,000 

008 MC–130J .............................................................................................. 190,971 190,971 

009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 80,000 80,000 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

012 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C .................................................................. 2,562 2,562 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

013 TARGET DRONES ............................................................................. 98,576 98,576 

016 RQ–4 .................................................................................................... 54,475 44,475 

MPRTIP Sensor Trainer reduction ............................................ [–10,000 ] 

017 AC–130J .............................................................................................. 1 1 

018 MQ–9 .................................................................................................... 240,218 338,218 

Program increase ......................................................................... [120,000 ] 

Use available prior year funds for FY 15 requirements ........... [–22,000 ] 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

020 B–2A ..................................................................................................... 23,865 23,865 

021 B–1B ..................................................................................................... 140,252 140,252 

022 B–52 ..................................................................................................... 180,148 180,148 

023 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES ............. 13,159 13,159 

TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 

025 F–15 ..................................................................................................... 387,314 387,314 

026 F–16 ..................................................................................................... 12,336 12,336 

027 F–22A ................................................................................................... 180,207 180,207 

028 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................... 187,646 187,646 

029 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 28,500 28,500 

AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

030 C–5 ....................................................................................................... 14,731 14,731 

031 C–5M .................................................................................................... 331,466 281,466 

Program execution delay ............................................................. [–50,000 ] 

033 C–17A ................................................................................................... 127,494 127,494 

034 C–21 ..................................................................................................... 264 264 

035 C–32A ................................................................................................... 8,767 8,767 

036 C–37A ................................................................................................... 18,457 18,457 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

038 GLIDER MODS .................................................................................. 132 132 

039 T–6 ....................................................................................................... 14,486 14,486 

040 T–1 ....................................................................................................... 7,650 7,650 


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041 T–38 ..................................................................................................... 34,845 34,845 

044 KC–10A (ATCA) .................................................................................. 34,313 34,313 

045 C–12 ..................................................................................................... 1,960 1,960 

048 VC–25A MOD ...................................................................................... 1,072 1,072 

049 C–40 ..................................................................................................... 7,292 7,292 

050 C–130 ................................................................................................... 35,869 124,269 

C–130 8–Bladed Propeller upgrade ............................................ [30,000 ] 

C–130 AMP .................................................................................. [35,800 ] 

T–56 3.5 Engine Mod .................................................................. [22,600 ] 

051 C–130J MODS .................................................................................... 7,919 7,919 

052 C–135 ................................................................................................... 63,568 63,568 

053 COMPASS CALL MODS ................................................................... 57,828 57,828 

054 RC–135 ................................................................................................ 152,746 152,746 

055 E–3 ....................................................................................................... 16,491 16,491 

056 E–4 ....................................................................................................... 22,341 22,341 

058 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM ....................... 160,284 160,284 

059 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ................. 32,026 32,026 

060 H–1 ....................................................................................................... 8,237 8,237 

061 H–60 ..................................................................................................... 60,110 60,110 

062 RQ–4 MODS ........................................................................................ 21,354 21,354 

063 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ....................................................... 1,902 1,902 

064 OTHER AIRCRAFT ........................................................................... 32,106 32,106 

065 MQ–1 MODS ....................................................................................... 4,755 4,755 

066 MQ–9 MODS ....................................................................................... 155,445 155,445 

069 CV–22 MODS ...................................................................................... 74,874 74,874 

069A EJECTION SEAT RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .. 2,500 

Initial aircraft installation ......................................................... [2,500 ] 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

070 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ................................................ 466,562 466,562 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

071 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ........................... 22,470 22,470 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

074 B–2A ..................................................................................................... 44,793 44,793 

075 B–52 ..................................................................................................... 5,249 5,249 

077 C–17A ................................................................................................... 20,110 20,110 

078 CV–22 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ......................................... 16,931 16,931 

080 C–135 ................................................................................................... 4,414 4,414 

081 F–15 ..................................................................................................... 1,122 1,122 

082 F–16 ..................................................................................................... 10,994 10,994 

083 F–22A ................................................................................................... 5,929 5,929 

084 OTHER AIRCRAFT ........................................................................... 27 27 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

085 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS ................................................. 21,363 21,363 

WAR CONSUMABLES 

086 WAR CONSUMABLES ...................................................................... 82,906 82,906 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

087 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ................................................. 1,007,276 1,007,276 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

087A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 69,380 69,380 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ....... 11,542,571 11,671,471 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC ................................... 80,187 80,187 

TACTICAL 

003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ............................... 337,438 337,438 

004 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) ................................................................... 132,995 132,995 

005 AMRAAM ............................................................................................ 329,600 329,600 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ................................................... 33,878 33,878 

007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB .............................................................. 70,578 50,578 

Delay in Milestone C and contract award ................................. [–20,000 ] 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

008 INDUSTR’L PREPAREDNS/POL PREVENTION ......................... 749 749 


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009 MM III MODIFICATIONS ................................................................ 28,477 28,477 

010 AGM–65D MAVERICK ....................................................................... 276 276 

011 AGM–88A HARM ................................................................................ 297 297 

012 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ...................................... 16,083 16,083 

013 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB .............................................................. 6,924 6,924 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

014 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ................................................ 87,366 87,366 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

015 ADVANCED EHF ............................................................................... 298,890 298,890 

016 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE) .......................... 38,971 36,071 

Unjustified growth ....................................................................... [–2,900 ] 

017 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT .............................................................. 235,397 235,397 

018 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 57,000 57,000 

019 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) .................................................. 16,201 16,201 

020 GLOBAL POSITIONING (SPACE) ................................................... 52,090 52,090 

021 DEF METEOROLOGICAL SAT PROG(SPACE) ............................. 87,000 87,000 

022 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH (INFRAST.) ................ 750,143 715,143 

Excess growth ............................................................................... [–35,000 ] 

023 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH(SPACE) ...................... 630,903 630,903 

024 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) ......................................................................... 450,884 450,884 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ..................................................... 60,179 60,179 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 888,000 888,000 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .......... 4,690,506 4,632,606 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

ROCKETS 

001 ROCKETS ........................................................................................... 4,696 4,696 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ..................................................................................... 133,271 133,271 

BOMBS 

003 PRACTICE BOMBS ........................................................................... 31,998 31,998 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 148,614 148,614 

005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................ 101,400 101,400 

OTHER ITEMS 

006 CAD/PAD ............................................................................................ 29,989 29,989 

007 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ................................. 6,925 6,925 

008 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 494 494 

009 MODIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 1,610 1,610 

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 4,237 4,237 

FLARES 

011 FLARES ............................................................................................... 86,101 86,101 

FUZES 

012 FUZES ................................................................................................. 103,417 103,417 

SMALL ARMS 

013 SMALL ARMS .................................................................................... 24,648 24,648 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR 

FORCE.

677,400 677,400 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 6,528 6,528 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ...................................................... 7,639 7,639 

003 CAP VEHICLES ................................................................................. 961 961 

004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 11,027 11,027 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ....................................... 4,447 4,447 

006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 693 693 

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007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ........................... 10,152 10,152 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 15,108 15,108 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP .......................... 10,212 10,212 

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 57,049 57,049 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 106,182 104,093 

VACM modernization devices unit cost growth ......................... [–2,089 ] 

012 MODIFICATIONS (COMSEC) .......................................................... 1,363 1,363 

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ................................... 2,832 2,832 

014 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT .......................................... 32,329 32,329 

016 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .................................................... 15,649 15,649 

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 

017 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ................................. 42,200 30,000 

D-ILS program restructure funds early to need ........................ [–12,200 ] 

018 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM .................................................... 6,333 6,333 

019 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED .......................................... 2,708 2,708 

020 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS ...................... 50,033 50,033 

021 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ........................................ 16,348 16,348 

022 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ..................................... 139,984 139,984 

023 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ............................................. 20,101 20,101 

026 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN) ..... 9,060 9,060 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

027 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .................................. 39,100 39,100 

028 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .................................. 19,010 19,010 

029 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ....................................... 11,462 11,462 

030 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM .............................. 37,426 37,426 

031 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................ 26,634 26,634 

032 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ........................ 1,289 1,289 

033 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ............................................................... 11,508 11,508 

034 GCSS-AF FOS .................................................................................... 3,670 3,670 

035 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MGMT SYSTEM 15,298 15,298 

036 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM .......................................... 9,565 9,565 

037 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CTR-WPN SYS ............................... 25,772 25,772 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

038 INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ...................................... 81,286 112,586 

Air Force requested program transfer from AFNET ................. [31,300 ] 

039 AFNET ................................................................................................. 122,228 90,928 

Air Force requested program transfer to BITI ........................... [–31,300 ] 

041 USCENTCOM ..................................................................................... 16,342 16,342 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

042 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ................. 60,230 60,230 

043 SPACE BASED IR SENSOR PGM SPACE ..................................... 26,100 26,100 

044 NAVSTAR GPS SPACE ..................................................................... 2,075 2,075 

045 NUDET DETECTION SYS SPACE .................................................. 4,656 4,656 

046 AF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK SPACE ............................ 54,630 54,630 

047 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE ........................................... 69,713 69,713 

048 MILSATCOM SPACE ........................................................................ 41,355 41,355 

049 SPACE MODS SPACE ....................................................................... 31,722 31,722 

050 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM ............................................................. 61,603 61,603 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

051 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 50,335 50,335 

053 RADIO EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 14,846 14,846 

054 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT .............................................. 3,635 3,635 

055 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................. 79,607 79,607 

MODIFICATIONS 

056 COMM ELECT MODS ....................................................................... 105,398 105,398 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

057 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES .............................................................. 12,577 12,577 

058 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 31,209 31,209 

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059 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP .......................... 7,670 7,670 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

060 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT .................................................... 14,125 14,125 

061 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ....................................................... 16,744 16,744 

062 PRODUCTIVITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT .................................... 2,495 2,495 

063 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 10,573 10,573 

064 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 5,462 5,462 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

066 DARP RC135 ....................................................................................... 24,710 24,710 

067 DCGS-AF ............................................................................................. 206,743 206,743 

069 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ........................................................ 537,370 537,370 

070 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ........................... 77,898 77,898 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

070A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 13,990,196 13,990,196 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

072 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 32,813 32,813 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............. 16,566,018 16,551,729 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA 

001 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 1,594 1,594 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA 

002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 4,325 4,325 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

003 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .................................................. 17,268 17,268 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

008 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY .......................................... 10,491 10,491 

010 TELEPORT PROGRAM ..................................................................... 80,622 80,622 

011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 14,147 14,147 

012 NET CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ...................... 1,921 1,921 

013 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ......................... 80,144 80,144 

015 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ..................................................... 8,755 8,755 

016 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ............................. 33,737 33,737 

017 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ........................................... 32,544 32,544 

018 JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT ...................................... 13,300 13,300 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

020 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 7,436 7,436 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

021 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 11,640 11,640 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

022 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS ....... 1,269 1,269 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS 

024 VEHICLES .......................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 

025 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 1,039 1,039 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 

AGENCY 

026 VEHICLES .......................................................................................... 50 50 

027 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 7,639 7,639 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

028 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 68,880 0 

Transfer to line 30 for All Up Round procurement ................... [–68,880 ] 

029 THAAD ................................................................................................ 464,424 464,424 

030 AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................ 435,430 534,430 

Program increase ......................................................................... [99,000 ] 

031 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS .............................................................. 48,140 48,140 

032 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III ............................................................. 225,774 225,774 

034 IRON DOME ....................................................................................... 175,972 0 

Program increase for Iron Dome ................................................ [175,000 ] 

Realignment of Iron Dome to Overseas Contingency Operations.[–350,972 ] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA 

041 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ......... 3,448 3,448 


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MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 

042 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ............................................................. 43,708 43,708 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

044 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS .............................................................. 10,783 10,783 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS 

046 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS ............................................................ 29,599 29,599 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 540,894 540,894 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

047 MC–12 .................................................................................................. 40,500 0 

Unjustified Request ..................................................................... [–40,500 ] 

048 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ..................... 112,226 112,226 

049 MH–60 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM .......................................... 3,021 3,021 

050 NON-STANDARD AVIATION ........................................................... 48,200 48,200 

052 MH–47 CHINOOK .............................................................................. 22,230 22,230 

053 RQ–11 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ........................................ 6,397 6,397 

054 CV–22 MODIFICATION .................................................................... 25,578 25,578 

056 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ......................................... 15,651 15,651 

057 STUASL0 ............................................................................................ 1,500 1,500 

058 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ..................................................... 145,929 145,929 

059 AC/MC–130J ...................................................................................... 65,130 65,130 

061 C–130 MODIFICATIONS .................................................................. 39,563 39,563 

SHIPBUILDING 

063 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ............................................................... 25,459 25,459 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

065 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ............................................................... 144,336 144,336 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

068 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ............................................................. 81,001 81,001 

070 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ...... 17,323 17,323 

071 OTHER ITEMS <$5M ........................................................................ 84,852 84,852 

072 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS .................................................... 51,937 51,937 

074 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ...................................................................... 31,017 31,017 

075 TACTICAL VEHICLES ...................................................................... 63,134 63,134 

076 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ............................................................. 192,448 192,448 

078 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS .......................................... 19,984 19,984 

081 GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES .......................... 5,044 5,044 

082 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ................. 38,126 38,126 

088 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................ 243,849 243,849 

CBDP 

095 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ........... 170,137 170,137 

096 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ................................ 150,392 150,392 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................... 4,221,437 4,035,085 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ........................ 20,000 0 

Unjustified request ....................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS 

FUND.

20,000 0 

PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS 

PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS 

010 PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS ........................................................... –265,685 0 

Denied Prior Year Rescission request ......................................... [265,685 ] 

TOTAL PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS ............................... –265,685 0 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ..................................................... 89,508,034 91,399,361 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP) ..................................... 36,000 36,000 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................. 36,000 36,000 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

004 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................. 32,136 32,136 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................... 32,136 32,136 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

007 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 35,000 35,000 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

009 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 5,000 5,000 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

013 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ....... 10,000 10,000 

014 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ........................ 15,000 15,000 

ROCKETS 

020 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES .................................................. 66,905 66,905 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

021 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ..................................... 3,000 3,000 

022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 1,000 1,000 

023 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 5,000 5,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .... 140,905 140,905 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ........................... 95,624 95,624 

008 PLS ESP .............................................................................................. 60,300 60,300 

010 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ........ 192,620 192,620 

015 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ...... 197,000 197,000 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

063 DCGS-A (MIP) .................................................................................... 63,831 63,831 

065A TROJAN SPIRIT—TERMINALS (TIARA) ...................................... 2,600 2,600 

067 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................ 6,910 6,910 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

071 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ...... 32,083 32,083 

072 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES.47,535 47,535 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

114A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 1,000 1,000 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

133 FORCE PROVIDER ........................................................................... 51,500 51,500 

135 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 2,580 2,580 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

170 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............ 25,000 25,000 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ....................... 778,583 778,583 

JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND 

NETWORK ATTACK 

001 ATTACK THE NETWORK ................................................................ 189,700 189,700 

JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT 

002 DEFEAT THE DEVICE ..................................................................... 94,600 94,600 

FORCE TRAINING 

003 TRAIN THE FORCE .......................................................................... 15,700 15,700 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

004 OPERATIONS .................................................................................... 79,000 144,463 

Transfer from Base ...................................................................... [65,463 ] 

TOTAL JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT 

FUND.

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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

011 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ................................................... 30,000 30,000 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

027 MQ–8 UAV .......................................................................................... 40,888 40,888 

028A STUASL0 UAV ................................................................................... 55,000 55,000 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

039 EP–3 SERIES ..................................................................................... 34,955 34,955 

049 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ...................................................... 2,548 2,548 

054 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 31,920 31,920 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

067 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................... 936 936 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................. 196,247 196,247 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

003 TOMAHAWK ....................................................................................... 45,500 45,500 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

010 LASER MAVERICK ........................................................................... 16,485 16,485 

011 STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) ....... 4,800 4,800 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................. 66,785 66,785 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 7,596 7,596 

002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ............................................... 8,862 8,862 

003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ...................................................... 3,473 3,473 

006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................. 29,376 29,376 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................ 3,919 3,919 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .................................. 3,561 3,561 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .............................................. 2,913 2,913 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................... 2,764 2,764 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION ......................................................... 9,475 9,475 

016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES .................................................... 8,843 8,843 

017 40 MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................... 7,098 7,098 

018 60MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 5,935 5,935 

019 81MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 9,318 9,318 

020 120MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................... 6,921 6,921 

022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 3,218 3,218 

023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES .................................................................... 7,642 7,642 

024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 30,289 30,289 

025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ..................................... 1,255 1,255 

026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 2,061 2,061 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ....... 154,519 154,519 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

023 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS .................................................. 8,210 8,210 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

078 CANES ................................................................................................ 400 

ERI: Information Sharing with Coalition Partners .................. [400 ] 

084 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 5,870 5,870 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

088 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M .................................... 1,100 1,100 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

132 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ............................... 207,860 207,860 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

138 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 1,063 1,063 

139 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS ....................................................... 152 152 

142 TACTICAL VEHICLES ...................................................................... 26,300 26,300 

145 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION ........................................................... 3,300 3,300 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

152 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 10,745 10,745 

157 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................... 3,331 3,331 

158 C4ISR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 35,923 36,073 

ERI: Black Sea Information Sharing Initiatives ....................... [150 ] 

159 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................... 514 514 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

164A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 2,400 2,400 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................ 306,768 307,318 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

OTHER SUPPORT 

007 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 3,190 3,190 

GUIDED MISSILES 

010 JAVELIN ............................................................................................. 17,100 17,100 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 13,500 13,500 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT .................................................. 980 980 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ........................... 996 996 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................... 1,450 1,450 

028 RQ–11 UAV ......................................................................................... 1,740 1,740 

OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 134 134 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS .............................. 3,119 3,119 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

042 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT ........................ 584 584 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

052 EOD SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 5,566 5,566 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

055 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ...................................................... 3,230 3,230 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

058 TRAINING DEVICES ........................................................................ 2,000 2,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ................... 53,589 53,589 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

004 C–130J ................................................................................................. 70,000 70,000 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

018 MQ–9 .................................................................................................... 192,000 192,000 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

021 B–1B ..................................................................................................... 91,879 91,879 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

050 C–130 ................................................................................................... 47,840 47,840 

051 C–130J MODS .................................................................................... 18,000 18,000 

053 COMPASS CALL MODS ................................................................... 24,800 24,800 

063 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ....................................................... 44,300 44,300 

064 OTHER AIRCRAFT ........................................................................... 111,990 111,990 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

070 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ................................................ 45,410 45,410 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ....... 646,219 646,219 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

TACTICAL 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ................................................... 125,469 125,469 

007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB .............................................................. 10,720 10,720 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .......... 136,189 136,189 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

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Agreement 

Authorized 

002 CARTRIDGES ..................................................................................... 2,469 2,469 

BOMBS 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 56,293 56,293 

005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................ 117,039 117,039 

FLARES 

011 FLARES ............................................................................................... 19,136 19,136 

FUZES 

012 FUZES ................................................................................................. 24,848 24,848 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR 

FORCE.

219,785 219,785 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 3,000 3,000 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 1,878 1,878 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 5,131 5,131 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP .......................... 1,734 1,734 

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 22,000 22,000 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

027 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .................................. 3,857 3,857 

033 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ............................................................... 900 900 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

048 MILSATCOM SPACE ........................................................................ 19,547 19,547 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

055 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................. 1,970 1,970 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

057 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES .............................................................. 765 765 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

060 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT .................................................... 2,030 2,030 

061 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ....................................................... 99,590 99,590 

063 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 107,361 107,361 

064 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 10,975 10,975 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

070 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ........................... 6,100 6,100 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

070A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 3,143,936 3,143,936 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............. 3,430,774 3,430,774 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

010 TELEPORT PROGRAM ..................................................................... 4,330 4,330 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

034 IRON DOME ....................................................................................... 350,972 

Realignment of Iron Dome to Overseas Contingency Operations.[350,972 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 65,829 65,829 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

056 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ......................................... 5,700 

MQ–9 Capability Enhancements ................................................ [5,700 ] 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

065 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ............................................................... 28,873 28,873 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

068 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ............................................................. 13,549 13,549 

071 OTHER ITEMS <$5M ........................................................................ 32,773 32,773 

076 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ............................................................. 78,357 78,357 

088 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................ 4,175 4,175 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................... 227,886 584,558 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ........................ 50,000 0 

Program decrease ......................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS 

FUND.

50,000 0 

NATIONAL GUARD & RESERVE EQUIPMENT 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

007 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT ................................................... 1,250,000 

Program increase ......................................................................... [1,250,000 ] 

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD & RESERVE EQUIPMENT.1,250,000 

PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS 

PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS 

010 PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS ........................................................... –117,000 0 

Denied Prior Year Rescission request ......................................... [117,000 ] 

TOTAL PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS ............................... –117,000 0 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ..................................................... 6,738,385 8,478,070 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST, AND EVALUATION 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

ARMY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601101A IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.13,464 13,464 

002 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................. 238,167 238,167 

003 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................... 69,808 89,808 

Basic research program increase ................................. [20,000 ] 

004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS.102,737 102,737 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................. 424,176 444,176 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

005 0602105A MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 28,006 28,006 

006 0602120A SENSORS AND ELECTRONIC SURVIVABILITY ......... 33,515 33,515 

007 0602122A TRACTOR HIP .................................................................... 16,358 16,358 

008 0602211A AVIATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 63,433 63,433 

009 0602270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ..................... 18,502 18,502 

010 0602303A MISSILE TECHNOLOGY .................................................. 46,194 46,194 

011 0602307A ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ......................... 28,528 28,528 

012 0602308A ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SIMULATION ................ 27,435 27,435 

013 0602601A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY.72,883 72,883 

014 0602618A BALLISTICS TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 85,597 85,597 

015 0602622A CHEMICAL, SMOKE AND EQUIPMENT DEFEATING 

TECHNOLOGY.

3,971 3,971 

016 0602623A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM .................. 6,853 6,853 

017 0602624A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY .............. 38,069 38,069 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

018 0602705A ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ............. 56,435 56,435 

019 0602709A NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 38,445 38,445 

020 0602712A COUNTERMINE SYSTEMS .............................................. 25,939 25,939 

021 0602716A HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY .... 23,783 23,783 

022 0602720A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY .............. 15,659 15,659 

023 0602782A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.33,817 33,817 

024 0602783A COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY ............. 10,764 10,764 

025 0602784A MILITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ................... 63,311 63,311 

026 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY.23,295 23,295 

027 0602786A WARFIGHTER TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 25,751 28,330 

Joint Service Combat Feeding Technology ................. [2,579 ] 

028 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................. 76,068 76,068 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................... 862,611 865,190 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

029 0603001A WARFIGHTER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................. 65,139 65,813 

Joint Service Combat Feeding Tech Demo ................. [674 ] 

030 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................... 67,291 67,291 

031 0603003A AVIATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ......................... 88,990 88,990 

032 0603004A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.57,931 57,931 

033 0603005A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY.

110,031 110,031 

034 0603006A SPACE APPLICATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .... 6,883 6,883 

035 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.13,580 13,580 

036 0603008A ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 44,871 44,871 

037 0603009A TRACTOR HIKE ................................................................. 7,492 7,492 

038 0603015A NEXT GENERATION TRAINING & SIMULATION 

SYSTEMS.

16,749 16,749 

039 0603020A TRACTOR ROSE ................................................................. 14,483 14,483 

041 0603125A COMBATING TERRORISM—TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.24,270 24,270 

042 0603130A TRACTOR NAIL .................................................................. 3,440 3,440 

043 0603131A TRACTOR EGGS ................................................................. 2,406 2,406 

044 0603270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ..................... 26,057 26,057 

045 0603313A MISSILE AND ROCKET ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 44,957 44,957 

046 0603322A TRACTOR CAGE ................................................................. 11,105 11,105 

047 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.181,609 181,609 

048 0603606A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY.

13,074 13,074 

049 0603607A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM .................. 7,321 7,321 

050 0603710A NIGHT VISION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................ 44,138 44,138 

051 0603728A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.9,197 9,197 

052 0603734A MILITARY ENGINEERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.17,613 17,613 

053 0603772A ADVANCED TACTICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND 

SENSOR TECHNOLOGY.

39,164 39,164 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.917,791 918,465 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

054 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 12,797 12,797 

055 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ...................... 13,999 13,999 

058 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ........... 29,334 29,334 

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY .................. 9,602 11,002 

Food Advanced Development ....................................... [1,400 ] 


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Agreement 

Authorized 

061 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV.8,953 8,953 

062 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.3,052 3,052 

063 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/ 

VAL.

7,830 7,830 

065 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................... 2,954 2,954 

067 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV 

DEV.

13,386 13,386 

069 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ..................................... 23,659 23,659 

070 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .. 6,830 9,830 

Army requested realignment—Caliber Config Study [3,000 ] 

072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ...................................... 9,913 9,913 

073 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ............... 74,740 74,740 

074 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT).9,930 9,930 

076 0604319A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INCREMENT 2–INTERCEPT (IFPC2).96,177 71,177 

Program delay and funds requested early to need ..... [–25,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.323,156 302,556 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

079 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS ....................................................... 37,246 37,246 

081 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................... 6,002 6,002 

082 0604280A JOINT TACTICAL RADIO ................................................. 9,832 9,832 

083 0604290A MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO 

(MNVR).

9,730 9,730 

084 0604321A ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM ................................. 5,532 5,532 

085 0604328A TRACTOR CAGE ................................................................. 19,929 19,929 

086 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ................................... 27,884 34,586 

Army requested realignment ........................................ [6,702 ] 

087 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES ..................................... 210 210 

088 0604611A JAVELIN .............................................................................. 4,166 4,166 

089 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES .................. 12,913 12,913 

090 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................. 16,764 16,764 

091 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) 6,770 6,770 

092 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ........................... 65,333 65,333 

093 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT 1,335 1,897 

Military Subsistence Systems ...................................... [562 ] 

094 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ......... 8,945 8,945 

096 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV.15,906 15,906 

097 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.4,394 4,394 

098 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT ..... 11,084 11,084 

099 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS 

(DIS)—ENG DEV.

10,027 10,027 

100 0604780A COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER (CATT) 

CORE.

42,430 42,430 

101 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION.105,279 105,279 

102 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ..................... 15,006 15,006 

103 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG 

DEV.

24,581 24,581 

104 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV.4,433 4,433 

105 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV.30,397 30,397 

106 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ............. 57,705 57,705 

108 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.29,683 29,683 

109 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 5,224 5,224 


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Authorized 

111 0604823A FIREFINDER ....................................................................... 37,492 37,492 

112 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL ................. 6,157 6,157 

113 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ......................................... 1,912 1,912 

116 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........ 69,761 69,761 

117 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEMARMY (IPPS-A).138,465 138,465 

118 0605028A ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ......... 92,353 92,353 

119 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ........... 8,440 8,440 

120 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ............................... 17,999 17,999 

121 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 

(CIRCM).

145,409 145,409 

122 0605350A WIN-T INCREMENT 3—FULL NETWORKING ............. 113,210 113,210 

123 0605380A AMF JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (JTRS) ......... 6,882 6,882 

124 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) .................. 83,838 83,838 

125 0605456A PAC–3/MSE MISSILE ....................................................... 35,009 35,009 

126 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 

(AIAMD).

142,584 142,584 

127 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ......................................... 49,160 49,160 

128 0605626A AERIAL COMMON SENSOR ............................................ 17,748 17,748 

129 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ....... 15,212 15,212 

130 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

45,718 45,718 

131 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............. 10,041 10,041 

132 0210609A PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ........... 83,300 83,300 

133 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 .................................................................. 983 983 

134 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................... 8,961 8,961 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.1,719,374 1,726,638 

RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

135 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................ 18,062 18,062 

136 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................. 10,040 10,040 

137 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ............................................. 60,317 60,317 

138 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER ................................................. 20,612 20,612 

139 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL .............................................. 176,041 176,041 

140 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM .............. 19,439 19,439 

142 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ....................... 275,025 275,025 

143 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND 

TARGETS.

45,596 45,596 

144 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS .................... 33,295 33,295 

145 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION ............................................ 4,700 4,700 

146 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVITIES.6,413 6,413 

147 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ................................... 20,746 20,746 

148 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ........................... 7,015 7,015 

149 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ....................... 49,221 49,221 

150 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER ........................................ 55,039 55,039 

151 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION 

& INTEG.

1,125 1,125 

152 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES .......................................... 64,169 64,169 

153 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES .................... 32,319 32,319 

154 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS 

AND SAFETY.

49,052 49,052 

155 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT 

SUPPORT.

2,612 2,612 

156 0605898A MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ............................................... 49,592 49,592 

SUBTOTAL RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ... 1,000,430 1,000,430 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

158 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............. 17,112 17,112 

159 0607141A LOGISTICS AUTOMATION .............................................. 3,654 3,654 

160 0607664A BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) ................ 1,332 1,332 


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161 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT ........................... 152,991 152,991 

162 0102419A AEROSTAT JOINT PROJECT OFFICE ........................... 54,076 41,576 

Funding ahead of need ................................................. [–12,500 ] 

163 0203726A ADV FIELD ARTILLERY TACTICAL DATA SYSTEM .. 22,374 22,374 

164 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).24,371 24,371 

165 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ...... 295,177 321,177 

Stryker ECP risk mitigation ........................................ [26,000 ] 

166 0203740A MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM .................................... 45,092 45,092 

167 0203744A AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS/PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.264,887 264,887 

168 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

381 381 

169 0203758A DIGITIZATION ................................................................... 10,912 10,912 

170 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

5,115 5,115 

171 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.49,848 44,848 

Contract delay for ATACMS ........................................ [–5,000 ] 

172 0203808A TRACTOR CARD ................................................................. 22,691 22,691 

173 0205402A INTEGRATED BASE DEFENSE—OPERATIONAL 

SYSTEM DEV.

4,364 4,364 

174 0205410A MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ......................... 834 834 

175 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV.280 280 

176 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) 

SYSTEM.

78,758 78,758 

177 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM 

(GMLRS).

45,377 45,377 

178 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM ........................... 10,209 10,209 

181 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ............ 12,525 12,525 

182 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ...... 14,175 14,175 

183 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ......................... 4,527 4,527 

184 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) .............. 11,011 11,011 

185 0303150A WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.2,151 2,151 

187 0305204A TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ............... 22,870 22,870 

188 0305208A DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.20,155 20,155 

189 0305219A MQ–1C GRAY EAGLE UAS ............................................... 46,472 46,472 

191 0305233A RQ–7 UAV ............................................................................ 16,389 16,389 

192 0307665A BIOMETRICS ENABLED INTELLIGENCE .................... 1,974 1,974 

193 0310349A WIN-T INCREMENT 2—INITIAL NETWORKING ......... 3,249 3,249 

194 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.76,225 76,225 

194A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 4,802 4,802 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.1,346,360 1,354,860 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, ARMY.

6,593,898 6,612,315 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

NAVY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................... 113,908 133,908 

Basic research program increase ................................. [20,000 ] 

002 0601152N IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.18,734 18,734 

003 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................. 443,697 443,697 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................. 576,339 596,339 

APPLIED RESEARCH 


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004 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ............... 95,753 95,753 

005 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ............... 139,496 139,496 

006 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY ... 45,831 45,831 

007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH .................. 43,541 43,541 

008 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 46,923 46,923 

009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH.107,872 107,872 

010 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

45,388 65,388 

Service Life extension for the AGOR ships ................. [20,000 ] 

011 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH.5,887 5,887 

012 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 86,880 86,880 

013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH.170,786 170,786 

014 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

32,526 32,526 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................... 820,883 840,883 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

015 0603114N POWER PROJECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .... 37,734 37,734 

016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .... 25,831 25,831 

017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.64,623 64,623 

018 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD).128,397 128,397 

019 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.11,506 11,506 

020 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.256,144 256,144 

021 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.4,838 4,838 

022 0603747N UNDERSEA WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ... 9,985 9,985 

023 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.53,956 53,956 

024 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY.

2,000 2,000 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.595,014 595,014 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

025 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS ...................... 40,429 40,429 

026 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY ............................................. 4,325 4,325 

027 0603237N DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND AND CONTROL ..... 2,991 2,991 

028 0603251N AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................ 12,651 12,651 

029 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................... 7,782 7,782 

030 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE ................. 5,275 5,275 

031 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ........ 1,646 1,646 

032 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES.100,349 100,349 

033 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ........................... 52,781 52,781 

034 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................... 5,959 5,959 

035 0603525N PILOT FISH ......................................................................... 148,865 148,865 

036 0603527N RETRACT LARCH .............................................................. 25,365 25,365 

037 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER .......................................................... 80,477 80,477 

038 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL ............................................. 669 669 

039 0603553N SURFACE ASW ................................................................... 1,060 1,060 

040 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 70,551 70,551 

041 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS ........... 8,044 8,044 

042 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ........................... 17,864 17,864 

043 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY 

STUDIES.

23,716 20,411 


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CSC contract award delay ........................................... [–3,305 ] 

044 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ................... 499,961 499,961 

045 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS .......... 21,026 21,026 

046 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ................................................................... 542,700 542,700 

047 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) .................................... 88,734 88,734 

048 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ................................. 20,881 20,881 

049 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT ...................................................... 849,277 849,277 

050 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES ................................................. 196,948 173,348 

Program execution ........................................................ [–23,600 ] 

051 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) .................. 8,115 8,115 

052 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................ 7,603 7,603 

053 0603611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES ......................... 105,749 105,749 

054 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM.1,342 1,342 

055 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.21,399 21,399 

056 0603658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT ...................................... 43,578 42,578 

Common array block antenna program growth ......... [–1,000 ] 

057 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.7,764 7,764 

058 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................. 13,200 13,200 

059 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM .............................................. 69,415 69,415 

060 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT .......................................... 2,588 2,588 

061 0603734N CHALK CORAL ................................................................... 176,301 176,301 

062 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY .................................. 3,873 3,873 

063 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE .............................................................. 376,028 376,028 

064 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA ............................................................... 272,096 272,096 

065 0603751N RETRACT ELM ................................................................... 42,233 42,233 

066 0603764N LINK EVERGREEN ............................................................ 46,504 46,504 

067 0603787N SPECIAL PROCESSES ...................................................... 25,109 25,109 

068 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................... 9,659 9,659 

069 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 318 318 

070 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING .................. 40,912 40,912 

071 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS—DEM/VAL.54,896 41,896 

Program delay ............................................................... [–13,000 ] 

073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS.58,696 58,696 

074 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT 

CARRIER (CVN 78—80).

43,613 43,613 

075 0604122N REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) ................... 21,110 21,110 

076 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).5,657 5,657 

077 0604279N ASE SELF-PROTECTION OPTIMIZATION .................... 8,033 5,923 

Unjustified request for test assets ................................ [–2,110 ] 

078 0604454N LX (R) ................................................................................... 36,859 36,859 

079 0604653N JOINT COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED IED ELECTRONIC WARFARE (JCREW).15,227 15,227 

081 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.

22,393 22,393 

082 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON 

DEVELOPMENT.

202,939 202,939 

083 0605812M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

11,450 11,450 

084 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ......................... 6,495 6,495 

085 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ........ 332 332 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.4,591,812 4,548,797 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

086 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ...................................... 25,153 25,153 

087 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 46,154 46,154 


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088 0604214N AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV ......................................... 25,372 25,372 

089 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 53,712 53,712 

090 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT.11,434 11,434 

091 0604218N AIR/OCEAN EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING .................. 2,164 2,164 

092 0604221N P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ................................. 1,710 1,710 

093 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................ 9,094 9,094 

094 0604231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM ..................................... 70,248 62,140 

64–bit architecture phasing .......................................... [–3,000 ] 

Program execution ........................................................ [–5,108 ] 

095 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE ..................................................... 193,200 193,200 

096 0604245N H–1 UPGRADES ................................................................. 44,115 44,115 

097 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS ...................................... 23,227 23,227 

098 0604262N V–22A .................................................................................... 61,249 61,249 

099 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ......................... 15,014 15,014 

100 0604269N EA–18 .................................................................................... 18,730 18,730 

101 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................... 28,742 28,742 

102 0604273N EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ............................. 388,086 388,086 

103 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ........................... 246,856 246,856 

104 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRSNAVY).7,106 7,106 

105 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING.189,112 189,112 

106 0604311N LPD–17 CLASS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .................... 376 376 

107 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) .................................... 71,849 61,849 

Small diameter bomb II integration program growth [–10,000 ] 

108 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS ....................... 53,198 53,198 

109 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................ 38,941 38,941 

110 0604376M MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) FOR AVIATION.

7,832 7,832 

111 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER 

AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.

15,263 15,263 

112 0604404N UNMANNED CARRIER LAUNCHED AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE (UCLASS) SYSTEM.403,017 403,017 

113 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ......................... 20,409 20,409 

114 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION ................ 71,565 71,565 

115 0604504N AIR CONTROL .................................................................... 29,037 29,037 

116 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ................................. 122,083 122,083 

118 0604522N ADVANCED MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) 

SYSTEM.

144,706 144,706 

119 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN ............................................................. 72,695 72,695 

120 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM .............. 38,985 38,985 

121 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E ............... 48,470 48,470 

122 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ................ 3,935 3,935 

123 0604580N VIRGINIA PAYLOAD MODULE (VPM) ........................... 132,602 132,602 

124 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... 19,067 14,067 

Mine Development program growth ............................ [–5,000 ] 

125 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT ................ 25,280 25,280 

126 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.

8,985 8,985 

127 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND 

HUMAN FACTORS.

7,669 7,669 

128 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS ........................ 4,400 4,400 

129 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) ........... 56,889 56,889 

130 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ............ 96,937 96,937 

131 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) .... 134,564 121,339 

SEWIP block 3 preliminary design contract delay ..... [–13,225 ] 

132 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING .................................... 200 200 

133 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 8,287 8,287 

134 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM ............................................... 29,504 29,504 

135 0604800M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD .......................... 513,021 513,021 

136 0604800N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD .......................... 516,456 516,456 

137 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........ 2,887 2,887 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

138 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........ 66,317 66,317 

139 0605212N CH–53K RDTE ..................................................................... 573,187 573,187 

140 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) ............................ 67,815 67,815 

141 0605450N JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) .................. 6,300 6,300 

142 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ......... 308,037 319,037 

Spiral 2 government systems engineering program 

growth.

[–4,000 ] 

Wideband Communication Development .................... [15,000 ] 

143 0204202N DDG–1000 ............................................................................ 202,522 202,522 

144 0304231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM—MIP .......................... 1,011 1,011 

145 0304785N TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC SYSTEMS ........................... 10,357 10,357 

146 0305124N SPECIAL APPLICATIONS PROGRAM ............................ 23,975 23,975 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.5,419,108 5,393,775 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

147 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................ 45,272 45,272 

148 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................. 79,718 69,718 

GQM–173A program delay .......................................... [–10,000 ] 

149 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ............................................. 123,993 123,993 

150 0605126N JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.4,960 4,960 

151 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY .............. 8,296 8,296 

152 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES .................................. 45,752 45,752 

154 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ...................... 876 876 

155 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL 

SUPPORT.

72,070 72,070 

156 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................. 3,237 3,237 

157 0605861N RDT&E SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.73,033 73,033 

158 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ..................... 138,304 138,304 

159 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ............................. 336,286 336,286 

160 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY.16,658 16,658 

161 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 

SUPPORT.

2,505 2,505 

162 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT.8,325 8,325 

163 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT .............. 17,866 17,866 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................... 977,151 967,151 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

168 0604402N UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE (UCAV) ADVANCED COMPONENT AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.

35,949 35,949 

169 0604766M MARINE CORPS DATA SYSTEMS .................................. 215 215 

170 0605525N CARRIER ONBOARD DELIVERY (COD) FOLLOW ON 8,873 8,873 

172 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT ... 96,943 96,943 

173 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............... 30,057 30,057 

174 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 4,509 4,509 

175 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ....................... 13,676 13,676 

176 0203761N RAPID TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION (RTT) .................. 12,480 12,480 

177 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS ........................................................ 76,216 76,216 

179 0204163N FLEET TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TACTICAL) ........... 27,281 27,281 

180 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT ......................................................... 2,878 2,878 

181 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING 

CENTER (TMPC).

32,385 32,385 

182 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ..................... 39,371 39,371 

183 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).4,609 4,609 

184 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ... 99,106 92,106 

Unjustified cost growth ................................................ [–7,000 ] 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

185 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.39,922 39,922 

186 0204574N CRYPTOLOGIC DIRECT SUPPORT ................................ 1,157 1,157 

187 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT.22,067 22,067 

188 0205601N HARM IMPROVEMENT .................................................... 17,420 17,420 

189 0205604N TACTICAL DATA LINKS ................................................... 151,208 151,208 

190 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION .... 26,366 26,366 

191 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP ..................................................................... 25,952 25,952 

192 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS ........................................... 106,936 106,936 

194 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ............. 104,023 104,023 

195 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ........ 77,398 77,398 

196 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL 

SYSTEM (CAC2S).

32,495 32,495 

197 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING 

ARMS SYSTEMS.

156,626 156,626 

198 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ........ 20,999 20,999 

199 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE 

SYSTEMS (MIP).

14,179 14,179 

200 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ............................................... 47,258 47,258 

201 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE 

(AMRAAM).

10,210 10,210 

206 0303109N SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SPACE) ................... 41,829 41,829 

207 0303138N CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORK ENTERPRISE 

SERVICES (CANES).

22,780 22,780 

208 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ...... 23,053 23,053 

209 0303150M WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.296 296 

212 0305160N NAVY METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEAN SENSORSSPACE (METOC).359 359 

213 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES.6,166 6,166 

214 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ............... 8,505 8,505 

216 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.11,613 11,613 

217 0305208N DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.18,146 18,146 

218 0305220N RQ–4 UAV ............................................................................ 498,003 463,003 

Milestone C delay .......................................................... [–35,000 ] 

219 0305231N MQ–8 UAV ........................................................................... 47,294 47,294 

220 0305232M RQ–11 UAV .......................................................................... 718 718 

221 0305233N RQ–7 UAV ............................................................................ 851 851 

222 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) ............ 4,813 4,813 

223 0305239M RQ–21A ................................................................................. 8,192 8,192 

224 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT .... 22,559 18,664 

Program execution ........................................................ [–3,895 ] 

225 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS 

(MIP).

2,000 2,000 

226 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ................... 4,719 4,719 

227 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) .................................. 21,168 21,168 

228 0708011N INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ...................................... 37,169 37,169 

229 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ...................... 4,347 4,347 

229A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 1,162,684 1,162,684 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.3,286,028 3,240,133 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, NAVY.

16,266,335 16,182,092 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................. 314,482 314,482 

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................... 127,079 147,079 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Basic research program increase ................................. [20,000 ] 

003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ...... 12,929 12,929 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................. 454,490 474,490 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 0602102F MATERIALS ........................................................................ 105,680 105,680 

005 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES ..................... 105,747 105,747 

006 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH ...... 81,957 81,957 

007 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION ............................................. 172,550 172,550 

008 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS .................................................... 118,343 118,343 

009 0602601F SPACE TECHNOLOGY ...................................................... 98,229 98,229 

010 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................ 87,387 87,387 

011 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ............................. 125,955 125,955 

012 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS.147,789 147,789 

013 0602890F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ............................... 37,496 37,496 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................... 1,081,133 1,081,133 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

014 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ... 32,177 42,177 

Metals Affordability Initiative ..................................... [10,000 ] 

015 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) 15,800 15,800 

016 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ............................. 34,420 34,420 

017 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO .................... 91,062 91,062 

018 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY.124,236 124,236 

019 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY ........................ 47,602 47,602 

020 0603401F ADVANCED SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY ................... 69,026 69,026 

021 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) ........ 14,031 14,031 

022 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.21,788 21,788 

023 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............... 42,046 42,046 

024 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ......................... 23,542 23,542 

025 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ........... 42,772 42,772 

026 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND 

DEMONSTRATION.

35,315 35,315 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.593,817 603,817 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

027 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............ 5,408 5,408 

031 0603438F SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY .................................. 6,075 6,075 

032 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ................ 10,980 10,980 

033 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................... 2,392 2,392 

034 0603791F INTERNATIONAL SPACE COOPERATIVE R&D .......... 833 833 

035 0603830F SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM ............ 32,313 32,313 

037 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/ 

VAL.

30,885 30,885 

039 0603859F POLLUTION PREVENTION—DEM/VAL ....................... 1,798 1,798 

040 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE ..................................................... 913,728 913,728 

042 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER .............................................. 2,669 2,669 

045 0604422F WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON .................................. 39,901 39,901 

049 0604800F F–35—EMD .......................................................................... 4,976 0 

Transfer F–35 EMD: Air Force requested to line #75 [–4,976 ] 

050 0604857F OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE ...................... 20,000 

Program Increase .......................................................... [20,000 ] 

051 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ...................................... 59,004 59,004 

054 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE ........................ 15,722 15,722 

055 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR 

(3DELRR).

88,825 88,825 

056 0305164F NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER 

EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).

156,659 156,659 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.1,372,168 1,387,192 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

059 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING.13,324 13,324 

060 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................... 1,965 1,965 

061 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ............... 39,110 39,110 

062 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............................. 3,926 3,926 

063 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)—EMD ....................... 68,759 68,759 

064 0604421F COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................ 23,746 23,746 

065 0604425F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ............... 9,462 9,462 

066 0604426F SPACE FENCE .................................................................... 214,131 200,131 

Program delay ............................................................... [–14,000 ] 

067 0604429F AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK ............................... 30,687 30,687 

068 0604441F SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) HIGH 

EMD.

319,501 311,501 

Wide field of view test bed ............................................ [–8,000 ] 

069 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ................. 31,112 31,112 

070 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................ 2,543 2,543 

071 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT .............................................. 46,340 46,340 

072 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ............................................... 8,854 8,854 

073 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ......................................... 10,129 10,129 

075 0604800F F–35—EMD .......................................................................... 563,037 568,013 

Transfer F–35 EMD: Air Force requested from line 

#49.

[4,976 ] 

077 0604853F EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD.220,000 

Rocket propulsion system ............................................. [220,000 ] 

078 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ............................. 4,938 3,438 

Execution adjustment ................................................... [–1,500 ] 

079 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ...................................... 59,826 59,826 

080 0605030F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ........... 78 78 

081 0605213F F–22 MODERNIZATION INCREMENT 3.2B .................. 173,647 173,647 

082 0605214F GROUND ATTACK WEAPONS FUZE DEVELOPMENT 5,332 5,332 

083 0605221F KC–46 ................................................................................... 776,937 776,937 

084 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING ........................................ 8,201 8,201 

086 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E ............................................ 7,497 7,497 

087 0605431F ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ....................... 314,378 314,378 

088 0605432F POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) ......................................... 103,552 103,552 

089 0605433F WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) ....................... 31,425 31,425 

090 0605458F AIR & SPACE OPS CENTER 10.2 RDT&E ..................... 85,938 85,938 

091 0605931F B–2 DEFENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .................. 98,768 98,768 

092 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION ..................... 198,357 198,357 

094 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................ 8,831 8,831 

095 0307581F NEXTGEN JSTARS ............................................................ 73,088 73,088 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.3,337,419 3,538,895 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

097 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................ 24,418 24,418 

098 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ............................................. 47,232 47,232 

099 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ........................................... 30,443 30,443 

101 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ......... 12,266 12,266 

102 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ............................. 689,509 689,509 

103 0605860F ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ..... 34,364 34,364 

104 0605864F SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) ........................................ 21,161 21,161 

105 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.46,955 46,955 

106 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.32,965 32,965 

107 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION ...... 13,850 13,850 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

108 0606116F SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT.19,512 19,512 

110 0606392F SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER (SMC) CIVILIAN 

WORKFORCE.

181,727 177,800 

Personnel costs excess to need ...................................... [–3,927 ] 

111 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ............. 4,938 4,938 

112 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ........... 18,644 18,644 

113 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 1,425 1,425 

114 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ....................................... 3,790 3,790 

114A XXXXXXXF EJECTION SEAT RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

3,500 

Initial Aircraft Qualification ....................................... [3,500 ] 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................... 1,183,199 1,182,772 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

115 0603423F GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.299,760 299,760 

116 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE .......................................... 2,000 

Implementation of the Secretary’s Cruise Missile Defense Program.[2,000 ] 

118 0604618F JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................. 2,469 2,469 

119 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM 

(AF-IPPS).

90,218 60,218 

Delayed contract award ................................................ [–30,000 ] 

120 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY 34,815 34,815 

122 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS ............................................................. 55,457 55,457 

123 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ................. 450 450 

124 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS ............................................................ 5,353 4,353 

Execution adjustment ................................................... [–1,000 ] 

125 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS ............................................................... 131,580 111,580 

Flexible Strike execution delay ..................................... [–20,000 ] 

126 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS ............................................ 139,109 139,109 

127 0101313F STRAT WAR PLANNING SYSTEM—USSTRATCOM ... 35,603 35,603 

128 0101314F NIGHT FIST—USSTRATCOM .......................................... 32 32 

130 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER 

MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.

1,522 1,522 

131 0105921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—SPACE ACTIVITIES.3,134 3,134 

133 0205219F MQ–9 UAV ........................................................................... 170,396 170,396 

136 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS ............................................................. 133,105 133,105 

137 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS .......................................................... 261,969 251,969 

Execution adjustment ................................................... [–10,000 ] 

138 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION .................... 14,831 14,831 

139 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS .......................................................... 156,962 151,962 

Unjustified increase— laboratory test and operations [–5,000 ] 

140 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS ............................................................. 43,666 43,666 

141 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ............................................... 29,739 29,739 

142 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE 

(AMRAAM).

82,195 82,195 

144 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS ..................................................................... 68,944 53,444 

Delays in pre-EMD phase ............................................ [–15,500 ] 

145 0207224F COMBAT RESCUE AND RECOVERY .............................. 5,095 5,095 

146 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE ................................ 883 883 

147 0207247F AF TENCAP ......................................................................... 5,812 5,812 

148 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT ...... 1,081 1,081 

149 0207253F COMPASS CALL ................................................................. 14,411 14,411 

150 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

109,664 109,664 

151 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE 

(JASSM).

15,897 15,897 

152 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ............... 41,066 41,066 

153 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) .............. 552 552 


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Authorized 

154 0207417F AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM 

(AWACS).

180,804 180,804 

155 0207418F TACTICAL AIRBORNE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............... 3,754 3,754 

157 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES 7,891 7,891 

158 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD ........................ 5,891 5,891 

159 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK ......................................... 1,782 1,782 

161 0207452F DCAPES ............................................................................... 821 821 

163 0207590F SEEK EAGLE ...................................................................... 23,844 23,844 

164 0207601F USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION .......................... 16,723 16,723 

165 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS ............... 5,956 5,956 

166 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ............... 4,457 4,457 

167 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ..................................... 60,679 60,679 

169 0208059F CYBER COMMAND ACTIVITIES ..................................... 67,057 67,057 

170 0208087F AF OFFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ............. 13,355 13,355 

171 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ............. 5,576 5,576 

179 0301400F SPACE SUPERIORITY INTELLIGENCE ........................ 12,218 12,218 

180 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER 

(NAOC).

28,778 22,978 

Low Frequency Transmit System—delay to contract 

award.

[–5,800 ] 

181 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).81,035 81,035 

182 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ...... 70,497 70,497 

183 0303141F GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ......................... 692 692 

185 0303601F MILSATCOM TERMINALS ............................................... 55,208 55,208 

187 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE .................................. 106,786 106,786 

190 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ......... 4,157 4,157 

193 0305110F SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) ................. 20,806 20,806 

194 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE ......................................................... 25,102 25,102 

195 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).23,516 23,516 

196 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................. 8,639 8,639 

199 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ........... 498 498 

200 0305145F ARMS CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION ........................... 13,222 13,222 

201 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.360 360 

206 0305173F SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION 

CENTER.

3,674 3,674 

207 0305174F SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

2,480 2,480 

208 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ................ 8,592 8,592 

209 0305182F SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ......................... 13,462 13,462 

210 0305202F DRAGON U–2 ...................................................................... 5,511 5,511 

212 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS .................. 28,113 38,113 

Per Air Force UFR ........................................................ [10,000 ] 

213 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ..................... 13,516 13,516 

214 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.27,265 27,265 

215 0305219F MQ–1 PREDATOR A UAV ................................................. 1,378 1,378 

216 0305220F RQ–4 UAV ............................................................................ 244,514 244,514 

217 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING 11,096 11,096 

218 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK (CDL) ........................................... 36,137 36,137 

219 0305238F NATO AGS ........................................................................... 232,851 232,851 

220 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE ................................ 20,218 20,218 

221 0305265F GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ............................................... 212,571 212,571 

222 0305614F JSPOC MISSION SYSTEM ............................................... 73,779 73,779 

223 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION ......................................... 4,102 4,102 

225 0305913F NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) ........................ 20,468 20,468 

226 0305940F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ........ 11,596 11,596 

227 0306250F CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.4,938 4,938 

228 0308699F SHARED EARLY WARNING (SEW) ................................. 1,212 1,212 

230 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) ....................................... 38,773 38,773 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

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Authorized 

231 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) .......................................................... 83,773 83,773 

232 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM ............................................................. 26,715 26,715 

233 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES 

(LAIRCM).

5,172 5,172 

234 0401219F KC–10S ................................................................................. 2,714 2,714 

235 0401314F OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT ............................... 27,784 27,784 

236 0401318F CV–22 .................................................................................... 38,719 38,719 

237 0401319F PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT (PAR) .... 11,006 11,006 

238 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL .................... 8,405 8,405 

239 0702207F DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) .................................. 1,407 1,407 

241 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) 109,685 109,685 

242 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .......................... 16,209 16,209 

243 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................. 987 987 

244 0808716F OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES ................................. 126 126 

245 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY .................. 2,603 2,603 

246 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ........................ 1,589 1,589 

247 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ................................... 5,026 5,026 

248 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY ........ 1,394 1,394 

249 0901279F FACILITIES OPERATION—ADMINISTRATIVE ............ 3,798 3,798 

250 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.107,314 102,685 

Defense Enterprise Accounting Management System 

Increment 2.

[–4,629 ] 

250A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 11,441,120 11,412,120 

Classified program reduction ....................................... [–29,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.15,717,666 15,608,737 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, AF.

23,739,892 23,877,036 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE .......................... 37,778 37,778 

002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................. 312,146 332,146 

Basic research program increase ................................. [20,000 ] 

003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES .................................... 44,564 34,564 

National Security Science and Engineering Faculty 

Fellowship program.

[–10,000 ] 

004 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH 

SCIENCE.

49,848 49,848 

005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM .......... 45,488 55,488 

Military Child STEM Education programs ................ [10,000 ] 

006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.24,412 34,412 

Program increase .......................................................... [10,000 ] 

007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 48,261 48,261 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................. 562,497 592,497 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ............................... 20,065 20,065 

009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 112,242 112,242 

011 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ....... 51,875 51,875 

012 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 

S&T PRIORITIES.

41,965 41,965 

013 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.334,407 334,407 

015 0602383E BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE ............................... 44,825 44,825 

016 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 226,317 226,317 

018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ....................................... 15,000 15,000 

020 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 305,484 305,484 

021 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ......... 160,389 160,389 

022 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 179,203 179,203 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

023 0602718BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT TECHNOLOGIES.151,737 151,737 

024 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.9,156 9,156 

025 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............................ 39,750 39,750 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................... 1,692,415 1,692,415 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

026 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........ 26,688 26,688 

027 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........................... 8,682 8,682 

028 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 69,675 89,675 

Program emphasis for CT and Irregular Warfare 

Programs.

[20,000 ] 

029 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ............................. 30,000 24,000 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–6,000 ] 

030 0603160BR COUNTERPROLIFERATION INITIATIVES—PROLIFERATION PREVENTION AND DEFEAT.283,694 283,694 

032 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.8,470 8,470 

033 0603177C DISCRIMINATION SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ................ 45,110 43,110 

Unjustified growth ........................................................ [–2,000 ] 

034 0603178C WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 14,068 14,068 

035 0603179C ADVANCED C4ISR ............................................................. 15,329 15,329 

036 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ................................................... 16,584 16,584 

037 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.19,335 19,335 

038 0603264S AGILE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (AT21)—THEATER CAPABILITY.2,544 2,544 

039 0603274C SPECIAL PROGRAM—MDA TECHNOLOGY ................. 51,033 51,033 

040 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS .............................. 129,723 129,723 

041 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ...................... 179,883 179,883 

042 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ............................................. 12,000 12,000 

043 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS.60,000 50,000 

Program reduction ........................................................ [–10,000 ] 

044 0603294C COMMON KILL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY .................... 25,639 25,639 

045 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.132,674 132,674 

046 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...... 10,965 10,965 

047 0603648D8Z JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.131,960 121,960 

Program reduction ........................................................ [–10,000 ] 

052 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

91,095 91,095 

053 0603699D8Z EMERGING CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.33,706 33,706 

054 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.16,836 16,836 

055 0603713S DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE 

TECHNOLOGY.

29,683 29,683 

056 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.57,796 57,796 

057 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.72,144 72,144 

058 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM ................................. 7,405 7,405 

059 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES ............ 92,246 92,246 

060 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS 

SYSTEMS.

243,265 243,265 

062 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ......... 386,926 386,926 

063 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 312,821 312,821 

064 0603769SE DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.10,692 10,692 

065 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ...................... 15,776 15,776 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

066 0603826D8Z QUICK REACTION SPECIAL PROJECTS ...................... 69,319 64,319 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–5,000 ] 

068 0603832D8Z DOD MODELING AND SIMULATION MANAGEMENT 

OFFICE.

3,000 3,000 

071 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ... 81,148 81,148 

072 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.31,800 31,800 

073 0303310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS ............................................................... 46,066 46,066 

074 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...... 57,622 57,622 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.2,933,402 2,920,402 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND 

PROTOTYPES 

077 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.41,072 41,072 

079 0603600D8Z WALKOFF ............................................................................ 90,558 90,558 

080 0603714D8Z ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM ...... 15,518 19,518 

Continue important test programs .............................. [4,000 ] 

081 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.51,462 51,462 

082 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.299,598 292,798 

THAAD 2.0 early to need ............................................. [–6,800 ] 

083 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.1,003,768 1,043,768 

GMD reliability and maintenance improvements ...... [40,000 ] 

084 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL.179,236 179,236 

085 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS .................. 392,893 392,893 

086 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ......................................... 410,863 410,863 

087 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA ........................................... 310,261 310,261 

088 0603892C AEGIS BMD ......................................................................... 929,208 929,208 

089 0603893C SPACE TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........ 31,346 31,346 

090 0603895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE 

PROGRAMS.

6,389 6,389 

091 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND 

CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND 

COMMUNICATI.

443,484 431,484 

Spiral 8.2–3—unjustified growth without baseline .... [–12,000 ] 

092 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT 

WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.

46,387 46,387 

093 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS 

CENTER (MDIOC).

58,530 58,530 

094 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH ...................................................... 16,199 16,199 

095 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ................................ 64,409 64,409 

096 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ........................... 96,803 270,603 

Program increase for Israeli Cooperative Programs .. [173,800 ] 

097 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST .......................... 386,482 366,482 

Test efficiencies ............................................................. [–20,000 ] 

098 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS .................. 485,294 485,294 

099 0603920D8Z HUMANITARIAN DEMINING .......................................... 10,194 10,194 

100 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ..................................................... 10,139 10,139 

101 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM.2,907 7,907 

Program increase .......................................................... [5,000 ] 

102 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ................ 190,000 170,000 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–20,000 ] 

103 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED 

AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) COMMON DEVELOPMENT.

3,702 3,702 

104 0604445J WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE .......................................... 53,000 53,000 

106 0604775D8Z DEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM ................. 75,000 


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Authorized 

Program increase .......................................................... [75,000 ] 

107 0604787J JOINT SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ................................... 7,002 7,002 

108 0604828J JOINT FIRES INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY TEAM.7,102 7,102 

109 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ........................................... 123,444 123,444 

110 0604881C AEGIS SM–3 BLOCK IIA CO-DEVELOPMENT .............. 263,695 263,695 

113 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION.12,500 12,500 

114 0303191D8Z JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY (JET) 

PROGRAM.

2,656 2,656 

115 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ...................................... 961 961 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.6,047,062 6,286,062 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

116 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.7,936 7,936 

117 0604165D8Z PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.70,762 70,762 

118 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD.345,883 345,883 

119 0604764K ADVANCED IT SERVICES JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE 

(AITS-JPO).

25,459 25,459 

120 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION 

SYSTEM (JTIDS).

17,562 17,562 

121 0605000BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT CAPABILITIES.6,887 6,887 

122 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........ 12,530 12,530 

123 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE .... 286 286 

124 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ........................ 3,244 3,244 

125 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES .................. 6,500 6,500 

126 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND 

DEMONSTRATION.

15,326 15,326 

127 0605075D8Z DCMO POLICY AND INTEGRATION .............................. 19,351 19,351 

128 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INTIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL 

SYSTEM.

41,465 41,465 

129 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED AND ANNUITANT PAY SYSTEM 

(DRAS).

10,135 10,135 

130 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.9,546 9,546 

131 0303141K GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ......................... 14,241 14,241 

132 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (EEIM).3,660 3,660 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.610,773 610,773 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

133 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM 

(DRRS).

5,616 5,616 

134 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT 3,092 3,092 

135 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT 

DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).

254,503 254,503 

136 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ............................ 21,661 21,661 

138 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY 

(JMETC).

27,162 27,162 

139 0605104D8Z TECHNICAL STUDIES, SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS .... 24,501 24,501 

142 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 

ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).

43,176 43,176 

145 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ............................................... 44,246 44,246 

146 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ................. 2,665 2,665 

147 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ............... 4,366 4,366 

148 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION.27,901 27,901 


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149 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE) ........ 2,855 2,855 

150 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 105,944 105,944 

156 0605502KA SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ............. 400 400 

159 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 

(SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

1,634 1,634 

160 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ............................ 12,105 12,105 

161 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER 

(DTIC).

50,389 50,389 

162 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING 

AND EVALUATION.

8,452 8,452 

163 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION .................. 15,187 19,187 

Program increase .......................................................... [4,000 ] 

164 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ............................................... 71,362 71,362 

165 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ................... 4,100 4,100 

166 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE 

(DOSI).

1,956 1,956 

167 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT ........................ 10,321 10,321 

170 0303166J SUPPORT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) CAPABILITIES.11,552 11,552 

172 0305193D8Z CYBER INTELLIGENCE ................................................... 6,748 6,748 

174 0804767D8Z COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING 

TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2).

44,005 44,005 

175 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA ............................................... 36,998 36,998 

176 0901598D8W MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS WHS ....................... 612 612 

177A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 44,367 44,367 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................... 887,876 891,876 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

178 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) ..................... 3,988 3,988 

179 0605127T REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH (RIO) 

AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE INFORMATION 

MANA.

1,750 1,750 

180 0605147T OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SHARED 

INFORMATION SYSTEM (OHASIS).

286 286 

181 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT 

SUPPORT.

14,778 14,778 

182 0607310D8Z OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................. 2,953 2,953 

183 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION 

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GTSCMIS).

10,350 10,350 

184 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).28,496 28,496 

185 0607828J JOINT INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ...... 11,968 11,968 

186 0208043J PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ...... 1,842 1,842 

187 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY ................................................. 63,558 63,558 

189 0301144K JOINT/ALLIED COALITION INFORMATION SHARING.3,931 3,931 

193 0302016K NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM-WIDE 

SUPPORT.

924 924 

194 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING 

AND INTEGRATION.

9,657 9,657 

195 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS ...................... 25,355 25,355 

196 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).12,671 12,671 

197 0303135G PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) ........................ 222 222 

198 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI) ......... 32,698 32,698 

199 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ...... 11,304 11,304 

200 0303140G INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ...... 125,854 155,854 

Accelerate SHARKSEER deployment .......................... [30,000 ] 

202 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ........... 33,793 33,793 

203 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ....................... 13,423 13,423 

204 0303170K NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ....... 3,774 3,774 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

205 0303260D8Z DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION PROGRAM OFFICE (DMDPO).951 951 

206 0303610K TELEPORT PROGRAM ...................................................... 2,697 2,697 

208 0304210BB SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES ...... 19,294 19,294 

212 0305103K CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ...................................... 3,234 3,234 

213 0305125D8Z CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION (CIP) ... 8,846 8,846 

217 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS ................................................ 7,065 7,065 

218 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY .............................................................. 23,984 23,984 

221 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.5,286 5,286 

224 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.3,400 3,400 

229 0305327V INSIDER THREAT ............................................................. 8,670 8,670 

230 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

PROGRAM.

2,110 2,110 

239 0708011S INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ...................................... 22,366 22,366 

240 0708012S LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ............................... 1,574 1,574 

241 0902298J MANAGEMENT HQ—OJCS .............................................. 4,409 4,409 

242 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV ........................................................................... 9,702 9,702 

243 1105232BB RQ–11 UAV .......................................................................... 259 259 

245 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ........................................................ 164,233 164,233 

247 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............... 9,490 9,490 

248 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................. 75,253 75,253 

252 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS ......................................................... 24,661 24,661 

253 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS ....................................................... 20,908 20,908 

259 1160480BB SO F TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................. 3,672 3,672 

262 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS ....................................................... 57,905 57,905 

264 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ........... 3,788 3,788 

265 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .. 16,225 16,225 

265A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 3,118,502 3,118,502 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.4,032,059 4,062,059 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

266 9999999999 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................. –69,000 

DARPA undistributed reduction .................................. [–69,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................. –69,000 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, DW.

16,766,084 16,987,084 

OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION .................... 74,583 74,583 

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION ............................ 45,142 45,142 

003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES .. 48,013 48,013 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................... 167,738 167,738 

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE.

167,738 167,738 

TOTAL RDT&E ....................................................... 63,533,947 63,826,265 

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ................... 4,500 4,500 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.4,500 4,500 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, ARMY.

4,500 4,500 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

225 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS 

(MIP).

940 940 

229A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 35,080 35,080 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.36,020 36,020 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, NAVY.

36,020 36,020 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

250A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 14,706 14,706 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.14,706 14,706 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, AF.

14,706 14,706 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 112,000 112,000 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ......................... 112,000 112,000 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

242 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV ............................................................................. 5,200 

MQ–9 enhancements ....................................................... [5,200 ] 

248 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................... 6,000 6,000 

265A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 163,447 163,447 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.169,447 174,647 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, DW.

281,447 286,647 

TOTAL RDT&E ......................................................... 336,673 341,873 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND 

MAINTENANCE 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ...................................................... 969,281 969,281 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES .............................. 61,990 61,990 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .................................... 450,987 450,987 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .......................................... 545,773 545,773 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................. 1,057,453 1,057,453 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ....................................................... 1,409,347 1,409,347 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........ 3,592,334 3,524,334 

Fully fund two Combat Training Center rotations—Army requested transfer to OM,ARNG 

and MP,ARNG ...................................................... [–68,000 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .................... 411,388 411,388 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................. 1,001,232 1,001,232 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................. 7,428,972 7,428,972 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 2,066,434 2,154,434 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [18,750 ] 

Readiness funding increase—fully funds 6% CIP .. [94,250 ] 

Transfer to Arlington National Cemetery ............... [–25,000 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ................................................................. 411,863 411,863 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 179,399 179,399 

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION 

SUPPORT .................................................................... 432,281 432,281 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 20,018,734 20,038,734 

MOBILIZATION 

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ................................................ 316,776 316,776 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ............................. 187,609 187,609 

200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS .................................. 6,463 86,463 

Industrial Base Intiative-Body Armor .................... [80,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................. 510,848 590,848 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

210 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 124,766 124,766 

220 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 51,968 51,968 

230 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ................................ 43,735 43,735 

240 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS 456,563 456,563 

250 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ............................... 886,529 886,529 

260 FLIGHT TRAINING ....................................................... 890,070 890,070 

270 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 193,291 193,291 

280 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 552,359 552,359 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 466,927 466,927 

300 EXAMINING ................................................................... 194,588 194,588 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 205,782 205,782 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 150,571 150,571 

330 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ... 169,784 169,784 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ... 4,386,933 4,386,933 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................... 541,877 541,877 

360 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ................................ 722,291 722,291 

370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ............................. 602,034 602,034 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT .................................. 422,277 422,277 

390 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 405,442 405,442 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 1,624,742 1,624,742 

410 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................... 289,771 289,771 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................ 390,924 390,924 

430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ....................................... 1,118,540 1,118,540 

440 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ........................................ 241,234 241,234 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................. 243,509 243,509 

460 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS ............................................................................ 200,615 200,615 

470 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ..... 462,591 462,591 

480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS .................... 27,375 27,375 

520A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................ 1,030,411 1,030,411 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 8,323,633 8,323,633 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

530 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –296,400 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................ [–48,900 ] 

Program decrease—overestimate of civilian personnel ..................................................................... [–247,500 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –296,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ................................................................ 33,240,148 33,043,748 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES .............................. 15,200 15,200 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .................................... 502,664 502,664 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .......................................... 107,489 107,489 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................. 543,989 543,989 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ....................................................... 72,963 72,963 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........ 360,082 360,082 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .................... 72,491 72,491 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................. 58,873 58,873 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................. 388,961 388,961 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 228,597 233,597 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [5,000 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ................................................................. 39,590 39,590 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 2,390,899 2,395,899 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................... 10,608 10,608 

140 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 18,587 18,587 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 6,681 6,681 

160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................... 9,192 9,192 

170 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 54,602 54,602 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 99,670 99,670 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

180 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –13,800 

Overestimation of civilian FTE targets ................... [–13,800 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –13,800 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RES ....................................................... 2,490,569 2,481,769 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ...................................................... 660,648 683,648 

Transfer funding for 2 CTC rotations .................... [23,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES .............................. 165,942 165,942 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .................................... 733,800 733,800 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .......................................... 83,084 83,084 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................. 22,005 22,005 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ....................................................... 920,085 920,085 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........ 680,887 680,887 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .................... 69,726 69,726 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................. 138,263 138,263 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................. 804,517 794,517 

Remove one-time fiscal year 2014 funding increase [–10,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 490,205 495,205 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [5,000 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ................................................................. 872,140 872,140 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 5,641,302 5,659,302 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................... 6,690 6,690 

140 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................. 1,765 1,765 

150 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 63,075 63,075 

160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 37,372 37,372 

170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................... 6,484 6,484 

180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................ 274,085 260,285 

Program decrease for advertising ............................ [–13,800 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 389,471 375,671 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARNG ................................................................ 6,030,773 6,034,973 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ....... 4,947,202 4,947,202 

020 FLEET AIR TRAINING ................................................. 1,647,943 1,647,943 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 

SERVICES ................................................................... 37,050 37,050 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ............ 96,139 96,139 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT ............................................. 363,763 363,763 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................... 814,770 824,870 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [10,100 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........... 36,494 36,494 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ................................................. 350,641 350,641 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ............ 3,865,379 3,865,379 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........... 711,243 711,243 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................... 5,296,408 5,330,108 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [33,700 ] 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 1,339,077 1,339,377 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [300 ] 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .................................... 708,634 708,634 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

140 ELECTRONIC WARFARE ............................................. 91,599 91,599 

150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE ................. 207,038 207,038 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ...................................................... 432,715 432,715 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY ......................................................................... 338,116 338,116 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...................................... 892,316 892,316 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .................................... 128,486 128,486 

200 DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................... 2,472 2,472 

210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 101,200 101,200 

220 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION 

SUPPORT .................................................................... 188,920 188,920 

230 CRUISE MISSILE .......................................................... 109,911 109,911 

240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ....................................... 1,172,823 1,172,823 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ......... 104,139 104,139 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ......................................... 490,911 490,911 

270 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................... 324,861 324,861 

290 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .................................... 936,743 936,743 

300 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 1,483,495 1,587,495 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [18,750 ] 

Readiness funding increase—fully funds 6% CIP .. [85,250 ] 

310 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 4,398,667 4,398,667 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 31,619,155 31,767,255 

MOBILIZATION 

320 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ...................... 526,926 526,926 

330 READY RESERVE FORCE ........................................... 195 195 

340 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ........... 6,704 6,704 

350 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ..................... 251,538 205,538 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [–46,000 ] 

360 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS 124,323 124,323 

370 INDUSTRIAL READINESS .......................................... 2,323 2,323 

380 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ........................................... 20,333 20,333 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................. 932,342 886,342 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

390 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 156,214 156,214 

400 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 8,863 8,963 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [100 ] 

410 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ................. 148,150 148,150 

420 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ............................... 601,501 608,701 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [7,200 ] 

430 FLIGHT TRAINING ....................................................... 8,239 8,239 

440 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 164,214 165,214 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [1,000 ] 

450 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 182,619 183,519 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [900 ] 

460 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 230,589 231,737 

Naval Sea Cadet Corps ............................................ [1,148 ] 

470 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 115,595 115,595 

480 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 79,606 79,606 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

490 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................... 41,664 41,664 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ... 1,737,254 1,747,602 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

500 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 858,871 858,871 

510 EXTERNAL RELATIONS .............................................. 12,807 12,807 

520 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 119,863 119,863 

530 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 356,113 357,013 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [900 ] 

540 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................ 255,605 255,605 

550 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 339,802 339,802 

570 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................... 172,203 172,203 

590 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN .............. 283,621 283,621 

600 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..... 1,111,464 1,111,464 

610 HULL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................ 43,232 43,232 

620 COMBAT/WEAPONS SYSTEMS ................................. 25,689 25,689 

630 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS .. 73,159 73,159 

640 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ............................ 548,640 548,640 

700 INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND AGENCIES ............................................................................. 4,713 4,713 

720A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................ 531,324 531,324 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 4,737,106 4,738,006 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

730 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –154,200 

Civilian personnel underexecution .......................... [–80,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................ [–74,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –154,200 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ................................................................. 39,025,857 38,985,005 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES .............................................. 905,744 939,544 

Crisis Response Operations Unfunded Requirement ....................................................................... [33,800 ] 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS ........................................................ 921,543 921,543 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 229,058 229,058 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING ................................... 87,660 87,660 

050 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ............................................................................. 573,926 592,676 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [18,750 ] 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 1,983,118 1,983,118 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 4,701,049 4,753,599 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

070 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 18,227 18,227 

080 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 948 948 

090 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ............................... 98,448 98,448 

100 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 42,305 42,305 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 330,156 330,156 

120 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 161,752 161,752 

130 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 19,137 19,137 

140 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................... 23,277 23,277 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ... 694,250 694,250 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................... 36,359 36,359 

160 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 362,608 353,508 

Marine Museum Unjustified Growth ...................... [–9,100 ] 

180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..... 70,515 70,515 

180A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................ 44,706 44,706 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 514,188 505,088 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

190 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –28,400 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................ [–28,400 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –28,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

MARINE CORPS ............................................ 5,909,487 5,924,537 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ....... 565,842 573,742 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [7,900 ] 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE .............................. 5,948 5,948 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................... 82,636 84,936 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul 

(RCOH) .................................................................. [2,300 ] 

050 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........... 353 353 

060 AVIATION LOGISTICS ................................................. 7,007 7,007 

070 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ............ 8,190 8,190 

080 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........... 556 556 

090 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................... 4,571 4,571 

100 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .................................... 14,472 14,472 

110 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...................................... 119,056 119,056 

120 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ......................................... 1,852 1,852 

130 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .................................... 25,354 25,354 

140 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 48,271 53,098 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [4,827 ] 

150 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 101,921 101,921 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 986,029 1,001,056 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

160 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 1,520 1,520 

170 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 12,998 12,998 

180 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 3,395 3,395 

190 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..... 3,158 3,158 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 21,071 21,071 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RES ........................................................ 1,007,100 1,022,127 


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Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ................................................... 93,093 93,093 

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 18,377 18,377 

030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 29,232 33,132 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [3,900 ] 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 106,447 106,447 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 247,149 251,049 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

050 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................... 914 914 

060 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 11,831 11,831 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 8,688 8,688 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 21,433 21,433 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

MC RESERVE ................................................. 268,582 272,482 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ...................................... 3,163,457 3,172,057 

Nuclear Force Improvement Program—Security 

Forces ..................................................................... [8,600 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ......................... 1,694,339 1,694,339 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN 

SKILLS) ....................................................................... 1,579,178 1,579,178 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 6,119,522 6,028,400 

RC/OC–135 Contractor Logistics Support Unjustified Growth .................................................... [–8,000 ] 

Unjustified program growth .................................... [–83,122 ] 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 1,453,589 1,475,739 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [18,750 ] 

Nuclear Force Improvement Program—Installation Surety ............................................................. [3,400 ] 

060 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 2,599,419 2,589,419 

Remove one-time fiscal year 2014 funding increase [–10,000 ] 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ........................ 908,790 908,790 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ................... 856,306 865,906 

Nuclear Force Improvement Program—ICBM 

Training Hardware .............................................. [9,600 ] 

090 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 800,689 800,689 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ................................................... 282,710 282,710 

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ...................................... 397,818 397,818 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION 

SUPPORT .................................................................... 871,840 860,840 

Program decrease—classified program ................... [–11,000 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 237,348 237,348 

130A AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM .... 34,600 

Retain current AWACS fleet .................................... [34,600 ] 

130B A–10 FLYING HOURS ................................................... 188,400 

Retain current A–10 fleet ......................................... [188,400 ] 

130C A–10 WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUSTAINMENT ............ 68,100 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Retain current A–10 fleet ......................................... [68,100 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 20,965,005 21,184,333 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ................................................ 1,968,810 1,968,810 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ............................. 139,743 125,670 

Inflation pricing requested as program growth ..... [–14,073 ] 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 1,534,560 1,534,560 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 173,627 173,627 

180 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 688,801 688,801 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................. 4,505,541 4,491,468 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 82,396 82,396 

200 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 19,852 19,852 

210 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ... 76,134 76,134 

220 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 212,226 212,226 

230 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 759,809 759,809 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ............................... 356,157 356,157 

250 FLIGHT TRAINING ....................................................... 697,594 697,594 

260 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 219,441 219,441 

270 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 91,001 91,001 

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 316,688 316,688 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 73,920 73,920 

300 EXAMINING ................................................................... 3,121 3,121 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 181,718 181,718 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 147,667 147,667 

330 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................... 63,250 63,250 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ... 3,300,974 3,300,974 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................... 1,003,513 997,379 

Inflation pricing requested as program growth ..... [–6,134 ] 

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ......................... 843,449 836,210 

Defense Finance and Accounting Services rate adjustment requested as program growth ............... [–7,239 ] 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 78,126 78,126 

370 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 247,677 247,677 

380 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 1,103,442 1,103,442 

390 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 597,234 597,234 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 506,840 506,840 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ......................... 892,256 892,256 

420 CIVIL AIR PATROL ....................................................... 24,981 24,981 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ....................................... 92,419 92,419 

450A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................ 1,169,736 1,164,376 

Classified adjustment .............................................. [–5,360 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .. 6,559,673 6,540,940 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

460 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –131,900 

Civilian personnel underexecution .......................... [–80,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................ [–51,900 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –131,900 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

AIR FORCE ...................................................... 35,331,193 35,385,815 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ...................................... 1,719,467 1,719,467 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................ 211,132 211,132 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 530,301 530,301 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 85,672 90,672 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [5,000 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 367,966 367,966 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 2,914,538 2,919,538 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 59,899 59,899 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 14,509 14,509 

080 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) 20,345 20,345 

090 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) ........ 6,551 6,551 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ........................... 101,304 101,304 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

AF RESERVE .................................................. 3,015,842 3,020,842 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ............................................ 3,367,729 3,367,729 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................ 718,295 718,295 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 1,528,695 1,528,695 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 137,604 142,604 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................. [5,000 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 581,536 581,536 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 6,333,859 6,338,859 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 27,812 27,812 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 31,188 31,188 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES .................................... 59,000 59,000 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ANG ................................................................... 6,392,859 6,397,859 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ........................................... 462,107 462,107 

020 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING 

FORCES ....................................................................... 4,762,245 4,770,947 

MSV—USSOCOM Maritime Support Vessel ......... [–20,298 ] 

NCR—USSOCOM National Capitol Region Office [–5,000 ] 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

POTFF—transfer to DHP ........................................ [–14,800 ] 

POTFF—transfer to DHRA for Office Suicide 

Provention ............................................................. [–4,000 ] 

RSCC—Regional Special Operations Forces Coordination Centers ................................................ [–3,600 ] 

UFR Flying Hours .................................................... [36,400 ] 

UFR Unit Readiness Training ................................ [20,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ................... 5,224,352 5,233,054 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

030 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY .................... 135,437 135,437 

040 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY ......................... 80,082 80,082 

050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/TRAINING 

AND RECRUITING .................................................... 371,620 371,620 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ... 587,139 587,139 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS ..................................... 119,888 175,888 

STARBASE ............................................................... [25,000 ] 

Youth Challenge ....................................................... [31,000 ] 

080 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ................... 556,493 556,493 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ... 1,340,374 1,299,874 

Civilian personnel compensation—justification 

does not match summary of price and program 

changes .................................................................. [–20,500 ] 

Civilian personnel compensation hiring lag ........... [–20,000 ] 

100 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ............ 633,300 636,070 

Civilian personnel compensation hiring lag ........... [–1,230 ] 

Suicide Prevention—transfer from SOCOM ........... [4,000 ] 

110 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ...... 1,263,678 1,263,678 

130 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY .................... 26,710 26,710 

140 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ................................. 381,470 394,170 

PTAP funding increase ............................................ [12,700 ] 

150 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ....................................... 194,520 194,520 

160 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE ..................................... 21,485 21,485 

170 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ..... 544,786 552,386 

Program decrease—Combatting terrorism fellowship ........................................................................ [–2,400 ] 

Warsaw Initiative Fund/Partnership For Peace ... [10,000 ] 

180 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ................................. 527,812 527,812 

200 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 32,787 32,787 

230 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ................................................................................ 2,566,424 2,566,424 

240 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ..................................... 416,644 416,644 

260 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ................... 186,987 106,391 

Office of Economic Adjustment ............................... [–80,596 ] 

265 OFFICE OF NET ASSESSMENT ................................. 18,944 

Program increase ...................................................... [10,000 ] 

Transfer from line 270 ............................................. [8,944 ] 

270 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE .......... 1,891,163 1,873,419 

BRAC 2015 Round Planning and Analyses ........... [–4,800 ] 

DOD Rewards Program Underexecution ................ [–4,000 ] 

Transfer funding for Office of Net Assessment to 

line 265 .................................................................. [–8,944 ] 


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Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

280 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ADMIN & 

SVC-WIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................ 87,915 87,915 

290 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES .......... 610,982 608,462 

Civilian personnel compensation hiring lag ........... [–2,520 ] 

290A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................ 13,983,323 13,983,323 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ........................... 25,386,741 25,343,395 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

300 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... 12,500 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................ [–17,500 ] 

Impact Aid ................................................................ [25,000 ] 

Impact Aid for Childern with Severe Disabilities .. [5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... 12,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

DEFENSE-WIDE ............................................. 31,198,232 31,176,088 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 

FORCES, DEFENSE .................................................. 13,723 13,723 

020 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND 

CIVIC AID .................................................................... 100,000 100,000 

030 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ..................... 365,108 365,108 

040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ......................................... 212,875 83,034 

Program decrease ..................................................... [–129,841 ] 

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY .............. 201,560 201,560 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY .............. 277,294 277,294 

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE .... 408,716 408,716 

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ...... 8,547 8,547 

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY 

USED SITES ............................................................... 208,353 208,353 

100 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

TRANSFER FUND ...................................................... 5,000 0 

Program decrease ..................................................... [–5,000 ] 

110 SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS, DEFENSE ............................................. 10,000 5,700 

Unjustified program increase .................................. [–4,300 ] 

SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................... 1,811,176 1,672,035 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............................................................... 1,811,176 1,672,035 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ..... 165,721,818 165,417,280 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................ 77,419 187,419 

ERI: Armored Brigade Combat Team Presence .......... [110,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................... 3,827 3,827 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................... 22,353 22,353 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ............................................... 1,405,102 1,405,102 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................... 452,332 467,332 

ERI: Increased Global Response Force Exercises ........ [15,000 ] 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................ 47,522 47,522 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............. 1,050,683 1,147,183 

ERI: Increase Range Capacities and Operation, and 

Upgrade Training Sites ............................................. [96,500 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ......................... 166,725 166,725 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................... 87,636 273,236 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ............................. [185,600 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................ 291,977 291,977 

140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ................................................ 7,316,967 7,407,261 

ERI: NATO Exercises .................................................... [13,100 ] 

ERI: Strengthen the Capacity of NATO and NATO 

Partners ...................................................................... [3,000 ] 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming .............................................................. [74,194 ] 

150 COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM 10,000 10,000 

160 RESET .................................................................................. 2,861,655 2,861,655 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 13,794,198 14,291,592 

MOBILIZATION 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ................................... 59,000 

ERI: Armored Brigade Combat Team presence .......... [40,000 ] 

ERI: Army Prepo Infrastructure Projects .................... [19,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 59,000 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................... 1,806,267 1,806,267 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ....................................... 45,537 45,537 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 32,264 32,264 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................... 98,171 98,171 

430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ............................................ 99,694 99,694 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ....................................... 137,053 137,053 

520A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 1,122,092 1,106,192 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–15,900 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ... 3,341,078 3,325,178 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ..................................................................... 17,135,276 17,675,770 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................... 4,285 4,285 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................... 1,428 1,428 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............. 699 699 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................ 35,120 35,120 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 41,532 41,532 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RES ............................................................ 41,532 41,532 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................ 12,593 13,793 

ERI: Leverage State Partnership Program .................. [1,200 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................... 647 647 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................... 6,670 6,670 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ............................................... 664 664 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................ 22,485 22,485 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............. 14,560 14,560 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................... 49,600 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ............................. [49,600 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................ 13,923 13,923 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ....................................................................... 4,601 4,601 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 76,143 126,943 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................. 318 318 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 318 318 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARNG ..................................................................... 76,461 127,261 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 

010 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND ................. 2,915,747 2,915,747 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE .................. 2,915,747 2,915,747 

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 

020 MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ................................................. 1,161,733 1,161,733 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ................. 1,161,733 1,161,733 

DETAINEE OPS 

030 IRAQ TRAINING FACILITY .............................................. 31,853 31,853 

SUBTOTAL DETAINEE OPS ................................... 31,853 31,853 

TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES 

FUND ..................................................................... 4,109,333 4,109,333 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

010 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ..................................... 1,618,000 1,618,000 

SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .... 1,618,000 1,618,000 

TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ......... 1,618,000 1,618,000 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ............ 573,123 576,123 

ERI: Seabreeze and European Multinational Exercises ............................................................................. [3,000 ] 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ................. 2,600 2,600 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................................. 22,035 22,035 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 192,411 303,411 

Aviation Depot Maintenance ......................................... [111,000 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................ 1,116 1,116 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ...................................................... 33,900 33,900 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ................. 1,153,500 1,158,450 

ERI: Black Sea Multinational Exercises ...................... [4,950 ] 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ................ 20,068 20,068 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ......................................... 1,922,829 2,072,829 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ............................. [150,000 ] 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ......................................... 31,303 31,303 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ........................................................... 26,229 26,229 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY ............................................................................... 20,398 20,398 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................... 676,555 685,675 

ERI: BALTOPS Multinational Exercises ..................... [500 ] 

ERI: Black Sea Information Sharing Initiatives ........ [620 ] 

ERI: EUCOM Information Sharing Initiatives ........... [8,000 ] 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ......................................... 10,662 10,662 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT .............. 90,684 90,684 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .............................................. 233,696 233,696 

300 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .................................................................................. 16,220 16,420 

ERI: European Multinational Exercise Infrastructure 

Support ....................................................................... [200 ] 

310 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................... 88,688 88,688 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 5,116,017 5,394,287 

MOBILIZATION 

360 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ....... 5,307 5,307 

380 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................ 213,319 213,319 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 218,626 218,626 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

420 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ..................................... 48,270 48,270 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 48,270 48,270 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

500 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................. 2,464 2,464 

510 EXTERNAL RELATIONS ................................................... 520 520 

530 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 5,205 5,205 

540 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................... 1,439 1,439 

570 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................... 186,318 186,318 

590 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ................... 1,350 1,350 

600 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .......... 11,811 11,811 

640 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ................................. 1,468 1,468 

720A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 6,380 6,380 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 216,955 216,955 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ...................................................................... 5,599,868 5,878,138 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES ................................................... 477,406 490,616 

ERI: BALTOPS Multinational Exercises ..................... [1,500 ] 

ERI: Black Sea Rotational Force Increased Presence [8,910 ] 

ERI: Cold Response Multinational Exercises .............. [800 ] 

ERI: NATO Multinational Exercises ............................ [2,000 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS .............................................................. 353,334 353,334 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 426,720 436,720 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ............................. [10,000 ] 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................... 12,036 12,036 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 1,269,496 1,292,706 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................... 52,106 52,106 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 52,106 52,106 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................... 162,980 162,980 

160 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................. 1,322 1,322 

180A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 1,870 1,870 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 166,172 166,172 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS ........................................................ 1,487,774 1,510,984 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ............ 16,133 16,133 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 6,150 6,150 

070 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ................. 12,475 12,475 

090 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ......................................... 2,700 2,700 

110 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................... 8,418 8,418 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 45,876 45,876 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RES ............................................................. 45,876 45,876 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ........................................................ 9,740 9,740 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................... 800 800 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 10,540 10,540 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC 

RESERVE .............................................................. 10,540 10,540 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ........................................... 1,352,604 1,419,934 

ERI: Baltic Air Policing ................................................ [10,000 ] 

ERI: Eastern European Countries Exercise Support .. [2,300 ] 

ERI: Retain Air Superiority Presence .......................... [55,000 ] 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming .............................................................. [30 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES .............................. 893,939 898,339 

ERI: Baltic Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ........................................................................... [4,400 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN 

SKILLS) ............................................................................. 8,785 8,785 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 1,146,099 1,146,099 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION .......................................................... 78,000 105,890 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ........................... [9,890 ] 

ERI: Improve Support Infrastructure .......................... [400 ] 

ERI: Improve Weapons Storage Facilities ................... [17,600 ] 

060 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 1,226,834 1,226,834 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ............................. 92,109 92,109 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ........................ 168,269 168,269 

090 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ................................................................................... 26,337 26,337 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................ 852 852 

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ........................................... 4,942 4,942 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION 

SUPPORT .......................................................................... 99,400 99,568 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming .............................................................. [168 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 5,098,170 5,197,958 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ...................................................... 2,894,280 2,896,880 

ERI: Persistent MAF Capability ................................... [2,000 ] 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming .............................................................. [600 ] 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .................................. 138,043 138,043 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 437,279 597,279 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ............................. [160,000 ] 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION .......................................................... 2,801 2,801 

180 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 15,370 15,370 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 3,487,773 3,650,373 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................... 39 39 

200 RECRUIT TRAINING ......................................................... 432 432 

230 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 1,617 1,617 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ..................................... 2,145 2,145 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................. 163 163 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 4,396 4,396 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ................................................ 85,016 85,016 

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .............................. 934 934 

380 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 6,923 6,923 

390 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................. 151 151 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 162,106 164,356 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming .............................................................. [2,250 ] 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .............................. 246,256 246,256 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................ 60 60 

450A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 17,408 5,910 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–11,498 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 518,854 509,606 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE ................................................................... 9,109,193 9,362,333 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 72,575 72,575 

050 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 5,219 5,219 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 77,794 77,794 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF 

RESERVE .............................................................. 77,794 77,794 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS .................................................. 2,300 

ERI: Eastern European Countries Exercise Support .. [2,000 ] 

ERI: Leverage State Partnership Program .................. [300 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ................................. 20,300 20,300 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 20,300 22,600 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 20,300 22,600 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ................................................ 100 

ERI: EUCOM Support to NATO Exercises in Chairman’s Joint Exercise Program .................................. [100 ] 

020 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING 

FORCES ............................................................................ 2,490,648 2,648,963 

ERI: Increased Partnership Activities in Central and 

Eastern Europe .......................................................... [10,557 ] 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming .............................................................. [147,758 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ........................ 2,490,648 2,649,063 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

080 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ........................ 22,847 22,847 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ........ 21,516 21,516 

110 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ........... 36,416 36,416 

130 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ......................... 105,000 105,000 

150 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ............................................ 6,251 6,251 

170 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .......... 1,660,000 1,660,000 

230 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 93,000 93,000 

270 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ............... 115,664 125,664 

ERI: Intelligence and Warning ..................................... [10,000 ] 

290 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ............... 2,424 2,424 

290A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................. 1,617,659 1,613,059 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–4,600 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................ 3,680,777 3,686,177 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ........................................................ 6,171,425 6,335,240 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .......... 45,503,372 46,815,401 


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TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ........................................ 128,957,593 128,479,608 

AGR Pay and Allowance—projected underexecution .......... [–84,500 ] 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ............ [48,000 ] 

Inactive Duty Training—projected underexecution ............. [–79,000 ] 

Individual Clothing and Uniform Allowance—excess to 

requirement ......................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

Lower than budgeted average strength levels ...................... [–66,500 ] 

Military Personnel Historical Underexecution .................... [–628,000 ] 

Non-Prior Service Enlistment Bonus—excess to requirement ..................................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

Operational training excess to requirement ......................... [–3,000 ] 

Operational travel excess to requirement ............................. [–10,800 ] 

Recalculation from CPI–1 to CPI ......................................... [215,300 ] 

Retain current A–10 fleet ...................................................... [74,615 ] 

Retain current AWACS fleet ................................................. [24,900 ] 

Transfer funding for 2 CTC rotations: Army-requested 

from line 121, O&M Army ................................................. [45,000 ] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ..... 6,236,092 6,236,092 

Total, Military Personnel .................................................. 135,193,685 134,715,700 

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ........................................ 5,536,340 5,537,840 

ERI: Strengthen the Capacity of NATO and NATO Partners ....................................................................................... [1,500 ] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ..... 58,728 58,728 

Total, Military Personnel Appropriations ..................... 5,595,068 5,596,568 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 

PREPOSITIONED WAR RESERVE STOCKS ........................... 13,727 13,727 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ................. 13,727 13,727 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS (MEDICAL/DENTAL) ............. 61,717 61,717 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ...... 61,717 61,717 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) .................................... 44,293 44,293 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSEWIDE ................................................................................... 44,293 44,293 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ........................................... 1,114,731 1,214,731 

Restore Commissary Reduction ..................................... [100,000 ] 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................. 1,114,731 1,214,731 

CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ............................................... 222,728 222,728 

RDT&E ........................................................................................... 595,913 595,913 

PROCUREMENT .......................................................................... 10,227 10,227 

TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION ................................................................................... 828,868 828,868 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ....................................................................... 719,096 719,096 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .............................. 101,591 101,591 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ................................................................. 820,687 820,687 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .......................................... 310,830 310,830 

PROCUREMENT .......................................................................... 1,000 1,000 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ..... 311,830 311,830 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE ......................................................................... 8,799,086 8,849,171 

Implementation of Benefit Reform Proposal ................ [–56,715 ] 

Restoration of MHS Modernization .............................. [92,000 ] 

USSOCOM Behavioral Health and Warrior Care 

Management Program ................................................. [14,800 ] 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ........................................................... 15,412,599 14,317,599 

Historical underexecution .............................................. [–855,000 ] 

Implementation of Benefit Reform Proposal ................ [–58,000 ] 

Pharmaceutical drugs—excess growth .......................... [–182,000 ] 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ..................................... 2,462,096 2,358,396 

Historical underexecution .............................................. [–100,000 ] 

Travel excess growth ...................................................... [–3,700 ] 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ............................................... 1,557,347 1,557,347 

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 366,223 366,223 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 750,866 750,866 

BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ............................. 1,683,694 1,683,694 

R&D UNDISTRIBUTED 

R&D RESEARCH .......................................................................... 10,317 10,317 

R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 49,015 49,015 

R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 226,410 226,410 

R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION .................................. 97,787 97,787 

R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT .................................... 217,898 217,898 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ...................................... 38,075 38,075 

R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT .................................... 15,092 15,092 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING ..................................................... 13,057 13,057 

PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ......................... 283,030 283,030 

PROC THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM ...... 3,145 3,145 

PROC IEHR ................................................................................... 9,181 9,181 

UNDISTRIBUTED ........................................................................ –161,857 –161,857 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ....................... 31,833,061 30,684,446 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................. 35,028,914 33,980,299 

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

C–17 CLS ENGINE COST INCREASE 

FUEL .............................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ...... 5,000 5,000 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) .................................... 86,350 86,350 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSEWIDE ................................................................................... 86,350 86,350 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ....................................................................... 189,000 209,000 

SOUTHCOM ISR ........................................................... [20,000 ] 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ................................................................. 189,000 209,000 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .......................................... 7,968 7,968 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ..... 7,968 7,968 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE ......................................................................... 65,902 65,902 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ........................................................... 214,259 214,259 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ..................................... 15,311 15,311 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 5,059 5,059 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ....................... 300,531 300,531 

EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE 

EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE .............................. 925,000 370,713 

ERI: Military Assistance and Support for Ukraine ..... [75,000 ] 

ERI: Transfer out to appropriations for proper execution ................................................................................ [–629,287 ] 

TOTAL EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE .... 925,000 370,713 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND ................... 4,000,000 1,300,000 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Funding ahead of need .................................................. [–2,700,000 ] 

TOTAL COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS 

FUND .................................................................................. 4,000,000 1,300,000 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................. 5,513,849 2,279,562 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................. 5,513,849 2,279,562 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

California 

Army Concord Access Control Point ................................. 9,900 9,900 

Army Concord General Purpose Maintenance Shop ........ 5,300 5,300 

Army Fort Irwin Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar ........... 45,000 45,000 

Colorado 

Army Fort Carson Aircraft Maintenance Hangar .................. 60,000 60,000 

Army Fort Carson Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar .......... 29,000 29,000 

Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba 

Army Guantanamo Bay Dining Facility .......................................... 12,000 12,000 

Army Guantanamo Bay Health Clinic ............................................. 11,800 11,800 

Army Guantanamo Bay High Value Detainee Complex .................. 0 0 

Hawaii 

Army Fort Shafter Command and Control Facility Complex 96,000 85,000 

Japan 

Army Kadena AB Missile Magazine ....................................... 10,600 10,600 

Kentucky 

Army Blue Grass Army 

Depot 

Shipping and Receiving Building ............ 0 15,000 

Army Fort Campbell Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar .......... 23,000 23,000 

New York 

Army Fort Drum Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar ........... 27,000 27,000 

Army U.S. Military 

Academy 

Cadet Barracks, Incr 3 ............................. 58,000 58,000 

Pennsylvania 

Army Letterkenny Army 

Depot 

Rebuild Shop ............................................. 16,000 16,000 

South Carolina 

Army Fort Jackson Trainee Barracks Complex 3, Ph1 ........... 52,000 52,000 

Texas 

Army Fort Hood Simulations Center ................................... 0 0 

Virginia 

Army Fort Lee Adv. Individual Training Barracks Complex, Phase 3.0 0 

Army Joint Base Langley-Eustis Tactical Vehicle Hardstand ...................... 7,700 7,700 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Host Nation Support FY15 ....................... 33,000 33,000 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Minor Construction FY15 ......................... 25,000 25,000 

Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design FY15 ...................... 18,127 18,127 

Military Construction, Army Total ............................................................... 539,427 543,427 

Arizona 

Navy Yuma Aviation Maintenance and Support Complex.16,608 16,608 

Bahrain Island 

Navy SW Asia P–8A Hangar ............................................. 27,826 27,826 

California 

Navy Bridgeport E-LMR Communications Towers ............. 16,180 16,180 

Navy Lemoore F–35C Facility Addition and Modification.0 16,594 

Navy Lemoore F–35C Operational Training Facility ...... 0 22,391 

Navy San Diego Steam Distribution System Decentralization.47,110 47,110 

District of Columbia 

Navy District of Columbia Electronics Science and Technology Laboratory.31,735 31,735 

Djibouti 

Navy Camp Lemonier Entry Control Point .................................. 9,923 9,923 

Florida 

Navy Jacksonville MH60 Parking Apron ............................... 8,583 8,583 

Navy Jacksonville P–8A Runway Thresholds and Taxiways 21,652 21,652 

Navy Mayport LCS Operational Training Facility ......... 20,520 20,520 

Guam 

Navy Joint Region Marianas GSE Shops at North Ramp ...................... 21,880 21,880 

Navy Joint Region Marianas MWSS Facilities at North Ramp ............. 28,771 28,771 

Hawaii 

Navy Kaneohe Bay Facility Modifications for VMU, MWSD, 

& CH53E.

51,182 51,182 

Navy Kaneohe Bay Road and Infrastructure Improvements .. 2,200 2,200 

Navy Pearl Harbor Submarine Maneuvering Room Trainer 

Facility.

9,698 9,698 

Japan 

Navy Iwakuni Security Mods DPRI MC167–T (CVW–5 

E2D EA–18G).

6,415 6,415 

Navy Kadena AB Aircraft Maint Hangar Alterations and 

SAP-F.

19,411 19,411 

Navy MCAS Futenma Hangar & Rinse Facility Modernizations 4,639 4,639 

Navy Okinawa LHD Practice Site Improvements ............. 35,685 35,685 

Maryland 

Navy Annapolis Center for Cyber Security Studies Building.120,112 30,000 

Navy Indian Head Advanced Energetics Research Lab Complex Ph 2.15,346 15,346 

Navy Patuxent River Atlantic Test Range Facility ..................... 9,860 9,860 

Nevada 

Navy Fallon Air Wing Training Facility ...................... 27,763 27,763 

Navy Fallon Facility Alteration for F–35 Training 

Mission.

3,499 3,499 

North Carolina 

Navy Camp Lejeune 2nd Radio BN Complex Phase 1 .............. 0 50,706 

Navy Cherry Point Marine Corps Air 

Station 

Water Treatment Plant Replacement ....... 41,588 41,588 

Pennsylvania 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Navy Philadelphia Ohio Replacement Power & Propulsion 

Facility.

23,985 23,985 

South Carolina 

Navy Charleston Nuclear Power Operational Support Facility.35,716 35,716 

Spain 

Navy Rota Ship Berthing Power Upgrades ............... 20,233 20,233 

Virginia 

Navy Dahlgren Missile Support Facility ........................... 27,313 27,313 

Navy Norfolk EOD Consolidated Ops & Logistics Facilities.39,274 39,274 

Navy Portsmouth Submarine Maintenance Facility ............. 9,743 9,743 

Navy Quantico Ammunition Supply Point Expansion ..... 12,613 12,613 

Navy Yorktown Bachelor Enlisted Quarters ...................... 19,152 19,152 

Navy Yorktown Fast Company Training Facility ............. 7,836 7,836 

Washington 

Navy Bangor Regional Ship Maintenance Support Facility.0 13,833 

Navy Bremerton Integrated Water Treatment Syst. Dd 1, 

2, & 5.

16,401 16,401 

Navy Kitsap Explosives Handling Wharf #2 (Inc) ....... 83,778 83,778 

Navy Port Angeles TPS Port Angeles Forward Operating 

Location.

20,638 20,638 

Navy Whidbey Island P–8A Aircraft Apron and Supporting Facilities.24,390 24,390 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

F–35C Facility Addition and Modification.16,594 0 

Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

F–35C Operational Training Facility ...... 22,391 0 

Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

MCON Design Funds ................................ 33,366 33,366 

Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 7,163 7,163 

Military Construction, Navy Total ............................................................... 1,018,772 993,199 

Alaska 

AF Clear AFS Emergency Power Plant Fuel Storage ..... 11,500 11,500 

Arizona 

AF Luke AFB F–35 Aircraft Mx Hangar—Sqdn #2 ....... 11,200 11,200 

AF Luke AFB F–35 Flightline Fillstands ........................ 15,600 15,600 

Guam 

AF Joint Region Marianas Guam Strike Fuel Systems Maint. Hangar Inc 2.64,000 64,000 

AF Joint Region Marianas PAR Low Observable/Corrosion Control/Composite Repair Shop.0 34,400 

AF Joint Region Marianas PRTC—Combat Comm Infrastr Facility 3,750 3,750 

AF Joint Region Marianas PRTC—Red Horse Logistics Facility ....... 3,150 3,150 

AF Joint Region Marianas PRTC—Satellite Fire Station ................... 6,500 6,500 

Kansas 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A Adal Mobility Bag Strg Expansion.2,300 2,300 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A Adal Regional Mx Tng Facility 16,100 16,100 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A Alter Composite Mx Shop .......... 4,100 4,100 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A Alter Taxiway Foxtrot ................ 5,500 5,500 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A Fuselage Trainer ........................ 6,400 6,400 

Maryland 

AF Fort Meade Cybercom Joint Operations Center, Increment 2.166,000 166,000 

Massachusetts 

AF Hanscom AFB Dormitory (72 Rm) .................................... 13,500 13,500 

Nebraska 

AF Offutt AFB Usstratcom Replacement Facility- Incr 4 180,000 180,000 

Nevada 

AF Nellis AFB F–22 Flight Simulator Facility ................ 14,000 14,000 

AF Nellis AFB F–35 Aircraft Mx Unit—4 Bay Hangar ... 31,000 31,000 

AF Nellis AFB F–35 Weapons School Facility ................. 8,900 8,900 

New Jersey 

AF Joint Base 

McGuire-DixLakehurst 

Fire Station ............................................... 5,900 5,900 

Oklahoma 

AF Tinker AFB KC–46A Depot Maint Complex Spt 

Infrastr.

48,000 48,000 

AF Tinker AFB KC–46A Two-Bay Depot Mx Hangar ....... 63,000 63,000 

Texas 

AF Joint Base San 

Antonio 

Fire Station ............................................... 5,800 5,800 

United Kingdom 

AF RAF Croughton JIAC Consolidation—Phase 1 .................. 92,223 92,223 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 10,738 10,738 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction 22,613 22,613 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ....................................................... 811,774 846,174 

Arizona 

Def-Wide Fort Huachuca JITC Building 52120 Renovation ............ 1,871 1,871 

Australia 

Def-Wide Geraldton Combined Communications Gateway 

Geraldton.

9,600 9,600 

Belgium 

Def-Wide Brussels Brussells Elementary/High School Replacement.41,626 41,626 

Def-Wide Brussels NATO Headquarters Facility ................... 37,918 37,918 

California 

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Comm/Elec Maintenance Facility .. 11,841 11,841 

Def-Wide Coronado SOF Logistics Support Unit 1 Ops Facility #1.41,740 41,740 

Def-Wide Coronado SOF Support Activity Ops Facility #2 ..... 28,600 28,600 

Def-Wide Lemoore Replace Fuel Storage & Distribution Fac. 52,500 52,500 

Colorado 

Def-Wide Peterson AFB Dental Clinic Replacement ....................... 15,200 15,200 

Conus 

Def-Wide Various Locations East Coast Missile Site Planning and 

Design.

0 0 

Conus Classified 

Def-Wide Classified Location SOF Skills Training Facility ................... 53,073 53,073 

Georgia 

Def-Wide Hunter Army Airfield SOF Company Operations Facility .......... 7,692 7,692 

Def-Wide Robins AFB Replace Hydrant Fuel System .................. 19,900 19,900 

Germany 

Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance 

Barracks 

Medical Center Replacement Incr 4 ......... 259,695 189,695 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba 

Def-Wide Guantanamo Bay Replace Fuel Tank .................................... 11,100 11,100 

Def-Wide Guantanamo Bay W.T. Sampson E/M and HS Consolid./ 

Replacement.

65,190 65,190 

Hawaii 

Def-Wide Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam 

Replace Fuel Tanks ................................... 3,000 3,000 

Def-Wide Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam 

Upgrade Fire Supression & Ventilation 

Sys..

49,900 49,900 

Japan 

Def-Wide Misawa AB Edgren High School Renovation .............. 37,775 37,775 

Def-Wide Okinawa Killin Elementary Replacement/Renovation.71,481 71,481 

Def-Wide Okinawa Kubasaki High School Replacement/ 

Renovation.

99,420 99,420 

Def-Wide Sasebo E.J. King High School Replacement/ 

Renovation.

37,681 37,681 

Kentucky 

Def-Wide Fort Campbell SOF System Integration Maintenance Office Fac.18,000 18,000 

Maryland 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Campus Feeders Phase 1 ............. 54,207 54,207 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recapitalize Building #1/Site M 

Inc 3.

45,521 45,521 

Def-Wide Joint Base Andrews Construct Hydrant Fuel System ............... 18,300 18,300 

Michigan 

Def-Wide Selfridge ANGB Replace Fuel Distribution Facilities ........ 35,100 35,100 

Mississippi 

Def-Wide Stennis SOF Applied Instruction Facility ............ 10,323 10,323 

Def-Wide Stennis SOF Land Acquisition Western Maneuver Area.17,224 17,224 

Nevada 

Def-Wide Fallon SOF Tactical Ground Mob. Vehicle 

Maint Fac..

20,241 20,241 

New Mexico 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF Squadron Operations Facility 

(STS).

23,333 23,333 

North Carolina 

Def-Wide Camp Lejeune Lejeune High School Addition/Renovation.41,306 41,306 

Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Intel/Ops Expansion ........................ 11,442 11,442 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Battalion Operations Facility .......... 37,074 37,074 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Tactical Equipment Maintenance 

Facility.

8,000 8,000 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Training Command Building .......... 48,062 48,062 

Def-Wide Seymour Johnson 

AFB 

Replace Hydrant Fuel System .................. 8,500 8,500 

South Carolina 

Def-Wide Beaufort Replace Fuel Distibution Facilities .......... 40,600 40,600 

South Dakota 

Def-Wide Ellsworth AFB Construct Hydrant System ....................... 8,000 8,000 

Texas 

Def-Wide Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement Incr 6 .................... 131,500 131,500 

Def-Wide Joint Base San 

Antonio 

Medical Clinic Replacement ..................... 38,300 38,300 

Virginia 

Def-Wide Craney Island Replace & Alter Fuel Distibution Facilities.36,500 36,500 

Def-Wide Def Distribution 

Depot Richmond 

Replace Access Control Point ................... 5,700 5,700 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Parking Lot ................................................ 7,239 7,239 

Def-Wide Joint Base Langley-Eustis Hopsital Addition/Cup Replacement ...... 41,200 41,200 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek— 

Story 

SOF Human Performance Center ............ 11,200 11,200 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek— 

Story 

SOF Indoor Dynamic Range .................... 14,888 14,888 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek— 

Story 

SOF Mobile Comm Det Support Facility 13,500 13,500 

Def-Wide Pentagon Redundant Chilled Water Loop ............... 15,100 15,100 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Contingency Construction ......................... 9,000 0 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

ECIP Design .............................................. 10,000 10,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Energy Conservation Investment Program.150,000 150,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Exercise Related Minor Construction ...... 8,581 8,581 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 599 599 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 38,704 38,704 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 42,387 42,387 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 745 745 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 24,425 4,425 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 1,183 1,183 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 5,932 5,932 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 10,334 10,334 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 2,000 2,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 6,846 6,846 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 4,100 4,100 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 2,700 2,700 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Milcon ........................ 2,994 2,994 

Def-Wide Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 24,197 24,197 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ................................................ 2,061,890 1,962,890 

Kentucky 

Chem Demil Blue Grass Army 

Depot 

Ammunition Demilitarization Ph XV ...... 38,715 38,715 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense Total ....................... 38,715 38,715 

Worldwide Unspecified 

NATO NATO Security 

Investment Program 

NATO Security Investment Program ....... 199,700 174,700 

NATO Security Investment Program Total ................................................ 199,700 174,700 

Delaware 

Army NG Dagsboro National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop.

0 0 

Maine 

Army NG Augusta National Guard Reserve Center ............... 30,000 32,000 

Maryland 

Army NG Havre de Grace National Guard Readiness Center ........... 12,400 12,400 

Montana 

Army NG Helena National Guard Readiness Center Add/ 

Alt.

38,000 38,000 

New Mexico 

Army NG Alamogordo Readiness Center Add/Alt ........................ 0 5,000 

Army NG Alamogordo National Guard Readiness Center ........... 0 0 

North Dakota 

Army NG Valley City National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop.

10,800 10,800 

Vermont 

Army NG North Hyde Park National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop.

4,400 4,400 

Washington 

Army NG Yakima Enlisted Barracks, Transient Training ... 0 0 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army NG Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 17,600 17,600 

Army NG Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 13,720 13,720 

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ............................... 126,920 133,920 

California 

Army Res Fresno Army Reserve Center/AMSA .................... 22,000 22,000 

Army Res March (Riverside) Army Reserve Center ................................. 0 25,000 

Colorado 

Army Res Fort Carson Training Building Addition ..................... 5,000 5,000 

Illinois 

Army Res Arlington Heights Army Reserve Center ................................. 0 0 

Mississippi 

Army Res Starkville Army Reserve Center ................................. 0 0 

New Jersey 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Army Res Joint Base 

McGuire-DixLakehurst 

Army Reserve Center ................................. 26,000 26,000 

New York 

Army Res Mattydale Army Reserve Center/AMSA .................... 23,000 23,000 

Virginia 

Army Res Fort Lee Tass Training Center ................................ 16,000 16,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 8,337 8,337 

Army Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 3,609 3,609 

Military Construction, Army Reserve Total ............................................... 103,946 128,946 

Pennsylvania 

N/MC Res Pittsburgh Reserve Training Center—Pittsburgh, PA 17,650 17,650 

Washington 

N/MC Res Everett Joint Reserve Intelligence Center ............. 0 47,869 

N/MC Res Whidbey Island C–40 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ........ 27,755 27,755 

Worldwide Unspecified 

N/MC Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

MCNR Planning & Design ....................... 2,123 2,123 

N/MC Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

MCNR Unspecified Minor Construction .. 4,000 4,000 

Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total .............................................. 51,528 99,397 

Arkansas 

Air NG Fort Smith Municipal Airport Consolidated SCIF .................................... 0 13,200 

Connecticut 

Air NG Bradley IAP Construct C–130 Fuel Cell and Corrosion 

Contr.

16,306 16,306 

Iowa 

Air NG Des Moines MAP Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Targeting 

Group.

8,993 8,993 

Michigan 

Air NG W. K. Kellog Regional Airport RPA Beddown ........................................... 6,000 6,000 

New Hampshire 

Air NG Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A Adal Airfield Pavements & Hydrant Syst.7,100 7,100 

Air NG Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A Adal Fuel Cell Building 253 ..... 16,800 16,800 

Air NG Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A Adal Maint Hangar Building 

254.

18,002 18,002 

Pennsylvania 

Air NG Willow Grove ARF RPA Operations Center ............................. 5,662 5,662 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air NG Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 7,700 7,700 

Air NG Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 8,100 6,100 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ................................... 94,663 105,863 

Arizona 

AF Res Davis-Monthan 

AFB 

Guardian Angel Operations ..................... 0 14,500 

Georgia 

AF Res Robins AFB AFRC Consolidated Mission Complex, 

Ph I.

27,700 27,700 

North Carolina 

AF Res Seymour Johnson 

AFB 

KC–135 Tanker Parking Apron Expansion.9,800 9,800 

Texas 

AF Res Fort Worth EOD Facility .............................................. 3,700 3,700 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Res Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 6,892 6,892 

AF Res Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction 1,400 1,400 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total ........................................ 49,492 63,992 

Illinois 

FH Con Army Rock Island Family Housing New Construction .......... 19,500 19,500 

Korea 

FH Con Army Camp Walker Family Housing New Construction .......... 57,800 57,800 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Family Housing P & D ............................. 1,309 1,309 

Family Housing Construction, Army Total ................................................ 78,609 78,609 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings ............................................... 14,136 14,136 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leased Housing ......................................... 112,504 112,504 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property Facilities .. 65,245 65,245 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ................................ 3,117 3,117 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ................................ 43,480 43,480 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Military Housing Privitization Initiative 20,000 20,000 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Miscellaneous ............................................ 700 700 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services ...................................................... 9,108 9,108 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities ...................................................... 82,686 82,686 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total ................... 350,976 350,976 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 38,543 38,543 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Housing Privatization ............................... 40,761 40,761 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 43,651 43,651 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance .............................................. 99,934 99,934 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ................................ 47,834 47,834 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Miscellaneous Account .............................. 1,993 1,993 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services Account ........................................ 12,709 12,709 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ........................................ 42,322 42,322 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total ............ 327,747 327,747 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Design ........................................................ 472 472 

FH Con Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Improvements ............................................ 15,940 15,940 

Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ............. 16,412 16,412 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 17,881 17,881 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 65,999 65,999 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property .................. 97,612 97,612 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ................................ 55,124 55,124 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Miscellaneous Account .............................. 366 366 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Privatization Support Costs ..................... 27,876 27,876 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services Account ........................................ 18,079 18,079 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ........................................ 71,092 71,092 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine 

Corps Total.

354,029 354,029 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 3,362 3,362 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 20 20 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 746 746 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 42,083 42,083 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 11,179 11,179 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property .................. 344 344 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property .................. 2,128 2,128 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ................................ 378 378 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services Account ........................................ 31 31 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ........................................ 170 170 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ........................................ 659 659 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ..... 61,100 61,100 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FHIF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Family Housing Improvement Fund ....... 1,662 1,662 

DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total ....................................... 1,662 1,662 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Base Realignment 

& Closure, 

Army 

Base Realignment and Closure ................ 84,417 84,417 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ............................................ 84,417 84,417 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Base Realignment 

& Closure, 

Navy 

Base Realignment & Closure ................... 57,406 57,406 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–100: Planing, Design and Management.7,682 7,682 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–101: Various Locations ................... 21,416 21,416 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–138: NAS Brunswick, ME .............. 904 904 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–157: Mcsa Kansas City, MO ........... 40 40 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–172: NWS Seal Beach, Concord, 

CA.

6,066 6,066 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–84: JRB Willow Grove & Cambria 

Reg Ap.

1,178 1,178 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................. 94,692 94,692 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DoD BRAC Activities—Air Force ............. 90,976 90,976 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total ..................................... 90,976 90,976 

Worldwide Unspecified 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

42 USC 3374 ............................................. 0 0 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Army ........................................................... 0 0 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

NATO Security Investment Program ....... 0 0 

Prior Year Savings Total ............................................................................... 0 0 

Worldwide Unspecified 

GR Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

General Reductions ................................... 0 0 

General Reductions Total .............................................................................. 0 0 

Total Military Construction ........................................................................... 6,557,447 6,551,843 

SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTIGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Service Country and Location Project FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Army Mihail Kogalniceanu .. ERI: Fuel Storage Capacity ........................... 0 15,000 

Army Mihail Kogalniceanu .. ERI: Hazardous Cargo Ramp ........................ 0 5,000 

Army Mihail Kogalniceanu .. ERI: Multi Modal Improvements ................... 0 17,000 

Military Construction, Army Total ................................................................ 0 37,000 

AF Graf Ignatievo ............. ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ............ 0 3,200 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Service Country and Location Project FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AF Amari .......................... ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ............ 0 24,780 

AF Camp Darby ................ ERI: Improve Weapons Storage Facility ....... 0 44,450 

AF Lielvarde ..................... ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ............ 0 10,710 

AF Siauliai ....................... ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ............ 0 13,120 

AF Lask ............................. ERI: Improve Support Infrastructure ............ 0 22,400 

AF Camp Turzii ................ ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ............ 0 2,900 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations.

ERI: Planning and Design ............................. 0 11,500 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ......................................................... 0 133,060 

Def-Wide Classified Location ..... Classified Project ............................................ 46,000 46,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations.

ERI: Unspecified Minor Construction ........... 0 4,350 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total .................................................. 46,000 50,350 

Total, Military Construction, OCO Funding ............................................... 46,000 220,410 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 

Appropriation Summary: 

Energy Programs 

Nuclear Energy ............................................................... 104,000 104,000 

Advisory Board 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health .......................................................................... 0 2,000 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National nuclear security administration: 

Weapons activities ................................................... 8,314,902 8,210,560 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation ........................... 1,555,156 1,774,758 

Naval reactors ......................................................... 1,377,100 1,377,100 

Federal salaries and expenses ................................ 410,842 386,863 

Total, National nuclear security administration 11,658,000 11,749,281 

Environmental and other defense activities: 

Defense environmental cleanup .............................. 5,327,538 4,884,538 

Other defense activities ........................................... 753,000 754,000 

Total, Environmental & other defense activities 6,080,538 5,638,538 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ....................... 17,738,538 17,387,819 

Total, Discretionary Funding ........................................................ 17,842,538 17,493,819 

Nuclear Energy 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ...................................... 104,000 104,000 

Advisory Board 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health ......... 0 2,000 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Weapons Activities 

Directed stockpile work 

Life extension programs 

B61 Life extension program ........................................... 643,000 643,000 

W76 Life extension program .......................................... 259,168 259,168 

W88 Alt 370 .................................................................... 165,400 165,400 

Cruise missile warhead life extension program ........... 9,418 17,018 

Total, Life extension programs ....................................... 1,076,986 1,084,586 

Stockpile systems 

B61 Stockpile systems .................................................... 109,615 109,615 

W76 Stockpile systems ................................................... 45,728 45,728 

W78 Stockpile systems ................................................... 62,703 62,703 

W80 Stockpile systems ................................................... 70,610 70,610 

B83 Stockpile systems .................................................... 63,136 63,136 

W87 Stockpile systems ................................................... 91,255 91,255 

W88 Stockpile systems ................................................... 88,060 88,060 

Total, Stockpile systems .................................................... 531,107 531,107 

Weapons dismantlement and disposition 

Operations and maintenance ......................................... 30,008 40,008 

Stockpile services 

Production support ......................................................... 350,942 350,942 

Research and development support ............................... 29,649 25,500 

R&D certification and safety ......................................... 201,479 160,000 

Management, technology, and production .................... 241,805 226,000 

Plutonium sustainment .................................................. 144,575 144,575 

Tritium readiness ........................................................... 140,053 140,053 

Total, Stockpile services ................................................... 1,108,503 1,047,070 

Total, Directed stockpile work ............................................... 2,746,604 2,702,771 

Campaigns: 

Science campaign 

Advanced certification .................................................... 58,747 58,747 

Primary assessment technologies .................................. 112,000 112,000 

Dynamic materials properties ....................................... 117,999 110,000 

Advanced radiography ................................................... 79,340 79,340 

Secondary assessment technologies ............................... 88,344 88,344 

Total, Science campaign .................................................. 456,430 448,431 

Engineering campaign 

Enhanced surety ............................................................. 52,003 52,003 

Weapon systems engineering assessment technology ... 20,832 20,832 

Nuclear survivability ..................................................... 25,371 25,371 

Enhanced surveillance ................................................... 37,799 37,799 

Total, Engineering campaign ......................................... 136,005 136,005 

Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield 

campaign 

Ignition ........................................................................... 77,994 77,994 

Support of other stockpile programs ............................. 23,598 23,598 

Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support ...... 61,297 61,297 

Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion .................... 5,024 5,024 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Joint program in high energy density laboratory plasmas .............................................................................. 9,100 9,100 

Facility operations and target production .................... 335,882 335,882 

Undistributed ................................................................. 0 0 

Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield 

campaign .......................................................................... 512,895 512,895 

Advanced simulation and computing campaign ................. 610,108 610,108 

Nonnuclear Readiness Campaign ........................................ 125,909 70,000 

Total, Campaigns ...................................................................... 1,841,347 1,777,439 

Readiness in technical base and facilities (RTBF) 

Operations of facilities 

Kansas City Plant ................................................................. 125,000 125,000 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................... 71,000 71,000 

Los Alamos National Laboratory .................................. 198,000 198,000 

Nevada National Security Site ...................................... 89,000 89,000 

Pantex ............................................................................. 75,000 75,000 

Sandia National Laboratory ......................................... 106,000 106,000 

Savannah River Site ...................................................... 81,000 81,000 

Y–12 National security complex .................................... 151,000 151,000 

Total, Operations of facilities ......................................... 896,000 896,000 

Program readiness ................................................................. 136,700 101,000 

Material recycle and recovery ............................................... 138,900 138,900 

Containers .............................................................................. 26,000 26,000 

Storage ................................................................................... 40,800 40,800 

Maintenance and repair of facilities .................................... 205,000 220,000 

Recapitalization ..................................................................... 209,321 231,321 

Subtotal, Readiness in technical base and facilities ....... 756,721 758,021 

Construction: 

15–D–613 Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 ........... 2,000 2,000 

15–D–612 Emergency Operations Center, LLNL ......... 2,000 2,000 

15–D–611 Emergency Operations Center, SNL ............ 4,000 4,000 

15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX ..... 11,800 11,800 

15–D–302, TA–55 Reinvestment project, Phase 3, 

LANL ........................................................................... 16,062 16,062 

12–D–301 TRU waste facilities, LANL ......................... 6,938 6,938 

11–D–801 TA–55 Reinvestment project Phase 2, 

LANL ........................................................................... 10,000 10,000 

07–D–220 Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility 

upgrade project, LANL ............................................... 15,000 15,000 

06–D–141 PED/Construction, Uranium Capabilities 

Replacement Project Y–12 .......................................... 335,000 335,000 

Total, Construction ............................................................ 402,800 402,800 

Total, Readiness in technical base and facilities ............. 2,055,521 2,056,821 

Secure transportation asset 

Operations and equipment .................................................... 132,851 132,851 

Program direction .................................................................. 100,962 100,962 

Total, Secure transportation asset ....................................... 233,813 233,813 

Nuclear counterterrorism incident response ............................... 173,440 182,440 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Programs .............. 76,901 70,000 

Site stewardship 

Environmental projects and operations ............................... 53,000 53,000 

Nuclear materials integration .............................................. 16,218 16,218 

Minority serving institution partnerships program ............ 13,231 13,231 

Total, Site stewardship ............................................................ 82,449 82,449 

Defense nuclear security 

Operations and maintenance ................................................ 618,123 618,123 

Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................. 618,123 618,123 

Information technology and cybersecurity .................................. 179,646 179,646 

Legacy contractor pensions .......................................................... 307,058 307,058 

Total, Weapons Activities ............................................................... 8,314,902 8,210,560 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 

Global threat reduction initiative ......................................... 333,488 383,488 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D 

Operations and maintenance 

Nonproliferation and verification .......................... 360,808 393,401 

Total, Operations and Maintenance ...................... 360,808 393,401 

Nonproliferation and international security ....................... 141,359 144,246 

International material protection and cooperation ............. 305,467 294,589 

Fissile materials disposition 

U.S. surplus fissile materials disposition 

Operations and maintenance 

U.S. plutonium disposition ............................. 85,000 85,000 

U.S. uranium disposition ................................ 25,000 25,000 

Total, Operations and maintenance ............... 110,000 110,000 

Construction: 

99–D–143 Mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, Savannah River, SC .............................. 196,000 341,000 

99–D–141–02 Waste Solidification Building, 

Savannah River, SC .................................... 5,125 5,125 

Total, Construction ............................................. 201,125 346,125 

Total, U.S. surplus fissile materials disposition 311,125 456,125 

Total, Fissile materials disposition ............................... 311,125 456,125 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ........ 1,452,247 1,671,849 

Legacy contractor pensions .......................................................... 102,909 102,909 

Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ...................... 1,555,156 1,774,758 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ................................... 1,555,156 1,774,758 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ............................ 412,380 412,380 

Naval reactors development ......................................................... 425,700 425,700 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Ohio replacement reactor systems development .......................... 156,100 156,100 

S8G Prototype refueling ............................................................... 126,400 126,400 

Program direction ......................................................................... 46,600 46,600 

Construction: 

15–D–904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 .................. 400 400 

15–D–903 KL Fire System Upgrade ..................................... 600 600 

15–D–902 KS Engineroom team trainer facility ................. 1,500 1,500 

15–D–901 KS Central office building and prototype staff 

facility ................................................................................. 24,000 24,000 

14–D–901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, 

NRF .................................................................................... 141,100 141,100 

13–D–905 Remote-handled low-level waste facility, INL .... 14,420 14,420 

13–D–904 KS Radiological work and storage building, 

KSO .................................................................................... 20,100 20,100 

10-D–903, Security upgrades, KAPL .................................... 7,400 7,400 

08–D–190 Expended Core Facility M–290 receiving/ 

discharge station, 

Naval Reactor Facility, ID .................................... 400 400 

Total, Construction ................................................................... 209,920 209,920 

Total, Naval Reactors ...................................................................... 1,377,100 1,377,100 

Federal Salaries And Expenses 

Program direction ......................................................................... 410,842 386,863 

Total, Office Of The Administrator .............................................. 410,842 386,863 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

Closure sites: 

Closure sites administration ................................................. 4,889 4,889 

Hanford site: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations ............... 332,788 352,788 

Central plateau remediation ......................................... 474,292 474,292 

Construction: 

15–D–401 Containerized sludge (Rl-0012) ................... 26,290 26,290 

Total, Central plateau remediation .............................. 833,370 853,370 

Richland community and regulatory support ..................... 14,701 14,701 

Total, Hanford site .................................................................... 848,071 868,071 

Idaho National Laboratory: 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition ................................... 364,293 364,293 

Idaho community and regulatory support ........................... 2,910 2,910 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ........................................ 367,203 367,203 

NNSA sites 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ........................... 1,366 1,366 

Nevada ................................................................................... 64,851 64,851 

Sandia National Laboratories .............................................. 2,801 2,801 

Los Alamos National Laboratory ......................................... 196,017 196,017 

Construction: 

15–D–406 Hexavalent chromium D & D (Vl-Lanl0030) ............................................................................ 28,600 28,600 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ............................... 293,635 293,635 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OR Nuclear facility D & D 

OR Nuclear facility D & D ............................................ 73,155 73,155 

Construction: 

14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility .......................................................................... 9,400 9,400 

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D .................................. 82,555 82,555 

U233 Disposition Program ................................................... 41,626 41,626 

OR cleanup and disposition: 

OR cleanup and disposition .......................................... 71,137 71,137 

Construction: 

15–D–405—Sludge Buildout .................................. 4,200 4,200 

Total, OR cleanup and disposition ................................ 75,337 75,337 

OR reservation community and regulatory support ................... 4,365 4,365 

Solid waste stabilization and disposition, 

Oak Ridge technology development ...................... 3,000 3,000 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................ 206,883 206,883 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste treatment and immobilization plant 

01–D–416 A-D/ORP-0060 / Major construction ......... 575,000 575,000 

01–D–16E Pretreatment facility .................................... 115,000 115,000 

Total, Waste treatment and immobilization plant .... 690,000 690,000 

Tank farm activities 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ... 522,000 522,000 

Construction: 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System, Hanford ........................................................ 23,000 23,000 

Total, Tank farm activities ............................................. 545,000 545,000 

Total, Office of River protection ............................................ 1,235,000 1,235,000 

Savannah River sites: 

Savannah River risk management operations .................... 416,276 416,276 

SR community and regulatory support ................................ 11,013 11,013 

Radioactive liquid tank waste: 

Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ........................................................................ 553,175 553,175 

Construction: 

15–D–402—Saltstone Disposal Unit #6 ................. 34,642 34,642 

05–D–405 Salt waste processing facility, Savannah River ............................................................. 135,000 135,000 

Total, Construction .................................................... 169,642 169,642 

Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste ............................ 722,817 722,817 

Total, Savannah River site ..................................................... 1,150,106 1,150,106 

Waste isolation pilot plant ........................................................... 216,020 216,020 

Program direction ......................................................................... 280,784 280,784 

Program support ........................................................................... 14,979 14,979 

Safeguards and Security: 

Oak Ridge Reservation .......................................................... 16,382 16,382 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Paducah ................................................................................. 7,297 7,297 

Portsmouth ............................................................................. 8,492 8,492 

Richland/Hanford Site ......................................................... 63,668 63,668 

Savannah River Site ............................................................. 132,196 132,196 

Waste Isolation Pilot Project ................................................. 4,455 4,455 

West Valley ............................................................................. 1,471 1,471 

Technology development ............................................................... 13,007 13,007 

Use of prior-year balances ............................................................ 0 0 

Subtotal, Defense environmental cleanup .................................. 4,864,538 4,884,538 

Uranium enrichment D&D fund contribution ............................ 463,000 0 

Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup ...................................... 5,327,538 4,884,538 

Other Defense Activities 

Specialized security activities ...................................................... 202,152 203,152 

Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security ............................ 118,763 118,763 

Program direction .................................................................. 62,235 62,235 

Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ............... 180,998 180,998 

Independent enterprise assessments 

Independent enterprise assessments ..................................... 24,068 24,068 

Program direction .................................................................. 49,466 49,466 

Total, Independent enterprise assessments ......................... 73,534 73,534 

Office of Legacy Management 

Legacy management .............................................................. 158,639 158,639 

Program direction .................................................................. 13,341 13,341 

Total, Office of Legacy Management .................................... 171,980 171,980 

Defense-related activities 

Defense related administrative support 

Chief financial officer ............................................................ 46,877 46,877 

Chief information officer ....................................................... 71,959 71,959 

Total, Defense related administrative support .................. 118,836 118,836 

Office of hearings and appeals .................................................... 5,500 5,500 

Subtotal, Other defense activities ................................................ 753,000 754,000 

Total, Other Defense Activities ...................................................... 753,000 754,000 


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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE 

CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON NATIONAL 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 

[Note from the Director, Legislative Operations: The following is 

the text of the Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany the Carl 

Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as printed in the Congressional 

Record on December 4, 2014] 

The following consists of the explanatory material to accompany 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

Section 5 of the Act specifies that this explanatory statement 

shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of 

this legislation as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 

In this joint explanatory statement, the provisions of H.R. 4435, 

the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015, are generally referred to as the ‘‘House 

bill.’’ The provisions of S. 2410, the Senate Committee on Armed 

Services committee-reported version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, are generally referred to as 

‘‘the Senate committee-reported bill.’’ Senate amendments included 

in the agreements are identified by Senate amendment numbers. 

The final form of the agreements reached during negotiations between the House and the Senate are referred to as ‘‘the agreement.’’ 

Compliance with rules of the House of Representatives and Senate 

regarding earmarks and congressionally directed spending 

items 

Consistent with the intent of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules 

of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, neither the bill text reflected in the agreement 

nor the accompanying joint explanatory statement contains any 

congressional earmarks, congressionally-directed spending items, 

limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits, as defined in such 

rules. 

Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget implication 

The administration’s budget request for national defense discretionary programs within the jurisdiction of the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives for 

fiscal year 2015 was $577.1 billion. Of this amount, $495.5 billion 

was requested for base Department of Defense (DOD) programs, 

$63.7 billion was requested for overseas contingency operations 

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porates the amendments submitted to Congress on June 26, 2014 

and November 10, 2014. 

The bill authorizes $577.1 billion in fiscal year 2015, including $495.9 billion for base DOD programs, $63.7 billion for OCO, and 

$17.5 billion for national security programs in the DOE and the 

DNFSB. 

The two tables preceding the detailed program adjustments in 

Division D of this joint explanatory statement summarize the direct discretionary authorizations in the agreement and the equivalent budget authority levels for fiscal year 2015 defense programs. 

The first table summarizes the agreement on authorizations within 

the jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committees. The second 

table details the budget authority implication of the discretionary 

authorizations in the agreement when accounting for national defense items that are not in the jurisdiction of the Armed Services 

Committees. 

Budgetary effects of this Act (sec. 4) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 4) 

that would require the budgetary effects of this Act be determined 

in accordance with the procedures established in title I of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–139). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT

BUDGET ITEMS

Navy enterprise information technology 

The budget request included $87.2 million in Other Procurement, 

Navy Line 161 for enterprise information technology (IT). 

The House bill would approve the budget request. 

The Senate committee-reported bill would decrease that line item 

by $15.0 million to reflect concerns about the continued investment 

of funds into legacy IT infrastructure. 

The agreement authorizes the budget request for this item. 

We note that much of this funding is supporting procurements 

related to the sustainment of legacy Navy IT systems located outside the continental United States (OCONUS). We understand that 

these procurements are necessary to provide technical upgrades to 

sustain these networks as the Navy determines how to converge all 

of its networks as part of a future Naval Networking Environment. 

The investment required by this funding would bring the OCONUS 

networks up to a standard that could support a transition to the 

Next Generation Enterprise Network contract in the future, which 

would also align Navy networks in a way that would support the 

enterprise-wide push to standardize capabilities in the Joint Information Environment framework. We note that this set of hardware 

and network systems transitions entail additional cost, technical 

risk, and potentially operational risk to deployed forces, which 

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Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, to ensure that all 

Department of Navy and Department of Defense enterprise IT system efforts have robust planning related to and funding dedicated 

for the maintenance and sustainment of legacy systems, and to ensure that systems meet requirements and reflect modern state-ofthe-art IT systems, to the maximum extent practicable and that 

this is documented in the programs’ acquisition strategy documentation. This should apply to both Major Automated Information 

Systems (MAIS) and non-MAIS efforts. 

Ejection seat safety and reliability improvement program 

The amended budget request included no funds for the procurement of modernized and upgraded ejection seats for Department of 

the Air Force fighter and bomber aircraft. 

The House bill would increase the budget request by a total of 

$10.5 million, of which $3.5 million is for initial qualification of upgraded ejection seats in the Research, Development, Test, and 

Evaluation, Air Force (RDT&E, AF) account, and $7.0 million is for 

initial installation of upgraded ejection seats in the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (APAF) account. 

The Senate committee-reported bill approved the budget request. 

We recommend an additional increase of $6.0 million ejection seat programs, including $3.5 million in RDT&E, AF, and $2.5 million in APAF. 

Section 146(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) required a report by the Secretary of the Air Force on various aspects of the health and safety 

risks associated with ejection seats. The report confirmed that, 

with increased use of helmet-mounted devices, the risks of death 

or serious injury increases, and increases even more for lighter aircrew. 

In response to a requirement to analyze initiatives to decrease 

the risk of death or serious injury during an ejection sequence, the 

report indicated that, although the Air Force had spent $25.8 million for investments in safety improvements for existing seats, the 

Air Force had stopped short of final qualification testing. 

The report also referred to an Air Force analysis of alternatives 

(AoA) that the Air Force had conducted in 2010 that supported: ‘‘(a) 

an improved ejection seat solution with an expanded anthropometric envelope that would match the current pilot population to 

increase safety; and (b) a design that reduces aircraft life cycle 

costs.’’ 

We believe that the Air Force should review and update, as necessary, the 2010 AoA, and establish a program for increasing the 

ejection safety and reliability of the Air Force’s fighter and bomber 

aircraft. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 101) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for procurement for the Army, the 

Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and defense-wide activities, 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 101). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Plan on modernization of UH–60A aircraft of Army National Guard 

(sec. 111) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 112) that would require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on plans for the 

modernization of UH–60A helicopters in the Army National Guard. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Construction of San Antonio class amphibious ship (sec. 121) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 122) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract during 

fiscal year 2015 for the procurement of one San Antonio-class amphibious ship using incremental funding. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

123) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer 

funds available in the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN), 

or other Navy procurement account for either or both of the following purposes: 

(1) Up to $650.0 million to conduct a refueling and complex 

overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN–73). 

(2) Up to $650.0 million to build a San Antonio-class amphibious ship. 

The Senate provision would also authorize the Secretary of the 

Navy to use incremental funding for a San Antonio-class ship if additional funds are made available in fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes the House provision. The agreement also 

provides full funding for the fiscal year 2015 requirements for conducting a refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN–73), and provides authorization for $800.0 million for 

the San Antonio-class amphibious ship program elsewhere in this 

Act. 

Limitation on availability of funds for mission modules for Littoral 

Combat Ship (sec. 122) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 125) that would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from obligating any funds for the 

procurement of mission modules for the Littoral Combat Ship until 

the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees each 

of the following: 

(1) The Milestone B program goals for cost, schedule, and 

performance for each increment. 

(2) Certification by the Director of Operational Test and 

Evaluation (DOT&E) with respect to the total number for each 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would clarify that the Milestone B goals and DOT&E certification would be with regard to each mission module, rather than 

with each increment of capability for each mission module. 

Extension of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat 

Ship (sec. 123) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 126) that would amend 

section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 to extend the prohibition on spending in section 124 to 

include fiscal year 2015. Section 124 prevents using funds available 

in fiscal year 2014 for construction or advanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships designated as LCS–25 or 

LCS–26 until the Secretary of the Navy submits certain reports 

and information to the congressional defense committees. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship 

seaframes and mission modules (sec. 124) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

122) that would require the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to submit a report on the test and evaluation master plan 

for the seaframes and mission modules for the Littoral Combat 

Ship program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Airborne electronic attack capabilities (sec. 125) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

121) would direct the Secretary of the Navy to take whatever steps 

the Secretary deems appropriate and are available to the Navy to 

ensure that the Navy retains the option of buying more EA–18G 

aircraft, if further analysis of whether to expand the airborne electronic attack (AEA) force structure indicates the Navy should include more EA–18G aircraft in carrier air wings. The provision 

would also authorize the Navy, subject to appropriation, to use 

$75.0 million in funds authorized and appropriated in fiscal year 

2014 for advance procurement funds of F/A–18 E/F aircraft for the 

purpose of retaining such an option. The Senate committee-reported bill also recommended an increase of $25.0 million in section 

4101 for those purposes. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. The House bill 

recommended an increase of $450.0 million in section 4101 to purchase additional EA–18G aircraft. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would exclude language regarding the use of prior year 

funds. We also include a recommendation for additional funding for 

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Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of MQ–1 Predator 

aircraft (sec. 131) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

131) that would prohibit the Department of Defense from using fiscal year 2015 funds to retire MQ–1 Predator aircraft. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would prevent the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring any MQ–1 aircraft, unless an MQ–1 aircraft has been damaged 

and it is not economically viable to repair the aircraft, as determined by the Secretary. 

Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft 

(sec. 132) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 133) that would prohibit the Department of Defense from obligating or expending 

funds to make significant changes to retire, prepare to retire, or 

place in storage U–2 aircraft. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft 

(sec. 133) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 132) that would prohibit obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 2015 funds to retire 

A–10 aircraft. The provision would also require the Comptroller 

General of the United States to conduct a study evaluating Air 

Force aircraft used, as of the date of the study, to conduct closeair support missions. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 134) that would prohibit obligation or expenditure of fiscal 

year 2015 funds to make significant changes to manning levels 

with respect to any A–10 aircraft squadrons, or to retire, prepare 

to retire, or place in storage any A–10 aircraft. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would allow the Secretary of Defense to authorize the 

Secretary of the Air Force to move up to 36 A–10 in the active component primary aircraft inventory (PAI) status to back up flying 

status, or back up aircraft inventory (BAI) status, for the duration 

of fiscal year 2015, 30 days after certifying to the congressional defense committees that he has: 

(1) Received the results of an independent assessment by the 

Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of alternative ways to provide manpower to maintain the 

Air Force fighter fleet and field Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in 

fiscal year 2015; and 

(2) Determined, after giving consideration to such analysis, 

that moving active component aircraft in PAI status to BAI 

status is needed to avoid: 

(a) Significantly degrading the readiness of the Air Force 

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(b) Significantly delaying the planned fielding of F–35 

aircraft. 

The agreement also includes the requirement that the Comptroller General conduct the study of close-air support missions as 

was included in the House provision. 

If the Secretary of Defense makes the certification and allows the 

Secretary of the Air Force to transfer A–10 aircraft from PAI to 

BAI status, we direct the Secretary of Defense to reprogram any 

money freed up as a result of reduced flying hours or reduced numbers of maintenance personnel for the A–10 aircraft to other higher 

priority Department of Defense programs. 

Prohibition on cancellation or modification of avionics modernization program for C–130 aircraft (sec. 134) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 131) that would prevent the Department of Defense from using Air Force funds in fiscal year 2015 to: 

(1) Take any action to cancel or modify the avionics modernization program (AMP) of record for C–130 aircraft; or 

(2) Initiate an alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program for C–130 aircraft that is designed or intended to replace the avionics modernization program described in paragraph (1). 

The provision would prevent the Air Force from obligating more 

than 75 percent of the funds for operation and maintenance of the 

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force until 15 days after the Secretary of the Air Force has certified that she has obligated funds 

authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 

years prior to fiscal year 2015 for the AMP program of record for 

C–130 aircraft. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3588) contained a provision that would allow 

the Air Force to use programs in addition to the AMP for C–130 

aircraft to modernize such aircraft. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would permit the Air Force to make modifications to C–130 

aircraft, such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast–Out 

(ADSB–Out) or the communication, navigation, surveillance and 

air traffic management (CNS/ATM) program, that would be required to operate without restriction in airspace controlled by the 

Federal Aviation Administration or other national aviation authority in foreign countries, upon a certification by the Secretary of Defense that such modification is required to operate without restriction in such airspace. The provision would also prevent the Air 

Force from obligating more than 85 percent of the funds for operation and maintenance of the Office of the Secretary of the Air 

Force until 15 days after the Secretary of the Air Force has certified that she has obligated funds authorized to be appropriated or 

otherwise made available for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2015 

for the AMP program of record for C–130 aircraft. 

We are specifically directing the Secretary of the Air Force not 

to transfer or repurpose funds authorized and appropriated for the 


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AMP program to execute such additional modernizations unless the 

modifications are included as part of the AMP program of record. 

Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft (sec. 135) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

132) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to analyze 

the recommendations of the National Commission on the Structure 

of the Air Force, and submit a report on implementation of the 

Commission’s recommendations, covering not less than 80 percent 

of the Air Force missions and aircraft. The provision would also 

prevent the Secretary from retiring any aircraft until 60 days after 

submitting the report. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–3 Airborne 

Warning and Control System aircraft (sec. 136) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 135) that would prohibit the Department of Defense (DOD) from retiring more than 

four E–3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, 

or disestablishing any AWACS units of the active or reserve components, until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on 

which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional 

defense committees a report consisting of: 

(1) A certification that the Secretary is able to meet all priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands relating to such aircraft with a planned force of 24 such 

aircraft; and 

(2) A detailed explanation how the Secretary will meet such 

requirements with such planned force. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 136) that would prohibit DOD from obligating or expending 

funds to make significant changes to manning levels with respect 

to any AWACS aircraft, or to retire, prepare to retire, or place in 

storage any AWACS aircraft. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC– 

10 aircraft (sec. 137) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 134) that would prohibit the Department of Defense from obligating or expending 

funds to divest or transfer, or prepare to divest or transfer, KC– 

10 aircraft. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would prevent retirement until a period of 60 days has elapsed 

following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 

congressional defense committees an assessment of the costs and 

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Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H 

and C–130J aircraft (sec. 138) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1049) that would prevent the Secretary of the Air Force from removing C–130 aircraft 

from a unit of the regular or reserve components of the Air Force 

that is tasked with the modular airborne firefighting system 

(MAFFS) mission, or from a unit that is formally associated with 

a unit that has the MAFFS mission, until the Secretary of the Air 

Force certified that MAFFS mission would not be negatively affected by the removal of such aircraft. The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 1067) that would require the Secretary of 

the Air Force to submit a report on the 5-year plan for the force 

structure laydown of tactical airlift aircraft within 60 days of enactment of this Act and would prevent the Air Force from implementing any movements of such aircraft until the Secretary had 

briefed the congressional defense committee. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 133) that would prevent the Secretary of the Air Force from 

implementing any transfers of C–130H or C–130J aircraft until 60 

days after the Secretary submits a report on the costs and benefits 

of such a transfer, and would require the Comptroller General to 

submit to the congressional defense committees a sufficiency review of the Secretary’s report, including any findings and recommendations relating to such review, within 45 days after the 

Secretary submits a report on such transfers. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary to submit a 5-year plan for 

basing C–130H and C–130J aircraft, and would require that, for 

units with special capabilities such as the MAFFS mission, a certification that those special missions would not be negatively affected by the proposed transfers before making the transfers. 

We do not intend that the prohibition on transfer of C–130 aircraft apply to movements of aircraft associated with normal Air 

Force management of the C–130 fleet, such as transferring aircraft 

between units and depots in conjunction with conducting regular 

maintenance or upgrades of the aircraft. 

Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force KC–135 

tankers (sec. 139) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

135) that would delay the Air Force’s plan to transfer KC–135 aircraft from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, pending a report on 

the costs and benefits of that transfer. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Report on C–130 aircraft (sec. 140) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1067) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report on the 5- 

year plan for the force structure laydown of tactical airlift aircraft 

within 60 days of enactment of this Act and would prevent the Air 

Force from implementing any movements of such aircraft until the 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 138) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a fielding plan for C–130 aircraft within 180 days of enactment 

of this Act. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Elsewhere in this Act, the agreement also includes a temporary 

prohibition on moving C–130 aircraft to another location until the 

Department meets certain reporting requirements. 

Report on status of F–16 aircraft (sec. 141) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

139) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to report on 

the status and location, and any plans to change during the period 

of the future years defense program the status or locations, of all 

F–16 aircraft in the Air Force inventory. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report on options to modernize or replace T–1A aircraft (sec. 142) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090C) that would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force 

should formally assess the operational feasibility, costs, potential 

savings, and readiness implications of utilizing contractor-owned, 

contractor-operated, very light jet aircraft for interim flight instruction until a permanent replacement for the T–1A enters service. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 140) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the options 

for replacing or upgrading the T–1A aircraft’s capability, to include 

options of leased aircraft or services, not later than 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Report on status of air-launched cruise missile capabilities (sec. 

143) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

137) that required a report on the existing air-launched cruise missile system (AGM–86) and the plan for the replacement of the system referred to as the long-range standoff missile. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would change the report due date from 180 days after 

date of enactment to 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. 

Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 

Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition program of the United States Special Operations Command (sec. 151) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 123) that would modify 

the current oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition program of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and 

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the undersea mobility capabilities developed by the Commander, 

SOCOM. This section would also repeal section 144 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would modify the requirements of section 144 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81) and require the Commander, SOCOM, to provide the congressional defense committees with a technology roadmap for undersea 

mobility capabilities. 

Plan for modernization or replacement of digital avionic equipment 

(sec. 152) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3568) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to the congressional defense committees for the modernization or replacement of 

digital avionics equipment, including use of commercial-off-theshelf digital avionics equipment, to meet the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Equipage Program requirements. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would clarify that the Secretary’s report should address 

potential modernization or replacement of equipment 

Comptroller General report on F–35 aircraft acquisition program 

(sec. 153) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 141) that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide an 

annual report on the cost, schedule, and performance of the F–35 

aircraft acquisition program. The reporting requirement would end 

at the point when the F–35 enters into full-rate production. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Limitation on availability of funds for Airborne Reconnaissance 

Low aircraft 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 111) that would prohibit the Army from obligating or expended any fiscal year 2015 

funds on the modernization of the communications intelligence subsystem of the Airborne Reconnaissance Low program until the Secretary of the Army submitted a report on that subsystem. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

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tees not later than March 15, 2015. The report, at a minimum, 

should: 

(1) Specify which subsystem will be used to modernize such 

aircraft; 

(2) Explain how such subsystem was selected; 

(3) Identify the alternatives to such subsystem that the Secretary considered during such selection; and 

(4) Detail how such subsystem will be integrated into the 

signals intelligence modernization plan for the Army. 

Limitation on availability of funds for moored training ship program 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 124) that would prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from obligating more than 80 percent of the funds for the moored training ship program until 30 

days after the Secretary of Defense certified that: 

(1) The Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight 

Council has reviewed and approved the need for two additional 

moored training ships; 

(2) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 

has reviewed and certified the cost estimates of the moored 

training ship program; and 

(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has reviewed and approved the budget, 

schedule, and construction plans for such two additional 

moored training ships. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Multiyear procurement authority for Tomahawk block IV missiles 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 121) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more 

multiyear contracts for the procurement of Tomahawk block IV 

missiles. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We believe that the Department should review its overall missile 

portfolio and propose more economical procurement strategies in 

the fiscal year 2016 budget request, including the use of multiyear 

procurements, block buys, and contracts with one or more years of 

priced options. 

Procurement of advanced threat emitters 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3575) contained a provision that would express the sense of Congress on the procurement of advanced threat 

emitters, their importance in providing vital electronic warfare 

training, and need for the Air Force to prioritize its acquisition. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We recognize the Joint Threat Emitter system provides vital 

electronic warfare training for combat aircrews by simulating the 


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multiple threat scenarios of a hostile integrated air defense system. 

We also note that the system of threat emitters currently in use 

on U.S. military ranges has deficiencies. These deficiencies place 

our forces at risk and could jeopardize mission success. We believe 

the Department of Defense and the services should consider 

prioritizing and accelerating the acquisition and fielding of a modernized system of threat emitters beyond the level requested in the 

President’s fiscal year 2015 budget. 

Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of the F–35A 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 142) that would express the sense of Congress, regarding the Outside the Continental 

United States (OCONUS) basing of the F–35A, that the Secretary 

of the Air Force should place emphasis on the benefits derived from 

sites that: 

(1) Are capable of hosting fighter-based bilateral and multilateral training opportunities with international partners; 

(2) Have sufficient airspace and range capabilities and capacity to meet the training requirements; 

(3) Have existing facilities to support personnel, operations, 

and logistics associated with the flying mission; 

(4) Have limited encroachment that would adversely impact 

training or operations; and 

(5) Minimize the overall construction and operational costs. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We are aware that the Air Force uses a deliberate strategic basing process to make its basing decisions. In October 2013, the Air 

Force announced the list of bases in the Pacific Air Force command 

being considered to beddown the first F–35A squadrons OCONUS. 

In August 2014, the Air Force announced that the Secretary of the 

Air Force had chosen Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska as the preferred alternative to host the first F–35A squadrons in the Pacific 

Air Forces area of responsibility. 

We support the Air Force’s strategic basing process and believe 

that it provides a thorough, consistent, and transparent process for 

basing decisions. When the Air Force is evaluating candidate bases 

for new units and missions, we believe that the Air Force should 

use criteria-based analysis and military judgment at each location, 

to include enterprise, mission, capacity, costs and environment. For 

different circumstances, such as OCONUS basing, the Air Force 

may also need to include additional criteria, such as notification of 

a host nation partner. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

BUDGET ITEMS

Strategic Capabilities Office 

The budget request included $250.0 million in research, development, test and evaluation, defense-wide for the activities of the 

Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO). 

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The Senate committee-reported bill would decrease funding for SCO by $15.0 million. The agreement reduces the budget request for SCO by $10.0 mil- lion in PE 63289D8Z and $20.0 million in PE 64250D8Z. 

We are aware of and supportive of the valuable work that the 

SCO has been conducting. Though the efforts of SCO are still in 

early stages and have only recently begun to produce some tangible 

capabilities, we see promising concepts being supported by investment. We do have concerns that SCO projects are being scaled at 

a rate that is not commensurate with the results that have been 

shown so far. We believe that the SCO could benefit from senior 

level guidance and oversight to ensure that promising ideas are 

more closely tied to the needs, requirements and priorities of the 

combatant commands. Additionally, for those programs in Advanced Capability and Prototyping (6.4) budget activity, we also believe the programs need to have an estimated cost to field the capability, if the demonstration proves successful, to support transition 

planning activities. 

We also believe that senior level involvement is necessary to help 

coordinate SCO efforts with other research and development activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), especially within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 

(DARPA). In a budget constrained environment, better coordination 

of SCO efforts with the entire research and development enterprise, including the various communities of interest established by 

the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 

will enhance SCO’s effectiveness by leveraging the funding and expertise of the entire of the research enterprise. 

Additionally, we understand that leadership within DOD is looking at establishing a charter for, and changing the organizational 

reporting structure of, the SCO. We believe that DOD should examine a range of options to determine where to position and how to 

resource the office. We fully expect DOD to inform the congressional defense committees on any significant changes to SCO before 

any changes are formalized. 

High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System 

The budget request included $386.9 million in PE 63766E for 

network-centric warfare technology. 

The House bill would approve the budget request. 

The Senate committee-reported bill would decrease funding for 

the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS) 

within that line item by $20.0 million. 

The agreement authorizes the budget request for this item. 

We note that the HELLADS has been funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for over 10 years, with 

over $200 million expended to date. We note that a planned fiscal 

year 2015 technology demonstration will mark the end of DARPA’s 

investment in technical development. We are concerned that the 

program still has no identified commitments for a transition pathway to a service program for further development or demonstration. At this point, we believe that even a successful demonstration 

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in any meaningful transition of the capability to a service program. 

Therefore, we direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting through the congressionally-mandated Joint Technology Office for High Energy Lasers, to review 

current DARPA-service plans for transition of the HELLADS capabilities and provide a report on the plans, schedules, and identified 

resources to support integration and transition into any service-led 

directed energy efforts, no later than March 1, 2015. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 201) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the use of the Department of 

Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 201). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements (sec. 211) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

211) that would modify the authority of the Secretary of Defense 

to hold prize and challenge competitions to spur advanced technology achievements. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

In the recently announced ‘‘Better Buying Power (BBP) 3.0’’ initiative, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and 

Logistics Frank Kendall called for improved communication between industry and the government in order to increase the productivity of both government and industry research efforts, including Independent Research and Development performed by industry. 

We recognize the merits of such a suggestion, as well as the challenges in developing an effective communications process that is 

able to be adaptive enough to protect intellectual property and data 

rights, and protect both industry and government partners from 

bid protests when informed interest shifts to informed acquisition. 

We note that prize authority has historically been used to good 

effect at aligning the government’s technology and research goals 

with the resources, ambition, and innovation of the private sector. 

From the Longitude Prize in 1714 that resulted in improved ship 

navigation capabilities, to the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency Grand Challenge in 2005 which resulted in demonstrating 

autonomous ground vehicle navigation, government prize authority 

has demonstrated the ability to bring together government and industry funding, technology and expertise to produce revolutionary 

new technological capabilities. While we do not believe that such 

prizes can replace the kind of coordination and dialogue sought in 

BBP 3.0, it is an important tool in the toolbox for demonstrating 


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the benefits of such a process for both the government and industry. 

Modification of Manufacturing Technology Program (sec. 212) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

212) that would clarify that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics or his designees should conduct 

oversight of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel, 

which coordinates manufacturing technology and research programs for the Department of Defense. Further, the provision reduces the frequency of mandated updates to the Manufacturing 

Technology program’s strategic plan, to better synchronize this effort with the Quadrennial Defense Review process. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

We intend that the next strategic plan be developed in coordination with the Quadrennial Defense Review currently scheduled for 

2018. 

Revision of requirement for acquisition programs to maintain defense research facility records (sec. 213) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 222) that would modify 

the requirements to subsection (b) of section 2364 of title 10, 

United States Code, to eliminate the need for acquisition programs 

to maintain a record of all issue papers from a defense research facility related to said acquisition programs. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 806). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Treatment by Department of Defense Test Resource Management 

Center of significant modifications to test and evaluation facilities and resources (sec. 214) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

214) that would direct the Secretary of the Army and the Director 

of the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) to report on significant reductions or consolidations of major test facilities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a provision which would modify the authorities and duties of the Director, TRMC, to review and report on 

significant expansion, divestment, consolidation or curtailment of 

activities within the test and evaluation facilities and resources of 

the Major Range and Test Facility Base. 

Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics, 

and Research for Transformation defense education program 

(sec. 215) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 221) that would modify 

the options for the service obligation requirement within the 

Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) 

program to also include employment with a public or private sector 

entity or organization outside the Department of Defense (DOD), if 


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the Secretary of Defense determines that the employment would 

provide a benefit to the Department of Defense (DOD). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

to clarify that the Secretary should make significant efforts to place 

SMART scholars into DOD positions, prior to placement in nonDOD positions. 

Limitation on availability of funds for armored multi-purpose vehicle program (sec. 216) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 212) that would limit 

the availability of funds for the armored multi-purpose vehicle 

until the Secretary of the Army submits a report on plans for the 

replacement of M113 armored personnel carriers in formations outside of its combat brigades. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Limitation on availability of funds for Unmanned CarrierLaunched Airborne Surveillance and Strike system (sec. 217) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 213) that would prevent obligation of any Navy research and development funds for 

the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike 

(UCLASS) to award a contract for the air vehicle segment until the 

Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report that: (1) certifies that a review of the requirements 

for air vehicle segments of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system is complete; and (2) includes the results of 

such review. 

The House report accompanying H.R. 4435 (H. Rept. 113–446) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 indicated that the current UCLASS air vehicle segment requirements 

would not address the emerging anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) 

challenges to U.S. power projection that originally motivated creation of what became the Navy UCLASS program. In particular, 

the House report indicated that a disproportionate emphasis in the 

requirements on unrefueled endurance to enable continuous intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support to the carrier strike group (CSG), would result in an aircraft with too little 

survivability and too small an internal weapons payload capability. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would require the Navy to submit a report with the budget for fiscal year 2017 that would: 

(1) Identify the cost and performance trade-offs the Navy 

made in arriving at the set of requirements for the UCLASS 

air vehicle segment to include strike capability in an A2/AD 

environment; 

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tribution to CSG ISR capability from non-carrier air wing 

forces, such as the MQ–4C Triton; 

(3) Specify how the Navy derived the plan for achieving the 

best mix of capabilities for the CSG air wing to conduct representative joint ISR-strike campaigns in the 2030 timeframe, 

including how the UCLASS, F–35C, EA–18G, and the aircraft 

that is proposed to replace the F/A–18E/F (FA–XX) would contribute to overall capability, including in an A2/AD threat environment; 

(4) Define the UCLASS program’s acquisition strategy, and 

provide the justification for any tailoring of that strategy that 

deviates from that of a traditional program, consistent with 

DoDI 5000.02 policy; and 

(5) Establish a formal acquisition program cost and schedule 

baseline, to allow the Navy to track unit costs, and provide regular reports to Congress on cost, schedule and performance 

progress. 

We believe that the Secretary of Defense may submit a report 

that certifies the current set of requirements and can proceed with 

the current program, or could decide to revisit the current UCLASS 

requirements and conduct another review of costs and capabilities. 

The Navy may have made an appropriate set of trade-offs between 

costs and capabilities in deriving a set of requirements for 

UCLASS, but those trade-offs should be evaluated in the context 

of the overall CSG capability, not on the basis of individual capabilities of weapons systems or an unconstrained budget. 

Limitation on Availability of Funds for airborne reconnaissance systems (sec. 218) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 214) that would limit 

the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized by this Act to not 

more than 25 percent for the imaging and targeting support of airborne reconnaissance systems, until the Secretary of the Air Force 

delivers a report to the appropriate congressional committees. The 

elements of the report would include a detailed plan regarding the 

use of such funds for fiscal year 2015, and a strategic plan for the 

funding of advanced airborne reconnaissance technologies supporting manned and unmanned systems. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would modify the reporting requirement for the use of funds 

for fiscal year 2015. 

We believe the plan should identify the activities and projects 

that the Air Force is investing in. We note the restriction on funds 

only applies to the funds for the imaging and targeting support 

project within Program Element 35206F. We believe the strategic 

plan should identify the broad objectives that the project should be 

focused on accomplishing over the course of the future year defense 

program, and may be provided to the appropriate Congressional 

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Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft (sec. 219) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

213) that would that would prohibit the Air Force from retiring or 

preparing to retire operational Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft until the Secretary of the Air 

Force submits a report detailing various aspect of the Air Force’s 

plan to replace the current JSTARS aircraft, including an assessment of the cost and schedule of developing and fielding a new aircraft and radar system employing mature technology to replace the 

current JSTARS aircraft. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would clarify that the assessment of cost and schedule 

of developing and fielding a new aircraft and radar system would 

be for a program that would deliver two replacement aircraft to the 

JSTARS aircraft operating base by fiscal year 2019. 

Subtitle C—Reports 

Reduction in frequency of reporting by Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Systems Engineering (sec. 221) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

222) that would reduce the reporting requirement related to the 

systems engineering activities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Independent assessment of interagency biodefense research and development (sec. 222) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3435) contained a provision that would require a study of bureaucratic and policy barriers to the efficient 

execution of interagency research and development activities related to biodefense. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Briefing on modeling and simulation technological and industrial 

base in support of requirements of Department of Defense (sec. 

223) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3848) contained a provision that would direct 

an independent study of the United States modeling and simulation industrial base. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require a briefing to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that updates 

the report on the Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation 

(M&S) Technological and Industrial Base that was submitted to 

Congress on March 11, 2011. This report was required by section 

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2010 (Public Law 111–84) and describes current and planned efforts to support and enhance the defense M&S technological and 

industrial base. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Modification to requirement for contractor cost-sharing in pilot program to include technology protection features during research 

and development of certain defense systems (sec. 231) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 223) that would amend 

section 243(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383) by striking ‘‘at least 

one half of the cost of such activities’’ and inserting ‘‘an appropriate 

share of the cost of such activities, as determined by the Secretary.’’ 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 233). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Pilot program on assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise (sec. 232) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

231) that would authorize the Director of the Defense Advanced 

Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to carry out a pilot program to 

employ up to 5 individuals employed by the private sector on rotational assignments to lead research or development projects of the 

Agency. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that authorizes the pilot program with additional guidance to 

manage potential conflicts of interest that may arise during execution. 

Pilot program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of 

members of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (sec. 233) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

222) that would authorize a pilot program to enhance the science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational opportunities for children of servicemembers. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment to clarify the types of students, teachers, and classrooms on 

which the authorized activities may focus. 

We believe there is a national security imperative to support the 

development of a strong, vibrant STEM workforce that can support 

Department of Defense (DOD) needs. A Council on Foreign Relations report from March 2012 titled ‘‘U.S. Education Reform and 

National Security’’, states the U.S. ‘‘shortage of skilled human capital both inflates personnel costs and strains the military’s ability 

to develop and deploy technologies that can deter sophisticated adversaries.’’ It further states, ‘‘Many U.S. generals caution that too 

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logically sophisticated equipment. A former head of the Army’s 

Training and Doctrine Command said that the lack of fully qualified young people was ‘‘an imminent and menacing threat to our 

national security.’’ 

DOD has a critical requirement to maintain an experienced, high 

quality, technical workforce. To achieve this, it is necessary to engage at the earliest stages of the STEM pipeline. We note that 

some research indicates that achieving certain math skills by the 

eighth grade is a critical determinant for success in STEM fields. 

For that reason, the committee believes that it is important for 

DOD to support K–12 STEM education programs, as that supports 

an increased pipeline of qualified individuals that may pursue university degrees in STEM fields. Excellence in STEM fields is important for the general economic health and competitiveness of the nation, but due to the special security requirements of DOD employees, we believe that DOD’s STEM workforce needs are especially 

acute and will only continue to grow in the future. 

Additionally, we note that DOD has a responsibility to ensure 

proper education is available to military children, and that it is in 

DOD’s interest to promote education programs that benefit both 

military children and our future national security workforce. We 

believe that this provision’s focus on the communities support for 

the children of military dependents also increases the likelihood 

that such STEM-enabled students will go on to national security 

careers, including military service. 

Sense of Congress on helicopter health and usage monitoring system 

of the Army (sec. 234) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3567) contained a provision that would express the sense of the Senate on helicopter health and usage monitoring systems. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Preliminary design review of presidential aircraft recapitalization 

program 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 211) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to complete a preliminary design review of the presidential aircraft recapitalization (PAR) program prior to receiving a milestone B approval from the Milestone 

Decision Authority. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

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rity of the PAR program prior to Milestone B and to minimize longterm program risks. 

Report on thermal injury prevention 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1068) that would require a report on prevention of thermal injuries to occupants of 

military vehicles that result from over matching ballistic threats. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We are interested to learn how the Army is aggressively investigating innovative technologies to prevent or mitigate the risks of 

thermal injury to occupants of combat and tactical vehicles that 

can result from over matching ballistic threats. Accordingly, we direct the Secretary of the Army to provide, not later than March 31, 

2015, a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Army’s related technology 

research and development plans and investment strategies for thermal injury prevention, as well as occupant centric survivability systems in current and future combat and tactical vehicles. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

BUDGET ITEM

Special Operations Forces suicide prevention initiatives 

The budget request included $67.0 million in Operation and 

Maintenance, defense-wide, to support the United States Special 

Operations Command (SOCOM) Preservation of the Force and 

Families (POTFF) program. The House bill would transfer $23.3 million to the Defense 

Health Program’s SOCOM Behavioral Health and Warrior Care 

Management Program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill would approve the budget request. The agreement includes a transfer of $14.8 million to the 

SOCOM Behavioral Health and Warrior Care Management Program for additional behavioral health programs and a transfer of 

$4.0 million to the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to implement 

recommendations that result from a review of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to prevent suicide among members of Special 

Operations Forces (SOF) and their families, as directed elsewhere 

in this Act. In addition, the agreement includes the full requested 

amount of $7.2 million for the Psychological Performance Program 

within POTFF. 

We recognize the tremendous sacrifices made by the men and 

women within SOF and their families after more than 12 years of 

war. We note with concern that suicide rates for SOF have continued to increase since calendar year 2010, and that for the past 2 

years, suicide rates within SOF have surpassed those of the military services. 

We support the efforts of SOCOM to improve training and 

awareness related to suicide and plans to expand a pilot peer-topeer training program. We also support the many service-provided 

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lized. While DOD, SOCOM, and the services have taken positive 

action to address SOF suicide rates, we believe that more must be 

done to reinforce targeted suicide prevention efforts in addition to 

holistic SOF resiliency programs. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 301) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces 

and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 301). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Elimination of fiscal year limitation on prohibition of payment of 

fines and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense (sec. 311) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 311) that would eliminate the fiscal year limitations on the prohibition of paying fines 

and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, defense, unless the fine or penalty arose out of an activity funded by 

that account or was specifically authorized by law. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Nothing in this provision should be construed to change the Department of Defense’s obligations to pay penalties or fines, and to 

do so in a timely fashion. 

Method of funding for cooperative agreements under the Sikes Act 

(sec. 312) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

311) that would amend subsection (b) of section 103a of the Sikes 

Act (section 670c–1 of title 16, United States Code) to allow for 

lump sum payments for cooperative agreements to cover the future 

costs of activities provided for under the agreements. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the provision. 

Report on prohibition of disposal of waste in open-air burn pits (sec. 

313) 

The House bill included a provision (Sec. 312) that would require 

the combatant commanders to submit a biannual certification to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives that covered waste under the jurisdiction of the 

commander has not been disposed of in violation of the regulations 

set forth in section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

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The Senate committee-reported bill did not contain a similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees regarding the Department of Defense’s (DOD) compliance with applicable Public Law and DOD instructions regarding the disposal of covered waste in burn pits. The 

provision also requires the Comptroller General of the United 

States to provide an assessment of the report submitted by the Secretary. 

We note with concern that there are a number of instances 

where compliance with the DOD instructions and public law, with 

respect to the disposal of covered waste in burn pits, has been 

called into question. It is our expectation that the Secretary will 

use this report as an opportunity to address any gaps and take required action, as necessary and appropriate, to ensure education of 

and strict compliance with the prohibitions on the disposal of covered waste in burn pits. 

Business case analysis of any plan to design, refurbish, or construct 

a biofuel refinery (sec. 314) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 317) that would require the Department of Defense to obtain a congressional authorization before entering into a contract for the planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuels refinery. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that no later than 30 days before entering into a contract for the 

planning, design, refurbishment, or construction of a biofuels refinery, the Secretary of Defense or service secretary concerned, shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a business case 

analysis regarding their intended plan. 

Environmental restoration at former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, Virginia (sec. 315) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 320) that would permit 

the Secretary of Defense to undertake an environmental restoration project at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 312). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that the Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia includes the 

Naval Aviation Ordnance Test Station, Virginia. We also note that 

the Secretary of Defense may undertake this environmental restoration project at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, with regard to 

pollutants or contaminants that are solely attributable to Department of Defense activities while the property was under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy. 


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Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of drop-in fuels 

(sec. 316) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

313) that would prohibit Department of Defense (DOD) funds to be 

used for bulk purchases of drop-in fuel for operational purposes, 

unless the cost of that drop-in fuel is cost competitive with traditional fuel, subject to a national security waiver. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment that would factor in the fully-burdened cost of fuel. 

We note that this provision adds a 30 day notice to the congressional defense committees prior to the purchase of bulk drop-in 

fuels for operational purposes, if the fully-burdened delivered cost 

is 10 percent over the fully-burdened market price of traditional 

fuels available for the same purpose. We also note that large-scale 

demonstrations count as operational purposes and are covered 

under this limitation. We expect DOD to not use a unique federal 

subsidy to buy or purchase down the cost of fuel so it falls below 

the 10 percent threshold. 

Decontamination of a portion of former bombardment area on island of Culebra, Puerto Rico (sec. 317) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2818) that would express the sense of Congress that the statutory prohibition on environmental remediation on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico is a 

unique anomaly and would lift the statutory restriction for environmental remediation for areas having regular public access by 

amending section 204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–166). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 316) that would express the sense of Congress that certain 

portions of the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico should be available 

for safe public recreational use and would lift the statutory restriction for environmental remediation for certain identified areas by 

amending section 204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–166), as well as modifying the restrictions contained within the quitclaim deed. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Alternative fuel automobiles (sec. 318) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(3911) contained a provision that would create incentives for the 

development of alternative dual-fuel vehicles. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with modifying 

amendments. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

Modification of quarterly readiness reporting requirement (sec. 321) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

322) that would amend section 482 of title 10, United States Code, 

to update and streamline the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress (QRRC). 


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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We expect the timeliness and delivery of the QRRC to Congress 

to improve significantly given the efficiencies included in the bill. 

We note that the executive summaries and narratives—which are 

derived from the massive data inputs submitted by the military 

services, defense agencies, and combatant commands—currently 

captured in the QRRC are very helpful in the exercise of congressional oversight responsibilities. 

We strongly urge the Department of Defense (DOD) to move the 

information captured in Supplement Two of the QRRC to Annex B 

in order to avoid duplication and maximize efficiency. We also 

strongly urge DOD to remove Supplement One from future QRRCs 

as the information therein is readily available in the public domain. 

Additional requirement for strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel and equipment (sec. 322) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 321) that would amend 

the strategic policy on prepositioned materiel and equipment required by section 2229(a) of title 10, United States Code, to ensure 

newly established crisis response elements are considered when developing goals, assessing challenges, and synchronizing requirements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Elimination of authority of Secretary of the Army to abolish arsenals (sec. 323) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

323) that would amend section 4532 of title 10, United States Code, 

the Arsenal Act, and eliminate the ability of the Secretary of the 

Army to abolish any U.S. arsenal considered to be unnecessary. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would eliminate the ability of the Secretary of the Army 

to abolish any U.S. arsenal considered to be unnecessary. 

We note that it shall be the goal of the Secretary of the Army, 

in managing the workload of the arsenals, to maintain critical capabilities and ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in 

peacetime, while preserving the ability to provide an effective and 

timely response to mobilizations, national defense contingency situations, and other emergent requirements. 

We also note that the critical capabilities needed by the Army 

are currently reflected in the Report to Congress on Critical Manufacturing Capabilities and Capacities dated August 2013. We recognize that they may change over time. 

Modification of annual reporting requirement related to 

prepositioning of materiel and equipment (sec. 324) 

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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) 

to continue through 2017, for a total of four reports over 4 years. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 321) that would amend section 2229(cc) of title 10, United 

States Code to sunset after 3 years the Comptroller General of the 

United States’ annual review of the Department of Defense’s 

progress in implementing its strategic policy and plan for its 

prepositioned stocks. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and financial support for military museums (sec. 331) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 331) that would repeal 

section 489 of title 10, United States Code, which requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annually to Congress a report on Department of Defense operation and financial support for military 

museums. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 331). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Army assessment of regionally aligned forces (sec. 332) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 333) that would require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on the activities, lessons learned, and future plans for regionally aligned forces. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would clarify the required elements of the report. 

Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority 

Limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the sustainment, 

maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine (sec. 341) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 341) that would prevent the Secretary of the Air Force from entering into a subsequent 

contract for the sustainment, maintenance, repair, and overhaul of 

the F117 engine until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics certifies to the congressional defense 

committees that the Secretary of the Air Force has structured the 

contract in such a way that provides the Secretary required insight 

into all aspects of F117 component and subcomponent historical 

usage, cost, service-life, and supply chain management data sufficient to determine that the Secretary is paying a fair and reasonable price for F117 sustainment as compared to the PW2000 commercial-derivative sustainment price in the private sector. This 

provision would also allow the Secretary to waive this limitation if 

the Secretary determines such waiver is in the interests of national 

security. 

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The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would modify the basis upon which the Under Secretary would certify that the Secretary of the Air Force has obtained data sufficient 

to determine that the Secretary of the Air Force is paying a fair 

and reasonable price for F117 sustainment, maintenance, repair, or 

overhaul as compared to the PW2000 commercial-derivative engine 

sustainment price for sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul in the private sector. 

Limitation on establishment of regional Special Operations Forces 

Coordination Centers (sec. 342) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

342) that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized for fiscal year 2015 to establish Regional Special Operations Forces Coordination Centers (RSCC) by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

We note that the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) included a similar prohibition and 

required the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a report on the purpose, cost, and the authorities necessary for the establishment of RSCCs. While the required report was submitted on April 16, 2014, it left a number of 

questions unanswered related to the long-term funding required to 

support RSCCs in each geographic combatant command (GCC); the 

relative funding that would be provided by SOCOM, the GCCs, and 

the host nation or other participating nations; and coordination 

with other engagement activities conducted by the GCCs and the 

Department of State. Additionally, the report states that 

‘‘[p]roviding confirmed and sustained out-year support is critical to 

realizing the full potential of an RSCC.’’ However, the report also 

identifies additional legislative authorities that would need to be 

addressed for such ‘‘confirmed and sustained’’ support to occur 

while indicating ‘‘there are currently no plans to seek these additional authorities.’’ 

We believe issues related to funding and authorities need to be 

resolved before RSCCs are established. We also believe that 

SOCOM should focus its efforts and resources on supporting regional special operations engagement activities that are hosted in 

and led by partner nations. For example, we understand that Colombia is working to establish the Centro Regional de Estudios 

Avanzados de Seguridad (CREAS), that will, among other things, 

bring together regional special operations forces for educational, 

training, and other events. We note that the provision described 

above would not prohibit support to host-nation established regional special operations coordination activities, like CREAS, provided they are consistent with broader military-to-military objectives and coordinated with the Department of State and relevant 

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Limitation on transfer of MC–12 aircraft to United States Special 

Operations Command (sec. 343) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

341) that would prohibit the transfer of MC–12 aircraft from the 

Air Force to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for 

manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance until the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, in coordination with the Commander, SOCOM, provides the congressional defense committees with an analysis and 

justification for such a transfer. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that elsewhere in this Act the Department of Defense 

is provided the authority to use the Counterterrorism Partnership 

Fund (CTPF) to enhance counterterrorism activities undertaken by 

the U.S. Armed Forces, including government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) capabilities. We believe that the CTPF would be an 

appropriate source of funding to support additional GOCO operation of MC–12 aircraft in direct support of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of U.S. Special Operations Forces. 

Further, we note that the budget request included funding in Operation and Maintenance, defense-wide and Procurement, defensewide to support up to 13 aircraft to be flown by the Air National 

Guard in support of SOCOM aviation foreign internal defense and 

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. We note 

that the limitation included in this provision and the reduction in 

funding for MC–12 modifications contained elsewhere in the bill do 

not apply to up to 13 aircraft to be flown by the Air National Guard 

in support of SOCOM. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Clarification of authority relating to provision of installation-support services through intergovernmental support agreements 

(sec. 351) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 351) that would transfer and redesignate section 2336 of title 10, United States Code, to 

chapter 159 of such title. This section would also define an intergovernmental support agreement and provide other technical 

changes. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3831) contained a similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would make clear that the secretary concerned may enter into 

an intergovernmental support agreement notwithstanding any 

other provision of law governing the award of federal government 

contracts for goods and services and that any contract awarded by 

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Management of conventional ammunition inventory (sec. 352) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 353) that would designate an authoritative database on conventional ammunition and 

broaden the existing military service annual reporting requirements on conventional ammunition. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1066) that would require the Comptroller General of the 

United States to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 

committees on the management of the conventional ammunition 

demilitarization stockpile of the Department of Defense (DOD) no 

later than April 30, 2015. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would combine the two provisions. 

We note that the preferred authoritative source of data for tracking conventional ammunition inventories across DOD is the National Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC). We also expect DOD 

to issue guidance that ensures NLAC collects and is responsible for 

disseminating accurate data in cooperation with other service ammunition systems. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Increase in funding for civil military programs 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 302) that would increase funding for civil military programs by $55.0 million over the 

budget request. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Exclusions from definition of ‘chemical substance’ under Toxic Substances Control Act and report on lead ammunition 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that would amend 

section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S. C. 

2602(2)(B)(v)) and require a report on costs related to non-lead alternatives for small arms. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel procurement requirement 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 314) that would amend 

section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(P.L. 110–140) to exempt the Department of Defense from the requirements related to contracts for alternative or synthetic fuel in 

that section. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Study on implementation of requirements for consideration of fuel 

logistics support requirements in planning, requirements development, and acquisition processes 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

314) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 

to the congressional defense committees no later than 180 days 

after the enactment of this Act, on the implementation of section 

332 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. 110–417). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the Senate provision. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, regarding how the Department of Defense 

(DOD) is considering the operational impact of energy logistics 

through energy supportability analysis, including but not limited to 

those factors in section 332 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. 110–417). 

We note that the report shall describe actions to date to consider 

energy logistics support in the planning, requirements development, and acquisition processes, including the following elements: 

(1) A description of the process DOD is using to ensure energy 

supportability has been analyzed and considered during the requirements development and acquisition process; (2) An assessment of how well the Services are implementing the energy 

supportability analysis; (3) An assessment of how well the Services 

have incorporated energy into their planning processes; (4) An assessment of the extent to which the energy security requirements 

of DOD are enhanced by incorporation of section 332 in the requirements and acquisition processes; and (5) recommendations for 

improvements to section 332 that would enhance energy security 

and capability. 

Comptroller General study of Department of Defense research and 

development projects and investments to increase energy security and meet energy goals requirements 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

315) that would direct the Comptroller General of the United 

States to conduct a review of Department of Defense (DOD) research and development projects and investments to increase energy security and meet renewable energy goals. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the provision. 

We direct the Comptroller General to conduct a review of the 

current DOD Annual Energy Management Report. At a minimum, 

the review shall identify key gaps and shortfalls, if any, in the report. The review shall also include a determination of how the 

DOD has determined the costs and benefits of a sample of five renewable energy projects per Service where the (1) generating capacity of the projects is over one megawatt; (2) projected life cycle 

costs of the projects as compared to power generation from conventional sources; and (3) ensured energy security at energy-remote installations in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The term 

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not connected to an extensive electrical grid. The Comptroller General shall report to the congressional defense committees no later 

than one year after enactment of this Act. 

Congressional notice of bulk purchase of alternative fuels for operational use 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 315) that would require the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense 

committees 60 days before the bulk purchase of alternative fuels 

intended for operational use. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the House provision. 

Limitation on procurement of biofuels 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 316) that would limit 

the Department of Defense’s ability to purchase or produce biofuels 

until the earlier of either the date on which the Budget Control Act 

of 2011 (P.L. 112–25) is no longer in effect, or the date on which 

the cost of biofuel is equal to the cost of conventional fuels. This 

section would provide an exception for biofuel test and certification 

and research and development. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the House provision. 

Off-installation Department of Defense natural resources projects 

compliance with integrated natural resource management plans 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 318) that would amend 

the Sikes Act (section 670c–1 of title 16, United States Code) to require that funds for the maintenance and improvement of natural 

resources located off of a military installation or State-owned National Guard installation only be used pursuant to an approved integrated natural resources management plan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Recommendation on Air Force energy conservation measures 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 319) that would recommend the Secretary of the Air Force take action on energy conservation measures. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Air Force has undertaken a number of initiatives aimed at improving installation energy efficiency. For example, the Air Force has used the Energy Conservation Investment 

Program, Energy Savings Performance Contracts, and technologies 

developed through Installation Energy Test Bed to help meet their 

facility energy goals and mandates. We encourage the Air Force to 

continue to make cost-effective investments that enhance combat 

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Prohibition on use of funds to implement certain climate change assessments and reports 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 320A) that would prohibit funds authorized by the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act to be used to implement the United States Global 

Change Research Program National Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report, 

the United Nation’s Agenda 21 sustainable development plan, or 

the May 2013 Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for 

Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order No. 12866. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on enduring requirements and activities currently funded 

through amounts authorized to be appropriated for Overseas 

Contingency Operations 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 332) that would require a report on enduring requirements and activities currently 

funded through amounts authorized to be appropriated for Overseas Contingency Operations. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on impacts of funding reductions on military readiness 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 334) that would require the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to report to the congressional defense committees the readiness and cost impacts of 

the reductions in operation and maintenance funding. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the House provision. 

We direct the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to report 

or present a briefing to the congressional defense committees no 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on the 

readiness and cost impacts, both immediate and long-term, for the 

military services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Agencies, of the reductions in funding required in section 4301 of this Act. The report shall include, 

but isn’t limited to, reductions in contracts for other services, impacts to training and operations, contracts for facility sustainment, 

restoration, and modernization, base operations, and any other 

mission execution and effectiveness concerns. 

Limitation on furlough of certain working-capital fund employees 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 342) that would: limit 

the non-disciplinary furlough of working-capital fund (WCF) employees as long as funds are available to pay for the work performed; require 45 days advance congressional notification of furloughs; and require Secretarial certification that workload will not 

be transferred to any other sector of the workforce. 

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The agreement does not include this provision. 

We remain concerned about the negative effect furloughs of WCF 

employees have on military readiness. The furlough of WCF employees when monies and workload are available only delays delivery times and raises rates, costing the taxpayer and reducing military readiness. We understand that the Department of Defense 

(DOD) faced budget cuts of $37.0 billion in 2013 due to sequestration, and that as part of its response, it furloughed all civilian employees. These furloughs may have increased costs over the longerterm and caused schedule delays, which negatively affected readiness. Therefore, we urge the Secretary of Defense to consider both 

the short- and long-term readiness impacts of these furloughs in 

making management decisions concerning the DOD workforce. Finally, we expect the Secretary to manage future budgets carefully, 

and to weigh all competing variables when making workforce decisions. 

Revised policy on ground combat and camouflage utility uniforms 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

352) that would amend section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (P.L. 113–66) that established a 

policy that the Secretary of Defense shall eliminate the development and fielding of Armed Forces-specific combat and camouflage 

utility uniforms and families of uniforms for specific combat environments to be used by all members of the Armed Forces. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the Senate provision. 

We note that the guidance for the military services and combatant commands required by section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (P.L. 113–66) to implement 

this policy is late and has not yet been delivered. We also note that 

the implementation plan is also late and necessary to ensure proper implementation of the Department of Defense’s guidance to establish and publish joint combat uniform standards and performance criteria. 

Sense of Congress on access to training ranges within United States 

Pacific Command area of responsibility 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 352) that would express the sense of Congress regarding access to training ranges 

within U.S. Pacific Command’s (PACOM) area of responsibility 

(AOR). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the provision. 

We note that access to military training ranges is an essential 

component of military readiness and that such access is critical to 

maintaining the technical and operational superiority of the Armed 

Forces. The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review states that United 

States forces in the Asia-Pacific region ‘‘will resume regular bilateral and multilateral training exercises, pursue increased training 

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region.’’ While training ranges exist within PACOM’s AOR, we note 

that the tyranny of distance in the Asia-Pacific region presents a 

number of challenges, including the transportation of equipment 

and personnel to the various training ranges. We believe the Department of Defense should take appropriate action to ensure that 

members of the Armed Forces continue to have reliable access to 

military training ranges and take appropriate steps to improve accessibility to military training areas within PACOM’s AOR. 

Southern sea otter military readiness areas 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

353) that would have created southern sea otter military readiness 

areas and repealed Public Law 99–625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

End strengths for active forces (sec. 401) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 401) that would authorize the following end strengths for active-duty personnel of the 

Armed Forces as of September 30, 2015: Army, 490,000; Navy, 

323,600; Marine Corps, 184,100; and Air Force, 311,220. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 401) that would authorize active-duty end strength for the Air 

Force of 310,900. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize active-duty end strength for the Air Force of 

312,980. 

End strength levels for the active forces for fiscal year 2015 are 

set forth in the following table: 

Service FY 2014 

authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

request 

FY 2014 

authorized 

Army ...................................................................... 520,000 490,000 490,000 0 ¥30,000 

Navy ....................................................................... 323,600 323,600 323,600 0 0 

Marine Corps ......................................................... 190,200 184,100 184,100 0 ¥6,100 

Air Force ................................................................ 327,600 310,900 312,980 2080 ¥14,620 

DOD Total ..................................................... 1,361,400 1,308,600 1,310,680 2080 ¥50,720 

Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels 

(sec. 402) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 402) that would establish the following minimum end strengths for Active-Duty personnel as of September 30, 2015: Army, 490,000; Navy, 323,600; 

Marine Corps, 184,100; and Air Force 310,900. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Minimum end strength levels for Active-Duty personnel for fiscal 

year 2015 are set forth in the following table: 


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Service FY 2014 

Minimum 

FY 2015 Change from 

Recommendation FY 2014 

Army ............................................................................................................ 510,000 490,000 ¥20,000 

Navy ............................................................................................................ 323,600 323,600 0 

Marine Corps ............................................................................................... 188,000 184,100 ¥3,900 

Air Force ...................................................................................................... 327,600 310,900 ¥16,700 

DOD Total ........................................................................................... 1,349,200 1,308,600 ¥40,600 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 411) that would authorize the following end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel, 

including the end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support 

of the Reserves, as of September 30, 2015: the Army National 

Guard of the United States, 350,200; the Army Reserve, 202,000; 

the Navy Reserve, 57,300; the Marine Corps Reserve, 39,200; the 

Air National Guard of the United States, 105,000; the Air Force 

Reserve, 67,100; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

that would authorize end strength for the Coast Guard Reserve of 

9,000 (sec. 411). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

End strength levels for the Selected Reserve for fiscal year 2015 

are set forth in the following table: 

Service FY 2014 

Authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request 

FY 2014 

Authorized 

Army National Guard ............................................. 354,200 350,200 350,200 0 ¥4,000 

Army Reserve ......................................................... 205,000 202,000 202,000 0 ¥3,000 

Navy Reserve ......................................................... 59,100 57,300 57,300 0 ¥1,800 

Marine Corps Reserve ........................................... 39,600 39,200 39,200 0 ¥400 

Air National Guard ................................................ 105,400 105,000 105,000 0 ¥400 

Air Force Reserve .................................................. 70,400 67,100 67,100 0 ¥3,300 

DOD Total ..................................................... 833,700 833,700 820,800 0 ¥12,900 

Coast Guard Reserve ............................................ 9,000 7,000 7,000 0 ¥2,000 

End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves 

(sec. 412) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 412) that would authorize the following end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in 

support of the reserve components as of September 30, 2015: the 

Army National Guard of the United States, 31,385; the Army Reserve, 16,261; the Navy Reserve, 9,973; the Marine Corps Reserve, 

2,261; the Air National Guard of the United States, 14,704; and the 

Air Force Reserve, 2,830. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 412). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

End strength levels for reserves on Active Duty in support of the 

Reserves for fiscal year 2015 are set forth in the following table: 


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Service FY 2014 

Authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request 

FY 2014 

Authorized 

Army National Guard ............................................. 32,060 31,385 31,385 0 ¥675 

Army Reserve ......................................................... 16,261 16,261 16,261 0 0 

Navy Reserve ......................................................... 10,159 9,973 9,973 0 ¥186 

Marine Corps Reserve ........................................... 2,261 2,261 2,261 0 0 

Air National Guard ................................................ 14,734 14,704 14,704 0 ¥30 

Air Force Reserve .................................................. 2,911 2,830 2,830 0 ¥81 

DOD Total ..................................................... 78,386 77,414 77,414 0 ¥972 

End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 413) that would authorize the following end strengths for military technicians (dual 

status) as of September 30, 2015: the Army National Guard of the 

United States, 27,210; the Army Reserve, 7,895; the Air National 

Guard of the United States, 21,792; and the Air Force Reserve, 

9,789. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 413). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

End strength levels for military technicians (dual status) for fiscal year 2015 are set forth in the following table: 

Service FY 2014 

Authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request 

FY 2014 

Authorized 

Army National Guard ............................................. 27,210 27,210 27,210 0 0 

Army Reserve ......................................................... 8,395 7,895 7,895 0 ¥500 

Air National Guard ................................................ 21,875 21,792 21,792 0 ¥83 

Air Force Reserve .................................................. 10,429 9,789 9,789 0 ¥640 

DOD Total ..................................................... 67,909 66,686 66,686 0 ¥1,223 

Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians (sec. 414) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 414) that would establish the following personnel limits for the reserve components of 

the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians as of September 30, 2015: the Army National Guard of the United States, 

1,600; the Air National Guard of the United States, 350; the Army 

Reserve, 595; and the Air Force Reserve, 90. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 414). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Personnel limitations for non-dual status technicians for fiscal 

year 2015 are set forth in the following table: 

Service FY 2014 

Authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request 

FY 2014 

Authorized 

Army National Guard ............................................. 1,600 1,600 1,600 0 0 

Air National Guard ................................................ 350 350 350 0 0 

Army Reserve ......................................................... 595 595 595 0 0 

Air Force Reserve .................................................. 90 90 90 0 0 


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Service FY 2014 

Authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request 

FY 2014 

Authorized 

DOD Total ..................................................... 2,635 2,635 2,635 0 0 

Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 

duty for operational support (sec. 415) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 415) that would authorize the maximum number of reserve component personnel who 

may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, during fiscal year 2015 

to provide operational support. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 415). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

The maximum number of reserve component personnel who may 

be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty under section 

115(b) of title 10, United States Code, during fiscal year 2015 is set 

forth in the following table: 

Service FY 2014 

Authorized 

FY 2015 Change from 

Request Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request 

FY 2014 

Authorized 

Army National Guard ............................................. 17,000 17,000 17,000 0 0 

Army Reserve ......................................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 0 0 

Navy Reserve ......................................................... 6,200 6,200 6,200 0 0 

Marine Corps Reserve ........................................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 0 0 

Air National Guard ................................................ 16,000 16,000 16,000 0 0 

Air Force Reserve .................................................. 14,000 14,000 14,000 0 0 

DOD Total ..................................................... 69,200 69,200 69,200 0 0 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Military personnel (sec. 421) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 421) that would authorize appropriations for military personnel at the levels identified 

in the funding table in section 4401 of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 421). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective retirement boards to particular warrant officer year groups and 

specialties (sec. 501) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 501) that would amend 

section 581 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize service secretaries to establish selection objectives, by year group or specialty, 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 504). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Authority for three-month deferral of retirement for officers selected 

for selective early retirement (sec. 502) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

501) that would amend sections 581 and 638 of title 10, United 

States Code, to clarify the date by which warrant officers and regular officers on the Active-Duty list who have been selected for selective early retirement must retire. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Repeal of limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended 

for discharge during a fiscal year under enhanced selective discharge authority (sec. 503) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 502) that would amend 

section 638a of title 10, United States Code, by deleting the limitation on the total number of officers that a selection board may recommend for early discharge under enhanced selective discharge authority. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 502). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Reports on number and assignment of enlisted aides for officers of 

the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps (sec. 504) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 505) that would amend 

section 981 of title 10, United States Code, to reduce the total number of enlisted members that may be assigned or otherwise detailed 

to duty as enlisted aides on the personal staff of officers of the 

Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would amend section 981 of title 10, United States Code, to 

require the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives specifying the number of enlisted aides authorized 

and allocated for general officers and flag officers of the Army, 

Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and joint pool, and to submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives not later than June 30, 2015, a report on the duties of enlisted aides, the procedures for allocating authorized enlisted aides, and a billet-by-billet justification for the authorization 

and assignment of each enlisted aide to each general officer and 

flag officer position as of September 30, 2014. The provision would 

also require the Comptroller General to review the June 30, 2015, 

report and submit a report on the results of this review to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives no later than 180 days after the Secretary of Defense submits the report to the Committees on Armed Services of 

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Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports 

on joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for 

joint officers (sec. 505) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 503) that would repeal 

section 667 and amend section 662(b) of title 10, United States 

Code, to remove the requirement that the Secretary of Defense submit annual reports to Congress on joint officer management and 

promotion policy objectives for joint officers. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 505). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Options for Phase II of joint professional military education (sec. 

506) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 504) that would amend 

section 2154 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize a senior 

level service course of at least ten months that has been designated 

and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional 

military education (JPME) course to meet the requirements for 

Phase II JPME instruction. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Elimination of requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight 

officer be in command of an inactivated nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before decommissioning (sec. 507) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1023) that would 

amend section 5942(a) of title 10, United States Code, to eliminate 

the requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight officer serve 

as commanding officer of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that 

has been inactivated during the limited period between the inactivation and permanent decommissioning prior to disposal. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 503). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in 

performance appraisals of commanding officers (sec. 508) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 506) that would require service secretaries to ensure that the performance appraisal 

of commanding officers indicates the extent to which the commanding officer has or has not established a command climate in 

which all allegations of sexual assault are properly managed and 

fairly evaluated, and a victim of criminal activity, including sexual 

assault, can report the criminal activity without fear of retaliation, 

including ostracism and group pressure from other members of the 

command. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 545(c)) that would also require that service secretaries ensure 

that performance appraisals of all servicemembers include an assessment of the extent to which the servicemember supports the 

sexual assault prevention and response program of that service. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 


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Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Retention on the Reserve active-status list following nonselection for 

promotion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate 

degrees (sec. 511) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 511) that would amend 

section 14701 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize consideration for continuation on the reserve active-status list of first lieutenant and lieutenant (junior grade) health professions officers who 

have twice failed of selection for promotion to the next higher 

grade. The provision would also require service secretaries to retain 

on the reserve active-status list health professions officers who 

would otherwise be required to be removed from the reserve activestatus list until the officer has completed his or her service obligation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 511). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in selection 

of directors and deputy directors, Army National Guard and 

Air National Guard (sec. 512) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 512) that would amend 

section 10506(a) of title 10, United States Code, to require that 

general officers assigned to the National Guard Bureau as Director, 

Army National Guard, Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Director Air National Guard, and Deputy Director, Air National 

Guard, be recommended by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in consultation with the secretary of the service concerned. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require that these general officers be selected by the 

secretary of the service concerned after consultation with the Chief 

of the National Guard Bureau. 

Centralized database of information on military technician positions 

(sec. 513) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

512) that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish and 

maintain a centralized database of military technician positions 

within the Department of Defense. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary, by no later than September 

1, 2015, to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the 

progress made in establishing this database. 

Report on management of personnel records of members of the National Guard (sec. 514) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 583) that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a reVerDate Sep 11 2014 07:08 Feb 07, 2015 Jkt 092738 PO 00000 Frm 00789 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\D738.XXX D738

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port regarding the management of personnel records of members of 

the National Guard. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives not later than December 1, 2015, on the management of personnel records of members of the National Guard of the 

United States. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in 

boards for correction of military records and boards for review 

of discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 

521) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 529) that would amend 

section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, to require that any 

medical advisory opinion issued to a board for correction of military 

records regarding a servicemember or former servicemember who 

was diagnosed while serving in the military as experiencing a mental health disorder include the opinion of a clinical psychologist or 

psychiatrist if the individual’s request for correction of records relates to a mental health disorder. 

The provision would also amend section 1553 of title 10, United 

States Code, to require boards for review of discharge or dismissal: 

(1) To include a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health issues 

connected with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 

brain injury, when the board considers a request for review of 

a discharge or dismissal by a former servicemember who was 

diagnosed as experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder or 

traumatic brain injury as a consequence of a deployment in 

support of a contingency operation; and 

(2) To include a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with special training on mental health 

disorders, when the board considers a request for review of a 

discharge or dismissal by a former servicemember who was diagnosed while serving in the military as experiencing a mental 

health disorder. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 521). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to 

enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 522) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 523) that would amend 

section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417), as amended by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2012 (Public Law 112–81), by extending the authority to conduct 

programs on career flexibility to December 31, 2019, and adjusting 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 522) that would extend program authority to December 31, 

2018, with a deadline to return all participants to Active Duty by 

no later than December 31, 2021, and by requiring certain additional elements of information in the final reports. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would extend the program authority to December 31, 

2019, and adjust the interim and final report due dates to reflect 

this extension. 

Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy 

rights relating to receipt of mental health services (sec. 523) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 524) that would require the secretaries of the military departments to provide information regarding privacy rights to a servicemember who is seeking 

and receiving mental health services. This information would be required to be provided to servicemembers during initial and basic 

training, and to other servicemembers as the Secretary of Defense 

deems appropriate. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed 

Forces (sec. 524) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 527) that would require the Secretary of Defense to direct the service secretaries to 

validate gender-neutral occupational standards that are consistent 

with section 543 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160), that accurately predict performance of actual, regular, and recurring duties of a military occupation, and that are applied equitably to measure individual capabilities. The provision would also require the Secretary to direct 

service secretaries to ensure that properly designed and fitted combat equipment is available to and distributed to female members 

of the Armed Forces. Finally, the provision would require the 

Comptroller General of the United States to review military service 

outreach programs and recruitment efforts focused on accessing 

women into the Armed Forces and to report to Congress on the results of this review. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

523) that would express the sense of the Senate concerning the development of validated gender-neutral occupational standards pursuant to the ongoing process of reviewing and opening positions 

and occupations to women that are currently closed to them. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

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Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and 

Domestic Violence Prevention and Response 

Technical revisions and clarifications of certain provisions in the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 relating to the military justice system (sec. 531) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

549) that would make technical and clarifying corrections to various provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) relating to the military justice system. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

and clarifying amendment. 

Ordering of depositions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 

(sec. 532) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

541) that would amend Article 49 of the Uniform Code of Military 

Justice (UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. 849) to authorize the court-martial convening authority or the military judge to order a deposition only if 

the party requesting the deposition demonstrates that, due to exceptional circumstances, it is in the interest of justice that the testimony of the prospective witness be taken and preserved for use 

at an Article 32, UCMJ, preliminary hearing or a court-martial. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Access to Special Victims’ Counsel (sec. 533) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

544) that would amend section 1044e of title 10, United States 

Code, to authorize the assistance of Special Victims’ Counsel for a 

member of a reserve component who is the victim of an alleged sexrelated offense and who is not otherwise eligible for military legal 

assistance under section 1044 of this title. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3744) contained a similar provision clarifying 

that members of a reserve component who are not otherwise eligible for military legal assistance are eligible for assistance of a Special Victims’ Counsel when the members are a victim of an alleged 

sex-related offense during a period in which the individual served 

on Active Duty, full-time National Guard duty, or Inactive-Duty 

training, or when the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the victim. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill. 

Enhancement of victims’ rights in connection with prosecution of 

certain sex-related offenses (sec. 534) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 534) that would amend 

section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, to require service secretaries to establish a procedure to ensure that a victim of an alleged sex-related offense is consulted regarding the victim’s prefVerDate Sep 11 2014 07:08 Feb 07, 2015 Jkt 092738 PO 00000 Frm 00792 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\D738.XXX D738

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erence regarding prosecution by military or civil authorities, and 

would authorize Special Victims’ Counsel to provide legal consultation regarding the advantages and disadvantages of prosecution by 

court-martial or by a civilian court with jurisdiction over the offense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 545) and a provision (sec. 543) that would require that the 

Manual for Courts-Martial be modified to provide that when a victim of an alleged sex-related offense has a right to be heard in connection with the prosecution of such offense, the victim may exercise that right through counsel, including through a Special Victims’ Counsel, and require service secretaries to establish policies 

and procedures to ensure that counsel for the victim of an alleged 

sex-related offense, including a Special Victims’ Counsel, is provided prompt and adequate notice of the scheduling of any hearing, 

trial, or other proceeding in connection with the prosecution of the 

offense to permit such counsel the opportunity to prepare for the 

proceeding. 

The agreement includes the Senate provisions with an amendment that would (1) require the Secretary of Defense to establish 

a process to ensure consultation with the victim of an alleged sexrelated offense that occurs in the United States to solicit the victim’s preference regarding whether the offense should be prosecuted by court-martial or in a civilian court with jurisdiction over 

the offense; (2) require the convening authority to consider the victim’s preference; (3) require the convening authority to ensure that 

the civilian authority with jurisdiction over the offense is notified 

of a victim’s preference for civilian prosecution; and (4) require the 

convening authority to ensure that the victim is informed if the 

convening authority learns of any decision by the civilian authority 

to prosecute or not prosecute the offense in civilian court. 

Enforcement of crime victims’ rights related to protections afforded 

by certain Military Rules of Evidence (sec. 535) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 535) that would amend 

Article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) (section 

806b of title 10, United States Code) to authorize a victim of an offense under the UCMJ who believes that a court-martial ruling violates the victim’s rights afforded by Military Rule of Evidence 

(MRE) 513, relating to the psychotherapist-patient privilege, or 

MRE 412, relating to the admission of evidence regarding a victim’s sexual background, to petition the Court of Criminal Appeals 

for a writ of mandamus to require the court-martial to comply with 

the MRE. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Modification of military rules of evidence relating to admissibility 

of general military character toward probability of innocence 

(sec. 536) 

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dence to clarify that the general military character of an accused 

is not admissible for the purpose of showing the probability of innocence of the accused, except when evidence of a trait of the military 

character of an accused is relevant to an element of an offense for 

which the accused has been charged. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 545(g)). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Modification of Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence, relating 

to the privilege against disclosure of communications between 

psychotherapists and patients (sec. 537) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 539) that would eliminate the ‘‘constitutionally required’’ exception to the 

psychotherapist-patient privilege in Rule 513 of the Military Rules 

of Evidence. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 542). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Modification of Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence in a sexual assault case to permit return of personal 

property upon completion of related proceedings (sec. 538) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 540) that would amend 

section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) to authorize the return to the rightful owner of personal property retained as evidence in connection 

with an incident of sexual assault involving a servicemember after 

the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings related to the sexual assault. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 547). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Requirements relating to sexual assault forensic examiners for the 

Armed Forces (sec. 539) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3731) contained a provision that would authorize physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physician 

assistants, and registered nurses to be assigned to duty as a sexual 

assault forensic examiner (SAFE) for the Armed Forces; require 

service secretaries to ensure the availability of an adequate number of sexual assault forensic examiners for the Armed Forces; and 

require service secretaries to establish and maintain a training and 

certification program for sexual assault forensic examiners. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 


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Modification of term of judges of the United States Court of Appeals 

for the Armed Forces (sec. 540) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

554) that would amend section 942 of title 10, United States Code, 

to modify the statutory termination date of the term of office of 

judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 

to better align the termination date with the starting date of the 

Court’s annual term. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sex-related offenses for trial by court-martial if requested by chief prosecutor 

(sec. 541) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

546) that would amend section 1744 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) to require 

that in any case where a convening authority decides not to refer 

a charge of a sex-related offense to trial by court-martial and the 

chief prosecutor of the service concerned requests review of the decision, the service secretary must review the decision as a superior 

authority authorized to exercise general court-martial convening 

authority. 

The House bill contained no similar provison. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Analysis and assessment of disposition of most serious offenses identified in unrestricted reports on sexual assaults in annual reports on sexual assaults in the Armed Forces (sec. 542) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

551) that would amend section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 

383) to require that the Department of Defense Annual Report on 

Sexual Assault in the Military include an analysis and assessment 

of the disposition of the most serious offenses identified in unrestricted reports of sexual assault. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Plan for limited use of certain information on sexual assaults in restricted reports by military criminal investigative organizations 

(sec. 543) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

548) that would require the Secretary of Defense to issue policies 

and procedures for the inclusion of certain information obtained 

from restricted and unrestricted reports of sexual assault, including 

known information about the alleged assailant, in a sexual assault 

database. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 

1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit to the 

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Representatives a plan that will allow an individual who files a restricted report on an incident of sexual assault to elect to permit 

a military criminal investigative organization, on a confidential 

basis and without affecting the restricted nature of the report, to 

access certain information of the alleged perpetrator if available, 

for the purpose of identifying individuals who are suspected of perpetrating multiple sexual assaults. 

Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection of domestic violence incidents involving members of the 

Armed Forces (sec. 544) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 531) that would require the Secretary of Defense, within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to develop a comprehensive management plan 

to address deficiencies in the reporting of incidents of domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

556) that would amend section 543(a) of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 11– 

383) to remove the requirement that data concerning domestic violence incidents be recorded in the Defense Incident Based Reporting System. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would include the Senate provision to remove the requirement 

that data concerning domestic violence incidents be recorded in the 

Defense Incident Based Reporting System. 

Additional duties for judicial proceedings panel (sec. 545) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 532) that would require the independent panel established by the Secretary of Defense under section 576(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) (judicial proceedings 

panel) to conduct a review and assessment of the impact of the use 

of mental health records by the defense during court-martial proceedings and related preliminary hearings and the use of mental 

health records in civilian criminal legal proceedings in order to 

identify any significant discrepancies between the two legal systems. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (sec. 546) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

552) that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish and 

maintain a Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces to advise 

the Secretary on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 

rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct 

in the Armed Forces and to submit a report on an annual basis to 

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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would (1) require the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee not later than 30 days before the termination date of the 

independent panel established by the Secretary under section 

576(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2013 (Public Law 112–239), known as the ‘‘judicial proceedings 

panel’’ and (2) clarify the duties of the Advisory Committee. 

Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of 

members of the Armed Forces who are victims of sexual offenses 

(sec. 547) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 538) that would require each service secretary to establish a confidential process by 

which an individual who was the victim of a sex-related offense 

during military service may appeal, through boards for the correction of military records of the military department concerned, the 

terms or characterization of the discharge or separation of the individual from the military on the grounds that the terms or characterization were adversely affected by the individual being the victim of such an offense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 545(e)). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Enhancement of authority to assist members of the Armed Forces to 

obtain professional credentials (sec. 551) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

531) that would amend section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, 

to require the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 

as a service of the Navy, to carry out a program to enable members 

of the Armed Forces to obtain professional credentials while they 

are serving that relate to training and skills acquired during military service. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with a technical amendment. 

Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related 

military justice enhancements to military service academies 

(sec. 552) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 533) that would require the secretary of the military department concerned and, in 

the case of the Coast Guard Academy, the secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to ensure that the 

sexual assault prevention and response and related reforms contained in title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) apply to the military service 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 550). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange activities at 

military service academies (sec. 553) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 551) that would amend 

sections 4345a, 6957b, and 9345a of title 10, United States Code, 

to extend the period that foreign exchange personnel are authorized to attend the U.S. Military Academy, the Naval Academy, or 

the Air Force Academy when the service secretary determines that 

the attendance of such persons contributes significantly to the development of foreign language, cross-cultural interactions and understanding, and cultural immersion of cadets or midshipmen, from 

2 weeks to 4 weeks. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 534). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Enhancement of authority to accept support for Air Force Academy 

athletic programs (sec. 554) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 554) that would amend 

section 9362 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to: 

(1) Accept funds, supplies, equipment, and services for the 

support of the athletic programs of the Air Force Academy 

(Academy); 

(2) Charge fees for the support of the athletic programs of 

the Academy and accept and retain fees for services and other 

benefits provided incident to the operation of its athletic programs; 

(3) Enter into leases or licenses for the purpose of supporting 

the athletic programs of the Academy; and 

(4) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements for the 

purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Academy. 

The provision would also authorize the corporation established 

to support the athletic programs of the Academy to enter into 

licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements relating to 

trademarks and service marks identifying the Academy, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 581). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Pilot program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining 

post-service employment (sec. 555) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 552) that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot program to enhance Department of Defense efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services to eligible members of 

the Armed Forces. The authority to conduct a pilot program under 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize, but not require, the Secretary to conduct the 

pilot program described above, and would authorize out of amounts 

appropriated to the Department of Defense for Operation and 

Maintenance up to $35.0 million per year to be used to pay costs 

incurred under the pilot program. 

Plan for education of members of the Armed Forces on cyber matters 

(sec. 556) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3823) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the secretaries 

of the military departments, to submit to the congressional defense 

committees, not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, a plan for the education of officers and enlisted members 

of the Armed Forces relating to cyber security and cyber activities 

of the Department of Defense. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would require the Secretary of Defense to submit the plan to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives. 

Enhancement of information provided to members of the Armed 

Forces and veterans regarding use of post–9/11 educational assistance and federal financial aid through transition assistance 

program (sec. 557) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

533) that would require the Secretary of Defense, by no later than 

1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to provide additional 

information to servicemembers in the transition assistance program concerning certain education benefits available to them, and 

to ensure that the higher education component of the transition assistance program is available to members of the Armed Forces on 

an Internet web site of the Department of Defense. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would make various technical changes, and that would strike paragraph (a)(2)(B) related to information required from the Federal 

Trade Commission, paragraph (a)(3) related to accessibility requirements, and paragraph (c) related to certificates of entitlement to 

tuition assistance. 

Procedures for provision of certain information to state veterans 

agencies to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed 

Forces from military service to civilian life (sec. 558) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 596) that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing specified information on servicemembers who are separating from the military to 

state veterans agencies as a means of facilitating the transition of 

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A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3729) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop procedures to share specified information on servicemembers who are separating from the 

military with state veterans agencies in electronic data format as 

a means of facilitating the transition of members of the military 

from military service to civilian life. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education And Military Family 

Readiness Matters 

Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that 

benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees (sec. 561) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 561) that would authorize $25.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, defense-wide, 

for continuation of the Department of Defense (DOD) assistance 

program to local educational agencies that are impacted by enrollment of dependent children of military members and DOD civilian 

employees. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 571). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec. 562) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

572) that would authorize $5.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, defense-wide, for impact aid payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)), using the formula set 

forth in section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398), for continuation of Department of Defense assistance to local educational 

agencies that benefit eligible dependents with severe disabilities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012 (sec. 563) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 565) that would amend 

section 563(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) to extend, by 3 years, the effective 

date of the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012. In addition, the 

provision would amend Public Law 112–239 by including a method 

to calculate the taxable value of eligible federal property that is 

within the boundaries of two or more local educational agencies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

573) that would amend section 563(c) of Public Law 112–239 to extend the program modifications contained in that section by an additional 3 years. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

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Authority to employ non-United States citizens as teachers in Department of Defense overseas dependents’ school system (sec. 

564) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 562) that would amend 

section 2(2)(A) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay 

and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 901(2)(A)) to authorize employment of local nationals who are not U.S. citizens to teach host 

nation language courses in the Defense Dependents’ Overseas Education System, if a citizen of the United States is not available. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

574) that would amend 20 U.S.C. 901(2)(A) to authorize employment of local nationals who are not U.S. citizens to teach host nation language courses in the Defense Dependents’ Overseas Education System. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Inclusion of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools 

among functions of Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education 

(sec. 565) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 563) that would amend 

section 1411 of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 

U.S.C. 929) to include in the functions of the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education the responsibility to provide advice and information on the Department of Defense’s domestic dependent elementary and secondary school system. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 575). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces (sec. 566) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 547) that would amend 

title II of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 

et seq.) to provide that if a court renders a temporary custody order 

based solely on the deployment or anticipated deployment of a servicemember, the court shall require the reinstatement of the prior 

custody order upon the return of the servicemember from deployment, unless the court finds that reinstatement is not in the best 

interest of the child. The provision would also prohibit a court from 

considering the absence of a servicemember by reason of deployment, or the possibility of deployment, as the sole factor in determining the best interest of the child. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require that temporary custody orders for custodial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment or anticipated 

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Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in Armed 

Forces suicide prevention efforts (sec. 567) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 546) that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a policy for a standard 

method of collecting, reporting, and assessing suicide data involving members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, including 

reserve components. The Secretary would be required, within 180 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit the policy to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

513) that would require the Secretary to prescribe a policy for the 

development of a standard method for collecting, reporting, and assessing suicide data and suicide attempt data involving members 

of the National Guard and Reserves, and to submit the policy to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill also contained a provision 

(sec. 576) that would require the Secretary to direct the service secretaries to develop and implement a program to track, retain, and 

analyze information on deaths that are reported as suicides involving dependents of members of the regular and reserve components 

of each respective military service and to submit a report on the 

programs developed to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a policy 

for the development of a standard method for collecting, reporting, 

and assessing information regarding any suicide or attempted suicide involving Active-Duty servicemembers or members of the reserve components, and any death that is reported as a suicide involving a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces. The Secretary would be required to submit the policy to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act. In addition, the secretaries of the military departments would be required 

to implement the policy not later than 180 days after the date of 

the submittal of the Secretary’s policy. 

Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the 

wage gap between military spouses and their civilian counterparts (sec. 568) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 548) that would express the sense of Congress regarding military spouse unemployment and underemployment, as well as the need to close the wage 

gap that exists between military spouses and their civilian counterparts. The provision would also require the Secretary to collect 

data to evaluate the effectiveness of military spouse employment 

programs. Finally, the provision would require a report on the effectiveness of military spouse employment programs within 1 year 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would strike the findings and sense of Congress contained in the 

provision. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 

the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in an 

attack by a foreign terrorist organization (sec. 571) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 571) that would add 

a new section 1129a to title 10, United States Code, to require that 

the Secretary concerned treat attacks inspired or motivated by a 

foreign terrorist organization as an attack by an international terrorist organization for the purpose of awarding the Purple Heart in 

certain circumstances. The provision would be retroactive to September 11, 2001, and would require the secretaries concerned to review each death or wounding of a member of the Armed Forces 

since that date to determine if the award of the Purple Heart 

would be appropriate under this revised standard. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 561) that would clarify that such an attack is considered to 

be an attack by a foreign terrorist organization if (a) the individual 

or entity making the attack was in communication with the foreign 

terrorist organization before the attack, and (b) the attack was inspired or motivated by the foreign terrorist organization. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

We note that under this revised standard for the award of the 

Purple Heart, the secretary concerned still retains the responsibility for making certain factual determinations prior to making 

the award. In considering the circumstances surrounding the November 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood, we believe servicemembers 

killed and wounded in that attack meet the revised criteria contained in this section. 

Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to members of the 

Armed Forces for acts of valor during World War I (sec. 572) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3812) contained a provision that would authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to William 

Shemin for acts of valor during World War I. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would authorize the President to award the Medal of 

Honor to Henry Johnson for acts of valor during World War I. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 

Review and report on military programs and controls regarding 

professionalism (sec. 581) 

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tives regarding the mission, goals, and metrics for the Senior Advisor on Professionalism. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a preliminary review of the effectiveness of current programs and controls 

of the Department of Defense and the military departments regarding the professionalism of members of the Armed Forces, and to 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives not later than September 1, 2015, a report containing recommendations to strengthen professionalism 

programs in the Department of Defense. 

We commend the Department of Defense for establishing the position of Senior Advisor on Professionalism to enhance professionalism programs in the Department of Defense. 

Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of 

United States Special Operations Forces (sec. 582) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 581) that would require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to conduct a review of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts 

regarding the prevention of suicide among members of U.S. Special 

Operations Forces (SOF) and their dependents. The report would 

be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives no later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to conduct a review of DOD efforts regarding the prevention 

of suicide among members of U.S. SOF and their dependents. The 

report would be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 180 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Review and report on provision of job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the reserve 

components (sec. 583) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 553) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide 

job placement services directly to members of the National Guard 

and Reserves. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the provision with an amendment that 

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ployment services directly to members in the National Guard and 

Reserves, and to report to the Committees on Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of Representatives by no later than April 

15, 2015, on the results of this review. 

Report on foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations in overseas military operations (sec. 584) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 584) that would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct a study 

on the integration of gender into the planning and execution of foreign operations of the Armed Forces and report to the congressional defense committees on the results of that study. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a detailed 

report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives on how foreign language, regional expertise, and cultural considerations, including gender-based considerations in the context of foreign cultural norms, factor into the planning and execution of overseas operations and missions of the 

Armed Forces. 

Deadline for submission of report containing results of review of Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity role in 

sexual harassment cases (sec. 585) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 585) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 

later than June 1, 2015, a report containing the results of the review of the role of the Office of Diversity Management and Equal 

Opportunity in sexual harassment cases conducted pursuant to section 1735 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 555). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the report to be submitted to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

not later than April 1, 2015. 

Independent assessment of risk and resiliency of United States Special Operations Forces and effectiveness of the Preservation of 

the Force and Families and Human Performance Programs 

(sec. 586) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 587) that would require the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to 

conduct a study of the risk and resiliency of the U.S. Special Operations Forces and effectiveness of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Preservation of the Force and Families Program 

(POTFF) on reducing risk and increasing resiliency. 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would direct the Secretary of Defense to commission an independent study of the mental, behavioral, and psychological health 

challenges facing U.S. Special Operations Forces and the effectiveness of SOCOM’s POTFF in addressing such issues. 

We note that other federal agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health, have relevant experience in assessing the 

mental, behavioral, and psychological health challenges facing 

members of the U.S. military and we believe such organizations 

may be able to provide valuable contributions to the assessment directed by this provision. 

Comptroller General report on hazing in the Armed Forces (sec. 587) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 586) that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 

designated congressional committees, not later than 1 year after 

the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the policies to prevent hazing and systems initiated to track incidents of hazing in 

each of the Armed Forces. The provision would also require service 

secretaries to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act, a report containing an update to the hazing reports required by section 534 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 

239). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment that would require only the report by the Comptroller 

General. 

Comptroller General report on impact of certain mental and physical trauma on discharges from military service for misconduct 

(sec. 588) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

524) that would require the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit a report to Congress on the impact of mental and 

physical trauma relating to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(PTSD), traumatic brain injury, behavioral health matters not related to PTSD, and other neurological combat traumas on the discharge of servicemembers for misconduct. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Comptroller General to submit the report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives. 

Subtitle I—Other Matters 

Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by recovering 

service members (sec. 591) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 591) that would modify 

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idential facilities occupied by recovering servicemembers from an 

annual basis to at least once every 2 years. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Designation of voter assistance offices (sec. 592) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1072) that would amend section 1566a of title 10, United States 

Code, to authorize, but not require, service secretaries to designate 

offices on military installations to provide absent uniformed services voters and their family members with voting information and 

assistance. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would amend section 1566a of title 10, United States 

Code, to require service secretaries to designate offices on installations under their jurisdiction, or at such installations as the secretary concerned shall determine are best located to provide access 

to voter assistance services for all covered individuals in a particular location, to provide absent uniformed services voters and 

their family members with voting information and assistance. The 

provision would also require service secretaries to provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with notice of any decision to close a previously designated voter assistance office. 

Repeal of electronic voting demonstration project (sec. 593) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1076) that would repeal section 1604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107) that requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out an electronic voting 

demonstration project. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Authority for removal from national cemeteries of remains of certain 

deceased members of the Armed Forces who have no known 

next of kin (sec. 594) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 594) that would amend 

section 1488 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to authorize the removal of the remains of a 

member of the Armed Forces who has no known next of kin and 

is buried in an Army National Military Cemetery from the Army 

National Military Cemetery for transfer to any other cemetery. The 

provision would also authorize the Secretary of the Army, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to authorize the 

removal of the remains of a member of the Armed Forces who has 

no known next of kin and is buried in a cemetery of the National 

Cemetery System from that cemetery for transfer to any Army National Military Cemetery. 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require that this provision apply only to the remains of 

a member of the Armed Forces who has been awarded the Medal 

of Honor, and that the individual seeking the removal of the remains to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the 

Army that the member of the Armed Forces concerned has no 

known next of kin or other person who is interested in maintaining 

the place of burial, and to undertake full responsibility for all expenses of the removal of the remains and the reburial of the remains at another cemetery. 

Sense of Congress regarding leaving no member of the Armed 

Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of United States 

forces in Afghanistan (sec. 595) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 593) that would express the sense of Congress that abandoning search efforts for 

members of the Armed Forces who are missing or captured is unacceptable; that the United States has a responsibility to deployed 

servicemembers, including to never leave behind a fallen comrade; 

and that while the United States redeploys from Afghanistan, it 

must fulfill these promises. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the provision with an amendment that 

would express the sense of Congress that the United States should 

undertake every reasonable effort to search for and repatriate 

members of the Armed Forces who are missing and to repatriate 

such members who are captured. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Deferred retirement of chaplains 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 507) that would amend 

section 1253 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize service 

secretaries to defer the mandatory retirement for age of chaplains 

serving in a general or flag officer grade if the secretary determines 

that the deferral is in the best interest of the military department 

concerned. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We encourage the service secretaries to make liberal use of the 

authority contained in section 1251 of title 10, United States Code, 

to defer the mandatory retirement age of chaplains in grades below 

brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), in the case of an officer in the Navy, when the deferral is in the best interest of the 

military department concerned. 

Compliance with efficiencies directive 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 508) that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the number of flag 

officers and generals are reduced to comply with the Department 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

National Guard civil and defense support activities and related 

matters 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 513) that would amend 

chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, to authorize the use of 

the National Guard to provide assistance to support firefighting operations, missions, or activities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Electronic tracking of certain reserve duty 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 514) that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an electronic means by 

which members of the Ready Reserve could track Active-Duty service performed under certain mobilization authorities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Office of Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

514) that would increase funding for the Office of Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve by $4.0 million above the budget 

request. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

National Guard cyber protection teams 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 515) that would require a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act from the 

Chief of the National Guard Bureau on the progress of the Army 

National Guard to establish 10 Cyber Protection Teams. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that a similar reporting requirement is mandated elsewhere in this report. 

Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating to correction of military records 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 521) that would amend 

chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, to establish procedures 

for judicial review of certain final decisions regarding correction of 

military records. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 


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Additional required elements of transition assistance program 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 522) that would add 

to required transition assistance program elements information on 

certain education and other benefits administered by the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Protection of the religious freedom of military chaplains to close a 

prayer outside of a religious service according to the traditions, 

expressions, and religious exercises of the endorsing faith group 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 525) that would amend 

sections 3547, 4337, 6031, and 8547 of title 10, United States Code, 

to codify the prerogative of military service chaplains to close a 

prayer offered outside of a religious service according to the traditions, expressions, and religious exercises of the chaplain’s endorsing faith group. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Senate on upgrade of characterization of discharge of certain Vietnam era members of the armed forces 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

525) that would express the sense of the Senate that Boards for 

Correction of Military Records, when considering a request for correction of a less-than-honorable discharge issued to a service member who served during the Vietnam era, should take into account 

whether the veteran was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress 

Disorder (PTSD) as a result of such service. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Secretary of Defense issued supplemental guidance on September 3, 2014, directing Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records to fully and carefully consider every petition by 

veterans for upgrade of their military discharge based on PTSD. 

Revised regulations for religious freedom 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 528) that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force 

to revise Department of Defense Instruction 1300.17 and Air Force 

Instruction 1–1, respectively, to ensure those instructions reflect 

protections of religious expression contained in section 533 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–81), as amended by section 532 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Preliminary mental health assessments 

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any individual enlisting in or being commissioned as an officer in 

an armed force with a mental health assessment prior to enlistment or commissioning. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Availability of additional leave for members of the Armed Forces in 

connection with the birth of a child 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 530A) that would require that servicemembers giving birth receive 42 days of convalescent leave and, at the discretion of the member, an additional 42 

days of unpaid leave, in connection with the birth. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Authority for Joint Special Operations University to award degrees 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

532) that would authorize the Joint Special Operations University 

to confer appropriate degrees upon certain graduates. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sexrelated offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 536) that would amend 

Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (section 856 of 

title 10, United States Code) to require that the sentence of a member convicted by court-martial of specified sex-related offenses include confinement for 2 years or more, except as provided in Article 

60 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (section 860 of title 10 

United States Code). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Establishment of phone service for prompt reporting of hazing involving a member of the Armed Forces 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 540A) that would require service secretaries to develop and implement a phone service 

through which an individual can anonymously call to report incidents of hazing. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Additional enhancements of military department actions on sexual 

assault prevention and response 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

545(d)) that would include in the 8-day incident report of an unrestricted report of sexual assault a review of the most recent climate 

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or unit of the victim, and an assessment of whether another command climate assessment should be conducted. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We believe that it is good practice to review command climate 

surveys of the units of the victim and of the suspect whenever 

there is an unrestricted report of sexual assault. The survey of the 

unit of the victim should be reviewed to ensure that the command 

climate is conducive to caring for the victim, and the climate of the 

unit of the suspect should be reviewed to determine whether the 

command climate contributed to the alleged sexual assault. 

Collaboration between the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice in efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

553) that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney 

General to jointly develop a strategic framework for ongoing collaboration between the Department of Defense and the Department 

of Justice in their efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on tuition assistance 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 555) that would require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on the Army’s 

policy that soldiers serve for a period of 1 year after the completion 

of certain initial training requirements before they would be eligible for tuition assistance benefits. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Support for efforts to improve academic achievement and transition 

of military dependent students 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 564) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide grants to non-profit organizations that provide services to improve the academic achievement of military dependent students, to include those non-profit organizations whose programs focus on improving the civic responsibility of students and their understanding of the Federal Government through direct exposure to the operations of the Federal Government. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Retroactive award of Army Combat Action Badge 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 572) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to a person who, while a member of the Army, participated in combat during which the person personally engaged, or 

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2001, if the Secretary determines that the person has not been previously recognized in an appropriate manner for such participation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

On March 20, 2014, the Secretary of Defense directed a comprehensive review of the Department of Defense’s military decorations and awards program to ensure that it provides avenues to appropriately recognize the service, sacrifices, and actions of military 

personnel. We request that this comprehensive review include a review of the proposal for the retroactive award of the Army Combat 

Action Badge. 

Report on Navy review, findings, and actions pertaining to Medal 

of Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 573) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing the Navy’s review, findings, and actions pertaining 

to the Medal of Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael 

Peralta not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Recognition of Wereth massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of 

the United States Army during the Battle of the Bulge 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 574) that would recognize the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the 

United States of the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd 

Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that this is the 70th anniversary of the massacre during 

the Battle of the Bulge, at Wereth, Belgium, and commend the 

dedicated service and recognize the ultimate sacrifice of these courageous men. 

Report on Army review, findings, and actions pertaining to Medal 

of Honor nomination of Captain William L. Albracht 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 575) that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a review of the initial 

review, findings, and actions undertaken by the Army in connection 

with the Medal of Honor nomination of Captain William L. 

Albracht and to submit a report describing the results of the review 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement does not include this provision. 

Inspector General of the Department of Defense review of separation 

of members of the Armed Forces who made unrestricted reports 

of sexual assault 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 582) that would require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD) 

to conduct a review to: (1) identify all members of the Armed 

Forces who, since January 1, 2002, were separated from the Armed 

Forces after making an unrestricted report of sexual assault; (2) 

determine the circumstances of and grounds for each such separation; and (3) if an identified servicemember was separated on the 

grounds of having a personality or adjustment disorder, determine 

whether the separation was carried out in compliance with DOD 

instructions, regulations, directives, and policies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Working group on Integrated Disability Evaluation System 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 592) that would establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee a working group to carry out a 3- 

year pilot program to evaluate and reform the Integrated Disability 

Evaluation System. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Access of congressional caseworkers to information about Department of Veterans Affairs casework brokered to other offices of 

the Department 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 595) that would provide that if Department of Veterans Affairs casework is brokered 

out to another office of the Department from its original submission 

site, a caseworker in a congressional office may contact the brokered office to receive an update on the constituent’s case, and the 

Department would be required to update the congressional staffer 

regardless of thoughts on jurisdiction. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress regarding the recovery of the remains of certain 

members of the Armed Forces killed in Thurston Island, Antarctica 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 597) that would express the sense of Congress that the remains of servicemembers 

killed at Thurston Island, Antarctica should be recovered and repatriated. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Name of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic, Marina, California 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 598) that would designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic in Marina, California as the Major 

General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress regarding preservation of Second Amendment 

rights of Active Duty military personnel stationed or residing in 

the District of Columbia 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 599) that would express the sense of Congress that Active-Duty military personnel 

who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be 

permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and, therefore, 

should be exempt from the District of Columbia’s restrictions on 

the possession of firearms. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

No fiscal year 2015 increase in basic pay for general and flag officers (sec. 601) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 602) that would freeze 

the monthly basic pay for all general and flag officers, including for 

those whose monthly basic pay is limited to the rate of pay for level 

II of the Executive Schedule. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 601(c)). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of 

basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances (sec. 

602) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 601) that would extend 

for 1 year the authority of the Secretary of Defense to temporarily 

increase the rate of basic allowance for housing in areas impacted 

by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 604). 

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Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 

among senior members of the Armed Forces for purposes of pay 

and allowances (sec. 603) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

602) that would provide pay parity for the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

The provision would also provide pay parity for the senior enlisted 

advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau with the senior 

enlisted advisors of the Armed Forces. The changes made by this 

provision would be prospective to the date of enactment of this Act. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Modification of computation of basic allowance for housing inside 

the United States (sec. 604) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

603) that would amend section 403(b) of title 37, United States 

Code, to revise the method by which the monthly amount of the 

basic allowance for housing (BAH) is determined by authorizing the 

Secretary of Defense to reduce the monthly amount by up to 5 percent of the national average for housing for a given pay grade and 

dependency status. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would authorize the Secretary to reduce the monthly 

amount of BAH by up to 1 percent of the national average for housing for a given pay grade and dependency status. Servicemembers 

would not see any reduction in their BAH until they undergo a permanent change of duty station. This provision would not apply to 

veterans benefits paid under title 38, United States Code. This provision would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the 

appropriate veterans benefits under title 38, United States Code, 

as the Secretary would otherwise have issued those benefits without regard to changes made to the BAH under this section. 

We note that while the Department of Defense (DOD) legislative 

proposal included proposed changes to BAH that would have been 

implemented over the next 3 years, this agreement includes those 

changes to BAH that the committees understand would have been 

implemented by DOD in 2015. By adopting changes to BAH beginning in the first year of the proposal, the agreement preserves the 

option for Congress to achieve the full savings requested by DOD. 

This approach does not constitute a rejection of the administration proposal, which was endorsed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Rather, consideration of further changes to BAH in fiscal years 

2016, 2017, and beyond is deferred until after the committees receive the report of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, which is due in February 2015. The two 

committees commit to consider proposed changes to BAH that are 

included in the fiscal year 2016 budget request as part of the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016. 

We note that if sequestration-level budgets remain in effect for 

fiscal year 2016 and beyond, DOD will need to make painful cuts 


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and achieve substantial savings across its entire budget in order to 

avoid an unacceptable reduction in readiness of the Armed Forces 

of the United States. The Chiefs have urged us to take all action 

necessary, including compensation adjustments, to avoid such readiness impacts. 

The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives intend to work with the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives next 

year in an effort to harmonize BAH rates paid by the Department 

of Defense and by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 

reserve forces (sec. 611) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 611) that would extend 

for 1 year the authority to pay the Selected Reserve reenlistment 

bonus, the Selected Reserve affiliation or enlistment bonus, special 

pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units, 

the Ready Reserve enlistment bonus for persons without prior service, the Ready Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, the Selected Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, travel expenses for 

certain Inactive-Duty training, and income replacement for reserve 

component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for Active Duty service. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 611) that would also extend for 1 year the authority to pay 

the contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 

Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 

health care professionals (sec. 612) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 612) that would extend 

for 1 year the authority to pay the nurse officer candidate accession 

bonus, education loan repayment for certain health professionals 

who serve in the Selected Reserve, accession and retention bonuses 

for psychologists, the accession bonus for registered nurses, incentive special pay for nurse anesthetists, special pay for Selected Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties, 

the accession bonus for dental officers, the accession bonus for 

pharmacy officers, the accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime specialties, and the accession bonus for dental 

specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 612). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 

officers (sec. 613) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 613) that would extend 

for 1 year the authority to pay the special pay for nuclear-qualified 


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officers extending period of active service, the nuclear career accession bonus, and the nuclear career annual incentive bonus. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 613). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated 

special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities (sec. 614) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 614) that would extend 

for 1 year the general bonus authority for enlisted members, the 

general bonus authority for officers, special bonus and incentive 

pay authorities for nuclear officers, special aviation incentive pay 

and bonus authorities for officers, special bonus and incentive pay 

authorities for officers in health professions, and the contracting 

bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Officers’ 

Training Corps. The provision would also extend for 1 year the authority to pay hazardous duty pay, assignment or special duty pay, 

skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus, and retention incentives for 

members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 614) that did not include the extension of the contracting 

bonus for cadets and midshipmen as that extension was contained 

elsewhere in the Senate committee-reported bill. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 

37 bonuses and special pays (sec. 615) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 615) that would extend 

for 1 year the authority to pay the aviation officer retention bonus, 

the assignment incentive pay, the reenlistment bonus for active 

members, the enlistment bonus, the foreign language proficiency 

incentive pay for certain members of precommissioning programs, 

the accession bonus for new officers in critical skills, the incentive 

bonus for conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage, the incentive bonus for transfer between armed 

forces, and the accession bonus for officer candidates. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 615). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

Earlier determination of dependent status with respect to transitional compensation for dependents of certain members separated for dependent abuse (sec. 621) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 545) that would amend 

section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify that the date 

on which a dependent child’s status is determined for the purposes 

of transitional compensation under that section, in the case of a 

member being administratively separated, is the date on which the 

separation action is commenced. This aligns the dependent status 

determination with the date on which transitional compensation 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 624). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Modification of determination of retired pay base for officers retired 

in general and flag officer grades (sec. 622) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

622) that would amend section 1407a of title 10, United States 

Code, to reinstate the cap on retired pay of general and flag officers 

at the monthly equivalent of level II of the Executive Schedule, as 

otherwise provided for in section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States 

Code. The provision would ensure the equitable treatment of the 

service of general and flag officers who are retired after December 

31, 2014. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with numerous 

technical amendments and an amendment to ensure equitable 

treatment of general and flag officers who are retired under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, but who are transferred 

to the retired reserve prior to December 31, 2014. 

Inapplicability of reduced annual adjustment of retired pay for 

members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 who first become members prior to 

January 1, 2016 (sec. 623) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

621) that would amend subparagraph (G) of section 1401a(b)(4) of 

title 10, United States Code, to exempt those who first join military 

service prior to January 1, 2016, from the reduced cost of living adjustment (COLA) applicable to military retired pay made by section 

403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–67), as 

amended by section 2 of Public Law 113–82. Under current law, 

this reduced COLA is inapplicable to members who first join prior 

to January 1, 2014. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with a technical amendment. 

Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for special needs trusts established 

for the benefit of dependent children incapable of self-support 

(sec. 624) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

625) that would amend sections 1448, 1450, and 1455 of title 10, 

United States Code, to authorize the payment of the Survivor Benefit Plan annuity to a special needs trust created under subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1396p(d)(4) of title 42, United States 

Code, for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child incapable 

of self-support because of mental or physical incapacity. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with a technical amendment. 

The report required on page 584 of the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for 

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Modification of per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active 

duty or active service to reduce eligibility age for retirement for 

non-regular service (sec. 625) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

623) that would amend section 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United 

States Code, to clarify that qualifying days of service under that 

section to reduce the age at which a servicemember may receive reserve retired pay may be accumulated between 2 consecutive fiscal 

years, effective after the date of enactment of this Act. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would apply the change in law to service performed after September 30, 2014. 

Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund 

Instrumentality Benefits and Operations 

Procurement of brand-name and other commercial items for resale 

by commissary stores (sec. 631) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

631) that would amend section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, 

to authorize the Secretary of Defense to purchase any commercial 

item, including brand-name and generic items, for resale in, at, or 

by commissary stores without using full and open competition procurement procedures. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Authority of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to enter into 

contracts with other Federal agencies and instrumentalities to 

provide and obtain certain goods and services (sec. 632) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 631) that would amend 

section 2492 of title 10, United States Code, to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) authority to provide or obtain food services 

beneficial to the efficient management and operation of the dining 

facilities on military installations offering food services to 

servicemembers. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

This change to section 2942 of title 10 and the implementation 

of the food transformation program should not result in the loss of 

employment pursuant to the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 

8501 et seq.). 

However, we are concerned with the lack of regulatory guidance 

on the application of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501 

et seq.) and Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.) to military dining facilities. We previously sought to resolve this longstanding issue by requiring a Joint Policy Statement in section 848 

of Public Law 109–163 and enacting a permanent ‘‘no-poaching’’ 

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larly with regard to new contracts that are not covered by section 

856 of Public Law 109–364. 

Pursuant to the Joint Policy Statement, the Randolph-Sheppard 

Act applies to contracts for the operation of a military dining facility, or full food services, and the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act applies 

to contracts and subcontracts for dining support services, or dining 

facility attendant services, for the operation of a military dining facility. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe implementing regulations for the application of the two acts to military dining facilities. 

Such regulations shall implement the Joint Policy Statement and 

specifically address DOD contracts that are not covered by section 

856 of Public Law 109–364. 

Competitive pricing of legal consumer tobacco products sold in Department of Defense retail stores (sec. 633) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 633) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the service secretaries from taking any action to implement any new policy that would limit, restrict, or ban the sale of any legal consumer product category sold 

as of January 1, 2014, in the defense commissary system or exchange stores system on any military installation, domestically or 

overseas, or on any Department of Defense vessel at sea. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations regarding the pricing of tobacco and tobacco-related products sold in 

an outlet of the defense retail systems inside the United States, including territories and possessions of the United States, to prohibit 

the sale of a product at a price below the most competitive price 

for that product in the local community. The provision would also 

require the regulations to direct that the price of these products 

sold in an outlet of the defense retail systems outside of the United 

States shall be within the range of prices established for the product in outlets of the defense retail systems inside the United 

States. 

Review of management, food, and pricing options for defense commissary system (sec. 634) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 632) that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review, utilizing the 

services of an independent organization experienced in grocery retail analysis, of the defense commissary system. The provision 

would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the review not later 

than February 1, 2015. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3866) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional 

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ducing the commissary subsidy would have on eligible beneficiaries. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review, 

utilizing the services of an independent organization experienced in 

grocery retail analysis, of the defense commissary system to include 

the impact that eliminating or reducing the commissary subsidy 

would have on eligible beneficiaries. The amendment would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

report containing the results of the review not later than September 1, 2015. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Fiscal year 2015 increase in military basic pay 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

601(a) and (b)) that would authorize an across-the-board pay raise 

for members of the uniformed services of 1 percent effective January 1, 2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the President has exercised his authority under 

section 1009(e) of title 37, United States Code, to implement an alternative across-the-board pay raise for members of the uniformed 

services for calendar year 2015 of 1 percent rather than the 1.8 

percent that would otherwise be required under subsection (a) of 

section 1009. 

Authority to enter into contracts for the provision of relocation services 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 621) that would provide the Secretary of Defense the authority to authorize base commanders to enter into contracts with appropriate entities for the 

provision of relocation services to servicemembers. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for 

disabled veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 622) that would amend 

section 2641b of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide space-available travel on military aircraft to veterans with service-connected, permanent disabilities 

rated as total. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Prohibition on the use of funds to close commissary stores 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Anonymous survey of members of the Armed Forces regarding their 

preferences for military pay and benefits 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 641) that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an anonymous survey 

of random servicemembers regarding military pay and benefits. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Availability for purchase of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for members of reserve components 

who performed certain training 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 642) that would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make memorial 

headstones and markers available for purchase by members of reserve components who performed certain training. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits 

Mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces (sec. 

701) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 701) that would amend 

section 1074m of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide person-to-person mental health 

screenings once during each 180–day period in which a servicemember is deployed. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

701) that would require the Secretary to provide a person-to-person 

mental health assessment for Active Duty and Selected Reserve 

members each year. The Secretary may provide such assessments 

in conjunction with annual periodic health assessments or pre- or 

post-deployment health assessments. In addition, the provision 

would require the Secretary to submit an annual report on the 

tools and processes used to provide the assessments. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary to provide a person-to-person mental health assessment for Active Duty and Selected Reserve members each year (such assessments may be provided in 

conjunction with annual periodic health assessments or pre- or 

post-deployment health assessments) and to submit a report to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives on the tools and processes used to provide the assessments. The amendment would also require the Secretary, 

through 2018, to provide person-to-person mental health screenings 

once during each 180–day period in which a member is deployed. 


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Modifications of cost-sharing and other requirements for the 

TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program (sec. 702) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

702) that would amend section 1074g of title 10, United States 

Code, to modify the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program by specifying that non-formulary prescriptions would be available through 

the national mail-order pharmacy program, establishing prescription copayments from 2015 through 2024, and requiring that nongeneric prescription maintenance medications be refilled through 

military treatment facility pharmacies or the national mail-order 

pharmacy program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make the provision specifying that non-formulary 

prescriptions would be available through the national mail-order 

pharmacy program and the provision requiring that non-generic 

prescription maintenance medications be refilled through military 

treatment facility pharmacies or the national mail-order pharmacy 

program beginning on October 1, 2015. The agreement also modifies prescription copayments beginning in 2015. 

We note that while the Department of Defense (DOD) legislative 

proposal included proposed changes to the TRICARE pharmaceutical co-pays for fiscal years 2015 through 2024, this agreement 

includes changes beginning in fiscal year 2015. By adopting co-payment changes beginning the first year of the proposal, the agreement preserves the option for Congress to achieve most of the savings requested by DOD. 

This approach does not constitute a rejection of the DOD proposal, which was endorsed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Rather, consideration of further changes to co-pays is deferred until after the 

committees receive the report of the Military Compensation and 

Retirement Modernization Commission, which is due in February 

2015. The two committees commit to consider proposed changes to 

co-pays that are included in the FY 2016 budget request as part 

of the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2016. 

We note that if sequestration-level budgets remain in effect for 

Fiscal Year 2016 and beyond, DOD will need to make painful cuts 

and achieve substantial savings across its entire budget in order to 

avoid an unacceptable reduction in readiness of the Armed Forces 

of the United States. 

Elimination of inpatient day limits and other limits in provision of 

mental health services (sec. 703) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

703) that would amend section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, 

to remove limits on inpatient mental health services, removing a 

potential barrier to receipt of mental health care that does not exist 

for other medical and surgical care. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

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Authority for provisional TRICARE coverage for emerging health 

care services and supplies (sec. 704) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

705) that would amend section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, 

to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide provisional coverage or authorization for coverage for certain health care products 

and services that do not meet the hierarchy of reliable evidence as 

prescribed in federal regulations for the TRICARE program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would amend chapter 55 of Title 10, United States Code, 

to authorize the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, to provide provisional coverage for the provision of a service or supply if the Secretary determines that such service or supply is widely recognized in the 

United States as being safe and effective. 

Clarification of provision of food to former members and dependents 

not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities (sec. 705) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 702) that would amend 

section 1078b of title 10, United States Code, to allow former members and their dependents to receive food and beverages at no cost 

for those who are receiving certain outpatient care in military medical treatment facilities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling 

under the TRICARE program (sec. 706) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 703) that would amend 

section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 

breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling during pregnancy 

and the postpartum period as a covered benefit for TRICARE beneficiaries. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 704). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Provision of notice of change to TRICARE benefits (sec. 711) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 715) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide TRICARE beneficiaries 

and providers with written notice if any significant changes are 

made in policy regarding services provided under the TRICARE 

program or in payment rates of more than 20 percent. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide TRICARE 

beneficiaries with notice if any significant changes are made in the 


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structure of or benefits provided under the TRICARE program or 

in beneficiary cost-share rates of more than 20 percent. 

Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and 

TRICARE Extra (sec. 712) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 712) that would change 

the frequency of the reports of the reviews submitted to Congress 

by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the 

processes, procedures, and analysis used by the Department of Defense (DOD) to determine the adequacy of the number of health 

care providers who accept TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 

Extra. The Comptroller General would report on reviews during 

2017, 2020, and at such other times as requested by the Comptroller General or the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

707) that would repeal the requirement for ongoing Comptroller 

General review of the processes, procedures, and analysis used by 

DOD to determine health care and mental health care provider acceptance of the TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra benefit. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would change the frequency of the reports of the reviews submitted to Congress by the Comptroller General regarding the processes, procedures, and analysis used by DOD to determine the adequacy of the number of health care providers who accept TRICARE 

Standard and TRICARE Extra. The Comptroller General would report on reviews during 2017 and 2020 only. 

Review of military health system modernization study (sec. 713) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 714) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the Military Medical Treatment Facility Modernization Study directed by the Resource Management 

Decision of the Department of Defense (DOD) MP-D–01. The report 

would include the study data, for a 12-year period, used by the Secretary and the results of the study with regard to recommendations 

to restructure or realign military medical treatment facilities. Further, the provision would require the Comptroller General of the 

United States, not later than 180 days after the Secretary submits 

the report required, to submit a report to the congressional defense 

committees on the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense, to 

include an assessment of the study methodology and data used by 

the Secretary. The Secretary would be prohibited from realigning 

or restructuring a military medical treatment facility until 120 

days following the date the Comptroller General is required to submit the report. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

736) that would require the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit a report assessing the Military Health System 

Modernization Study of DOD to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 180 

days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

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clude in the Senate provision Comptroller General report elements 

requiring the Comptroller General, with respect to each military 

medical treatment facility covered by the modernization study, to 

assess whether the Secretary of Defense consulted with the appropriate training directorate, training and doctrine command, and 

forces command of the military department concerned with respect 

to the frequency of high-tempo, live-fire military operations at such 

training centers; and assess the capacity of each medical facility in 

the surrounding area of a major military training center to treat 

battlefield related injuries, including whether such facility has a 

helipad capable of receiving medical evacuation airlift patients arriving from the primary evacuation aircraft platform used by such 

training center. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees on the Military Medical 

Treatment Facility Modernization Study directed by the Resource 

Management Decision of DOD MP-D–01. The report would include 

the study data, for a 6-year period, used by the Secretary and the 

results of the study with regard to recommendations to restructure 

or realign military medical treatment facilities, as well as assessments of whether the military medical treatment facilities included 

in the modernization study have a helipad capable of receiving 

medical evacuation airlift patients arriving on the primary evacuation aircraft platform for the military installation served; and 

whether the Secretary consulted with the appropriate training directorate, training and doctrine command, and forces command of 

the military department concerned with respect to the frequency of 

high-tempo, live-fire military operations, and treating battlefieldlike injuries, at locations that serve as military training centers. 

Further, the provision would require the Comptroller General of 

the United States, not later than 180 days after the Secretary submits the report required, to submit a report to the congressional 

defense committees on the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense, to include an assessment of the study methodology and data 

used by the Secretary. The Secretary would be prohibited from realigning or restructuring a military medical treatment facility 

based on the modernization study until 90 days following the date 

the Comptroller General is required to submit the report. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Designation and responsibilities of senior medical advisor for 

Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec. 721) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 722) that would amend 

section 1513A of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 

(24 U.S.C. 413a) to make technical corrections regarding the designation of the Senior Medical Advisor for the Retirement Home to 

reflect the disestablishment of the TRICARE Management Activity 

and creation of the new Defense Health Agency. The provision 

would also replace the reference to the health care standards of the 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1424). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department 

of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund (sec. 

722) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 721) that would amend 

section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) to extend the termination date of 

the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 

Medical Facility Demonstration Fund from September 30, 2015, to 

September 30, 2016. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 722). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report on status of reductions in TRICARE Prime service areas 

(sec. 723) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 726) that would amend 

section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239), as amended by section 701 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66), to require the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days 

of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the status of reducing the availability of 

TRICARE Prime in regions where it has been reduced. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

706) that would require the Secretary, not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of the reduction of TRICARE 

Prime service areas conducted by the Department of Defense. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would amend section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1079a note) to require the Secretary, within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, 

to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives a report on the status of reducing the 

availability of TRICARE Prime in regions where it has been reduced. 

Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses (sec. 724) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3833) contained a provision that would 

amend section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of 

Public Law 110–181) to extend for 1 year the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide rehabilitation and vocational 

benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

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Acquisition strategy for health care professional staffing services 

(sec. 725) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 724) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and carry out an acquisition strategy with respect to entering into contracts for the services 

of health care professional staff at military medical treatment facilities. The provision would also require the Secretary to submit 

a report on the status of implementing the acquisition strategy not 

later than April 1, 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

723) that would require the Secretary to develop a Department of 

Defense-wide strategy for contracting for health care professionals 

for the Department of Defense. The provision would also require 

the Secretary to submit a report on the strategy not later than 180 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary to develop and carry out an acquisition strategy with respect to entering into contracts for the services of health care professional staff at military medical treatment 

facilities. The amendment would also require the Secretary to submit a report on the status of implementing the acquisition strategy 

not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Pilot program on medication therapy management under TRICARE 

program (sec. 726) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 725) that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program for at 

least 2 years at not less than three locations to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of including medication therapy management 

as part of the TRICARE program. The program would be focused 

on improving patient medication use and outcomes using best commercial practices in medication therapy management and would 

quantify effectiveness by measuring patient medication use and 

outcomes as well as health care costs. The Secretary of Defense 

would be required to submit a report on the results of the pilot program to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 

months after the program commences. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

724) that would require the Secretary to carry out a program of 

comprehensive, uniform medication management in military medical treatment facilities and to submit a report describing this program to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

We note that although the requirement is to carry out the pilot 

program at two military treatment facilities and one additional 

point of service, we expect the Secretary to utilize prescription drug 

data from all three points of service (military treatment facility, 

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Antimicrobial stewardship program at medical facilities of the Department of Defense (sec. 727) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3392) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an antimicrobial stewardship program at Department of Defense (DOD) medical facilities. In carrying out the program, the Secretary would be required 

to: develop a consistent manner to collect and analyze data on antibiotic usage, health issues related to antibiotic usage such as Clostridium difficile infections, and antimicrobial resistance trends; provide data on antibiotic usage and antimicrobial resistance trends at 

DOD medical facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network 

of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and submit to 

the congressional defense committees a strategy for carrying out 

the program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an antimicrobial stewardship program at DOD medical facilities. In carrying out the program, the Secretary would be required to: develop 

a consistent manner to collect and analyze data on antibiotic usage, 

health issues related to antibiotic usage, and antimicrobial resistance trends, and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for carrying 

out the program. 

Report on improvements in the identification and treatment of mental health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members of the Armed Forces (sec. 728) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 732) that would require the secretaries of the military departments, not less than 

once each year, to contract with a third-party unaffiliated with the 

Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense to 

conduct an evaluation of the mental health care and suicide prevention programs carried out by each secretary. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

733) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report evaluating the tools, processes, and best 

practices to improve the identification and treatment of mental 

health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members of 

the Armed Forces. The provision would also authorize the Secretary, in conducting the evaluation, to consult with an advisory 

council composed of: behavioral health officers of the Public Health 

Service; mental health and other health providers who serve service members in the active duty and reserve components; the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; the Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Reserve Affairs; the secretaries of the military departments; the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs; the Secretary of Health and Human Services; 

the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the 

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Administration; the Director of the National Institutes of Health; 

and the President of the Institute of Medicine. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report evaluating the tools, processes, and best 

practices to improve the identification and treatment of mental 

health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members of 

the Armed Forces. 

Report on efforts to treat infertility of military families (sec. 729) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 734) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the steps the Secretary is taking 

to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 

have access to reproductive counseling and a full spectrum of treatments for infertility, including in vitro fertilization. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary, not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report assessing the access of members of the 

Armed Forces and their dependents to reproductive counseling and 

treatments for infertility. 

Report on implementation of recommendations of Institute of Medicine on improvements to certain resilience and prevention programs of the Department of Defense (sec. 730) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

734) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, not later than 180 days after the enactment of 

this Act, a report setting forth an assessment of the feasibility and 

advisability of implementing the recommendations of the Institute 

of Medicine (IOM) regarding improvements to programs of the Department of Defense (DOD) intended to strengthen the mental, 

emotional, and behavioral abilities associated with managing adversity, adapting to change, recovering, and learning in connection 

with military service. The report would be required to include the 

DOD’s assessment of the IOM report’s findings and recommendations, the DOD’s actions taken to implement the report’s recommendations, and for any recommendations not implemented, the 

rationale for not implementing those recommendations. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary to submit to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 

not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a report 

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emotional, and behavioral abilities associated with managing adversity, adapting to change, recovering, and learning in connection 

with military service. 

Comptroller General report on transition of care for post-traumatic 

stress disorder or traumatic brain injury (sec. 731) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 727) that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 

the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that assesses the transition of care for post-traumatic stress 

disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). The report would 

be due not later than April 1, 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Comptroller General to submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

assesses the transition of care for PTSD or TBI, not later than September 1, 2015. 

Comptroller General report on mental health stigma reduction efforts in the Department of Defense (sec. 732) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3387) contained a provision that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a 

review of the policies, procedures, and programs of the Department 

of Defense to reduce the stigma associated with mental health 

treatment for members of the Armed Forces and deployed civilian 

employees of the Department of Defense. The report would be submitted to the congressional defense committees not later than 

March 1, 2016. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the report to be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than March 1, 2016. 

Comptroller General report on women’s health care services for 

members of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries 

(sec. 733) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3811) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report, not 

later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, on women’s 

health care services for members of the Armed Forces on Active 

Duty and other covered beneficiaries. The provision would also require the Comptroller General of the United States, not later than 

180 days after the submittal of the Secretary’s report, to submit to 

Congress a report providing an assessment of the Secretary’s report. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Comptroller General to submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on women’s health care services for members of the armed forces serving on Active Duty and other covered 

beneficiaries. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Behavioral health treatment of developmental disabilities under the 

TRICARE program 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 704) that would amend 

section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize behavioral 

health treatment, including applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, for all developmental disabilities as defined by section 

15002(8) of title 42, United States Code, including autism spectrum 

disorders, when prescribed by a physician or psychologist to be covered under the basic TRICARE program for certain beneficiaries. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that in July of this year the Department of Defense consolidated its three preexisting programs that provided ABA therapy 

for beneficiaries with autism spectrum disorder into its TRICARE 

Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program. This consolidation included a pilot program mandated by Congress in section 

705 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

(Public Law 112–239), which provided an ABA therapy reinforcement benefit for family members of retirees. The Department of 

Defense is required to provide the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives with a report on 

the results of that pilot program, to include recommendations with 

regard to beneficiary cost-shares for the benefit. This report is expected in early 2015. 

Cooperative health care agreements between the military departments and non-military health care entities 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 711) that would authorize the secretaries of the military departments to establish cooperative health care agreements between military installations 

and local or regional non-military health care entities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Limitation on transfer or elimination of graduate medical education 

billets 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 713) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from transferring or eliminating a 

graduate medical education billet from a military medical treatment facility unless the Secretary conducts a review of at least 2 

years of the implementation of the reform of the administration of 

the Military Health System, examines recruiting and retention of 


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medical professionals with regard to the Department of Defense’s 

graduate medical education programs, determines the assignment 

of such billets, and certifies to the congressional defense committees that any proposed transfer of a billet meets the needs of the 

military departments and patients. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund 

matters 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

721) that would amend sections 1111, 1113, 1115, and 1116 of title 

10, United States Code, to modify the method by which the Federal 

Government makes accrual payments into the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (Fund), by 

changing from a lump sum Treasury payment at the beginning of 

a fiscal year to monthly payments by the military services out of 

military personnel accounts, and would authorize the Secretary of 

Defense to change the actuarial determination required by section 

1115 of title 10, United States Code, in the event Congress enacts 

significant benefit changes after such determination was made. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

For the last several years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has 

proposed legislation that, if enacted, would reduce its annual contribution to the Fund. These proposals have come as part of the administration’s budget submission, and DOD continues to assume 

discretionary savings in its budget that are tied to enactment of 

these proposals, despite the fact that (1) there is no guarantee that 

Congress will support the proposals, and (2) even if Congress were 

to support such proposals, the timing of the annual contribution to 

the Fund precludes DOD from realizing discretionary savings in 

the year of execution, unless the annual defense bill is passed and 

signed by the President prior to October 1st. We find this practice 

of assuming savings disingenuous at worst, and short-sighted and 

impractical at best. 

Until a method is devised for DOD to realize year-of-execution 

savings with respect to its contributions to the Fund, we strongly 

urge DOD to cease its practice of assuming year-of-execution discretionary savings from legislative proposals that effect outlays 

from the Fund. Such practice leaves DOD with military personnel 

funding shortfalls even if Congress supports legislative proposals 

that yield short-term discretionary savings. 

Research regarding Alzheimer’s disease 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 723) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation activities with respect to Alzheimer’s 

disease. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Briefing on hospitals in arrears in payments to Department of Defense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 728) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

briefing on the process used by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) 

to collect payments from non-Department of Defense (DOD) hospitals. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense to provide, not later than 60 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a briefing to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives on the process used by DHA to collect payments 

from non-DOD hospitals, to include a list of each hospital that is 

more than 90 days in arrears in payments to the Secretary, including the amount of arrears by 30–day increments for each such hospital. 

Research regarding breast cancer 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 729) that would require the Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations 

of the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee (IBCERCC) to prioritize prevention and increase the study of chemical and physical factors in breast cancer. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research 

Program (BCRP) has implemented recommendations of the 

IBCERCC and has prioritized primary prevention as one of the 

BCRP’s ten overarching challenges. In addition, the study of chemical and physical factors in primary prevention is one of several 

recommendations made by the IBCERCC to address the primary 

prevention of breast cancer. The intent of the program is to enable 

researchers to submit proposals that address any of the overarching challenges. 

Sense of Congress regarding access to mental health services by 

members of the armed forces 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 730) that would express the sense of Congress that servicemembers should have adequate access to the mental health care and support that they need, 

that public-private mental health partnerships can provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with enhanced capability to treat 

servicemembers, and that DOD should fully implement the pilot 

program authorized under section 706 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Evaluation of wounded warrior care and transition program 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 731) that would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract with a private organization to evaluate the wounded warrior care and transition program of the Department of Defense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on military family planning programs of the Department of 

Defense 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

731) that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive study of the access of servicemembers and certain military dependents to methods of contraception approved by the Food 

and Drug Administration, contraception counseling, and related 

education, and to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of Representatives a report of the findings of this study no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Interagency working group on the provision of mental health services to members of the National Guard and the Reserves 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

732) that would require the Secretary of Defense to convene an 

interagency working group to review and recommend collaborative 

approaches to improving the provision of mental health services to 

members of the National Guard and Reserves and to submit a report on the findings and recommendations of the interagency working group to the appropriate congressional committees not later 

than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Primary blast injury research 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 733) that would require the Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program, a congressionally directed medical research program, to conduct a study on blast injury mechanics. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on Department of Defense support of members of the armed 

forces who experience traumatic injury as a result of vaccinations required by the Department 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

735) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the secretaries of the military departments, to report on the 

adequacy and effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and systems 

of the Department of Defense (DOD) in providing support to 


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servicemembers who experience traumatic injury as a result of a 

vaccination required by DOD. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress on use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 735) that would express the sense of Congress that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be 

used to treat servicemembers for traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder and that the Secretary of Defense should 

increase awareness among servicemembers and military doctors of 

hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND

RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Modular open systems approaches in acquisition programs (sec. 

801) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

801) that would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to adopt 

an open systems approach to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

and Major Automated Information Systems, and to other programs 

the primary purpose of which is the acquisition of an information 

technology (IT) system, entering the acquisition process after January 1, 2016. The committee believes that a comprehensive open 

systems approach is an important component of IT acquisition reform. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

The provision requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to develop standards and define 

architectures necessary to enable open systems approaches in key 

mission areas of DOD. 

The Under Secretary is further required to review and update 

guidance to ensure that acquisition programs use open system approaches in the product design and acquisition of information technology systems to the maximum extent practicable and to detail in 

the contract file reasons why any system is not an open system. 

Finally, the provision requires the Under Secretary to identify 

legacy information technology systems that are not utilizing an 

open systems approach and outline a process for potential conversion to an open systems approach. 

Recharacterization of changes to Major Automated Information System programs (sec. 802) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

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mated Information System program that fails to achieve a full deployment decision within 5 years after the Milestone A decision or 

selection of the preferred alternative for the program. 

In lieu of a critical change report, failure to achieve a full deployment decision within 5 years would be determined to be a significant change with the attendant notification to the congressional defense committees required for all significant changes. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Amendments relating to defense business systems (sec. 803) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

803) that would require business process reengineering (BPR) before milestone decisions for the Major Automated Information System program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We continue to be concerned that BPR is not being conducted rigorously enough, or documented well enough, to drive successful information technology acquisition outcomes. 

We believe that the Department of Defense (DOD) is too often 

lackadaisical in its attempts at BPR or the results are misaligned 

to the budgeting, requirements and acquisition processes to have 

any significant effect on the outcome. BPR must happen early and 

upfront, well before the requirements and acquisition community 

get involved in order to inform their work. 

As we have observed, and as industry has indicated to us as part 

of our acquisition improvement efforts, it is important to clearly articulate the desired outcomes of information technology (IT) system 

acquisitions with input from the user community. That should happen after business processes have been analyzed, and if necessary 

restructured, to ensure the way an organization does business 

drives the system, not the other way around. Aligning the IT acquisition strategy to the mission goals of the organization is necessary 

to get the maximum return-on-investment from a system, but that 

cannot happen without leadership to drive and enforce organizational change. 

We believe that the requirement to do formal process mapping as 

part of the milestone decision approval process will help, but is 

only one step, in a larger effort to improve the information technology management of DOD. 

We believe there are a number of ways that DOD could improve 

BPR. For example, expanding the investment review process for IT 

systems and empowering the Deputy Chief Management Officer 

(DCMO) to conduct BPR for other IT mission areas within DOD 

warrants consideration in the future. 

Additionally, we believe that the process improvement officers of 

DOD and the military departments should work with their respective Chief Information Officers to create metrics to track progress 

and BPR, as well as meeting the other strategic management objectives of DOD. 

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nity that could be more actively engaged to create a rigorous, scientific process for conducting BPR. 

Report on implementation of acquisition process for information 

technology systems (sec. 804) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

805) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics) to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the implementation of the acquisition 

process for information technology detailing the applicable implementing regulations, instructions, or policies. 

The report shall also explain any legislative criteria not yet implemented and a schedule for implementing such criteria along 

with any proposed deviations. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

We are concerned with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) ability to effectively acquire information technology (IT) resources. We 

believe that part of the challenge that DOD faces is in its reliance 

on processes that are too heavily focused on the acquisition of militarily unique hardware systems. We recognize that the paradigm 

for IT acquisition is rooted more firmly in the commercial marketplace. As a consumer of commercially developed solutions, rather 

than a generator of unique requirements, DOD follows commercial 

trends more often than it leads them. 

Unfortunately, we believe that DOD has not done enough to 

come to terms with this trend, choosing instead to act as though 

it has the same power to influence computing and electronics markets as it did for most of the 20th century. Though numerous studies have indicated a need to change acquisition processes within 

DOD to adjust to the reality of 21st century commercial IT markets, DOD has made little progress. Ideas such as agile development, the use of clear requirements tied to software development 

timelines, rethinking the processes for capital planning and investment, and the application of system audits and risk management 

to enhance outcomes are prevalent within the commercial sector, 

but often face resistance and hostility from government program 

managers and contracting officers. 

Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 111–84) authorized DOD to implement a 

new acquisition process for IT systems, but to date, we have seen 

little tangible action to take advantage of those new authorities. 

We believe that DOD needs to do more to show tangible progress 

in its efforts at improving IT acquisition, especially as software-intensive IT systems continue to become more prominent components 

of U.S. military capability. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, 

Procedures, and Limitations 

Extension and modification of contract authority for advanced component development and prototype units (sec. 811) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 802) that would extend 

existing statutory authority under subsection (b)(4) of section 819 


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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

(Public Law 111–84) until September 30, 2019. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 822). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Amendments relating to authority of the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype projects (sec. 812) 

The House bill included a provision (section 803) which would 

amend section 845(a)(1) of The National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160) to broaden the definition for the types of efforts for which other transactions authority 

might be used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that makes technical changes to the use of other transactions authority. 

Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for 

contract services (sec. 813) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 804) that would extend 

for 1 year the cap on the aggregate annual amount spent on contracts for services through fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

We note that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has 

stated that the military departments and defense agencies generally have not developed plans to use the inventory of contracted 

services, mandated since 2008 in section 2330a of title 10, United 

States Code, to facilitate the Department of Defense’s (DOD) strategic workforce planning, workforce mix, budget decision-making 

processes, and contract execution and oversight. 

Further, GAO found that components may not have fully identified, as required by section 2330a of title 10, United States Code, 

all instances in which contractors are providing services that are 

inherently governmental, closely associated with inherently governmental functions, staff augmentation, or personal services, the latter of which we note are prohibited by law. 

According to GAO, a key factor inhibiting the components’ inventory review is a lack of accurate and reliable data, which we note 

the inventory could provide if the components were to implement 

DOD-wide a common data system based on the Army’s existing 

system as directed by existing DOD guidance. 

In the absence of a plan of action with milestones and timeframes to establish a common data system to collect contractor 

manpower data, we are leaving the caps on contractor spending in 

place for fiscal year 2015. 

Improvement in defense design-build construction process (sec. 814) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 805) that would amend 

section 3309 of title 41, United States Code, and section 2305a of 

title 10, United States Code, by limiting the maximum number 


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specified in the solicitation for a design-build contract. Additionally, 

this provision would require the head of an agency awarding a contract pursuant to this provision to provide a report to the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would limit application of the provision to section 2305a of 

title 10, United States Code, and, for contracts greater than $4.0 

million, limit the maximum number of offerors specified in the solicitation for a two-phase design-build contract, unless a higher 

number is approved by the head of a contracting activity. 

Permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for 

certain commercial items (sec. 815) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 806) that would make 

the authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain 

commercial items permanent. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Restatement and revision of requirements applicable to multiyear 

defense acquisitions to be specifically authorized by law (sec. 

816) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

821) that would clarify and reorganize the reporting and certification requirements of the Department of Defense when requesting 

specific authorization for multiyear contract authority. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment clarifying when certain cost estimates should be performed. 

Sourcing requirements related to avoiding counterfeit electronic 

parts (sec. 817) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

824) that would clarify sourcing requirements related to avoiding 

counterfeit electronic parts. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Amendments to Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program 

(sec. 818) 

The House bill included a provision (section 829) which would 

modify the Small Business Act (section 638 of title 15, United 

States Code) to require each agency carrying out a Small Business 

Technology Transfer program to support innovative approaches to 

technology transfer at institutions of higher education, based on 

the pilot program established under section 5127 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that makes technical amendments to section 1603 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 

66), which provides authority for the DOD to fund commercialization proof of concept centers. 

We note that there is commercialization potential in the research 

activities ongoing in universities, small businesses, and defense 

labs. Transition of promising research results into fielded defense 

systems or commercially successful enterprises is a benefit to both 

DOD and the nation as a whole. 

We note that the Senate committee-reported Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4870 and Senate report 113– 

211) encouraged DOD to expand efforts at commercialization of 

technologies, especially those derived from research at the DOD 

laboratories. We encourage the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering to work with the Congress to identify 

appropriate funding to support the commercialization activities envisioned in that bill, as well as those authorized by this provision. 

Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 

Temporary extension of and amendments to test program for negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans 

(sec. 821) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 811) that would modify 

and extend the test program for negotiation of comprehensive small 

business subcontracting plans authorized by section 402 of the 

Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments 

Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–574). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 823). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Plan for improving data on bundled or consolidated contracts (sec. 

822) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 813) that would amend 

section 644 of title 15, United States Code, by requiring the Small 

Business Administration to work with other agencies to create and 

implement a data quality improvement plan to promote greater accuracy, transparency, and accountability in the reporting of contract bundling and consolidation. 

The committee recognizes that properly labeling a contract as 

bundled or consolidated is important to small business competition, 

as the process of contract labeling triggers a series of reviews and 

mitigation steps that promote opportunities for small business. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to assess 

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Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Veterans 

Affairs, the General Services Administration, National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration and the Small Business Administration 

with values above $10.0 million in sectors 23, 33, 54, and 56 as defined by the North American Industry Classification System. 

Not later than October 1, 2015, the Comptroller General shall 

provide an interim briefing to the House and Senate Committees 

on Armed Services, the Senate Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship, and the House Committee on Small Business 

with a summary of findings, including an assessment of (1) the 

quality of data reported pertaining to contract bundling and consolidation, and (2) interim recommendations, if any, to improve current data collection and dissemination on contract bundling and 

consolidation. 

In the final report, the Comptroller General shall evaluate (1) 

the pros and cons of implementing government-wide the ‘‘Federal 

Procurement Data System (FPDS) Contract Reporting Data Improvement Plan’’ published by DOD on January 12, 2010; (2) the 

plan proposed by the Small Business Administration under this 

section; and (3) whether other alternatives should be considered to 

improve reporting of bundled and consolidated contracts without 

requiring modification to FPDS. 

Finally, the Comptroller General shall examine whether government-wide strategic sourcing vehicles are reducing the number of 

companies, including small business concerns, that are actively 

participating in the federal procurement system as prime contractors, and whether this reduction poses substantial risk to the industrial base. 

The final report shall be delivered to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the House Committee on Small 

Business not later than October 1, 2017. 

Authority to provide education to small businesses on certain requirements of Arms Export Control Act (sec. 823) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 814) that would amend 

section 21(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (section 648(c)(1) of title 

15, United States Code) by including a requirement that applicants 

receiving grants pursuant to that section shall also assist small 

businesses by providing, where appropriate, education on the requirements applicable to small businesses under the regulations 

issued pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (chapter 39 of title 

22, United States Code) and on compliance with those requirements. The provision would also amend section 2418 of title 10, 

United States Code, by expanding the Procurement Technical Assistance Program to assist small business concerns with education 

related to export controls. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

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Matters relating to reverse auctions (sec. 824) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 815) that would amend 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631) to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for procurement of certain goods and services if the 

contract is awarded using a Small Business Act procurement authority. 

It would also limit the use of reverse auctions in cases where 

only one offer was received or where offerors do not have the ability to submit revised bids throughout the course of the auction. 

The section further clarified that the desire to use a reverse auction does not obviate federal agencies from the obligation to use a 

Small Business Act procurement authority. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that in conducting reverse auctions, buyers have the 

ability to cancel an auction at any time before the auction closes 

or to make the decision not to make any award after the auction 

closes with proper justification in accordance with the terms and 

conditions of the solicitation and all applicable regulations. 

The agreement also prohibits the use of reverse auctions for military construction projects that require a specific congressional authorization. 

Sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (sec. 825) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 827) that would allow 

for sole source contracting to certain women owned small businesses. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle D—Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform 

Chief Information Officer authority enhancements (sec. 831) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5101) that would 

strengthen various agencies’ Chief Information Officer positions. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Enhanced transparency and improved risk management in information technology investments (sec. 832) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5505) that would enhance transparency in information technology investments. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement contains the House provision with a clarifying 

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Portfolio review (sec. 833) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5301) that would inventory information technology software assets. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement contains the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Federal data center consolidation initiative (sec. 834) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5203) that would provide for the consolidation of federal data centers. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We believe that the Department of Defense (DOD) has made significant strides in consolidating its data center infrastructure, by 

maturing its process for evaluating data centers as well as finding 

opportunities to leverage commercial cloud computing capabilities. 

However, as both savings and efficiencies from data center consolidation reach a point of diminishing returns, we believe that DOD 

can continue to make further progress by also integrating efforts 

to assess the applications that run on this infrastructure to determine which require dedicated servers and which can potentially be 

migrated to virtualized or cloud environments. 

We believe that software application rationalization and consolidation is a natural extension of, and next step in, data center consolidation. Reducing the data center footprint eliminates unneeded 

infrastructure, but software application rationalization is needed to 

more efficiently utilize the infrastructure that remains, and to better determine if any further data center consolidation may or may 

not be warranted. 

Therefore, we direct the Chief Information Office of DOD, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers of the military departments, to carry out an assessment to identify and prioritize the 

software applications in use throughout DOD that should be considered for migration to a cloud computing environment and to submit a report on the results of the assessment to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by December 15, 2015. This assessment should include the following: 

(1) Whether each of the software applications used by DOD 

can be readily transitioned to a cloud computing environment 

with minimal additional investment of developmental funding; 

(2) If a software application used by DOD cannot be readily 

transitioned to a cloud computing environment, the cost and 

time required to enable, either by modification or replacement, 

the operation of the software application in a cloud computing 

environment; 

(3) Whether it would be cost-effective to enable, either by 

modification or replacement, the operation of a software application in a cloud computing environment; 

(4) A list of software applications used by DOD that should 

be enabled, either by modification or replacement, to operate in 

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by which they should be enabled, and a schedule for such 

modification or replacement; and 

(5) An estimate of the cloud computing workload needs of 

DOD time-phased across the future years defense plan to inform DOD’s cloud computing needs under the Joint Information Environment initiative that might be satisfied by government-owned and -operated or commercial cloud computing solutions. 

Expansion of training and use of information technology cadres 

(sec. 835) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5411) that would require a 5-year strategic plan to develop, strengthen, and solidify information technology acquisition cadres. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Maximizing the benefit of the Federal strategic sourcing initiative 

(sec. 836) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5501) that would require regulations to maximize the benefit of the Federal Strategic 

Sourcing Initiative. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Governmentwide software purchasing program (sec. 837) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5502) that would require the creation of a strategic sourcing initiative for software. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle E—Never Contract With the Enemy 

Prohibition on providing funds to the enemy (sec. 841) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3743B) contained a provision that would provide the authority to terminate or void a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement when it is found that funds received under that 

contract, grant, or cooperative agreement are being provided directly or indirectly to a person or entity that is actively opposing 

United States or coalition forces involved in a contingency operation in which members of the Armed Forces are actively engaged 

in hostilities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

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Additional access to records (sec. 842) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3743C) contained a provision that would 

allow the head of an executive agency to examine the records of a 

contractor, recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement to the extent necessary to ensure that funds, including goods and services, 

available under the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement are 

not provided directly or indirectly to a person or entity that is actively opposing United States or coalition forces involved in a contingency operation in which members of the Armed Forces are actively engaged in hostilities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Definitions (sec. 843) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3743D) contained a provision that would provide certain definitions. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for United States 

Special Operations Command (sec. 851) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

807) that would require procedures for the rapid acquisition and 

deployment of items for the U.S. Special Operations Command 

(SOCOM) that are currently under development by the Department 

of Defense (DOD) or available from the commercial sector and are 

urgently needed to avoid significant risk or loss of life or mission 

failure, or needed to avoid collateral damage where no collateral 

damage is necessary for mission success. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would authorize the establishment of procedures for 

rapid acquisition and deployment of items for SOCOM that are currently under development by DOD or available from the commercial sector and are urgently needed to avoid significant risk or loss 

of life or mission failure, or needed to avoid collateral damage 

where no collateral damage is necessary for mission success. 

The provision would also require the Commander, SOCOM, in instances where an item has identified deficiencies, to make the determination that deployment of such an item is acceptable for reasons of national security. 

The provision would also make clear the SOCOM Commander 

may not use the authority under this provision at the same time 

as the Commander uses the authority under section 806 of Public 

Law 107–314. 

The agreement also includes amendments to the provision that 

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quisition procedures are used to ensure robust congressional oversight of this authority. 

Consideration of corrosion control in preliminary design review (sec. 

852) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

808) that would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to ensure that Department of Defense (DOD) Instruction 5000.02 and other applicable guidance require full consideration during preliminary design review of metals, 

materials, and technologies that effectively prevent or control corrosion over the life cycle of the product. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

We expect the relevant instruction and regulations called for in 

this provision to be tailored to apply only to products likely to corrode and not to every item or system purchased by the DOD. 

Program manager development report (sec. 853) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

841) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive strategy for enhancing the role of Department of Defense program managers in developing and carrying out defense acquisition programs. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Operational metrics for Joint Information Environment and supporting activities (sec. 854) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 821) that would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct a review 

of the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions II contract and provide 

a certification to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives that the contract is effective in 

delivering information technology capabilities for the joint force. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We remain concerned by the lack of clarity about the activities 

supporting the Joint Information Environment (JIE), including the 

programs of records, and other non-materiel aspects, that would 

contribute to the JIE vision. 

In the case of some of the programs that we believe contribute 

to JIE, like the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions II contract, 

Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Network, or the Army’s Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization program, there are 

measures of performance driven by the information technology 

community, but not ones that can be clearly tied to operational outcomes for the warfighting community. 

As the JIE evolves into a seamless network to support 

warfighting functions, as well as business and support processes, 

we believe that the Department of Defense (DOD) needs metrics 


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that can be tied to the operational customer in ways that can demonstrate effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. 

Therefore, we direct the DOD Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to brief 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives on the guidance and metrics required by this section within 210 days of the enactment of this Act. 

Compliance with requirements for senior Department of Defense officials seeking employment with defense contractors (sec. 855) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 823) that would amend 

section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) to require the Secretary of Defense to designate an official of the Department of Defense (DOD) 

to ensure compliance with the requirements of that section and 

would require that, not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, such official shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on DOD’s efforts to ensure compliance with the requirements of section 847. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note a lack of clarity in the lines of supervision for purposes 

of monitoring compliance with section 847 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181). 

We therefore direct DOD to review those lines of supervision and 

to submit a report on its findings to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, no 

later than March 31, 2015. 

The report shall identify each supervisory component by office 

and by position and describe the reporting relationships between 

each of DOD’s 17 Designed Agency Ethics Officials and each of the 

various components in their respective chains of supervision as 

they relate to section 847 compliance. 

Enhancement of whistleblower protection for employees of grantees 

(sec. 856) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

826) that would enhance the whistleblower protections for employees of grantees. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Prohibition on reimbursement of contractors for congressional investigations and inquiries (sec. 857) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

827) that would prohibit reimbursement of costs incurred by a contractor in connection with a congressional investigation or inquiry 

into an issue that is the subject matter of a proceeding resulting 

in a disposition. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 


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Requirement to provide photovoltaic devices from United States 

sources (sec. 858) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

829) that would provide additional acquisition opportunities for the 

Department of Defense with respect to photovoltaic devices. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Reimbursement of Department of Defense for assistance provided to 

nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers (sec. 

859) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

862) that would provide for the reimbursement to the Department 

of Defense for assistance provided to nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producers. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Three-year extension of authority for Joint Urgent Operational 

Needs Fund (sec. 860) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

863) that would reauthorize the Joint Urgent Operational Needs 

Fund for three more years. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Extension to United States Transportation Command of authorities 

relating to prohibition on contracting with the enemy 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 801) that would amend 

section 831(i)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) to add U.S. Transportation 

Command to the list of covered combatant commands. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 861). 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the extension to U.S. Transportation Command of 

authorities relating to prohibition on contracting with the enemy 

was included in another provision of this agreement. 

GOVERNANCE OF JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

804) that would require the Secretary of Defense to install a 

stronger management element and set of controls on the Joint Information Environment (JIE) initiative, including by requiring the 

assignment of an experienced coordinator under the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to oversee the JIE migration, the establishment 

of a team of experts to support the coordinator, and modifications 

to the JIE Executive Committee and its working groups to ensure 

better representation of those who must use the JIE to execute 

warfighting missions and those who must defend the JIE from 

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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We are encouraged that the newly appointed CIO has the necessary support from the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the intent, to impose greater discipline over the JIE migration, bolster the planning and engineering resources devoted to 

the initiative, and to ensure that the needs of the operational forces 

receive all due consideration alongside communications and computing efficiencies and cost savings. 

We direct that the CIO be prepared to brief the congressional defense committees at regular intervals on the measures taken to 

achieve these improvements, including defining what JIE encompasses, and the ‘‘as is’’ condition and the ‘‘to be’’ architecture; developing an integrated master schedule and cost estimates; and tracking compliance with objectives, schedules, and costs. 

In addition, we direct the CIO to identify and prioritize the applications in use in the Department of Defense (DOD) that the CIO 

assesses are candidates for migration to a cloud computing environment, and to determine which applications can and cannot, without 

modification or replacement, be shifted to a cloud computing environment, along with a time-phased plan to either modify or replace 

those applications that are not cloud-compatible. We note that a 

significant percentage of DOD computing applications cannot be 

virtualized or otherwise are not cloud-compatible, and that the cost 

and time required to modify such applications are substantial. 

Without an understanding of what applications can be readily migrated, and a plan to modify or replace those that cannot, neither 

DOD nor potential commercial cloud providers will be able to plan 

effectively. The CIO should complete this tasking, and be prepared 

to share the results with the congressional defense committees, 

within 270 days of the enactment of this Act. 

Improving opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small 

business 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 812) that would amend 

section 657 of title 15, United States Code, by consolidating the 

verification and appeals processes for Service-Disabled VeteranOwned Small Business (SDVOSB) programs at the Department of 

Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration (SBA), 

and by moving the processes and resources of the SDVOSB 

verification programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs to the 

SBA. 

The provision would also allow the surviving spouse of a servicedisabled veteran who acquires an ownership right in a small business concern to be treated as if the surviving spouse were that veteran for the purpose of maintaining the status of the small business as a small business concern owned and controlled by servicedisabled veterans. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that in the case of a transfer of ownership resulting 

from the death of a service-disabled veteran to a surviving spouse 

altering the status of the small business as a SDVOSB, we believe 


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the small business concern can continue to perform existing contracts along with any remaining options to those contracts under 

existing law. 

Improving Federal Surety Bonds 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 816) that would amend 

section 411(c)(1) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 

(Public Law 85–699) by raising the guarantee rate on the Small 

Business Administration’s preferred security bond program from 70 

percent to 90 percent. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Publication of required justification that consolidation of contract 

requirements 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 817) that would require publication of certain justification and approval documents. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Small business prime and subcontract participation goals raised; 

accounting of subcontracting 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 818) that would raise 

the goals for small business subcontracting. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Small business cyber education 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 819) that would allow 

the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of 

the Small Business Administration, to promote an outreach and 

education program to assist small businesses in understanding the 

cyber threat and in defending their networks and intellectual property. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We recognize the challenges faced by small business, both in protecting their own networks and intellectual property, and also in 

developing effective capabilities to address cyber security needs. As 

noted in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying H.R. 3304, 

we recognize the challenges that the defense acquisition system can 

pose for small businesses, but the purpose of the small and disadvantaged businesses offices established in each of the services is 

to handle the whole gamut of small business issues. 

We are aware of the activities the Department of Defense (DOD) 

has instituted in order to improve small business access to threat 

information and best practices pertaining to cyber security. Last 

year, DOD briefed the Armed Services Committees of the Senate 

and House of Representatives on plans to support cyber education 

activities for small business through the existing small business 


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program. We recognize that this is a work in progress, and that an 

ongoing assessment of those efforts should be commenced in order 

to determine the effectiveness of those efforts. 

Therefore, we direct the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit a report to the Armed Services Committees of the 

Senate and House of Representatives by November 1, 2015 on the 

DOD’s outreach and education to assist small businesses in understanding cyber threats. This report should address the following: 

(1) An assessment of the planning being done to integrate 

cyber education and outreach into the programs of the offices 

of small and disadvantaged businesses of DOD and the military services; 

(2) The capabilities of these offices to support small businesses in preparing plans for the protection of their corporate 

networks and intellectual property; and 

(3) Development of metrics to determine the performance 

and effectiveness of those programs and planning activities. 

Procurement of personal protective equipment 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 824) that would require the Secretary of Defense to use best value tradeoff source selection methods to the maximum extent practicable when procuring 

an item of personal protective equipment (PPE) or critical safety 

items. PPE items include, but are not limited to, body armor components, combat helmets, combat protective eyewear, environmental and fire resistant clothing, footwear, organizational clothing 

and individual equipment (OCIE), and other items as determined 

appropriate by the Secretary. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that PPE such as body armor, helmets, specialized clothing and footwear as well as other OCIE items are specifically designed to meet challenging military requirements and specifications. 

These PPE items are usually not commercial off-the-shelf products, but are frequently highly engineered, critical life-saving 

equipment items designed and manufactured to meet rigorous performance standards, first article testing and stringent production 

quality requirements. 

We remain committed to providing the warfighter with the best 

equipment possible and encourage the Department of Defense to 

use proper source selection methods to fulfill these requirements. 

In cases where offerors have widely diverse technical qualifications 

and are expected to provide products that differ significantly in 

performance characteristics, source selection criteria should not be 

solely based on cost in the procurement of OCIE and PPE. 

Authority for Defense Contract Audit Agency to interview contractor 

employees in connection with examination of contractor records 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

825) that would amend subsection (a)(1) of section 2313 of title 10, 

United States Code, to grant the Defense Contract Audit Agency 

specific authority to interview contractor employees similar to the 


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authority granted to the Comptroller General of the United States 

in subsection (c)(1) of that same section. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We believe that under the authorities provided by section 2313 

of title 10, United States Code, Defense Contract Audit Agency 

(DCAA) officials have the authority to interview contractor employees during the course of an audit if such an interview is required 

to complete the audit. 

We therefore encourage contractors to make available for interview the employees associated with matters related to an audit 

conducted in accordance with section 2313. 

We also note that failure to provide reasonable access to interview employees associated with matters under review during an 

audit could result in a qualified audit opinion. 

Prohibition on funds for contracts violating Executive Order No. 

11246 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 825) that would prohibit funding authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense to be used to 

enter into any contract with any entity if such contract would violate Executive Order No. 11246 (relating to non-retaliation for disclosure of compensation information), as amended by the announcement of the President on April 8, 2014. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Requirement for policies and standard checklist in procurement of 

services 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 826) that would amend 

section 2330a of title 10, United States Code, by requiring the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to implement a standard checklist to be used for new contract approval for 

services or exercising an option under an existing contract for services. The checklist required would be modeled on the policy and 

checklist relating to services contract approval form (dated August 

2012) established and in use by the Department of the Army. Finally, the provision would require the Comptroller General of the 

United States to submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report on the implementation of the standard checklist for each of 

fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the provision. 

We direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and the senior acquisition executive for the 

Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force, no 

later than March 30, 2015, to issue to the Defense agencies and the 

military services, respectively, policies implementing a standard 

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isting contract for services, including services provided under a contract for goods. 

We recommend that the Under Secretary and the senior acquisition executives, to the extent practicable, model their policies and 

checklists on the policy and checklist relating to services contract 

approval currently used by the Department of the Army. 

We also direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Defense agencies’ and military services’ implementation of a standard 

checklist by January 30, 2016. 

Debarment required of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘made 

in America’ labels 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 828) that would debar 

people convicted of the fraudulent use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Requirement to buy American flags from domestic sources 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 830) that would require the purchase of American flags from domestic sources. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that flags of the United States procured by the Department of Defense are procured in accordance with section 

2533a(b)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code. 

Tenure and accountability of program managers for program development periods 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

842) that would require the Secretary of Defense to revise Department of Defense (DOD) guidance for defense acquisition programs 

to address the tenure and accountability of program managers for 

the program development period of defense acquisition programs. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that we require the Secretary of Defense to provide recommendations on program manager tenure as part of an overarching review of program manager development elsewhere in this 

Act. 

We express our intent to address program manager tenure in 

next year’s National Defense Authorization Act in the context of a 

larger DOD acquisition reform effort. 

Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution periods 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

843) that would address the tenure and accountability of program 

managers for the program execution period. 

The provision would require each such program manager to enter 

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including the commitment of the MDA that adequate funding and 

resources are available and will be provided, and assurance of the 

program manager that the parameters are achievable. 

The provision would also require that program managers be 

given authority comparable to the authority given to private sector 

program managers and that they be assigned to a program until 

the delivery of the first production units, with a narrow waiver authority. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that we require the Secretary of Defense to provide recommendations on program manager tenure as part of an overarching review of program manager development elsewhere in this 

Act. 

We express our intent to address program manager tenure in 

next year’s National Defense Authorization Act in the context of a 

larger Department of Defense acquisition reform effort. 

Removal of requirements related to waiver of preliminary design review and post-preliminary design review before Milestone B 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

844) that would add an alternative to one of the certification requirements established by section 2366b of title 10, United States 

Code, for major defense acquisition programs entering the acquisition system at Milestone B. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Short title 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5001) that would provide a short title to the provisions contained in title L of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Table of contents 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5002) that would provide a table of contents for title L of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Definitions 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5003) that would provide for definition of terms contained in title L of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Lead coordination role of Chief Information Officers Council 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5102) that would provide a lead coordination role to the Chief Information Officers 

Council. 


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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Reports by Government Accountability Office 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5103) that would require certain reports by the Government Accountability Office. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Purpose 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5201) that would state 

the purpose of title LII of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Definitions 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5202) that would provide definitions of terms in title LII of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Performance requirements related to data center consolidation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5204) that would require certain performance requirements related to data center consolidation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Cost savings related to data center optimization 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5205) that would require the tracking of costs resulting from implementation of the 

Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Reporting requirements to Congress and the Federal Chief Information Officer 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5206) that would require certain reports to Congress and the Federal Chief Information Officer. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Website consolidation and transparency 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Transition to the cloud 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5303) that would express the sense of Congress that transition to cloud computing offers significant potential benefits for the implementation of Federal 

information technology projects in terms of flexibility, cost, and 

operational benefits. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Elimination of unnecessary duplication of contracts by requiring 

business case analysis 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5304) that would require a business case analysis before issuance of a solicitation for 

certain contracts. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Plan on strengthening program and project management performance 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5412) that would require a plan to strengthen program and project management performance. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Personnel awards for excellence in the acquisition information systems and information technology 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5413) that would provide authority for awards for excellence in the acquisition of information systems and information technology. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Promoting transparency of blanket purchase agreements 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5503) that would promote the transparency of blanket purchase agreements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Additional source selection technique in solicitations 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5504) that would allow 

for additional source selection techniques in certain solicitations. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Enhanced communication between government and industry 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5506) that would enhance communication between government and industry. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Clarification of current law with respect to technology neutrality in 

acquisition of software 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5507) that would clarify current law with respect to technology neutrality in acquisition 

of software. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

No additional funds authorized 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5508) that would limit 

the availability of funds to implement and provisions in title L of 

this Act to funds otherwise authorized or appropriated. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Short title 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3743A) contained a provision that would provide a short title. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND

MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 

Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and related 

matters (sec. 901) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 908) that would incorporate a proposal from the Department of Defense to make several 

amendments to title 10, United States Code, relating to the organization and management of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 901) that would combine the Deputy Chief Management Officer position and the Chief Information Officer position into the 

Chief Management Officer position, redesignate the Deputy Secretary of Defense as the Chief Operating Officer, eliminate the 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense title except for Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense established by law, and redesignate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy 

Plans and Programs as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations, Energy, and Environment. 

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ment provisions for certain officials and ensure that policymaking 

requirements are provided for separately from establishment provisions and to make other clerical and conforming changes. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would combine the Deputy Chief Management Officer and the 

Chief Information Officer position into a new Under Secretary of 

Defense position placed in the order of precedence before the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. 

This change would not take place until the next administration, 

however, to allow for leadership continuity in the Department of 

Defense through the current administration’s term in office. 

The provision also combines the operational energy and installations and environment functions under one Assistant Secretary of 

Defense, and we direct the combined organization to equally 

prioritize both functions. Additionally, the provision added a new 

report requirement to accompany the budget certification, or if the 

budget is not certified, there are separate reporting details. Such 

report shall include an appendix prepared by the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as a separate appendix prepared by 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics. We expect that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics will address operational energy as 

an element of the acquisition posture statement, when presented to 

Congress. 

Section 902 of Public Law 110–417 created the Operational Energy position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which became the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, 

Plans, and Programs with the intent to inform senior-level decision-makers of the strategic implications of operational energy requirements on the battlefield. 

We recognize and commend the Assistant Secretary for the 

progress and improvements made since enactment of section 902, 

including streamlining operational energy requirements, establishing policies, and extending combat capability and operational 

reach by changing the culture and improving acquisition and 

sustainment processes. 

We believe that consideration of operational energy demands and 

planning for energy consumption on the battlefield are of tactical 

and strategic significance. 

Therefore, we direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the 

full intent of section 902 of Public Law 110–417 is carried forward 

in any reorganization of personnel or responsibilities related to 

operational energy, plans and programs. 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs 

(sec. 902) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

902) that would amend section 138 of title 10, United States Code, 

to redesignate the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower 

and Reserve Affairs, whose principal duty would be the overall supervision of manpower and reserve affairs of the Department of Defense. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Requirement for assessment of options to modify the number of combatant commands (sec. 903) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 906) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a non-binding plan to reduce the number of geographic combatant commands to no more 

than four by the end of fiscal year 2020 and submit a report to 

Congress within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the plan, the 

feasibility and risks of the plan, and any recommendations to implement the plan the Secretary considers appropriate. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Office of Net Assessment (sec. 904) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 907) that would establish an Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of 

Defense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment on the establishment of such an office. 

We note that the current Office of Net Assessment has provided 

the Secretary of Defense with the primary support needed to meet 

the requirements of section 113(i) of title 10, United States Code, 

directing the Secretary to conduct a net assessment and submit an 

annual report to Congress. Support for the Secretary’s statutory responsibility for a net assessment remains the primary purpose of 

such an office. 

Periodic review of Department of Defense management headquarters 

(sec. 905) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 909) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan and submit a report to the congressional defense committees within 120 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act to implement a periodic review and analysis of the Department of Defense personnel requirements for management headquarters and submit the required plan 

to the congressional defense committee. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Modifications of biennial strategic workforce plan relating to senior 

management, functional, and technical workforces of the Department of Defense (sec. 911) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 911) that would amend 

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retary of Defense to prepare a biennial strategic workforce plan 

that addresses the shaping and improvement of the senior management workforce of the Department of Defense and includes an assessment of the senior functional and technical workforce of the 

Department within the appropriate functional community. The provision would also add a requirement that the strategic workforce 

plan include an assessment of the workforce of the Department 

comprising highly qualified experts. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1102). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Repeal of extension of Comptroller General report on inventory (sec. 

912) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 912) that would repeal 

an extension of a Comptroller General of the United States report 

on contract inventory. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 809). 

The agreement includes the provision. 

Extension of authority to waive reimbursement of costs of activities 

for nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense regional centers for security studies (sec. 913) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 921) that would amend 

section 941(b)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 184) by extending for 

5 years the authority of the Secretary of Defense to waive the reimbursement of costs for certain nongovernmental personnel at the 

Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1046). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Pilot program to establish Government lodging program (sec. 914) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 922) that would amend 

section 5911 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a government lodging program and 

to require its use by servicemembers and Department of Defense 

(DOD) civilians performing official travel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1083) that would also require the Secretary to report to appropriate congressional committees within 18 months on the DOD’s 

implementation of this program and savings achieved. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would establish a pilot program authorizing the Secretary of 

Defense to institute a government lodging program to provide government or commercial lodging for DOD employees or members of 

the uniformed services under the Secretary’s jurisdiction performing duty on official travel. The provision would authorize the 

Secretary to require such travelers to occupy adequate quarters on 

a rental basis when available. The provision would also require an 

initial report within 6 months of enactment of this Act outlining 

facets of the pilot program established by the Secretary, as well as 


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annual reports to be submitted with annual budget requests, with 

a final report to be submitted with the budget request for fiscal 

year 2019. The authority to conduct a pilot program under this provision would expire on December 31, 2019. 

Single standard mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned 

automobiles of Government employees and members of the uniformed services (sec. 915) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 923) that would establish as the mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees and 

members of the uniformed services using privately owned automobiles for government travel the single standard mileage reimbursement rate established by the Internal Revenue Service for use 

by taxpayers in computing the deductible costs of operating their 

automobiles for business purposes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the 

Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees 

listed as missing (sec. 916) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 925) that would amend 

chapter 76 of title 10, United States Code, to establish a defense 

agency within the Department of Defense, headed by a director, to 

have responsibility over the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action accounting community. The provision would create a new section 

1501a of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 

Defense to enter into public-private partnerships for the purposes 

of facilitating the accounting of missing persons. The provision 

would require the Secretary to assign or detail to the defense agency a full-time senior medical examiner to provide medical oversight 

of the identification process, establish identification and laboratory 

policy, and advise the director on forensic scientific disciplines. Finally, the provision would require the Secretary to establish and 

maintain a single centralized database and case management system containing information on all missing persons for whom a file 

has been established. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 911). 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3706) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on policies and proposals for providing access to information 

and documents to the next of kin of missing service personnel. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision and the proposed 

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LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of 

the Navy and Marine Corps 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 901) that would redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy 

and Marine Corps, and redesignate the position of the Secretary of 

the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and the Marine Corps. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Additional responsibility for Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 902) which would require the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to consider 

potential increases in program cost estimates and delays in schedule estimates when implementing the policies, procedures, and activities related to operational test and evaluation. In addition, the 

provision requires the Director to take appropriate action to ensure 

operational test and evaluation activities do not unnecessarily impede program schedules or increase program costs. 

The report accompanying the House bill also directed the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review of the 

operational test and evaluation processes and activities of the Department of Defense and to report the results of that review to the 

congressional defense committees not later than March 15, 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

845) requiring the Comptroller General to submit a report to the 

congressional defense committees on disputes between the Office of 

the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation and the acquisition 

community over testing requirements for major weapon systems. 

The agreement does not include these provisions. 

We believe that in order to control the cost of defense acquisitions, each element of the acquisition system is responsible for considering the potential increases in acquisition program cost estimates or delays in schedule estimates when implementing that element’s policies, procedures, and activities. This includes the budget, requirements, acquisition, and operational test communities. 

Each of these organizations should take appropriate action to balance its responsibilities with the need to avoid unnecessarily increasing program costs or impeding program schedules. 

Accordingly, the Comptroller General is directed to inform the 

congressional defense committees, not later than March 15, 2015, 

on the results of its review of cases in which the program office believes that the Director has required testing above the agreed to 

plan. 

Requirement for congressional briefing before divesting of Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service functions 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 904) that would prohibit the transfer of financial management functions out of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) until the Secretary 

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tees on a transfer plan and certifies the transfer would reduce 

costs, increase efficiencies, maintain the timeline for auditability of 

financial statements, and maintain the roles and missions of 

DFAS. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

As noted in Senate report accompanying S. 2410 (S. Rept. 113– 

176), the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, as directed by the Secretary of the Army, 

conducted a doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, 

personnel, and facilities review of all Department of the Army financial management processes, policies, organization, and workforce composition. 

Known as the Army Financial Management Optimization 

(AFMO) initiative, the AFMO Task Force made numerous recommendations, including a plan to ‘‘consolidate selected financial 

management activities’’ into ‘‘Command-Aligned Hubs’’ (CAH). 

A pilot program to test this CAH approach began October 1, 

2014. While we applaud the Army’s efforts, as the Army works to 

reduce costs and achieve auditable financial statements, it is important that the evaluation of any financial management-focused 

program whose aim is optimization, consolidation, or streamlining, 

initiated by the military departments, services, or defense agencies, 

be analyzed not just from a service perspective but also from a 

DOD-wide perspective. 

We therefore endorse the Senate committee’s direction to the 

Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) of the Department of 

Defense to conduct a review of the CAH pilot program for any 

DOD-wide impacts and direct that the DCMO’s review be expanded 

to any similar financial management-focused initiatives by other 

military departments, services, or defense agencies in fiscal year 

2015 for similar impacts. The DCMO shall report findings of the 

review to the congressional defense committees within 120 days of 

completion of any pilot program. 

Furthermore, the centralized financial management provided by 

the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is important 

to the auditability, cost effectiveness, and efficiency of each military 

department, service, and the defense agencies. 

We therefore direct the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 

to conduct a review of any proposal initiated in this fiscal year, or 

resulting from a pilot program initiated in this fiscal year, to permanently transfer functions from DFAS to another DOD entity and 

to assess, at a minimum, the impacts on cost, auditability, DFAS 

capabilities, and the ability of DFAS to maintain DOD-wide services. The Comptroller shall report findings to the congressional defense committees prior to any proposed transfer. 

Combatant command efficiency plan 

The House bill contained a provision (sec.905) that would require 

the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to combine the back office functions of two or more combatant commands and to submit 

a report on the plan to the congressional defense committees within 

120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. This section 


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would define the term ‘‘back office function’’ as those including, but 

not limited to, the administrative and support functions of a headquarters of a combatant command. This section would also limit 

fiscal year 2015 funds for the headquarters of the Joint Chiefs of 

Staff until the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provides the briefing on combatant 

command headquarters personnel and resource requirements that 

was directed in the committee report (H. Rept. 113–102) accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the underlying House provision was incorporated 

into another section of this Act. 

Report related to nuclear forces, deterrence, nonproliferation, and 

terrorism 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 910) that would require that not later than 90 days after the date of enactment the 

Secretary provide a report to the congressional defense committees 

discussing how the Department of Defense (DOD) will manage its 

mission with respect to issues related to nuclear forces, deterrence, 

nonproliferation, and terrorism. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that this provision was included in the House bill out 

of concern that the reorganization of the Undersecretary of Defense 

for Policy which abolished the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Global Strategic Affairs, would result in less senior-level attention 

to nuclear forces, deterrence, nonproliferation, and terrorism. In 

this most recent reorganization, these subject areas are now transferred to the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for Strategy, Plans 

and Capabilities and Homeland Defense. 

Section 1305 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 

(P.L. 110–417) noted similar concern regarding a lack of focus on 

strategic and nuclear weapons policy shortly after the 2007 unauthorized transfer of nuclear weapons from Minot Air Force Base, 

and recommended that the Secretary of Defense should consider establishing a position, at the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense 

or Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, within the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to hold primary responsibility for the strategic and nuclear weapons policy of DOD. 

We understand that this recent reorganization was part of a 

larger effort to obtain efficiencies across the DOD but we remain 

concerned that appropriate focus should be kept on the topics of 

nuclear forces, deterrence, nonproliferation, and terrorism to avoid 

a repeat of past mistakes, such as at Minot Air Force Base in 2007. 

We request a report no later than 90 days after the date of enactment to the congressional defense committees on how the Secretary 

of Defense, through the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, shall 

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Assignment of certain new requirements based on determinations of 

cost-efficiency 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 913) that would require that when assigning a new Department of Defense work requirement to military or civilian personnel, or to a contractor, the 

assignment shall be made based on a determination of which workforce can perform the work in the most cost-efficient manner except 

in cases where the new requirement is inherently governmental, 

closely associated with inherently governmental functions, critical, 

or required by law to be performed by military personnel or civilian 

personnel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Prohibition on conversion of functions performed by civilian or contractor personnel to performance by military personnel 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 914) that would clarify 

when military personnel can be used to perform functions that are 

currently being performed by civilian or contractor personnel and 

would codify relevant Department of Defense instructions and policies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Notification of compliance with section relating to procurement of 

services 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 915) that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure compliance with existing 

law regarding appropriate manpower performance and provide 

written notification of compliance to the congressional defense committees. This section would also require the Comptroller General of 

the United States to conduct a review of such a notification and report to the congressional defense committees within 120 days after 

the date of the provision of such a notification. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Public release by Inspectors General of reports of misconduct 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 924) that would amend 

sections 141, 3020, 5020, and 8020 of title 10, United States Code, 

to require Department of Defense and military department Inspectors General to publicly release reports of administrative investigation that confirm misconduct of any member of the Senior Executive Service, political appointee, or commissioned officer in the 

Armed Forces in pay grades O–6 or above. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 


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TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

General transfer authority (sec. 1001) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1001) that would provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with $4.0 billion of general 

transfer authority in fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1001) that would provide DOD with $5.0 billion of general 

transfer authority in fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment to provide DOD with $4.5 billion in general transfer authority 

in fiscal year 2015. 

Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Administration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval 

reactors (sec. 1002) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1003) that would provide the Secretary of Defense the authority to transfer up to $150.0 

million to the nuclear weapons and naval reactor programs of the 

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) if the amount 

authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

weapons activities of the NNSA is less than $8.7 billion (the 

amount specified for fiscal year 2015 in the report required by section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2010 (Public Law 111–84)). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Reporting of balances carried forward by the Department of Defense 

at the end of each fiscal year (sec. 1003) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3835) contained a provision that would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress, and 

publish on DOD’s website, an annual report on balances carried 

forward by DOD at the end of each fiscal year. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia (sec. 1011) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1011) that would extend, by 1 year, support to the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in the Republic of Colombia originally authorized 

by section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375), and most 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1011). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would extend the underlying authority and associated 

notification requirement for 2 fiscal years. 

Extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense 

to provide support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agencies (sec. 1012) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1012) that would extend, by 3 years, the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) 

to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of other 

governmental agencies originally authorized by section 1004 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public 

Law 101–510), and most recently amended by section 1005 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 

Law 112–81). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1014) that would amend section 1004 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510), as 

most recently amended by section 1005 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81), to authorize DOD to provide additional support for activities of other 

governmental agencies to counter transnational organized crime 

(TOC) in addition to its counterdrug activities. The provision would 

also extend the underlying authority through the end of fiscal year 

2020 and reduce the dollar threshold for a notification on facilities 

projects to the congressional defense committees. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would modify the length of the extension of the underlying authority to 3 fiscal years, provide a definition of 

transnational organized crime, and other conforming modifications. 

Availability of funds for additional support for counterdrug activities of certain foreign governments (sec. 1013) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1013) that would amend section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85), as most 

recently amended by section 1013 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66). Specifically, 

the provision would extend the Department of Defense’s (DOD) authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of 

certain foreign governments through fiscal year 2020, as well as increase the cap on the limitation on obligations from $100.0 million 

to $125.0 million per fiscal year. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would strike the proposed extension of the underlying 

authority. 


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Extension and modification of authority for joint task forces supporting law enforcement agencies conducting activities to 

counter transnational organized crime to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities (sec. 

1014) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1012) that would amend section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136), as most 

recently amended by section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66), to: (1) Extend 

the underlying authority through fiscal year 2020; (2) Expand the 

scope of the Department of Defense (DOD) authority to provide 

support to U.S. law enforcement agencies for counterterrorism purposes when a nexus exists between drug trafficking or 

transnational organized crime (TOC) and a foreign terrorist organization; (3) Make a series of technical modifications; and (4) Expand 

the authority of DOD to support counter illicit trafficking activities 

in certain circumstances. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment to include the extension of the underlying authority; 

expansion of the scope of the authority to provide support to U.S. 

law enforcement agencies for counterterrorism and TOC when a 

drug trafficking nexus exists; and a series of technical changes. 

Sense of Congress regarding security in the Western Hemisphere 

(sec. 1015) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1015) that would express the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should 

continue to support programs that combat illicit networking in the 

United Mexican States and Central America. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical and 

clarifying amendment. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Definition of combatant and support vessel for purposes of the annual plan and certification relating to budgeting for construction of naval vessels (sec. 1021) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1021) that would define the term ‘‘combatant and support vessel’’ that is used to prepare the Department of the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (sec. 1022) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1022) that would create a National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund to manage the obligation and expenditures for the advanced procurement or construction of nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarines. The 

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up to $3.5 billion to the Fund from unobligated balances from fiscal 

years 2014, 2015, and 2016. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1002) that would create a fund to manage the construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of 

strategic missile submarines. 

The agreement includes a provision that would create a National 

Sea-Based Deterrence Fund to manage the construction (including 

design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of strategic 

missile submarines. The provision would also authorize the transfer of unobligated balances as proposed in the House bill. 

Limitation on use of funds for inactivation of U.S.S. George Washington (sec. 1023) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1024) that would prohibit spending more than 50 percent of the funds authorized and 

appropriated for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the 

Secretary of Defense obligates funds for commencing, planning, and 

buying long lead time materials for the refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George Washington (CVN–73). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1021) that would prohibit spending any funds for inactivation 

of the USS George Washington unless such tasks are identical to 

tasks that would be necessary to conduct a refueling and complex 

overhaul of the vessel. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

We note that the administration did not include a budget request 

to support the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the USS 

George Washington (CVN–73) in fiscal year 2015. In a report to 

Congress titled ‘‘Estimated Impacts of Sequestration-Level Funding’’ dated April 2014, the Department of Defense indicated that ‘‘if 

Congress acts to support outyear funding at the PB15 level, the additional $6.3B necessary to retain CVN 73 would be reflected in 

next year’s budget.’’ 

Consistent with section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, and 

multiple testimonies from the combatant commanders, we believe 

that Congress has been unambiguous about the support of 11 operational aircraft carriers and have provided sufficient authorization 

of appropriations in this Act to maintain this carrier force structure. We fully anticipate that the administration will support a 

budget request for fiscal year 2016 that is consistent with title 10, 

United States Code. 

Sense of Congress recognizing the anniversary of the sinking of 

U.S.S. Thresher (sec. 1024) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1025) that would express the sense of Congress in recognition of the anniversary of the 

sinking of the USS Thresher. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Pilot program for sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships on extended 

deployments (sec. 1025) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1023) that would provide additional flexibility for the Secretary of 

the Navy to maintain Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) by allowing government personnel or U.S. contractor personnel to conduct corrective and preventive maintenance on an LCS vessel regardless of 

the ship’s location. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would allow the Secretary of the Navy to establish a 

pilot program for conducting corrective and preventive maintenance or repair on LCS vessels operating on extended deployment, 

performed by United States Government personnel or United 

States contractor personnel. The Secretary would also be required 

to prepare a report 120 days after completion of this LCS 

sustainment pilot program and submit that report to the congressional defense committees. 

Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga 

class cruisers or dock landing ships (sec. 1026) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1026) that would limit 

the obligation and expenditure of funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the retirement, inactivation, or storage of Ticonderoga-class cruisers and 

Whidbey Island-class amphibious ships. This section would also require the modernization of two Ticonderoga-class cruisers to begin 

in fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1022) that would establish rules under which the Navy could 

use resources in the Ship, Modernization, Operations, and 

Sustainment Fund (SMOSF) to implement a plan to: (1) Retain 11 

Ticonderoga-class cruisers and nine Whidbey Island-class and 

Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ships in active service; (2) Temporarily inactivate 11 Ticonderoga-class cruisers and three 

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships; (3) Modernize the inactivated ships during the period of their inactivation; and (4) Reactivate those ships to replace cruisers and dock landing ships retiring at the end of their expected service lives. 

The agreement contains the House provision with an amendment 

that would direct Navy to induct two cruisers for modernization 

with fiscal year 2015 funds. The provision would also establish 

rules under which the Navy could use resources in the SMOSF account to modernize and retain the cruisers and dock landing ships. 

We are specifically not prohibiting the Navy from assigning 

crews to other duties ashore during the duration of the modernization. The Navy has previously modernized a number of ship classes 

that resulted in significant time out of service for individual vessels. In those instances, the Navy made substantial but temporary 

reductions in the crew size. We believe that the temporary reductions should be commensurate with the period of the availability. 

We direct the Secretary of the Navy to ensure that the Navy does 

adequate planning and preparation to ensure that the crews for 

cruisers and dock landing ships emerging from a SMOSF-funded 


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modernization period are ready when the ship is delivered from 

modernization activities and returned to the fleet. We also expect 

the Secretary to ensure that these ships are maintained in the inventory until the end their expected service lives, excluding time 

spent in a phased modernization status. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism 

(sec. 1031) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1031) that would extend the authority through fiscal year 2015 for the Secretary of Defense to offer and make rewards to a person providing information 

or nonlethal assistance to U.S. Government personnel or government personnel of allied forces participating in a combined operation with U.S. Armed Forces conducted outside the United States 

against international terrorism or providing such information or 

assistance that is beneficial to force protection associated with such 

an operation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the 

United States to house detainees transferred from United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1032) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1032) that would prohibit the use of funds available to the Department of Defense 

(DOD) through December 31, 2015, to modify or construct any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house detainees transferred from the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba, for purposes of detaining or imprisoning such detainees 

under DOD custody or control unless authorized by Congress. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

to extend an identical prohibition contained in section 1033 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66) by 1 year through December 31, 2015. 

Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba (sec. 1033) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1033) that would prohibit the use of funds available to the Department of Defense to 

transfer or release any detainee at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States, its territories, or 

possessions through December 31, 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

to extend an identical prohibition contained in section 1034 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act or Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Modification of Department of Defense authority for humanitarian 

demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance programs (sec. 1041) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1041) that would modify the reporting requirements and definitions contained in section 

407 of title 10, United States Code, regarding humanitarian 

demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1201) that would modify the definitions contained in section 

407 of title 10, United States Code, regarding humanitarian 

demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Airlift service (sec. 1042) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 822) that would amend 

chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, by inserting a new section that would require transportation of passengers or property by 

Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)-eligible aircraft obtained by the 

Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department 

through a contract for airlift service to be provided only by a covered air carrier. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would conform the provision to language on the same matter 

contained in title 49, United States Code. 

As operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility draw down, there will be reduced demand for airlift. 

The CRAF program was created to ensure the nation can address 

airlift requirements despite fluctuations in requirements over time. 

During this transition back to pre-1990 levels of demand for airlift 

services, we believe it is imperative to maintain both organic and 

commercial capacities to meet operational demands and unknown 

future requirements. 

Therefore, we direct the Department of Defense (DOD) to work 

closely with CRAF program partners to ensure that DOD establishes ‘‘appropriate levels for peacetime cargo airlift augmentation 

in order to promote the effectiveness of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet 

and provide training within the military aircraft system,’’ as directed in the National Airlift Policy. 

Authority to accept certain voluntary legal support services (sec. 

1043) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1042) that would 

amend section 1588 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 

service secretaries to accept voluntary legal support services provided by law students or persons studying to be a paralegal, when 

such services are provided under the direct supervision of an attorney through internship and externship programs approved by the 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1043) that would authorize service secretaries to accept voluntary legal support services provided by law students through internship and externship programs approved by the secretary concerned. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Expansion of authority for Secretary of Defense to use the Department of Defense reimbursement rates for transportation services 

provided to certain non-Department of Defense entities (sec. 

1044) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1043) that would 

amend section 2642 of title 10, United States Code, to extend the 

authority to provide transportation services beyond other Federal 

agencies to include: (1) State, local, and tribal agencies (including 

any organizations composed of State, local, and tribal agencies); 

and (2) Defense contractors, when those contractors are transporting supplies for, or destined for, a Department of Defense entity. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1084). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil 

Reserve Air Fleet contractors (sec. 1045) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1044) that would repeal section 9513 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the 

use of military installations by commercial air carriers doing business with the Department of Defense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 351). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau among leadership 

of the Department of Defense provided physical protection and 

personal security (sec. 1046) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1044) that would amend section 1074 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) to include the Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one of the specified persons in the Department of Defense who, by nature of their 

positions, requires continuous security and protection. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Inclusion of regional organizations in authority for assignment of 

civilian employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to 

foreign ministries of defense (sec. 1047) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1045) that would amend section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–84), as most 

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authority of the Secretary of Defense to provide Department of Defense (DOD) advisors to regional organizations. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We are concerned about the implementation of the Ministry of 

Defense Advisors (MODA) program, specifically the process 

through which nations and activities are proposed and prioritized 

and how civilian personnel are selected. We also encourage the Secretary to keep the congressional defense committees informed of 

the MODA program as it is further institutionalized as one of 

DOD’s Defense Institution Building activities. 

Report and limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign 

internal defense program (sec. 1048) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1045) that would prohibit U.S. Special Operations Command from obligating any funds 

available for fiscal year 2015 for the Aviation Foreign Internal Defense Program until the Secretary of Defense provides a certification to the congressional defense committees that validates program requirements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would fence 50 percent of the funds made available for Procurement, defense-wide, to support the fixed-wing aviation foreign 

internal defense program until the Secretary provides the congressional defense committees with the required report and certification. 

Modifications to OH–58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft (sec. 1049) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1051) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to obligate funds for the modification of OH–58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with a clarifying amendment. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Protection of top-tier defense-critical infrastructure from electromagnetic pulse (sec. 1051) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1061) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a certification by June 

2015 that all defense mission-critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense that requires protection from the adverse effects 

of man-made or naturally occurring electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) 

that receives power from non-military power sources, is protected 

from such effects. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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fense-critical infrastructure that requires EMP protection is protected from EMP. The provision would also require that, if any 

such infrastructure is not protected against EMP, the report shall 

describe what actions would be required to achieve such protection. 

Response of the Department of Defense to compromises of classified 

information (sec. 1052) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1062) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on actions taken by the Secretary regarding 

significant compromises of classified information. The report would 

include a description of any changes to Department of Defense 

(DOD) policies or guidance relating to significant compromises of 

classified information, an overview of mitigation efforts, a description of the resources dedicated to efforts relating to such compromises, a description of the Secretary’s plan to continue evaluating and mitigating any damages, and a general description and 

estimate of the cost associated with mitigating such compromises. 

This section would also require updates to the initial report on a 

semiannual basis during calendar years 2015–18. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision, but the classified annex to the Senate report accompanying S. 

2410 (S. Rept. 113–176) of the Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 also included direction for DOD on 

this issue. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would sunset the reporting requirement after 2016 and require quarterly updates rather than semi-annual reporting. However, we understand that the Information Review Task Force, within the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Mitigation Oversight 

Task Force, within the Joint Staff, are already producing quarterly 

reports regarding the disclosure and mitigation measures. Providing the Mitigation Oversight Task Force and Information Review Task Force reports to the appropriate congressional committees, will be considered sufficient to answer the requirements of 

this provision, assuming that all the elements of the provision are 

addressed. 

Study on joint analytic capability of the Department of Defense (sec. 

1053) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1064) that would direct 

the Secretary of Defense to undertake an independent assessment 

of the joint analytic capabilities of the Department of Defense to 

support strategy, plans, and force development and their links to 

resource decisions. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

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Business case analysis of the creation of an active duty association 

for the 168th Air Refueling Wing (sec. 1054) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1065) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a business case 

analysis of the creation of an active association with the 168th Air 

Refueling Wing. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Reports on recommendations of the National Commission on the 

Structure of the Air Force (sec. 1055) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1061) that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit 

annual reports for each fiscal year from 2016 through 2019 on how 

the Air Force is implementing the recommendations of the National 

Commission on the Structure of the Air Force. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report on protection of military installations (sec. 1056) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1042) that would allow the Secretary of Defense to designate personnel to engage in activities to protect the buildings, grounds, persons, and property that are under the jurisdiction, custody or control of the Department of Defense (DOD). The provision would also 

allow the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations, including 

traffic regulations, for the same purpose. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to the Senate and 

House of Representatives Committees on Judiciary, and the Senate 

Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and the 

House Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs 

a report, coordinated with the Attorney General of the United 

States and the Secretary of Homeland Security, that identifies the 

issues, shortfalls and gaps in authorities for the protection of military installations by the three agencies concerned, and the risks associated with those issues, shortfalls, and gaps. The report would 

also provide a description of specific examples of incidents that illustrate those concerns. The agreement also seeks a recommendation for legislation that fulfills DOD’s requirements and addresses 

the concerns of the three agencies. 

We encourage the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, 

and the Secretary of Homeland Security to work collaboratively in 

drafting the report and to make it a priority to ensure the security 

of U.S. military installations. 

Comptroller General briefing and report on Army and Army National Guard force structure changes (sec. 1057) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1050) that would prohibit, during fiscal year 2015, reductions of Active Duty Army and 

Army National Guard end strength and transferring AH–64 attack 


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helicopters from the National Guard to the Active Duty Army. The 

provision would also require the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit a report on its review of Department of Defense 

and Department of the Army analysis and plans for force structure 

and mix changes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that 

would clarify the elements of the required Comptroller General assessment. The agreement would also strike the limitations on end 

strength reductions and the transfer of National Guard helicopters 

because these limitations are addressed elsewhere in this Act. 

Improving analytic support to systems acquisition and allocation of 

acquisition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets 

(sec. 1058) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1063) that would require the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

Staff (VCJCS), in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD (AT&L)), and the 

Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), to 

conduct an assessment of the operations research tools, processes, 

and capabilities used to support the analysis of requirements for 

new systems acquisitions and the analysis, validation, and 

prioritization of requirements for the allocation of existing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to the combatant commands. The provision would require the VCJCS, the 

USD (AT&L), and the Director of CAPE to brief Congress on the 

results of this assessment within 180 days of enactment of the Act. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to review and 

issue or revise guidance to components of the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve the application of operations research and 

systems analysis to: (1) the requirements process for acquisition of 

major defense acquisition programs and major automated information systems; and (2) the allocation of ISR systems to the combatant commands. The provision would also require the Secretary to 

brief Congress on issued or revised guidance not later than 180 

days after enactment of this Act. 

The Secretary’s review should include (but not be limited to) the 

following elements: 

(1) The quality and degree of standardization of the data and 

supporting analysis submitted by the combatant commands for 

the allocation of ISR assets; 

(2) The extent to which DOD uses operations research and 

systems analysis (ORSA) to support deliberations by the Joint 

Requirements Oversight Council in vetting requirements from 

the military services and the combatant commands for new acquisition programs and ISR allocations in the Global Force 

Management Allocation Plan (GFMAP); 

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Joint Functional Component Command for ISR to support requirements analysis; 

(4) The extent to which ORSA methods are applied to analyzing the results of the employment of ISR assets to inform 

decisions on future GFMAP allocations; and 

(5) The standardization of reporting to a common database 

of ISR systems performance, including a minimum set of 

metrics describing mission execution for all ISR support to the 

combatant commands. 

Review of United States military strategy and the force posture of 

allies and partners in the United States Pacific Command area 

of responsibility (sec. 1059) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1064) that would require the Secretary of Defense to commission 

an independent review of the U.S. Asia-Pacific region rebalance. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with minor amendments. 

Repeal of certain reporting requirements relating to the Department 

of Defense (sec. 1060) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1067) that would repeal or modify a number of reporting requirements that have been included in law in past years. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3830) contained a provision that would repeal 

additional reporting requirements included in law in past years. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal two 

reporting requirements and section 354 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

110–417) to repeal one reporting requirement. 

Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 

annual reviews and report on pilot program on commercial feefor-service air refueling support for the Air Force (sec. 1061) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1068) that would repeal the requirement for a Comptroller General 

review of a pilot program on commercial fee-for-service air refueling support for the Air Force. Since enacted in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–81), 

the pilot program has yet to be used. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report on additional matters in connection with report on the force 

structure of the United States Army (sec. 1062) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3900) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of the Army to provide an update with respect 

to the report of the Secretary on the force structure of the Army 


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submitted under section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with a clarifying amendment. 

We direct the Chief of Staff of the Army to provide, not later 

than March 15, 2015, a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives containing an assessment of an alternative force structure methodology for organizing the Army. The briefing should include an assessment of the 

methodology as a construct for organizing the Army to meet operational requirements consistent with defense strategic guidance 

and projected budget constraints. 

Certification for realignment of forces at Lajes Air Force Base, 

Azores (sec. 1063) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1048) that would prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from reducing force structure 

at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, Portugal, until: (1) The Secretary 

of Defense concludes the European Infrastructure Consolidation 

Assessment (EICA); (2) The Secretary includes within that assessment an analysis of how the use and force structure of the Lajes 

Air Force Base is in keeping with the goals of the U.S.-Portugal 

Permanent Bilateral Commission; and (3) The congressional defense committees are briefed on the assessment’s results. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require that prior to any action to realign forces at the 

Lajes Air Force Base, the Secretary of Defense must certify to the 

congressional defense committees that: (1) The action is supported 

by a EICA; and (2) The Secretary has determined, based on an 

analysis of operational requirements, that the Lajes Air Force Base 

is not an optimal location for U.S. Special Operations Command 

(SOCOM) or U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). 

We direct the Secretary to provide a briefing to the congressional 

defense committees at the time the certification is made pursuant 

to this section on the required force structure at Lajes Air Force 

Base. The briefing should include at a minimum: 

(1) A detailed description and justification of the planned 

force structure at the Lajes Air Force Base; 

(2) A copy of the Department of Defense (DOD) analysis of 

operational requirements for the use of Lajes Air Force Base, 

including an explanation of how this analysis supports DOD’s 

conclusion regarding Lajes’ potential use by components of 

SOCOM and AFRICOM; 

(3) A discussion of: 

(A) the purpose, goals, and activities of the United 

States-Portugal Permanent Bilateral Commission, 

(B) what role, if any, United States forces at the Lajes 

Air Force Base should play in promoting the goals of the 

Commission, and 

(C) how the reduction in force structure at Lajes Air 

Force Base will impact the goals of the commission and 


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the bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the 

fight against terrorism. 

(4) An evaluation of the possible costs and collateral military 

impacts associated with a closure of Lajes Air Force Base. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Technical and clerical amendments (sec. 1071) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1071) that would make 

technical and clerical corrections to title 10, United States Code, 

and various National Defense Authorization Acts. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1086). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would make additional technical and clerical corrections to existing law. 

Reform of quadrennial defense review (sec. 1072) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1077) that would substantially modify section 118 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the timing, analysis, structure, review, and submission of a 

new Defense Strategy Review. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with amendments 

that clarify the elements of the Defense Strategy Review and duties 

of the National Defense Panel. 

Biennial surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees on 

workplace and gender relations matters (sec. 1073) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1081) that would amend chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, 

to require biennial surveys of civilian employees of the Department 

of Defense (DOD) to solicit information on gender issues, including 

issues relating to gender-based assault, harassment, and discrimination, and the climate in the DOD for forming professional relationships between male and female employees of the DOD. The 

provision would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report on the feasibility of conducting similar 

surveys of military dependents and DOD contractors. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

We expect DOD to implement this provision through available information technology. Further, we direct the Secretary to inform 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives on actions taken to address findings of the biennial 

surveys. 

Revision to statute of limitations for aviation insurance claims (sec. 

1074) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1073) that would 

amend section 44309 of title 49, United States Code, by clarifying 

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retary of Transportation and have it denied before instituting a 

civil action against the United States. Additionally, this section 

would clarify that an insurance claim must be made within 2 years 

of the loss, or for an insurance claim made by a person with whom 

the insured has no privity of contract, the earlier of either 60 days 

after final judgment by a court or 6 years after the date of the loss. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Pilot program for the Human Terrain System (sec. 1075) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1074) that would require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot program to use 

Human Terrain System assets in the U.S. Pacific Command area 

of responsibility to support Phase 0 shaping operations and to support the theater security cooperation plans of the geographic combatant commander. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would provide the Secretary of the Army some flexibility in 

the establishment of the Human Terrain System pilot program. 

Should the pilot program under this authority be carried out, we 

direct the Secretary of the Army to brief the congressional defense 

committees on the milestones, metrics, deliverables, and resources 

needed to execute the program. The brief should include an assessment of the value of the program in comparison to the various 

other analytic tools and techniques that are at the disposal of the 

military. 

Clarification of policies on management of special use airspace of 

Department of Defense (sec. 1076) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1075) that would allow 

the Secretary of Defense to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a non-Department of Defense (DOD) entity that is 

engaged in the test range program authorized under section 332(c) 

of the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95). Such entity would be allowed access to non-regulatory special use airspace if such access is used by 

the entity as part of such test range program and such access 

would not interfere with the activities of the Secretary or otherwise 

interrupt or delay missions or training of the DOD. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3578) contained a provision that would allow 

the Secretary of Defense to authorize use by another department 

or agency of the Federal government of special use airspace at a 

DOD installation if such use would support or benefit DOD, or support some national security interest. Access could not be granted if 

the use of airspace would interfere with the assigned mission of the 

commander of the installation. 

The agreement contains the House provision with an amendment 

that would direct DOD to issue guidance clarifying policies on the 

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on policies governing access by users from outside the DOD to special use airspace managed by DOD. The provision would require 

the Secretary of Defense to issue such guidance within 90 days of 

enactment of this Act, and to provide the congressional defense 

committees a briefing on such guidance within 120 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) 

noted that: (1) developing established procedures to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System will be 

very important in allowing both DOD and non-DOD entities to 

train with and operate unmanned aircraft systems on a routine 

basis; and (2) developing these procedures could include the use of 

FAA-designated DOD non-regulatory special use airspace. 

Subsequently, DOD released guidance to the Services and DOD 

components to prescribe guidelines for local commanders to grant 

access to special use airspace. DOD officials assure us that their 

guidance was not intended to prevent local commanders from exercising authority to allow access within the DOD guidelines. Nevertheless, we understand that local commanders have interpreted the 

DOD guidelines as either allowing or preventing the local installation commander from negotiating a memorandum of understanding 

(MOU) under which access to special use airspace could be granted. 

The provision would direct the Secretary of Defense to move expeditiously to correct such misunderstandings of the guidelines on 

access to special use airspace, including the authority of local commanders to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the use 

of special use airspace by any department or agency of the Federal 

Government, or state governments, to include those engaged in the 

Federal Aviation Administration test range program, participating 

in the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety program, or participating 

in other activities of a similar nature. 

Department of Defense policies on community involvement in Department community outreach events (sec. 1077) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 354) that would authorize service secretaries to enter into a contract or agreement 

with a non-federal civic organization to conduct or support an air 

show or open house to feature any unit, aircraft, vessel, equipment, 

or servicemembers under the jurisdiction of the secretary, and 

would authorize the secretary to charge or authorize a nominal admission fee to attend a military air show or open house. 

The House bill also contained a provision (sec. 355) to amend section 974 of title 10, United States Code, to require the secretary 

concerned to accept contributions of money, personal property, or 

services on the condition that such money, property, or services be 

used for the benefit of a military musical unit under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1065) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 

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The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, not later than 180 days after enactment of this 

Act, a report on the policies of DOD on the involvement of non-federal entities in DOD community outreach events (including air 

shows, parades, open houses, and performances by military musical 

units) that feature any unit, aircraft, vessel, equipment, or members of the Armed Forces in order to increase the involvement of 

non-federal entities in such events. 

Notification of foreign threats to information technology systems impacting national security (sec. 1078) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1083) that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of each instance in which the Secretary or the Director 

determine through analysis or reporting that an information technology or telecommunications component from a company suspected of being influenced by a foreign country, or a suspected affiliate of such a company, is competing for or has been awarded a 

contract to include the technology of such company or such affiliate 

into a covered network. Each notification would be required to include: 

(1) A description of each such instance, including an identification of the company of interest and the network affected; 

(2) An analysis of the potential risks and the actions that 

can be taken to mitigate such risks; and 

(3) A description of any follow up or other response actions 

to be taken. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would limit the application of the provision to the Secretary 

of Defense and the reportable instances to threats to information 

technology or network components by an agent of a foreign power 

in which compromises would pose a significant risk to the programs and operations of the Department of Defense. In addition, 

the Secretary of Defense would be required to work with other appropriate government agencies to develop a plan to respond to the 

reported instance. The provision makes clear that the Secretary 

shall use existing authorities and open source information to make 

determinations regarding reportable instances. 

Pilot program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and 

low-income veterans (sec. 1079) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1085) that would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a pilot program to award grants to qualified 

non-profit organizations to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of eligible veterans. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

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veterans who the Secretary determines are residing in, and reasonably intend to continue residing in, a primary residence owned by 

such veterans or family members. The amendment would also 

strike language in the underlying Senate provision that would have 

required the Secretary to adhere to certain preferences in awarding 

grants under the pilot program, and would have limited qualified 

organizations to those possessing certain expertise or other criteria. 

Legislative Provisions Not Adopted 

Repeal of limitation on Inspector General audits of certain financial 

statements 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1002) that would repeal the limitation on Inspector General audits of certain financial 

statements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of the Senate on sequestration 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1003) pertaining to sequestration. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Management of Defense information systems 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1004) that would 

amend section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, to expand certification requirements, investment review processing and enterprise architecture requirements from defense business systems to 

all defense information technology systems. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Elsewhere in this report, we have expressed our concerns over 

the Department of Defense’s (DOD) ability to effectively and efficiently acquire the information technology systems it will need. 

While part of that challenge is in the acquisition process, we also 

recognize that a significant problem in DOD’s larger management 

and oversight for IT investments. For example, in our discussions 

with industry on acquisition improvement, we received suggestions 

for improving the requirements generation and validation process, 

as well as aligning IT outcomes with the strategic goals of the organization. These things require a robust management process, and 

should inform acquisition, not the other way around. 

We believe that DOD has a valuable process established in section 2222 of title 10, United States Code for dealing with defense 

business systems. We see value in having that process expanded to 

each of the various IT mission areas, especially the processes that 

conduct business process reengineering (BPR) prior to making acquisition decisions. Currently, the Deputy Chief Management Officer is focused on business systems, but we think their role could 

be extended to apply process improvement and BPR techniques to 

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We recognize it may be premature at this point, though, to make 

such significant changes. We understand DOD is reviewing its internal processes, and new leadership is looking to mold the organization in a way to achieve its strategic goals. We look forward to 

seeing how these efforts progress, and will consider if similar actions that were proposed by the House bill may be warranted in 

the future. 

Report on auditable financial statements 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1005) that would require a report on auditable financial statements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Department of Defense (DOD) provides 

progress reports on each service and defense agency as part of its 

semi-annual report on the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) plan, required by section 1003(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (P.L. 111–84). 

We also note that DOD posts its semi-annual reports on the 

FIAR plan electronically on a website for public review. 

Report on implementing audit reporting requirements 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1006) that would require a report on implementing certain audit reporting requirements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Department of Defense (DOD) did not validate 

its statement of budgetary resources as ready for audit by September 30, 2014, as required by section 1005 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 112–239). 

We expect that DOD will explain why this objective was not 

achieved, describe any factors which may have impeded achievement of the objective, and detail a remedial plan through which 

DOD will address any such impediments and proceed to validate 

its statement of budgetary resources as ready for audit. 

We expect that DOD will include this information in its next 

semi-annual report on the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) plan, required by section 1003(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (P.L. 111–84). 

We also note that DOD posts its semi-annual reports on the 

FIAR plan electronically on a web site for public review. 

Submittal of biannual reports on use of funds in the drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide account on the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1013) that would 

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nual report on the use of funds in the drug interdiction and 

counter-drug activities, defense-wide account. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

The Secretary of Defense may, upon request, provide a copy of 

this report to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

National Guard drug interdiction and counter-drug activities 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1014) that would 

amend section 112 of title 32, United States Code, adding the operations and activities provided by the National Guard Counter-drug 

Training Centers within the United States for federal, state, and 

local law enforcement to the items for which the Secretary of Defense may provide funds to the governor of a state who submits to 

the Secretary a state drug interdiction and counter-drug activities 

plan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note the role of the National Guard Counter-drug mission in 

ensuring the security of the U.S. Homeland. As part of that mission, the National Guard Counter-drug Schools continue to play an 

important role in training and educating local, state, and federal 

law enforcement and other entities on counter-drug-related matters. We recognize the benefits of maintaining and supporting the 

National Guard counterdrug strategy. 

Prohibition on use of funds for certain permitting activities under 

the Sunken Military Craft Act 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1027) that would prohibit the Executive Branch from spending any funds to issue a regulation for permitting activities set forth in section 1403 of the 

Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Limitation on the transfer or release of individuals detained at 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1031) that would provide an exception to the annual prohibition on 

the transfer or release of detainees held at U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) to the United States if the Secretary 

of Defense submits a detailed plan to close the GTMO detention facility to the appropriate congressional committees and Congress 

fails to enact a joint resolution of disapproval under expedited procedures. The provision would authorize the Secretary, if a joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted, to transfer Guantanamo detainees to custody in the United States for detention, trial, and incarceration. 

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The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on facilitation of transfer overseas of certain individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1032) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on impediments 

to the transfer of Guantanamo detainees overseas and actions that 

have been taken, or are planned to be taken, to overcome such impediments and facilitate overseas transfers. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Authority to temporarily transfer individuals detained at United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United 

States for emergency or critical medical treatment 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1033) that would provide the Secretary of Defense the authority to 

temporarily transfer individuals detained at the Guantanamo detention facility (GTMO) to a Department of Defense medical facility 

in the United States for the sole purpose of providing emergency 

or critical medical care if such treatment is not available at GTMO 

and is necessary to prevent death or imminent serious injury or 

harm to the detainee’s health. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Prohibition on the use of funds for recreational facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1034) that would prohibit the use of Department of Defense funds to provide additional 

or upgraded recreational facilities for individuals detained at 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Prohibition on transfer or release to Yemen of individuals detained 

at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1034) that would prohibit using funds available to the Department 

of Defense to transfer, release, or otherwise assist in the transfer 

or release, of any individual held at the Guantanamo detention facility to Yemen during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act and ending on December 31, 2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Reduction in Department of Defense civilian personnel and review 

of certain headquarters spending 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1041) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 

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fense (DOD) civilian positions, including the number of civilian positions created between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 

2013, as a result of military to civilian conversions, the number of 

positions created as temporary positions that are being converted 

back to military positions, and the number of civilian positions that 

have been or are being eliminated. 

The provision would also express the sense of Congress that the 

number of civilian positions should be reduced simultaneously 

with, and by the same percentages, as the corresponding reductions 

in military end strengths. 

The provision would also require the Secretary to review spending on headquarters in commands below major command with the 

objective of reducing such spending by not less than 10 percent. 

The provision would also require the updating of various DOD 

instructions and regulations to improve tracking and reporting 

headquarters personnel and resources. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report setting forth the following: 

(1) The total number of civilian positions created in the DOD 

between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2013, as a result of conversions of support functions from performance by 

military personnel to performance by civilian personnel, set 

forth separated by the number of each of administrative, technical, and medical positions; 

(2) The total number of civilian positions created as described in paragraph (1) that were created as temporary positions and are now being converted back to military positions; 

and 

(3) The total number of civilian positions created as described in paragraph (1) that have been or are being eliminated. 

Submittal of procedures and report relating to sensitive military operations 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1046) that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of 25 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise available for 

fiscal year 2015 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict until the congressional defense committees receive the procedures required by 

section 130f(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and the report required by section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 


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Limitation on use of Russian-flagged airlift aircraft to support the 

airlift movement requirements of the United States Transportation Command 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1047) that would allow 

the use of Russian-flagged airlift aircraft to support airlift movement requirements of U.S. Transportation Command 

(TRANSCOM) only after the Commander, U.S. Transportation 

Command certified to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives, for each manifested 

cargo mission, that utilizing Russian-flagged airlift aircraft is the 

only means available to TRANSCOM to execute that particular 

manifested cargo delivery mission. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Prohibition on use of drones to kill United States citizens 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1052) that would prohibit any officer, employee, detailee, or contractor of the Department of Defense to use a drone to kill a U.S. citizen. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report and briefing to Congress on procurement and inspection of 

armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles to transport civilian employees of the Department of Defense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1063) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report and detailed 

briefing on the Department of Defense’s policies and procedures for 

procuring and inspecting armored commercial passenger-carrying 

vehicles for transporting civilian employees of the Department. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than March 30, 2015, a report on the Department 

of Defense’s policies and procedures for procuring and inspecting 

upon delivery armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles for 

transporting civilian employees. 

The report shall include: (1) a description of the Department’s 

current policies and procedures for procuring and inspecting upon 

delivery, armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles for 

transporting civilian employees in hostile or potentially hostile locations overseas; (2) recommendations for any changes to such policies and procedures that the Secretary determines would increase 

the safety of civilian employees in hostile or potentially hostile locations overseas, including a cost benefit analysis regarding the reasonableness of such recommendations; and (3) any other relevant 

matter the Under Secretary determines appropriate. 


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Report on long-term costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1066) that would require a report on long-term costs of operation Iraqi Freedom and 

Operation Enduring Freedom. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Provision of annual voter assistance 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1071) that would amend chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, 

to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an online system to 

provide annual voting assistance to Active-Duty servicemembers. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security activities 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1072) that would 

amend section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, to include 

‘‘border security’’ as one of the law enforcement activities for which 

Department of Defense (DOD) excess property may be transferred 

to federal and state agencies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that, under section 2576a, DOD already has the authority to provide excess personal property to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) for border security since it is a law enforcement 

activity, and that DOD has already been providing such equipment 

to CBP. 

Sense of Congress on the life and achievements of Dr. James R. 

Schlesinger 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1076) that would state 

the sense of Congress on the life and achievements of Dr. James 

R. Schlesinger. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that Dr. Schlesinger served the United States with distinction in a variety of senior government positions, including as 

Secretary of Defense, Director of Central Intelligence, Secretary of 

Energy, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. In recognition of Dr. Schlesinger’s lifetime of distinguished service and 

achievement, the Senate passed Senate Resolution 472 on June 11, 

2014. 

Resubmission of 2014 quadrennial defense review 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1078) that would require the Secretary of Defense to resubmit the 2014 Quadrennial 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress regarding counter-improvised explosive devices 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1079) that would express the sense of the Congress on the need to remain dedicated 

to retaining knowledge, technological expertise, as well as the lessons learned from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 

Iraqi Freedom, regarding counter-improvised explosive device tactics, techniques, and procedures. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1525). 

The agreement does not include the provision. 

We note that the threat posed by improvised explosive devices remains significant and the Department needs to continue to advance 

efforts to defeat these devices, train the force to counter them, and 

attack the facilitation networks that bring these devices into the 

various theaters where U.S. and friendly forces operate. We also 

expect the Department of Defense to work to consolidate the lessons learned by U.S. forces from more than a decade at war. 

Enhancing presence and capabilities and readiness posture of 

United States military in Europe 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1080) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a plan recommending actions and resources to enhance the capabilities and capacities of U.S. Armed Forces in Europe to counter the conventional, unconventional and subversive 

activities of the Russian Federation in the U.S. European Command’s area of responsibility and to respond under Article 5 of the 

North Atlantic Treaty. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. We note that a 

provision requiring a security strategy for Europe is included under 

another title of the Act. 

Determination and disclosure of transportation costs incurred by the 

Secretary of Defense for congressional trips outside the United 

States 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1081) that would require the Secretary of Defense to determine the cost of the transportation provided in the case of a trip taken by a member, officer, 

or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives in carrying out official duties outside the United States for which the Department of Defense provides transportation and to provide a written statement of the cost not later than 10 days after completion 

of the trip to the member, officer, or employee involved and to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate or the House of Representatives. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 


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We support public disclosure of official travel by members, officers, and employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. To this end, we note that section 1754 (b) of title 22, United 

States Code, contains reporting and disclosure requirements for 

congressional travel outside the United States, including a requirement for reports to be open to public inspection and published in 

the Congressional Record. We recognize there are circumstances 

under which transportation provided by the Department of Defense 

best meets the needs of congressional delegations, ranging from 

protecting the safety and security of the delegations, expediency, 

and accessing destinations that have little or no commercial air 

service. We further note that the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives each maintain policies and processes to provide further oversight of travel requests by 

members and employees of the committees. 

Improvement of financial literacy 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1082) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a training 

program to increase and improve financial literacy training for incoming and outgoing military personnel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Transfer of administration of Ocean Research Advisory Panel from 

Department of the Navy to National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1082) that would transfer the responsibility of the administration 

of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel from the Department of the 

Navy to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We recommend that the Department of Defense, in coordination 

with other appropriate organizations, examine the funding, management, functions, and administration of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel to ensure that this activity is being executed in the 

most effective and efficient manner. 

Annual report on performance of regional offices of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1084) that would 

amend section 7734 of title 38, United States Code, to include in 

the annual report on the quality of services provided by the Veterans Benefits Administration, a report on the performance of any 

regional office that fails to meet its administrative goals. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 


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Sense of Congress regarding the transfer of used military equipment 

to federal, state, and local agencies 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1085) that would express the sense of Congress regarding the transfer of used military 

equipment to federal, state, and local agencies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Methods for validating certain service considered to be active service 

by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1086) that would specify methods for validating certain service of coastwise merchant seamen considered to be active service by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Cost of wars 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1087) that would require the Secretary of Defense to post on the public web site of the 

Department of Defense the costs of the wars in Afghanistan and 

Iraq. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Observance of Veterans Day 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1088) that would 

amend Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, to require the 

President to issue each year a proclamation calling on the people 

of the United States to observe 2 minutes of silence on Veterans 

Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the 

history of the Nation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Findings; sense of Congress 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1089) that would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 

order that the names of the 74 military personnel lost aboard the 

USS Frank E. Evans on June 3, 1969, be added to the Vietnam 

Veterans Memorial. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We recommend that the names of the 74 military personnel lost 

aboard the USS Frank E. Evans on June 3, 1969, be added to the 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial if adequate funds are available to pay 

for adding the names and there is sufficient space available on the 

Memorial to accommodate the additional names. 


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Review of operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090) that would require the Secretary of Defense to review, by not later than 1 year 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the logs of each Navy ship 

known to have operated in the waters near Vietnam during the 

Vietnam Era to determine whether the ship operated in the territorial waters of the Republic of Vietnam during that period, and, 

for each ship that operated in these waters during that time, the 

date or dates that the ship so operated and the distance from the 

shore of the location where the ship operated. The Secretary of Defense would be required to provide this determination and information to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1062). 

The agreement includes does not include these provisions. 

We note that the Department of Veterans Affairs maintains a 

publicly available Internet list of ships which, during the Vietnam 

War, experienced possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military records, and which, as of January 2014, included 308 United 

States Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service and possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military 

records. We further note that the number of ships on this list is 

likely to increase as Department of Veterans Affairs continues to 

determine qualifying service in Vietnam for veterans who file a 

claim for compensation benefits. 

Sense of Congress recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Allied 

amphibious landing on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at Normandy, 

France 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090A) that would express the sense of Congress that would recognize the 70th anniversary of the Allied amphibious landing on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at 

Normandy, France, during World War II and would request the 

President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the 

United States to observe the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies and programs to honor the sacrifices of their fellow countrymen to liberate Europe. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Transportation of supplies to members of the armed forces from 

nonprofit organizations 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090B) that would 

amend chapter 20, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 

of Defense to transport, on a space available basis and without 

charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended for distribution to members of the 

Armed Forces. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

The Secretary of Defense informed us that he has the authority 

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but that the Department of Defense has very limited resources to 

receive, screen, and transport donations and gifts. 

Findings and purposes 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1701) that would discuss the findings of Congress leading up to the establishment of an 

advisory panel on Department of Defense audit readiness. In addition, this provision discusses the purposes of the panel: to actively 

monitor the Department of Defense’s audit readiness and audit 

work and to report on problems that need to be resolved with the 

intention to shed light on the best, most efficient path forward to 

meet the 2017 and 2019 deadlines relating to auditability. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Comptroller General oversight of Department of Defense audit readiness 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1702) that would establish the advisory panel on Department of Defense audit readiness, describe the process for the selection of members to the panel, 

identify the period of appointment, and describe meeting requirements of the panel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Duties of the Advisory Panel 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1703) that would define the duties of the Advisory Panel. The Panel would identify, review, and evaluate the work of the Department of Defense regarding auditability. The Panel would submit to congressional defense 

committees semi-annual reports on the findings and recommendations of the Panel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Powers of the Advisory Panel 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1704) that would provide the authority for the advisory panel to hold hearings and receive information directly from the Department of Defense. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Advisory Panel personnel matters 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1705) that would require members of the Advisory Panel to serve without compensation for such service. This section would also provide authority for 

travel expenses and staff to support the Advisory Panel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Termination of the Advisory Panel 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1706) that would terminate the Advisory Panel on April 30, 2019. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pay 

for federal civilian employees working overseas (sec. 1101) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1101) that would authorize the head of an executive agency to waive limitations on the 

aggregate of basic and premium pay payable through calendar year 

2015 to an employee who performs work in an overseas location 

that is in the area of responsibility of the Commander, U.S. Central 

Command (CENTCOM), or a location that was formerly in 

CENTCOM but has been moved to an area of responsibility of the 

Commander, U.S. Africa Command, in support of a contingency operation or an operation in response to a declared emergency. The 

amount payable may not exceed the total annual compensation 

payable to the Vice President under section 104 of title 3, United 

States Code. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1103). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, 

benefits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat 

zone (sec. 1102) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1102) that would authorize temporary discretionary authority to federal agencies to 

grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities comparable to those provided to members of the foreign service to an agency’s civilian employees on official duty in a combat zone. This authority would expire at the end of fiscal year 2016. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Revision to list of science and technology reinvention laboratories 

(sec. 1103) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1103) that would 

amend the list of Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories 

to include the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 


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Extension and modification of experimental program for scientific 

and technical personnel (sec. 1104) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1104) that would remove the sunset date and annual reporting requirement for section 

1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261) which provides authority that is used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 

and other agencies to hire world-class technical experts to serve as 

research and development program managers. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1104) that would make technical modifications to the same section. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities (sec. 1105) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1105) that would modify section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) to establish a pilot program providing direct hiring authority to the laboratory director of specified 

laboratories for certain students enrolled in scientific, technical, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) programs at institutions of 

higher education on a temporary or term basis. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that establishes a pilot program for direct hire authority for STEM 

students on a temporary or term basis, for up to three percent of 

the laboratory’s scientific and engineering workforce. 

Rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan (sec. 1106) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1108) that would 

amend section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, to extend for 1 year the authority for a civilian employee of the Department of the Navy who is assigned to temporary duty to perform 

work aboard, or dockside in direct support of, the nuclear aircraft 

carrier that is forward deployed in Japan to receive overtime pay. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would limit the amount the Secretary of the Navy may pay 

under this section to $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 until the Director 

of the Office of Personnel Management submits the report required 

in section 1105(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383). 

Extension of part-time reemployment authority (sec. 1107) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1109) that would extend for 5 years the authority of federal agencies to reemploy retired federal civilian employees under limited conditions, without 

offset of annuity against salary, for certain specified purposes. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would extend through December 31, 2019 the authority of federal agencies to reemploy retired federal civilian employees under 

limited conditions, without offset of annuity against salary, for certain specified purposes. 

Personnel authorities for civilian personnel for the United States 

Cyber Command and the cyber component headquarters of the 

military departments (sec. 1108) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1104) that would express the sense of the Senate that enhanced 

personnel authorities are needed for hiring, compensating, and promoting civilian personnel supporting U.S. Cyber Command 

(CYBERCOM), perhaps modeled on the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) established in sections 1601 

through 1607 of title 10, United States Code. The provision also 

would require the Principal Cyber Advisor, within 180 days of enactment, to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Defense 

to improve the support provided by CYBERCOM’s executive agent, 

the Department of the Air Force, in the area of civilian personnel, 

both through administrative actions and legislation. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would extend the Principal Cyber Advisor’s recommendations to the Secretary to include the civilian personnel of 

the cyber component headquarters of the military departments. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Judicial review of Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1106) that would 

amend section 7703 of title 5, United States Code, to extend by 3 

years a pilot provision of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (Public Law 101–12) to allow whistleblowers to appeal 

cases from the Merit Systems Protection Board to the United 

States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or any court of appeals of competent jurisdiction. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that this provision was enacted in the All Circuit Review Extension Act (Public Law 113–170). 

Pay parity for Department of Defense employees employed at joint 

bases 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1107) that would require that when the constituent installations of a joint military installation are not located within the same pay locality, all Department of Defense employees of the joint military installation receive 

locality pay at a percentage equal to that which is payable to the 

constituent installation receiving the highest locality pay. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Modification and extension of Global Security Contingency Fund 

(sec. 1201) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1201) that would extend for 1 year the authority under section 1207 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81) for the Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF). The provision would also modify the GSCF authority to allow funds to be 

used for small-scale construction as part of foreign capacity-building activities under the program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1205) that would extend the GSCF authority for 2 years and 

make a clarifying amendment. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would extend the GSCF authority for 2 years and make a 

clarifying amendment. 

We expect that any small-scale military construction projects authorized under this section would be a supporting, logical component of a comprehensive GSCF program, and not a stand-alone 

project. 

Notice to Congress on certain assistance under authority to conduct 

activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (sec. 

1202) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1202) that would 

amend section 1204(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) to include the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs of the House of Representatives as recipients of information 

required by the provision. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Enhanced authority for provision of support to foreign military liaison officers of foreign countries while assigned to the Department of Defense (sec. 1203) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1203) that would 

amend section 1051a of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 

the Secretary of Defense to provide administrative and support 

services, to include certain training programs, for liaison officers of 

a foreign country, while such liaison officers are assigned temporarily to the headquarters of a combatant command, component 

command, or subordinate operational command of the United 

States. This section would further amend section 1051a of title 10, 

United States Code, to include a limitation on the authorized number of liaison officers and amount of unreimbursed support for travel, subsistence, and medical care expenses per fiscal year for any 


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such liaison officer. This section would also require the Secretary 

of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees an 

annual report on January 31 of each year from 2016–18 on the 

summary of expenses incurred by the United States for liaison officers of a developing country, and include the Department of Defense’s definition of a ‘‘developing country’’ as used for the purposes 

of this authority. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1263). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security 

forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights 

(sec. 1204) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1202) that would amend chapter 134 of title 10, United States 

Code, to include a limitation on the use of funds for training, equipment, or other assistance for the members of a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible information 

that such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical changes and incorporate the requirement to submit an annual report from section 1204 of H.R. 

4435, ‘‘Annual Report on Human Rights Vetting and Verification 

Procedures of the Department of Defense’’ into the Senate provision. 

Codification and enhancement of authority to build the capacity of 

foreign security forces (sec. 1205) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1205) that would codify in title 10, United States Code, the authority for the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program to train and 

equip certain foreign security forces to build their capacity to conduct counterterrorism operations and stability operations under 

section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163), as amended (the ‘‘section 1206 

authority’’). The provision would also modify the limitations on the 

amount of funds that could be used under the section 1206 authority. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a number of 

technical and clarifying amendments. 

We expect that any small-scale military construction projects authorized under this section would be a supporting, logical component of a comprehensive section 1206 program, and not a standalone project. 

Training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign countries to promote respect for the rule of law and human 

rights (sec. 1206) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1204) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct 


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human rights training of security forces and associated ministries 

of foreign countries. The provision would require that the activities 

conducted pursuant to this section have the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the provision would define the activities considered to be human rights training. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 

provide the Committees on Armed Services and Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a briefing 

on the initial implementation activities associated with this new 

authority and other related matters deemed appropriate by the 

Secretary of Defense. 

Cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations (sec. 

1207) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1207) that would codify in title 10, United States Code, an authority for the Secretary of Defense to enter into arrangements under 

acquisition and cross servicing agreements (ACSA) to loan equipment for personnel protection and personnel survivability. The provision would authorize such loans to coalition forces for their use 

in coalition operations with the United States as part of a contingency operation or a peacekeeping operation under the United Nations Charter or another international agreement. The provision 

would also include a waiver of the requirement to reimburse the 

United States for the loss of such equipment in the event it is damaged or destroyed during combat operations for which the equipment was loaned. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would provide statutory authority through the end of fiscal year 2019 for the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, to enter into arrangements to use ACSAs 

to loan personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment 

to coalition forces participating in such coalition operations with 

the United States. The agreement would also authorize the loaning 

of such equipment in connection with the training of coalition 

forces to be deployed to those operations. 

We note that a similar authority to loan personnel protection and 

personnel survivability equipment under ACSAs to allies and other 

partners has made an important contribution to coalition operations in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense has interpreted 

this temporary authority narrowly, and we urge the Department to 

take a similar approach in the implementation of any program 

under this section. 

Extension and modification of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism (sec. 1208) 

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to combat terrorism pursuant to section 1208 of the Ronald Reagan 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 

Law 108–375), as amended most recently by section 1203(c) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 

Law 112–81). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1208) that would extend the authority through fiscal year 

2016, and increase the annual cap on the authority from $50.0 million to $60.0 million. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would extend the authority through fiscal year 2017 and 

increase the annual cap on the authority from $50.0 million to 

$75.0 million. 

Authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition (sec. 

1209) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1209) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide 

equipment, supplies, training, and defense services to assist the 

vetted elements of the Syrian opposition for the purposes of: (1) Defending the Syrian people from the attacks of the Syrian regime; 

(2) Protecting the United States, our friends and allies, and the 

Syrian people from terrorist elements; and (3) Promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria. The 

provision would also establish requirements for an element of the 

Syrian opposition to be deemed vetted, permit the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to third countries for purposes of the 

provision of training and equipment, and provide the authority to 

accept contributions from other nations. The Secretary of State’s 

concurrence would be required to conduct activities under this authority. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that the agreement includes language similar to the 

Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law 113–164) 

to provide assistance to the appropriately vetted elements of the 

Syrian opposition. 

Additionally, we note that sustainment, at a minimum, includes 

the provision of logistics, intelligence, communications, and other 

enabling support necessary to maintain operations in support of 

the mission; supply of food, fuel, arms, munitions, and equipment; 

maintenance of equipment; and repair and renovation of facilities. 

Provision of logistic support for the conveyance of certain defense articles to foreign forces training with the United States Armed 

Forces (sec. 1210) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 323) that would authorize a 2-year pilot program for the Secretary of Defense to use 

up to $10.0 million in funds to provide logistic support for the 

transfer of excess defense articles to allied forces participating with 

U.S. armed forces in bilateral or multilateral training activities. 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use up to $10.0 

million in each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to provide logistic support for the transfer of excess defense articles in Afghanistan to the 

military forces of countries with which the U.S. Armed Forces plan 

to conduct bilateral or multilateral training overseas during those 

fiscal years. 

Biennial report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement to foreign security forces (sec. 1211) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1211) that would require a biennial report to Congress in fiscal 

years 2016, 2018, and 2020 on the Department of Defense programs to provide training, equipment, or other security assistance 

or reimbursement to foreign security forces. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical and 

clarifying amendments. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 

Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan (sec. 

1221) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1211) that would extend for 1 year the authority under section 1201 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81), as amended, for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program (CERP) in Afghanistan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1221). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would limit the total funds available for the CERP program in fiscal year 2015 to $10.0 million and make other technical 

and clarifying amendments. 

Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States 

military operations (sec. 1222) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1212) that would extend through fiscal year 2015 the authority under section 1233 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181), as amended, for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse coalition nations for support provided to the United States 

for military operations in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and make certain technical amendments. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1224) that would extend for 1 year the authority under section 

1233 of Public Law 110–181, as amended. The Senate provision 

would limit overall funds available under this section in fiscal year 

2015 to $1.2 billion and of those funds, no more than $900.0 million 

would be available for Pakistan. The provision would also extend 

certain notification and certification requirements relating to any 

payments under this section to Pakistan. In addition, the provision 


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would limit the Secretary from waiving the certification requirements with regard to $300.0 million of the $900.0 million authorized for Pakistan unless the Secretary can make certain additional 

certifications regarding Pakistan’s military operations in North 

Waziristan. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would expand the authority under section 1233 of Public 

Law 110–181 to allow the Secretary of Defense to reimburse coalition nations for support provided to U.S. military operations in Iraq 

or in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The amendment to the Senate provision would also increase the amount of 

funding authorized under this section for Pakistan to $1.0 billion. 

The amendment would clarify the additional certification requirements that the Secretary would need to make to invoke the waiver 

with regard to the full amount of funding authorized under this 

section for Pakistan. 

One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations (sec. 1223) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1213) that would extend certain authorities for the support of coalition forces participating with the United States in military operations in Afghanistan. The provision would extend current authorities to (1) provide 

coalition forces with logistical support under section 1234 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 

Law 110–181); and (2) use acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend those forces certain military equipment for personnel 

protection. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1225) that would extend the authority under section 1234 of 

Public Law 110–181 to provide logistical support to coalition forces 

participating with the United States in military operations in Afghanistan. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would expand this authority to allow the provision of 

logistical support to such coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. 

United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces through the end of fiscal year 2017 (sec. 1224) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1216) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a detailed plan for the 

sustainment of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) 

through fiscal year 2018. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

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Semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan (sec. 1225) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1227) that would require a semi-annual report to the appropriate 

committees of Congress on enhancing the strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan, including efforts to build 

and sustain the Afghan National Security Forces. 

The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1214). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment clarifying the information to be included in the report and 

making other technical amendments. 

We note that the House provision is addressed elsewhere in this 

report. 

Sense of Congress on stability and sovereignty of Afghanistan (sec. 

1226) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1217) that would express the sense of Congress regarding the continuing U.S. national 

security interest in Afghanistan after 2014 and support for Afghan 

National Security Forces. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Extension of Afghan Special Immigrant Program (sec. 1227) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1218) that would authorize a certain number of visas for principal aliens who may be 

provided special immigrant visa status in accordance with section 

602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 

1101). This section would also extend the period in which the principal alien must be employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to December 31, 2015. 

Additionally, this section would extend the period in which the 

principal alien must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan 

to September 30, 2015. The authorization in this section would terminate on September 30, 2016. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1230). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Independent assessment of United States efforts against al-Qaeda 

(sec. 1228) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1219) that would direct 

the Secretary of Defense to conduct an independent assessment related to U.S. efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, its 

affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

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pendent assessment report, including an estimate of the cost of preparing such an assessment. 

Sense of Congress on security of Afghan women (sec. 1229) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220) that would express the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the security and civic participation of women for the development and national security of Afghanistan and the need to increase the number 

of women in the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3715) contained a provision that would express the sense of Congress that the United States should continue 

to support the meaningful inclusion of women in the political, economic, and security transition process in Afghanistan. The Senate 

provision would also require a report on the security of Afghan 

women and girls, including information on the recruitment and retention of women in the ANSF. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that elsewhere in this Act, the Secretary of Defense is 

required to report to the appropriate committees of Congress on efforts by the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry 

of Interior to increase the recruitment and retention of women in 

the ANSF. 

Review process for use of United States funds for construction 

projects in Afghanistan that cannot be physically accessed by 

United States Government personnel (sec. 1230) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220B) that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 2015 Department 

of Defense (DOD) funds for construction projects in Afghanistan in 

excess of $500,000 that cannot be audited and physically inspected. 

The provision included authority to waive the prohibition if, prior 

to the obligation of funds for the project, a plan is submitted to the 

relevant congressional committees for the monitoring of the use of 

such funds to ensure they are used for their intended purpose and 

to mitigate waste, fraud and abuse. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1226). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 

2015 DOD funds for construction projects in Afghanistan in excess 

of $1 million that cannot be authorized and physically inspected by 

U.S. Government personnel or their designated representatives. 

The provision would allow for this prohibition to be waived if the 

Secretary of Defense or the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan submits to the relevant congressional committee a report containing (1) a detailed plan for the monitoring of the funds for the 

project, and (2) certain specific determinations regarding the 

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Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan 

(sec. 1231) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1222) that would extend for 1 year the authority of the Secretary 

of Defense to transfer to the Afghan security forces defense articles 

being drawn down in Afghanistan, and to provide defense services 

in connection with such transfers, under section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

112–239). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities in Afghanistan (sec. 1232) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1223) that would extend for 1 year the authority under section 

1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383), as amended, for the Secretary 

of Defense to use funds to support the reintegration of former insurgent fighters into Afghan society. The provision would allow the 

use of up to $15.0 million in fiscal year 2015 for reintegration purposes. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amend- ment that would allow the use of up to $5.0 million in Department 

of Defense (DOD) funds for reintegration purposes. We note that 

the United States continues to support a political reconciliation 

process that is Afghan-owned and Afghan-led. We encourage the 

transition of reintegration efforts from the Department of Defense 

to the appropriate institutions of the Government of Afghanistan, 

and accordingly expect that there will not be a need for this DOD 

reintegration authority after fiscal year 2015. 

Clearance of unexploded ordnance on former United States training 

ranges in Afghanistan (sec. 1233) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1229) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use up to 

$125.0 million of Department of Defense (DOD) funds in each of 

fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to conduct surface clearance of 

unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used by the U.S. 

Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would clarify that the DOD is authorized to use up to 

a total of $250.0 million in DOD funds through September 30, 

2016, to conduct both surface and subsurface clearance of 

unexploded ordnance under this section. 

Report on impact of end of major combat operations in Afghanistan 

on authority to use military force (sec. 1234) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1241) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, to submit a 


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report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the impact, if 

any, of the end of major combat operations in Afghanistan on the 

authority to use military force against al Qaeda, the Taliban and 

associated forces under the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force or any other available legal authority. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report on bilateral security cooperation with Pakistan (sec. 1235) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1228) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, to submit a detailed report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the nature and extent of bilateral security cooperation between the United States and Pakistan. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

and clarifying amendment. 

Authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State in Iraq 

and the Levant (sec. 1236) 

Following passage of the House bill and the Senate committeereported bill, the administration submitted to the congressional defense committees a legislative proposal that would authorize to be 

appropriated to the Iraq Train and Equip Fund up to $1.6 billion 

to provide assistance to military and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal 

security forces, with a national mission, to counter the Islamic 

State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 

The agreement includes the proposal for the Iraq Train and 

Equip Fund with certain technical and clarifying amendments. Assistance under this section would be restricted to no more than 25 

percent of the amounts authorized until the Secretary of Defense, 

in coordination with the Secretary of State, submits a report on the 

plan for providing such assistance and re-training and re-equipping 

the Iraqi Security Forces, and the President submits a report on 

how such assistance fits within a broader regional strategy. 

We note the significant contribution that Kurdish security forces 

have made to countering ISIL’s advance. We understand that the 

administration’s plan includes assistance to train and equip 3 brigades of Kurdish peshmerga. Accordingly, we expect that a significant portion of the assistance under this authority will be provided 

to meet the requirements of the Kurdish security forces and urge 

the Secretary of Defense to ensure that such assistance is delivered 

in a timely manner to such forces. We further expect the Secretary 

of Defense to keep the congressional defense committees fully informed as this plan is developed and implemented, including any 

arrangements to ensure that such assistance for Kurdish security 

forces is promptly delivered to those forces. 

The provision is also amended to add local security forces with 

a national security mission to the list of forces authorized to receive 

assistance under this section. We believe that, for purposes of this 

section, local security forces should include local forces that are 

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nority communities in the Nineveh Plain and elsewhere from the 

ISIL threat. 

We note that among the lessons learned from the execution of 

previous large-scale train-and-equip funds in Iraq and Afghanistan 

has been the need for high-level oversight and requirements coordination, such as through the Afghanistan Requirements Oversight 

Council (AROC), to ensure that significant expenditures from the 

fund are aligned with validated requirements and subject to adequate oversight. We expect that the Department of Defense (DOD) 

will utilize a mechanism and procedures similar to the AROC in 

carrying out the program under the ITEF. Therefore, we direct the 

Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

on the procedures and mechanism DOD will use to ensure that 

major expenditures from the fund are made only pursuant to an 

appropriately validated need and subject to adequate monitoring 

and evaluation. 

Extension and modification of authority to support operations and 

activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (sec. 

1237) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1243) that would extend through fiscal year 2015 the authority under section 1215 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81), as amended, for the use of Department of Defense 

funds to support the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (OSC–I). The provision would also clarify 

the kinds of training activities that the OSC–I is authorized to conduct in support of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the Counter 

Terrorism Service. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1231). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize the use of up to $140.0 million to support 

OSC–I operations and activities during fiscal year 2015. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and 

the Russian Federation (sec. 1241) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1221) that would prohibit the use of Department of Defense (DOD) funds for fiscal year 

2015 for bilateral military-to-military contact or cooperation between the Governments of the United States and the Russian Federation until the Secretary of Defense makes certain specified certifications to the appropriate congressional committees regarding 

Russia’s actions in Ukraine, its compliance with its arms control 

obligations, and its foreign military sales or transfers. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1242(e)). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would prohibit the use of DOD funds for fiscal year 2015 for 

bilateral military-to-military cooperation between the United States 

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ordination with the Secretary of State, certifies that Russia has 

ceased its occupation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive activities that threaten Ukraine and North Atlantic Treaty Organization members. The amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense 

to waive the prohibition if the Secretary determines that doing so 

is in the U.S. national security interest and the Secretary provides 

prior notification to the appropriate committees of Congress, including certain specified information. 

Notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new 

aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under 

Open Skies Treaty (sec. 1242) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1222) that would limit 

the use of funds to authorize or permit a certification by the United 

States of a proposal by the Russian Federation to change any sensor package on a Russian Open Skies aircraft, unless certain specified conditions are met. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a provision that would require the President, not later than 30 days after the Russian Federation provides 

notification to all States Parties to the Open Skies Treaty (Treaty) 

of its intention to seek certification to change, modify, or introduce 

a new aircraft or sensor under the Treaty, to notify the appropriate 

committees of Congress and provide the relevant details of the Russian proposal. The provision would also require, not later than 30 

days prior to the date of intended approval of certification of such 

aircraft or sensor by the United States, the Director of National Intelligence, jointly with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in consultation with the Secretary 

of State, to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 

assessment of the national security implications for the United 

States of any new aircraft or sensor proposed to be deployed by the 

Russian Federation under the Treaty. Further, the provision would 

require that any such assessment include a description of any 

plans by the United States to mitigate any negative effect of the 

proposed new Russian sensor or aircraft on the national security of 

the United States, including an analysis of the costs and effectiveness of any such plans. 

In any case where an assessment of national security implications is prepared in response to this provision, we expect the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to take into account the views of 

the relevant regional and functional combatant commander on the 

security implications of a proposed Russian change in aircraft or 

sensor for Open Skies overflights in their assigned area of responsibility. We note that the Department of Defense committed to provide information concerning the views of relevant regional and 

functional combatant commanders relating to proposals under the 

Treaty to the committees in November 2014. 

Limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the 

Russian Federation (sec. 1243) 

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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) 

on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian 

Federation. The provision would also place limitations on providing 

information to the Russian Federation concerning the velocity at 

burnout of United States missile defense interceptors or targets. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a similar provision 

(sec. 1266). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty (sec. 1244) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1225) that would require the President to submit a report to Congress on the status 

of efforts to hold the Russian Federation accountable for its violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and 

on the President’s assessment as to whether it remains in the national security interests of the United States to remain a party to 

the INF Treaty and related treaties while the Russian Federation 

is in non-compliance with the INF Treaty. 

The Senate committee-passed bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a provision that would require the President to submit, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 

Act, a report to the appropriate congressional committees on Russian non-compliance with the INF Treaty, including elements set 

forth in section 1061 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66). It would also require the 

Department of State, jointly with the Department of Defense and 

other appropriate agencies, to brief the appropriate congressional 

committees at the time of submission of the report, and every 6 

months thereafter until the Russian Federation returns to compliance with its obligations under the INF Treaty, on the status of efforts to resolve U.S. concerns about Russian INF noncompliance. 

Finally, in the event the President determines that Russia has deployed, or intends to deploy, systems that violate the INF Treaty, 

it would require the President to notify Congress promptly of such 

a determination, and any plans to respond to such deployments. 

Annual report on military and security developments involving the 

Russian Federation (sec. 1245) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1227) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a detailed report to the 

specified congressional committees annually through 2021 on the 

current and future military power of the Russian Federation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1243). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a detailed 

report to the appropriate congressional committees annually 

through 2018 on the security and military strategies, priorities, 

and capabilities of the Russian Federation. 

We expect the Secretary of Defense to consult closely with the 

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throughout the preparation of the report required under this section, including to avoid duplicative reporting. 

Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or other agreements with Rosoboronexport (sec. 1246) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1229) that would prohibit the use of Department of Defense (DOD) funds to enter into 

a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, to make a grant to, or to provide a loan or loan guarantee to the Russian state corporation Rosoboronexport. The provision included a national security waiver of this prohibition if the 

Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees certain detailed certifications. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1267). 

The agreement includes the House provision with technical and 

clarifying amendments. The amendment would include a limited 

waiver of the prohibition with respect to contracting for spare parts 

or other activities related to the maintenance of helicopters operated by the Afghan National Security Forces or otherwise operated 

by DOD only if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

committees a detailed certification that the waiver is in the U.S. 

national security interest, based on certain determinations by the 

Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

Report on the New START Treaty (sec. 1247) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1230A) that would 

limit the availability of fiscal year 2015 funds for implementation 

of the New START Treaty unless the Secretary of Defense certifies 

that the Russian Federation has met a number of specified conditions. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 

jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

stating the reasons continued implementation of the New START 

Treaty is in the national security interests of the United States. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

Strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Asia-Pacific region (sec. 1251) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1231) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

of State and other heads of federal departments and agencies, to 

develop a strategy to prioritize U.S. interests in the U.S. Pacific 

Command area of responsibility, as well as an implementation plan 

to support the strategy. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would narrow the scope of the strategy to defense issues and 

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The Defense Intelligence Agency should conduct the appropriate 

defense intelligence assessments focused on the matters included in 

subsection (a)(2)(B) to inform the strategy. 

Modifications to annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China (sec. 1252) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1232) that would 

amend subsection (b) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65) to modify 

the annual report on military and security developments involving 

the People’s Republic of China. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Military-to-military engagement with the Government of Burma 

(sec. 1253) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1233) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual report to the 

congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign 

Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

the House on the goals and objectives guiding military-to-military 

engagement between the United States and the Union of Burma, 

with a 5–year sunset. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1210) that would require a certification of certain steps by the Government of Burma to improve conditions before security assistance 

would be authorized under this Act. The provision also contained 

exceptions to that limitation for human rights and disaster relief 

training, as well as a report requirement on the strategy and plans 

for military-to-military engagement between the U.S. Armed Forces 

and the Burma military. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would remove the certification requirement, combine the 

reporting requirements from both provisions, and authorize the 

human rights and disaster relief training contained within the Senate provision with clarifying modifications. The agreement also provides that no Department of Defense assistance to the Government 

of Burma is authorized by this Act except as provided in this section. If a decision is made to engage in one of the authorized activities enumerated in subsection (a), we expect the Secretary of Defense to provide written notification to the Secretary of State. 

We note that there remains significant progress to be made on: 

establishing civilian oversight of the Burma military, implementing 

human rights reform in the Burma military, and terminating military relations with North Korea. We also note that the Government 

of Burma must take significant steps toward establishing a transparent and inclusive process to amend the constitution of Burma, 

including the full participation of the political opposition and all 

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Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy of the United 

States Pacific Command (sec. 1254) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1234) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the congressional defense 

committees with a report on the munitions strategy of United 

States Pacific Command. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Missile defense cooperation in Northeast Asia (sec. 1255) 

The House bill included a provision (sec. 1235) that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment to identify 

opportunities for increasing missile defense cooperation among the 

United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and to evaluate 

options for short-range missile, rocket, and artillery defense capabilities to address threats from the Korean Peninsula. The provision would also require the Secretary to brief Congress on the assessment. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included no such provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that missile defense cooperation with allies in Asia could 

be bilateral, trilateral, or multilateral. 

Sense of Congress and report on Taiwan and its contribution to regional peace and stability (sec. 1256) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1236) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the congressional defense 

committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the maritime capabilities of Taiwan. The provision 

also would express the sense of Congress that the United States 

should consider opportunities to help enhance the maritime capabilities of Taiwan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would expand the report to the self-defense capabilities of Taiwan and express a sense of Congress that reaffirms U.S. security 

commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8). 

Independent assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense 

to counter anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, 

and other key technologies of potential adversaries (sec. 1257) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

221) that would require the Secretary of Defense to task the Defense Science Board or other independent group to examine the potential specific challenges to U.S. military technological superiority 

within the next 10 years, and the specific planned responses by the 

Department of Defense (DOD) to meet these challenges. 

The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1237) that 

would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement 


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with an independent entity to conduct an assessment of anti-access 

and area-denial (A2AD) strategies and capabilities that pose a 

threat to security in the Asia-Pacific region and strategies to mitigate such threats. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to task an independent 

entity to conduct an assessment of the ability of the DOD to 

counter A2AD strategies, capabilities, and other key technologies 

that could be implemented by potential adversaries. 

In the annual report to Congress on ‘‘Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2014,’’ the Department of Defense notes that China continues to sustain investments in key anti-access and area denial capabilities to deter or 

counter third-party intervention in the region. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics has 

warned that America’s ‘‘technological superiority is not assured,’’ 

and that ‘‘the Department of Defense is being challenged in ways 

that I have not seen for decades, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.’’ We share this concern and believe that an independent assessment could help focus the Department’s investments and strategic thinking on these challenges. 

We remain concerned by questions regarding the relative U.S. 

advantages in technological capabilities, which could be undercut 

as advanced technologies continue to proliferate. The potential for 

greater technological parity among adversaries carries the risk of 

U.S. military forces operating without the traditional level of overmatch needed to succeed swiftly in a contingency, which raises further questions about the impact that the loss of technological superiority would have on the freedom of U.S. action in securing national security objectives. These questions merit examination in the 

assessment. 

Elsewhere in this Act, we require the Secretary of Defense to report on the Department’s munitions strategy for United States Pacific Command, based on a provision in the House bill (sec. 1234). 

However, we believe that some of the reporting elements contained 

in the House bill would be better suited to this independent assessment. These include assessing other countries’ munitions programs, 

capabilities, and technologies that could challenge U.S. deployed 

forces and military systems, and providing recommendations for 

how the United States can counter these challenges or restore, 

maintain, or expand U.S. military technological advantages in munitions. 

We expect, as part of the information, data, resources, and analyses provided to the independent entity, the Department also provide a baseline description of the counter-A2AD policies, strategies, 

force posture, programs, capabilities, systems and technologies that 

are currently in place or funded. 

Sense of Congress reaffirming security cooperation with Japan and 

the Republic of Korea (sec. 1258) 

The House bill contained provisions (sec. 1238 and 1239) that 

would express the sense of Congress to reaffirm the U.S. security 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a merger of the two House provisions 

with clarifying amendments. 

Report on maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region (sec. 

1259) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1245) that would require the President to submit to the congressional defense committees a report that outlines the strategy of the 

Department of Defense with regard to maritime security in the 

South China Sea and East China Sea. The provision would also require an annual briefing on the military to military engagement 

with the People’s Republic of China. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We direct that, not later than March 15, 2015, the Secretary of 

Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing (in classified form, if appropriate) on the following: 

(1) An assessment of the military to military engagements between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in 

the previous 12 months, before March 15, 2015, including an 

assessment of the success of such engagements in meeting the 

objectives of the Commander of the United States Pacific Command for such engagements; and 

(2) A detailed description of all planned and potential military 

to military engagements between the United States and the 

People’s Republic of China for the next 12 months, after March 

15, 2015, including the objectives of such engagements. 

Sense of Congress on Taiwan maritime capabilities and exercise 

participation (sec. 1259A) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1212) that would express the sense of the Senate that both Taiwan 

and the People’s Republic of China should be afforded the opportunity to participate in the humanitarian assistance and disaster 

relief portions of future multilateral exercises. 

The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1236). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would incorporate a section of the sense of Congress 

from the House provision. 

Modification of matters for discussion in annual reports of United 

States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (sec. 

1259B) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1244) that would revise and update the matters for discussion of 

the annual report of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 


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Subtitle E—Other Matters 

One-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities (sec. 1261) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1242) that would extend by 1 year the authority for non-conventional assisted recovery 

capabilities pursuant to subsection (h) of section 943 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417), as amended most recently by section 1203(c) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(Public Law 112–81). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1264). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Modification of national security planning guidance to deny safe 

havens to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates (sec. 

1262) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1244) that would modify section 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) by requiring the President to 

provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations 

of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives, the required national security planning guidance, including any updates to such guidance, to deny safe havens 

to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates not later than October 1, 2014. Additionally, this section would add an element to the 

required guidance that would describe the feasibility, resourcing, 

authorities required, and potential benefit of conducting multilateral training and equipping of military forces in relevant countries. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Enhanced authority to acquire goods and services of Djibouti in 

support of Department of Defense activities in United States Africa Command area of responsibility (sec. 1263) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1245) that would provide the Secretary of Defense with an enhanced authority to acquire products and services produced in the Republic of Djibouti in 

support of Department of Defense (DOD) activities in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility. The Secretary 

would be required to make a determination that: (1) The product 

or service is to be used only in support of DOD activities in 

AFRICOM; (2) The limit on competition or preference for 

Djiboutian products or services is vital to the national security interest of the United States; (3) The Djiboutian product or service 

is of equivalent quality to that which would have been otherwise 

acquired; and (4) The limitation or preference will not adversely affect U.S. military or stability operations in AFRICOM or the U.S. 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

828) that would provide DOD missions in Africa with a limited procurement authority giving a preference to products and services 

produced in Africa. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Should the Secretary secure additional long-term agreements 

that provide for basing arrangements to support U.S. military operations, particularly counterterrorism operations, support to U.S. 

Department of State evacuation requirements, or force protection 

operational requirement of AFRICOM, we will consider a comparable acquisition preference. 

Treatment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic 

Union of Kurdistan under the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(sec. 1264) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1249) that would authorize the Secretary of State, after consulting with the Secretary 

of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, or the Secretary 

of Homeland Security, after consulting with the Secretary of State 

and Attorney General, to exclude the Kurdistan Democratic Party 

(KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) from the definition of a terrorist organization under section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III)) for the purposes of issuing a temporary visa 

to a member of the KDP and PUK. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1261). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical and 

clarifying amendment. 

Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into 

missile defense systems of United States and sense of Congress 

concerning integration of missile defense systems of Russia into 

missile defense systems of NATO (sec. 1265) 

The House Bill included a provision (sec. 1250) that would limit 

the availability of fiscal year 2015 funds to integrate missile defense systems of China into missile defense systems of the United 

States. It would also limit the availability of funds to integrate missile defense systems of Russia into missile defense systems of the 

United States if such integration would undermine the security of 

the United States or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

(NATO), unless the Secretary of Defense could certify that Russia 

had met certain specified conditions. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3704) contained a provision that would limit 

the availability of fiscal year 2015 funds to integrate missile defense systems of China into missile defense systems of the United 

States. 

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tems of NATO if such integration undermines the security of the 

United States or NATO, respectively. 

Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade 

Treaty (sec. 1266) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1253) that would limit 

the Department of Defense’s ability to implement the Arms Trade 

Treaty while also permitting the Department to assist foreign governments in bringing their laws and regulations to a level equal to 

that of the United States’. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the provision. A nearly identical provision was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for 

fiscal year 2014 (Public Law 113–66). 

Notification and review of potentially significant arms control noncompliance (sec. 1267) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1262) that would require the Secretary of Defense to notify the 

President if the Secretary has substantial reason to believe that 

there is a potentially significant case of foreign noncompliance with 

an arms control treaty to which the United States is a party. The 

provision would also require the Secretary to submit notice to certain Senate committees not later than 30 days after such notification to the President. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to notify the 

President if, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense has substantial reason to believe that there is a case of foreign activity 

that would pose a significant threat to United States national security interests and that may be inconsistent with an arms control 

treaty to which the United States is a party, and such case is not 

included in the most recent annual arms control compliance report, 

or is significantly different from a case included in such report. If 

the President receives such a notification from the Secretary of Defense, the provision would require the President to promptly refer 

the matter to the Secretary of State to arrange for an inter-agency 

review of the case to assess whether it constitutes a significant 

case of arms control non-compliance. Not later than 60 days after 

the President makes such a referral, the provision would also require the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees the results of the inter-agency assessment. 

Inter-European Air Forces Academy (sec. 1268) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1265) that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to operate the Inter-European Air Forces Academy (the ‘‘Academy’’) to provide military education and training to military personnel of North 

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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment and an amendment that would provide authority to 

the Secretary of the Air Force to operate the Academy through September 30, 2019. 

Department of Defense support to security of United States diplomatic facilities (sec. 1269) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1261) that would express a sense of Congress on the force structure and force posture 

of U.S. Africa Command within the context of so-called ‘‘New Normal’’ and its general mission requirements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would incorporate additional reporting requirements related to 

the Marine Security Guard Program and the security of highthreat, high-risk diplomatic facilities. Further, the agreement requires an assessment of the effectiveness of Department of Defense-provided Security Augmentation Units utilized during the 

previous year or those utilized as of the date of this Act to improve 

security at high-threat, high-risk facilities as well as an evaluation 

of any impediments to the effectiveness of such units. We expect 

this assessment will analyze the integration of such units into relevant policies, plans, and reviews, to include, but not be limited to, 

vulnerability assessments, waiver mitigation requirements, and 

emergency action plans. 

Information on sanctioned persons and businesses through the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System 

(sec. 1270) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1262) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, that would require a list of Department of Defense contractors that have conducted significant transactions with Iran. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would amend section 2313(c) of title 41, United States Code, 

to direct Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury to ensure that persons designated on OFAC 

certain lists are included in a database (known as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System). 

Reports on nuclear program of Iran (sec. 1271) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1263) that would require the President to submit a report to Congress, within 30 days 

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ment and an assessment of the overall state of Iran’s nuclear program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Sense of Congress on defense modernization by NATO countries 

(sec. 1272) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1296) that would express the sense of Congress that the defense modernization program of Poland presents an important opportunity for strengthening the U.S.-Poland bilateral relationship. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would express the sense of Congress that the United States 

should work with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

members as they seek to modernize their defense capabilities to encourage them to procure defense systems, including air and missile 

defense systems, that are interoperable with NATO defense systems and help fill critical NATO shortfalls. 

We agree with the NATO Wales Summit Declaration, issued by 

heads of state on September 5, 2014, that it is important that the 

NATO member states ‘‘reverse the trend in declining defence budgets, to make the most effective use of our funds and to further a 

more balanced sharing of costs and responsibilities.’’ 

We, therefore, support NATO member states like the Republic of 

Poland that are planning to invest significantly in the modernization of their defense capabilities, including Poland’s decision to procure air and missile defense systems for the Polish Army by 2022. 

We understand Poland’s overall investment plan will bring it above 

the 2 percent of gross domestic product pledge for NATO members’ 

national defense spending, which was reaffirmed by NATO in 

Wales. We believe these are important investments that could contribute to key alliance security commitments. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional 

defense committees, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House, not 

later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on the benefits to 

the security of the Alliance that would result from the procurement 

of interoperable American air and missile defense technology by 

NATO members. 

Report on protection of cultural property in event of armed conflict 

(sec. 1273) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1269) that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on efforts of 

the Department of Defense to protect cultural property abroad, including activities undertaken pursuant to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed 

Conflict. 

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The agreement includes the House provision with technical and 

clarifying amendments. 

United States strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in Europe (sec. 1274) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1242) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for enhancing security and stability in 

Europe. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review of the force posture, readiness, and responsiveness of U.S. 

forces and the forces of other North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

(NATO) members in Europe, and the contingency plans for those 

U.S. forces, to ensure they are appropriate to meet the obligation 

of collective self-defense under the North Atlantic Treaty. The 

amendment would also require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on a strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in Europe. The report would include a 

plan for reassuring NATO members regarding the U.S. and NATO 

commitments to collective self-defense under the North Atlantic 

Treaty, and a plan on enhancing U.S. security cooperation with 

NATO partner nations. 

We expect that at the time the report required under this section 

is submitted, the Department of Defense will brief the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 

the findings of the review, including those relating to U.S. contingency plans. We also expect the Secretary of Defense, in developing 

the plan on enhancing U.S. security cooperation with NATO partner nations, to take into consideration a partner nation’s commitment to upholding and enhancing regional security and stability. 

Report on military assistance to Ukraine (sec. 1275) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1246) that would require the Secretary of Defense to report to the 

congressional defense committees semi-annually through January 

31, 2017, on U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would express the sense of Congress regarding the provision of nonlethal and lethal U.S. military assistance to Ukraine to 

the extent such assistance is defensive and non-provocative. The 

agreement also includes a technical amendment to the reporting requirement in the Senate provision. 

Sense of Congress on efforts to remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield and end the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army (sec. 

1276) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

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seph Kony and his top commanders and to express the continued 

support of Operation Observant Compass. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Extension of annual reports on the military power of Iran (sec. 

1277) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3740) contained a provision that would 

amend section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for fiscal year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) by extending the requirement to submit a report on the military power of Iran from December 31, 2014, to December 31, 2016. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Report and strategy regarding North Africa, West Africa, and the 

Sahel (sec. 1278) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1251) that would make 

a series of findings, express the sense of Congress, require a determination, and require the submission of a report regarding the individuals responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya and a counterterrorism strategy related 

to North Africa. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on 

Department of Defense efforts to hold the individuals responsible 

for the attack against U.S. personnel in Benghazi, Libya accountable and require the President to submit a report on various security-related matters in North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel. 

Rule of construction (sec. 1279) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1254) stating that 

nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of 

force against Syria or Iran. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would retain the reference to Iran and delete the reference to 

Syria. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISION(S) NOT ADOPTED

Annual report on human rights vetting and verification procedures 

of the Department of Defense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1204) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

of State, to submit to Congress an annual report on human rights 

vetting and verification procedures of the Department of Defense. 

This report shall be submitted at the same time the budget of the 

President is submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that this annual reporting requirement was incorporated to a provision codifying the so-called ‘‘Leahy human rights 

vetting’’ requirement into title 10 United States Code. 

Use of acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend certain 

military equipment to certain foreign forces for personnel protection and survivability 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1206) that would provide a 1-year extension of the authority under 

section 1202 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364), as amended, for the 

Secretary of Defense to use the established procedures under acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend certain equipment for 

personnel protection to coalition partner forces in Afghanistan. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan 

under Operation Resolute Support 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1214) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees providing detailed information on 

the progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan under the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission known as Operation 

Resolute Support. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1227). 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Senate committee-reported provision, with certain clarifying amendments, is included in another section of this 

title, and contains a number of the reporting requirements under 

the House provision. 

Requirement to withhold Department of Defense assistance to Afghanistan in amount equivalent to 150 percent of all taxes assessed by Afghanistan to extent such taxes are not reimbursed 

by Afghanistan 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1215) that would require the withholding of Department of Defense (DOD) fiscal year 

2015 funds appropriated for assistance to the Government of Afghanistan in an amount equivalent to 150 percent of the aggregate 

taxes assessed by Afghanistan on DOD-provided assistance during 

fiscal year 2014. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Limitation on funds to establish permanent military installations or 

bases in Afghanistan 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220A) that would prohibit establishing military installations or bases for the purpose of 


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permanently stationing United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Actions to support human rights, participation, prevention of violence, existing frameworks, and security and mobility with respect to women and girls in Afghanistan 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220C) that would express the sense of Congress in support of the meaningful inclusion 

of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution, and 

of the security of Afghan women and girls during the security transition in Afghanistan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that another provision elsewhere in this Act expresses 

the sense of Congress regarding the importance of Afghan women’s 

security and civic participation for Afghanistan’s development and 

national security. 

Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1220D) that would express the sense of Congress regarding Pakistani physician Dr. 

Shakil Afridi and calling on the Government of Pakistan to release 

him immediately from prison. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note the contributions of Dr. Afridi to efforts to locate Osama 

bin Laden. We are concerned about Dr. Afridi’s continuing incarceration and urge the Government of Pakistan to release him immediately. 

Limitation on availability of funds to transfer missile defense information to the Russian Federation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1224) that would limit 

the availability of funds to transfer missile defense information to 

the Russian Federation unless the President submits certain reports on U.S.-Russian discussions on missile defense matters. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Missile Defense Agency and the Department of 

Defense have, respectively, briefed the committees on the substance of previous discussions with the Russian Federation on U.S. 

missile defense capabilities, when those discussions were still taking place, and those briefings included materials that were shared 

with the Russian Federation. The Department of State has provided similar briefings to the committees, and has assured the committees no similar materials were shared with the Russian Federation, and, thus, were not at issue to be made available to the committees as a part of our oversight responsibilities. 


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Sense of Congress regarding Russian aggression toward Ukraine 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1226) that would express the sense of Congress regarding Russian aggression towards 

Ukraine. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Plan to reduce Russian Federation nuclear force dependencies on 

Ukraine 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1228) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for 

working with the Government of Ukraine to reduce Russia’s dependence on Ukraine for support of Russia’s SS–18 intercontinental 

ballistic missile (ICBM). 

The Senate committee-reported bill included no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the House provision. 

We note that, since the House bill provision was written, press 

reports indicate that Russia is no longer depending on Ukraine to 

support the SS–18 ICBM, which was originally designed and built 

by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau that is in Ukraine. 

Requirements relating to certain defense transfers to the Russian 

Federation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1230) that would establish a U.S. policy of opposing transfers of defense articles or defense services from any North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

(NATO) member country to Russia while Russia occupies the territory of Ukraine or a NATO member country. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress on future of NATO and enlargement initiatives 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1240) that would express the sense of Congress on initiatives for the enlargement of 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the success of 

NATO’s Open-Door Policy. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that at the NATO Summit in Wales in September 2014, 

Alliance members reaffirmed their commitment to the Open-Door 

Policy, declaring ‘‘NATO’s door will remain open to all European 

democracies which share the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership, which are in a position to further the principles of the 

Treaty, and whose inclusion will contribute to the security of the 

North Atlantic area. We reaffirm our strong commitment to the 

Euro-Atlantic integration of the partners that aspire to join the Alliance, judging each on its own merits.’’ 

We also note that provisions relating to U.S. and NATO efforts 

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Sale of F–16 aircraft to Taiwan 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1240A) that would require the sale of no fewer than 66 F–16 C/D aircraft to Taiwan. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Strategic framework for United States security force assistance and 

cooperation in the European and Eurasian regions 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1246) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

of State, to develop a strategic framework for U.S. security force assistance and cooperation in Europe and Eurasia and submit a detailed report on that strategic framework to the appropriate congressional committees. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that elsewhere in this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 

coordination with the Secretary of State, is required to submit to 

the appropriate committees a strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in Europe. 

Requirement of Department of Defense to continue implementation 

of United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to GenderBased Violence Globally and participation in interagency working group 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1247) that would express the sense of Congress that combating violence against women 

and girls worldwide is critical to promoting regional and global stability and achieving sustainable peace and security. This section 

would further require the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide a briefing 

to the appropriate congressional committees on efforts by the Department of Defense (DOD) relating to its participation in the 

interagency working group to implement the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally, and to continue implementing the strategy as appropriate. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We encourage the DOD to support the continued implementation 

of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally and to participate in the interagency working group. 

Gender-based violence impacts security and stability worldwide 

and as such, the United States must continue to lead the global effort to actively address it. We direct the Secretary of Defense or his 

designee(s) to brief the appropriate congressional committees on efforts by the DOD relating to its participation in the working group 

not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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Department of Defense situational awareness of economic and financial activity 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1248) that would set 

forth a number of findings and require the Secretary of Defense to 

take such steps as necessary to improve the situational awareness 

capabilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding legal 

and licit business transactions of adversaries and potential adversaries, and to improve the ability of DOD to translate such capabilities into certain activities of DOD. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We recognize that foreign and non-state adversaries, as well as 

potential adversaries may use legal activities within global economic and financial systems as strategic tools to meet their objectives. We note that several organizations within the U.S. government maintain situational awareness of such activities, to include 

the Department of Treasury, the Department of State, the Central 

Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 

DOD. We encourage the Secretary of Defense to leverage interagency efforts to improve the DOD’s own awareness of such activities, and to incorporate relevant findings into the DOD’s activities 

and policies. 

War Powers of Congress 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1252) that would express the sense of Congress relating to the importance of observance of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93–148) and state 

that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any use of 

military force. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Combating crime through intelligence capabilities 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1255) that would authorize the supply of intelligence resources to the Joint Interagency 

Task Force South (JIATF-S) in coordination with U.S. Southern 

Command to combat crime. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the United States Southern Command’s JIATF-S 

and its associated personnel and platforms continues to accomplish 

a great deal with its limited resources in their mission of countering illicit drug trafficking and disruption of transnational criminal organizations. 

Statement of policy [on counternarcotics] 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1256) that would make 

a statement of U.S. policy with respect to the Western Hemisphere. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 


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Declaration of policy regarding Israel’s lawful exercise of self-defense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1257) that would declare Congress’ support for Israel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Statement of policy and report on the inherent right of Israel to selfdefense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1258) that would establish United States policy with respect to Israel and require the 

President to submit a report to Congress on a variety of matters 

relating to Israel. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress on United States presence and cooperation in the 

Arabian Gulf region to deter Iran 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1264) that would express the sense of Congress on the U.S. forward presence and cooperation in the region of the Arabian Gulf in order to deter the 

Islamic Republic of Iran. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We believe that the United States should maintain a robust forward presence and posture in order to support United States allies 

and partners in the Arabian Gulf region and to support our national security interests therein. There are key strategic United 

States facilities in the Arabian Gulf region that are used to deter 

regional aggressors and to enable ongoing military operations in 

the region, including ongoing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and 

Syria. These facilities should be sustained given their strategic and 

operational importance. Additionally, the United States should 

seek ways to support and enable the security posture of GCC countries in the Arabian Gulf region. 

Report on Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Nigeria 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1266) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 

the crimes against humanity committed by Boko Haram. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Sense of Congress regarding the naval capabilities of the Russian 

Federation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1267) that would express the sense of Congress regarding the sale of two French Mistral class warships to Russia. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on collective and national security implications of Central 

Asian and South Caucasus energy development 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1268) that would require that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, submit a report to the 

appropriate congressional committees on the implications of new 

energy resource development and distribution networks in areas 

around the Caspian Sea for energy security strategies of the United 

States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committee not later than June 30, 2015, on an 

energy security strategy in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) 

area of responsibility (AOR), including how energy security concerns are incorporated into EUCOM’s operations and plans. The report should include a description of (1) the energy vulnerabilities 

of U.S. forces and NATO member forces within the EUCOM AOR; 

(2) efforts to promote the ability of U.S. forces and NATO member 

forces to operate throughout the EUCOM AOR with secure energy 

supply and distribution networks; (3) EUCOM’s relationship and 

interaction with the NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence; 

(4) the impact of recent disputes between the Russia Federation 

and intermediate transit states on the energy security of U.S. 

forces and NATO member forces in the EUCOM AOR; (5) the impact on military readiness of U.S. forces and NATO member forces 

if energy supplies or distribution networks are disrupted; and (6) 

NATO and U.S. plans to mitigate the risks of potential energy 

vulnerabilities. The report may be submitted in unclassified form 

but with a classified annex. We encourage the Secretary of Defense 

to consult with other appropriate U.S. government agencies in the 

preparation of the report. 

Sense of Congress on Nigeria and Boko Haram 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1270) that would express the sense of Congress about the security situation in Nigeria 

and the threat posed by Boko Haram. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Recognition of victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1271) that would support the designation of ‘‘Black Ribbon Day’’ to recognize the victims 

of the Soviet Communism and Nazi regimes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Report relating to rescue efforts in Nigerian kidnapping 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1272) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report relating to efforts to rescue the so-called Chibok Girls in Nigeria. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Subtitle A—Funds 

Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1301) that would define the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) 

programs, define the funds as authorized to be appropriated in section 301 of this Act, and authorize CTR funds to be available for 

obligation for 3 fiscal years. 

The House bill contained no similar provision (sec. 1301). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Funding Allocations (sec. 1302) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1302) that that would authorize $365,088,000, the amount of the 

budget request, for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. This provision would authorize specific amounts for each 

CTR program element, requires notification to Congress 30 days 

before the Secretary of Defense obligates and expends fiscal year 

2015 funds for a purpose other than a purpose listed in the provision, and would require notification to Congress 15 days before the 

Secretary of Defense obligates and expends fiscal year 2015 funds 

in excess of the specific amount authorized for each CTR program 

element. 

The House reported bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1302) 

funding the program at $365,108,000. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment to the funding of the Cooperative Biological Engagement Program increasing the amount to $256,762,000 from $256,742,000. 

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating 

to the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

Short Title (sec. 1311) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1311) that would state the title of a consolidation and modernization of statutes related to the Department of Defense Cooperative 

Threat reduction Program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Definitions (sec. 1312) 

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PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES

Authority to carry out Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

Reduction Program (sec. 1321) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1321) that would authorize the activities of the Cooperative Threat 

Reduction program. Activities in subsection (a) would require concurrence of the Secretary of State or other appropriate agency head 

under section 1322 or 1323. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical and 

conforming amendments, as well as a provision granting an exception for notification of obligations which have already been reported 

in prior notifications to the congressional defense committees. 

Use of funds for certain emergent threats or opportunities (sec. 

1322) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1322) that would permit the obligation and expenditure of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds that will permit the United States to 

resolve critical emerging proliferation threats or take advantage of 

opportunities to achieve long-standing non-proliferation goals with 

a requirement that such activities will be completed in a short period of time with congressional notification occurring within 10 

days of such obligation. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require congressional notification at the time the 

Secretary of Defense obligates the funding and that such activities 

will be completed in 5 years. 

Authority for urgent threat reduction activities under Department of 

Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (sec. 1323) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1323) that would authorize the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program to obligate and expend not more than 15 percent of available 

funds in governed areas if the Secretary of Defense determines that 

the proliferation threat must be addressed urgently in such areas, 

certain provisions of law impede the ability to address the urgent 

proliferation threat, and it is necessary to obligate or expend funds 

to address the proliferation threat. The Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, must notify Congress 

within 15 days of when such funds are first obligated. The provision also authorizes the obligation and expenditure of funds for urgent proliferation threats in an ungoverned area or an area that 

is not governed by an effective governmental authority. Such determination shall be made by the President with congressional notification within 15 days of when the funds are first obligated. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require notification for proliferation threats in 

governed and ungoverned areas at the time the funding is first obligated. The agreement also includes technical and clarifying 

amendments to the provision. 


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Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts (sec. 

1324) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1324) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to obligate or 

expend Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for purposes other 

than specified or in excess of the specified amounts, if the Secretary determines that such obligation or expenditure is necessary 

to protect or support the interests of the United States and submits 

to the congressional defense committees a notification justifying 

such obligation or expenditure and a period of 15 days has elapsed 

following the date of such notification. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

Reduction Program (sec. 1325) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1325) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into 

agreements to receive contributions for activities under the Cooperative Threat Reduction program with a notice to congressional defense committees within 30 days after receiving such contribution, 

with a 15-day notice and wait before expending such funds. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

We note that implementation plans consistent with subparagraph (f) that were submitted under the prior provisions of law are 

henceforth superseded with the enactment of this section. We direct the Secretary to submit a revised plan consistent with subsection (f) as found in this section. 

PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes (sec. 1331) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1331) that would prohibit the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction 

funds for peacekeeping-related activities, housing, environmental 

restoration, job retraining, and defense conversion. The provision 

further prohibits funding for eliminating conventional weapons unless they can be reasonably used or adapted for use to deliver 

chemical, nuclear or biological weapons. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

Requirement for on-site managers (sec. 1332) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1332) that would require, before obligating any Cooperative Threat 

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struction of a facility or for which the total program funding exceeds $50,000,000, that there shall be appointed an on-site manager from employees of the Federal Government. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

Limitation on use of funds until certain permits obtained (sec. 1333) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1333) that would direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to obtain 

all permits required for construction of a project in states of the 

former Soviet Union before obligating significant amounts of program funding for that phase of the project. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require seeking all permits before obligating 40 

percent of the total costs of that phase of the project. The agreement also includes an amendment that would make technical and 

clarifying changes to the provision. 

Limitation on availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction activities with Russian Federation (sec. 1334) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1303) that would limit 

Cooperative Threat Reduction funding in fiscal year 2015 to the 

Russian Federation until the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Russia is respecting the sovereignty of 

Ukrainian territory, no longer acting inconsistently with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and in compliance with the 

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. The provisions 

would also include a waiver for the Secretary of Defense, pending 

a notification, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to the 

appropriate congressional committees that such contact or cooperation is in the national security interest of the United States and 

a period of 30 days has elapsed following the notification. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would prohibit funding for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in Russia beyond fiscal year 2015 without specific authorization from Congress. 

We support threat reduction programs and understand the importance of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, but 

we also believe that the traditional manner in which the program’s 

activities have been carried out in the Russian Federation is no 

longer necessary and no longer sustainable. While there still may 

be areas of technical cooperation that are of mutual benefit, such 

as the successful cooperative effort to rid Syria of chemical weapons and materials, this work in the future should be focused on 

specific threats, and not just a continuation of effort. Moreover, the 

CTR program may not be the most appropriate mechanism under 

which future cooperative work in Russia is conducted. The United 

States relationship with Russia has changed fundamentally and 


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the CTR work in the Russian Federation is concluding. We believe 

that securing and destroying nuclear weapons and nuclear material 

is now a Russian responsibility and one that the United States 

should no longer fund without Russian cooperation. Any work proposed by the Department under CTR in the future with the Russian Federation will be carefully reviewed and subject to specific 

authorization. 

PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS

Annual certifications on use of facilities being constructed for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or 

activities (sec. 1341) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1341) that would require annual certification to the congressional 

defense committees for each facility of a project or activity under 

the program for which construction occurred during the preceding 

fiscal year, whether the facility will be used for its intended purpose by the state of the former Soviet Union where it is constructed, whether the government of such state remains committed 

to the use of such facility for its intended purpose, and whether the 

actions needed to ensure security at the facility have been taken. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would replace ‘‘state of the former Soviet Union’’ with 

‘‘foreign country.’’ The agreement also includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying 

changes to the provision. 

Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by project 

category (sec. 1342) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1342) that would require, in the annual report and budget submission for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, a descriptive 

summary of the amounts requested for each project category for the 

current and following fiscal year and a descriptive summary for 

each project category of the amounts obligated and expended in the 

prior fiscal year and the current fiscal year. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

Reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (sec. 1343) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1343) that would require an annual report on activities carried out 

under the Cooperative Threat Reduction program to be submitted 

not later than the first Monday in February. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 


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Metrics for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 

Program (sec. 1344) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1344) that would require the Department of Defense to implement 

metrics to measure the effectiveness of Cooperative Threat Reduction program activities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

Repeals (sec. 1351) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1351) that would repeal certain provisions of law related to Cooperative Threat Reduction. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision as well as two tables 

showing the source law and disposition of law repealed in this section. 

TABLE #1—SOURCE LAW 

Section # Source section Heading 

1311 .................................. [None] .......................................................................... Short title [of new CTR Act] 

1312 .................................. [Various] ...................................................................... Definitions 

1321 .................................. (a) Sec. 1501 of P.L. 104–201, NDAA FY 1997 (50 

U.S.C. 2362 note).

(b) [New] .....................................................................

(c) Sec. 1308(b) of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 (22 

U.S.C. 5963(b)).

(d) Sec 212(b) [2d sent.] of P.L. 102–228, Soviet 

Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 

2551 note).

(e) Sec 221(c) of P.L. 102–228, Soviet Nuclear 

Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2551 

note).

(f) Sec. 1306(a) of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 

U.S.C. 5952 note).

(g) Sec. 1205 of P.L. 104–106, NDAA FY 1996 (22 

U.S.C. 5955 note).

Authority to Carry out Department of 

Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

1322 .................................. Sec. 1308 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 (22 

U.S.C. 5963).

Funds for Certain Emergent Threats or 

Opportunities 

1323 .................................. Sec. 1305 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

5965).

Authority for Urgent Threat Reduction 

Activities Under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 

Program 

1324 .................................. Recurring annual NDAA provisions [sec. 1302(b) & 

(c)].

Use of Funds for Unspecified Purposes 

or For Increased Amounts 

1325 .................................. Sec. 1303 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

5952 note).

Use of contributions to Department of 

Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

1331 .................................. (a) Sec. 1303(a) & (b) of P.L. 106–65, NDAA FY 

2000; (b) Sec. 1303 of P.L. 106–398, NDAA FY 

2001 (22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

Prohibition on Use of Funds for Specified Purposes 

1332 .................................. Sec. 1305 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 (22 

U.S.C. 5961).

Requirement for On-Site Managers 

1333 .................................. Sec. 1303 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 (22 

U.S.C. 5960).

Limitation on Use of Funds Until Certain Permits Obtained 


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TABLE #1—SOURCE LAW—Continued 

Section # Source section Heading 

1334 .................................. [none] .......................................................................... Limitation on availability of funds for 

Cooperative Threat Reduction activities with Russian Federation 

1341 .................................. Sec. 1307 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 (22 

U.S.C. 5962).

Annual Certifications on use of Facilities Being Constructed for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

Reduction Projects or Activities 

1342 .................................. Sec. 1307 of P.L. 105–261, NDAA FY 1999 (22 

U.S.C. 5952 note).

Requirement to Submit Summary of 

Amounts Requested by Project Category 

1343 .................................. Sec. 1308 of P.L. 106–398, NDAA FY 2001 (22 

U.S.C. 5959).

Reports on Activities and Assistance 

under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

1344 .................................. Sec. 1304 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

5964).

Metrics for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

TABLE #2—DISPOSITION OF LAW REPEALED 

DISPOSITION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW REPEALED BY SECTION 1351 

Section Heading Disposition 

Sec. 212 of P.L. 102–228, Soviet Nuclear 

Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 

2551 note).

Authority for program to facilitate Soviet 

weapons destruction.

(a) Obsolete (‘‘President’’ replaced by ‘‘Secretary of 

Defense’’ in later law). 

(b) [1st sent.] Rendered obsolete by later law (see 

sec. 1501 of P.L. 104– 

201). 

(b) [2nd sent.] Reenacted in 

sec. 1321(d) 

Sec. 221 of P.L. 102–228, Soviet Nuclear 

Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 

2551 note).

Administration of nuclear threat reduction 

programs.

(a) Expired. 

(b) Specific identification of 

SecDef as executive agent 

is no longer required due 

to later law. 

(c) Reenacted in sec. 

1321(e). 

(d) Obsolete. 

(e) Expired 

Sec. 222 of P.L. 102–228, Soviet Nuclear 

Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 

2551 note).

Repayment arrangements ............................. Obsolete 

Sec. 231 of P.L. 102–228, Soviet Nuclear 

Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 

2551 note).

Prior notice of obligations to Congress ........ Superseded by sec. 1205 of 

P.L. 104–106 

Sec. 1412 of the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act (P.L. 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 

5902).

Authority for programs to facilitate demilitarization.(a) Obsolete. 

(b) Rendered obsolete by 

later law (see sec. 1501 

of P.L. 104–201). 

(c) Precatory; not recommended for re-enactment. 

(d) Superseded by sec. 

1203(d) of P.L. 103–160, 

which was repealed by 

P.L. 110–181 sec. 

1304(a)(2) 

Sec. 1431 of the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act (P.L. 102–484; 22 U.S.C. 

5921).

Prior notice to Congress of obligation of 

funds.

(a) Superseded by sec. 1205 

of P.L. 104–106. 

(b) Obsolete 


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TABLE #2—DISPOSITION OF LAW REPEALED—Continued 

DISPOSITION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW REPEALED BY SECTION 1351 

Section Heading Disposition 

Sec. 1203 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (P.L. 103–160; 22 U.S.C. 

5952).

Authority for programs to facilitate cooperative threat reduction.(a) Obsolete (‘‘President’’ replaced by ‘‘Secretary of 

Defense’’ in later law). 

(b) Rendered obsolete by 

later law (see sec. 1501 

of P.L. 104–201). 

(c) Precatory; not recommended for re-enactment 

Sec. 1204 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (P.L. 103–160; 22 U.S.C. 

5953).

Demilitarization Enterprise Fund ................... Obsolete 

Sec. 1206 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (P.L. 103–160; 22 U.S.C. 

5955).

Prior notice to Congress of obligation of 

funds.

(a) Superseded by sec. 1205 

of P.L. 104–106. 

(b) Expired 

Sec. 1208 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (P.L. 103–160; 22 U.S.C. 

5957).

Appropriate congressional committees defined.Obsolete (used committee 

lists found in later law) 

Sec. 1205 of P.L. 104–106, NDAA FY 1996 

(22 U.S.C. 5955 note).

Prior notice to Congress of obligation of 

funds.

Reenacted in part in sec. 

1321(g) 

Sec. 1501 of P.L. 104–201, NDAA FY 1997 

(50 U.S.C. 2362 note).

Specification of cooperative threat reduction 

programs.

Reenacted in sec. 1321 

Sec. 1307 of P.L. 105–261, NDAA FY 1999 

(22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

Requirement to submit summary of 

amounts requested by project category.

Reenacted in sec. 1342 

Sec. 1303 of P.L. 106–65, NDAA FY 2000 (22 

U.S.C. 5952 note).

Prohibition on use of funds for specified 

purposes.

Reenacted in sec. 1331 

Sec. 1303 of P.L. 106–398, NDAA FY 2001 

(22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

Prohibition on use of funds for elimination 

of conventional weapons.

Reenacted in sec. 1331 

Sec.1304 of P.L. 106–398, NDAA FY 2001 .... Limitation on use of funds for fissile material storage facility.Obsolete 

Sec. 1306 of P.L. 106–398, NDAA FY 2001 ... Agreement on nuclear weapons storage 

sites.

Obsolete 

Sec. 1308 of P.L. 106–398, NDAA FY 2001 

(22 U.S.C. 5959).

Reports on activities and assistance under 

cooperative threat reduction programs.

Reenacted in sec. 1343 

Sec. 1304 of P.L. 107–107, NDAA FY 2002 

(22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

Requirement to consider use of revenue 

generated by activities carried out under 

cooperative threat reduction programs.

Precatory; not recommended 

for re-enactment 

Sec. 1305 of P.L. 107–314, NDAA FY 2003 

(22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

Prohibition against use of funds for second 

wing of fissile material storage facility.

Obsolete 

Sec. 1306 of P.L. 107–314, NDAA FY 2003 

(22 U.S.C. 5952 note).

Limited Waiver of Restrictions on Use of 

Funds for Threat Reduction in States of 

the Former Soviet Union.

Obsolete 

Sec. 1303 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 

(22 U.S.C. 5960).

Limitation on use of funds until certain 

permits obtained.

Reenacted in sec. 1333 

Sec. 1305 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 

(22 U.S.C. 5961).

Requirement for on-site managers ............... Reenacted in sec. 1332 

Sec. 1307 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 

(22 U.S.C. 5962).

Annual certifications on use of facilities 

being constructed for cooperative threat 

reduction projects or activities.

Reenacted in sec. 1341 

Sec. 1308 of P.L. 108–136, NDAA FY 2004 

(22 U.S.C. 5963).

Authority to use cooperative threat reduction 

funds outside the former Soviet Union.

(a) Reenacted with clarifications in sec. 1322 

(b) Reenacted in sec.1321(c). 

(c) Reenacted in sec. 

1322(b). 

(d) Obsolete. 

Sec. 1303 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 

U.S.C. 5952 note).

Utilization of contributions to the cooperative threat reduction program.(c)–(f) Reenacted in sec. 

1325 

Sec. 1304 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 

U.S.C. 5964).

Metrics for the cooperative threat reduction 

program.

(a) Reenacted in sec. 1344 

(b), (c), (d) Expired. 

(e) Reenacted in sec. 1312 


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TABLE #2—DISPOSITION OF LAW REPEALED—Continued 

DISPOSITION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW REPEALED BY SECTION 1351 

Section Heading Disposition 

Sec.1305 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 

U.S.C. 5965).

Cooperative threat reduction program authority for urgent threat reduction activities.

(a), (b) Reenacted in sec. 

1323. 

(c) Reenacted in sec. 1312 

Sec. 1306 of P.L. 111–84, NDAA FY 2010 (22 

U.S.C. 5952 note).

Cooperative threat reduction defense and 

military contacts program.

Reenacted in sec. 1321(a)(6) 

& (f) 

Transition provisions (sec. 1352) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1352) that would transition any determinations based on prior Cooperative Threat Reduction authorities to the provisions herein 

upon date of enactment while ensuring authorized funding remains 

available for obligation. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make technical and clarifying changes to the provision. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Working capital funds (sec. 1401) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1401) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces 

and agencies of the Department of Defense for working capital and 

revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 1401). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec. 1402) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1402) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense for 

chemical agents and munitions destruction, as specified in the 

funding table in section 4501. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1402). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide (sec. 

1403) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1403) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense for 

drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 1403). 

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Defense Inspector General (sec. 1404) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1404) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense for 

the Office of the Inspector General, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4501. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 1404). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Defense Health Program (sec. 1405) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1405) authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the Defense Health Program, 

as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 1405). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 

Illinois (sec. 1411) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1421) that would au- thorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer $146.9 million from the 

Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

to be used for operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

Health Care Center, Illinois. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1421). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home 

(sec. 1412) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1422) that would authorize $63.4 million to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 from 

the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for the operation 

of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 1423). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Comptroller General of the United States report on Captain James 

A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois 

(sec. 1413) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1422) that would require the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit to the Committees on Armed Services and the 

Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois, demonstration project 

not later than 120 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense 

and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submit to the Committees on 


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Armed Services and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives their evaluation report on 

this demonstration project. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Report on development of secure supply of rare earth materials 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1411) that would direct the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit a report to the congressional defense committees 

no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, on the 

supply of rare earth materials extracted, processed, and refined 

from secure sources of supply to develop and produce advanced 

technologies in support of requirements of the Department of Defense (DOD). 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the Senate provision. 

We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to the congressional defense committees no later than 

1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, on the supply of rare 

earth materials extracted, processed, and refined from secure 

sources of supply to develop and produce advanced technologies in 

support of requirements of the DOD. The report shall include, at 

a minimum, an assessment of: (1) DOD’s identification and plans 

to mitigate any national security risks resulting from its rare earth 

materials dependency; (2) actions that DOD has taken to identify 

gaps in a secured supply chain for rare earth materials, associated 

challenges to include technical hurdles and intellectual property 

concerns, and mitigation plans to obtain secure sources of supply; 

(3) DOD’s short and long-term requirements determination for 

processes for specific quantities of rare earth materials related to 

the National Defense Stockpile, including DOD assessments; and 

(4) recommendations on the potential role of the Federal Government in the development of secure sources of supply. The report 

may include a classified annex. 

Revisions to previously authorized disposals from the National Defense Stockpile 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1411) that would authorize revisions on limitations in asset sales contained in section 

3303(a)(7) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (P.L. 105–261), as most recently amended 

by section 1412(a) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. 110–417), to increase the Department of Defense’s stockpile commodity disposal authority by 

$50.0 million, and extend this authority from 2016 to 2019. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the House provision. 


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We encourage the Defense Logistics Agency to continue the 

planned upgrade of the beryllium stockpile held in the National 

Defense Stockpile. 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

BUDGET ITEM

National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment 

The amended budget request for Overseas Contingency Operations contained no funding for a National Guard and Reserve 

Equipment account. The House bill contained $250.0 million for a National Guard 

and Reserve Equipment account. 

The Senate committee-reported bill would provide no funding for 

a National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment account. The agreement includes $1.25 billion for a National Guard and 

Reserve Equipment account in section 4102 of this Act. Given the 

uncertainty of the current and projected fiscal environment, the 

availability of equipment needed to sustain and modernize the National Guard and Reserve Components as an operational reserve 

and for their domestic support missions, to include legacy aircraft 

as part of the Aerospace Control Alert (ACA) mission, remains a 

concern. We believe, therefore, additional funds are necessary to reduce high priority operational and dual-use equipment shortfalls. 

Accordingly, we expect these funds to be used for the purposes of, 

but not limited to, meeting the fiscal year 2015 unfunded equipment priorities of the Reserve Components as reported to Congress 

under section 10543(c) of title 10, United States Code. The funds 

may also be used by the National Guard and Reserve Components 

for the procurement of: aircraft, including associated replacements 

or upgrades for avionics, radars, and fuel tanks; tactical missiles; 

wheeled and tracked combat and tactical vehicles, including associated replacements or upgrades for mobility, survivability, and 

lethality, such as weapons stations; ammunition; small arms; tactical radios; non-system training devices; command, control, and logistics automation systems; shelters, and other critical dual-use 

items. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Purpose (sec. 1501) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1501) stating the purpose of the title. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained an identical provision (sec. 

1501). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Procurement (sec. 1502) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1502) authorizing additional appropriations for procurement accounts for the Army, the 

Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and defense-wide activities. 


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A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a similar provision (sec. 

1502). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Research, development, test and evaluation (sec. 1503) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision (sec. 1503) authorizing additional appropriations for the Department of Defense 

for research, development, test and evaluation. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Operation and maintenance (sec. 1504) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1503) authorizing additional appropriations for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

agencies of the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a similar provision (sec. 

1504). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Military personnel (sec. 1505) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1504) authorizing additional appropriations for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

agencies of the Department of Defense for military personnel. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a similar provision (sec. 

1505). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Other appropriations (secs. 1506–1509) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1505) authorizing additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, defense-wide, and National 

Guard and Reserve Equipment. 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained similar provisions (secs. 

1506, 1507, 1508 and 1509). 

The agreement includes the Senate provisions. 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (sec. 1510) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3835) contained a provision that would authorize appropriations for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

European Reassurance Initiative (sec. 1511) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Treatment as additional authorizations (sec. 1521) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1511) stating that the 

amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are in addition 

to the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this 

Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 1511). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Special transfer authority (sec. 1522) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1512) that would provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with $3.0 billion of special 

transfer authority in fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1512) that would provide DOD with $4.0 billion of special 

transfer authority in fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

to provide DOD with $3.5 billion in special transfer authority in 

fiscal year 2015. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (sec. 1531) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1523) that would prohibit the use of fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense (DOD) 

funds for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (AIF) until all prioryear funds for the AIF have been obligated or expended. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1524) that would prohibit the use of fiscal year 2015 DOD 

funds for the AIF. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (sec. 1532) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1521) that would continue existing limitations under section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181), 

as amended, on the use of funds in the Afghanistan Security Forces 

Fund (ASFF). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1523). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would also extend the authority under subsection 1531(d) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) to accept certain equipment procured using ASFF 

funds and to treat such equipment as Department of Defense 

stocks. The agreement would condition the acceptance of equipment procured with ASFF funds authorized under this Act on: (1) 

the Secretary of Defense submitting to the congressional defense 


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committees a detailed report on the equipment procurement process in Afghanistan; and (2) the Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan making certain determinations regarding the equipment to be 

accepted under this authority. These determinations would be provided to the congressional defense committees as part of the quarterly reports on the exercise of this authority. 

In extending the authority under subsection 1531(d) of Public 

Law 113–66, we expect that this authority will be utilized only in 

limited circumstances and should not be broadly available for accepting equipment that has been damaged after it was transferred 

to the Afghan security forces. 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (sec. 1533) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1522) that would authorize various transfer authorities, reporting requirements, and 

other associated activities for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Fund, as managed by the Joint IED Defeat organization. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1522) that would authorize the Joint Improvised Explosive 

Device Defeat Fund and would thereby provide the Director of the 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) 

with the authority to investigate, develop, and provide equipment, 

supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist 

United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices 

for Operation Enduring Freedom or any successor operation to that 

operation. The provision would also extend JIEDDO’s authority 

with respect to homemade explosives, and would sunset this authority on December 31, 2015. The provision would also direct the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to present to the congressional defense committees a plan to 

consolidate any enduring functions of the stated organizations, capabilities, and funding into an appropriate organization identified 

as part of that review. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (sec. 1534) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision that would authorize the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

European Reassurance Initiative (sec. 1535) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision (sec. 1527) that 

would specify the purposes for which amounts authorized to be appropriated for the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) could be 

used and provide other limitations on the use of such funds. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

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to be appropriated in Overseas Contingency Operations funds for 

the ERI. The amendment would also provide that of these funds 

not less than $75.0 million would be available for programs, activities, and assistance to support Ukraine, and not less than $30.0 

million would be available for programs and activities to build the 

capacity of European allies and partner nations. Amounts specified 

for the ERI fund would be available for the purposes of ERI 

through September 30, 2016. 

We are deeply concerned about the ongoing violations of 

Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and note that a provision in another section of this title expresses the sense of Congress in support of providing Ukraine military assistance, both 

non-lethal and lethal assistance, that is defensive and non-provocative. 

We are also concerned about the potential spread of the unconventional and hybrid warfare tactics used by Russia in Ukraine to 

other countries in the region, potentially including the Baltic countries, Moldova, and Georgia. We urge the Secretary of Defense to 

devote the appropriate level of planning and resources, including 

resources under the ERI, to countering the threat posed by these 

unconventional and hybrid warfare tactics. 

Plan for transition of funding of United States Special Operations 

Command from supplemental funding for overseas contingency 

operations to recurring funding for future-years defense programs (sec. 1536) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1521) that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide the 

congressional defense committees, as part of the fiscal year 2016 

budget request, with a plan to fully transition appropriate U.S. 

Special Operations Command funding from the Overseas Contingency Operations budget to the base budget over the future years 

defense program to maintain critical and enduring special operations capabilities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISION NOT ADOPTED

Codification of Office and Management and Budget criteria 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1524) that would require the Secretary of Defense to implement specified criteria in requests for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the criteria for OCO funding requests developed by 

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for deciding whether 

funding for programs properly belongs in the base or OCO requests 

have not been updated in over 4 years. While these criteria have 

been somewhat successful in delineating between these two sources 

of funding and have facilitated OCO funding requests for the Department of Defense (DOD), there have been significant fact-of-life 

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criteria. It is also unclear how the guidance is applied to DOD reprogramming requests submitted to Congress for emergent requirements. OMB should ensure the criteria remain relevant and adaptable for evaluating DOD budget and reprogramming requests. We 

encourage DOD to evaluate the OCO criteria on a regular basis to 

ensure proper delineation of base and OCO budget requests. We 

would expect OMB to update the OCO criteria in time to support 

the FY 2016 budget submission. 

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE

MATTERS

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program (sec. 

1601) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1601) that states a 

sense of Congress that critical U.S. space systems face a growing 

foreign threat, that both the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and 

the Russian Federation are developing capabilities to disrupt the 

use of space by the United States during a conflict, and that a fully 

developed, multi-faceted approach is needed to deter and defeat 

any adversary’s acts of aggression in outer space. The provision directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act that assesses the ability of the Department of Defense to deter and defeat any adversary’s act of aggression in outer space. In addition, this section would direct the Secretary, acting through the Office of Net Assessment, to conduct a 

study and provide a report to the congressional defense committees 

not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act 

of potential alternate defense and deterrent strategies in response 

to the existing and projected counterspace capabilities of PRC and 

the Russian Federation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Evolved expendable launch vehicle notification (sec. 1602) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1602) that would direct 

the Secretary of the Air Force to provide certain congressional committees with notification of each change to the Evolved Expendable 

Launch Vehicle (EELV) acquisition plan and schedule as compared 

to the plan and schedule included in the budget submitted by the 

President for fiscal year 2015. The notification would include an 

identification of the change, a national security rationale for the 

change, the impact of the change on the EELV block buy contract, 

the impact of the change on the opportunities for competition for 

certified EELV launch providers, and the costs or savings of the 

change. The notification requirement would apply to fiscal years 

2015, 2016, and 2017. 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the notification be sent to the appropriate congressional committees at the time of the budget submission for fiscal year 2016 and 2017, and it would not require such notification 

if no change has occurred relative to the fiscal year 2015 budget 

submission. 

Satellite communications responsibilities of Executive Agent for 

Space (sec. 1603) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1603) that would direct 

the Secretary of Defense to revise Department of Defense (DOD) directives and guidance for the DOD Executive Agent (EA) for Space, 

with respect to the development of space strategies, architectures 

and programs for satellite communications. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would add coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional 

defense committees, within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, 

on DOD’s satellite communications organization structure. The report shall include a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the 

DOD’s current satellite communications organizational structure. It 

shall also include a recommendation to strengthen the DOD’s leadership and acquisition structure of satellite communications in a 

manner which improves strategic planning and lowers costs 

through more efficient acquisition approaches to meet the DOD’s 

related requirements. 

Specifically, the Secretary shall assess the merits and challenges 

of designating the Commander of the Air Force Space Command’s 

Space and Missile Systems Center as the DOD’s single acquisition 

agent for wideband satellite communications not later than fiscal 

year 2017. If the Secretary disagrees with this proposition the report must demonstrate and give a plan to implement an organization structure that brings coherency to the satellite communications acquisition process. The acquisition of commercial satellite 

communications is currently at best ad hoc, expensive, and reliant 

on Overseas Contingency Operations funding with little long-term 

planning, and is not strategically and efficiently aligned with the 

acquisition of military wideband satellite communications. 

Rocket propulsion system development program (sec. 1604) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1604) that would direct 

the Secretary of Defense to develop a next-generation liquid rocket 

engine authorized at $220.0 million for fiscal year 2015. In carrying 

out the program, the Secretary would be required to coordinate 

with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to the extent practicable. The provision also contained 

a sense of Congress that the engine be made in the United States, 

meet the requirements of the national security space community, 

developed not later than 2019 using full and open competition, and 

available for purchase by all space launch providers of the United 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1629) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop 

a program plan for the production of a liquid rocket engine to support national security launch missions by no later than 2019. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a rocket propulsion system that is made in the United States, is developed no 

later than 2019 using full and open competition, meets the requirements of the national security space community, and is available 

for purchase by all space launch providers of the United States. 

We note that this provision is not an authorization of funds for 

the development of a new launch vehicle. This provision is for the 

development of a rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied 

space launch engines by 2019. 

The Secretary should coordinate with the Administrator of the 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to the extent practicable, to ensure that the rocket propulsion system developed 

under subsection meets objectives that are common to both the national security space community and the civil space program of the 

United States. 

Pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication 

services (sec. 1605) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1605) that would allow 

the Secretary of Defense to develop and execute a pilot program to 

examine the feasibility of expanding the use of working capital 

funds to acquire commercial satellite communications services to 

meet Department of Defense requirements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment that would change the report due date from 150 days 

after enactment to 90 days. It also changes the budgetary authority 

from commercial satellite communications to satellite communications, and makes other administrative modifications. 

Update of National Security Space Strategy to include space control 

and space superiority strategy (sec. 1606) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1606) that would extend the analysis required by section 911(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) 

through fiscal year 2030. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1621) that would direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to update the space 

control and space superiority strategy pursuant to the Space Posture Review conducted under section 913 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would extend the analysis required by section 911(d) of 

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Allocation of funds for the Space Security and Defense Program; report on space control (sec. 1607) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1622) that would require a preponderance of the funds used within 

the Space Security and Defense Program be allocated to offensive 

space control and active defense strategies with a statement on the 

use of such funds at the time of the President’s budget submission 

to Congress. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would change the word ‘‘preponderance’’ to ‘‘majority,’’ 

require the development of the capabilities in addition to strategies, require a review of the appropriate types of funding for the 

program, and sunset the provision in 5 years from the date of enactment of this Act. 

Prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines 

for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program (sec. 1608) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1623) that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering 

into a new contract or renewing a current contract for space launch 

activities from any person if that person purchases supplies critical 

for space launch activities covered by the contract from a Russian 

entity. The provision contained a waiver from the prohibition for 

U.S. national security interests and if space launch services and capabilities could not be obtained at a fair and reasonable price without the purchase of supplies critical for space launch activities from 

a Russian entity. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding 

or renewing a contract for the procurement of property or services 

for space launch activities under the Evolved Expendable Launch 

Vehicle program if the contract carries out such activities using 

rocket engines designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation. The provision includes the waiver from the Senate provision. 

The provision exempts the placement of orders or the exercise of 

options under contract FA8811–13–C–0003, awarded on December 

18, 2013, or unless the Secretary, upon advice of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the offeror of a contract has provided sufficient documentation to conclusively demonstrate that prior to February 1, 2014, the offeror had either fully paid for or entered into 

a legally binding commitment for rocket engines designed or manufactured in the Russia Federation. 

Assessment of evolved expendable launch vehicle program (sec. 

1609) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1624) that would require the Government Accountability Office to 

assess the advisability of the Secretary of Defense to require that 

launch providers establish or maintain business systems complying 

with the data requirements and cost accounting standards of the 

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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision, with a modification 

to the date the report is due. 

Competitive procedures required to launch payload for mission 

number five of the Operationally Responsive Space Program 

(sec. 1610) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1627) that would require competitive procedures be used to launch 

the payload for the Operationally Responsive Space program mission number five. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Availability of additional rocket cores pursuant to competitive procedures (sec. 1611) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1626) that would, based upon the Fiscal Year 2015 National Security Space Launch Forecast, require the Secretary of Defense to 

make available during fiscal year 2015 one additional rocket core 

for open competition. The provision also requires that between fiscal years 2015 and 2017, one additional competitive rocket core 

shall be made available unless the Secretary determines that there 

is no practicable way to implement this requirement while remaining in compliance with the terms and conditions of the 36 rocket 

core block buy under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle 

(EELV) program. Upon making such a determination, the Secretary shall certify within 45 days that there is no practicable way 

to add the second additional rocket core for open competition as 

well as describing the basis for such a determination and providing 

both to the congressional defense committees. A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill (amendment number 

3824) contained a provision that would make technical and conforming changes. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical and 

conforming amendments. 

Limitations on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on 

system and Defense Meteorological Satellite program (sec. 1612) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 215) that would direct 

the Secretary of the Air Force to place the last remaining satellite 

of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) on the 

launch manifest for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle 

(EELV) program. Additionally, this section would direct the Secretary of the Air Force to establish an additional launch, for acquisition in fiscal year 2015, under the EELV program, using full and 

open competition among certified providers. The House bill would 

also fence 75 percent of the funds for the weather satellite followon system until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

committees the plan to meet the meteorological and oceanographic 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1628) that would prohibit funding the storage of the last DMSP unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 

committees that the Department of Defense (DOD) intends to 

launch the satellite, will have sufficient funding to do so in the future years defense program, and that storing the satellite until a 

launch in 2020 is the most cost-effective approach to meeting the 

requirements of DOD. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that removes both the direction to launch the DMSP satellite and 

the addition of a competition launch. The agreement would limit 50 

percent of the funds for the follow-on weather satellite until the 

Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a plan to meet the meteorological and oceanographic collection 

requirements of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, including the requirements of the combatant commands, military departments and agencies of the DOD. The Government Accountability 

Office (GAO) shall review the plan and the Analysis of Alternatives 

to determine if it meets best practices and fully addresses the concerns of the acquisition, operational and user communities, including how DOD assessed and dealt with cost, schedule and risks 

posed by each alternative considered. 

The agreement also includes a prohibition on storage of DMSP, 

unless the Secretary of Defense intends to launch the satellite and 

that storing the satellite until the anticipated launch is the most 

cost-effective approach to meeting the requirements of DOD. If the 

Secretary of Defense decides not to launch the satellite, the Secretary of Defense must certify that the related requirements of the 

DOD will be met. The agreement also includes a review of the certification report by GAO. 

Limitation on availability of funds for space-based infrared systems 

space data exploitation (sec. 1613) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 216) that would limit 

obligation or expenditure of funds authorized by this Act to not 

more than 50 percent for the data exploitation under the SpaceBased Infrared Systems (SBIRS) space modernization initiative, 

which funds modernization and evolution of technologies to meet 

the SBIRS mission, until the Secretary of the Air Force delivers a 

certification to the congressional defense committees that the limited funds available for this effort will be used in support of data 

exploitation of the current SBIRS program of record, including the 

scanning and staring sensor; or that the data from the current 

SBIRS program of record, including the scanning and staring sensor, is being fully exploited and no further efforts are warranted. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Secretary of the Air Force make the certification as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space. 

We direct the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct 

an overhead persistent infrared assessment. Such assessment shall 

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currently integrate, and plan to integrate, the use of overhead persistent infrared capabilities to pursue their assigned mission areas. 

Such assessment shall be delivered to the congressional defense 

committees in the form of a report by April 1, 2015. 

Limitations on availability of funds for hosted payload and wide 

field of view testbed of the space-based infrared systems (sec. 

1614) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 217) that would limit 

50 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

for hosted payloads and wide field of view testbed alternative approaches to the Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) program of 

record until completion and briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the analysis of alternatives (AOA). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would release 75 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated upon completion and submittal of the AOA to the appropriate congressional committees, with the remaining 25 percent to 

be released 30 days after receiving the briefing as described in the 

House provision. 

We direct the U.S. Comptroller General of the United States to 

review the AOA for SBIRS to determine the extent that the Department met AOA best practices and fully addressed the concerns 

of the acquisition, operational, and user communities. Further, the 

Comptroller General shall review how the Department identified 

the requirements and assessed and addressed the cost, schedule, 

and risks posed for each alternative in the AOA. The Comptroller 

General shall provide the results of the review to the appropriate 

congressional committees within 180 days from receipt of the AOA, 

and also provide an interim briefing within 90 days. 

Limitations on availability of funds for protected tactical demonstration and protected military satellite communications 

testbed of the advanced extremely high frequency program (sec. 

1615) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 218) that would limit 

50 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

for the protected tactical demonstration and protected military satellite communications testbed alternative approaches to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program of record until 

completion and briefing to the congressional defense committees on 

the analysis of alternatives (AOA). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would release 75 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated upon completion and submittal of the AOA with the remaining 25 percent released 30 days after receiving the briefing as 

described in the House provision. The agreement also includes 

other clarifying amendments that make clear the restriction is not 

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We direct the Comptroller General of the United States to review 

the reliability of the MILSTAR system, including terminals and 

maintenance and its effect on readiness as well as the phasing of 

the AEHF and Family of Advanced Beyond the line of sight Terminals (FAB–T) system to determine whether there will be a timely 

replacement of the MILSTAR system so as to not further degrade 

reliability and readiness of the existing communications architecture. The Comptroller General shall present an initial assessment 

to the congressional defense committees in the form of a briefing 

no later than March 31, 2015, with a final briefing no later than 

September 30, 2015. 

We also direct the Comptroller General to review the AOA for 

AEHF to determine the extent that the Department of Defense 

(DOD) met AOA best practices and fully addressed the concerns of 

the acquisition, operational, and user communities. Further, the 

Comptroller General shall review how DOD identified the requirements and assessed and addressed the cost, schedule, and risks 

posed for each alternative in the AOA. The Comptroller General 

shall provide the results of the review to the congressional defense 

committees within 180 days from receipt of the AOA, and also provide an interim briefing within 90 days. 

Study of space situational awareness architecture (sec. 1616) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1630) that would direct the Secretary of Defense to task the Defense Science Board to assess the architecture of the ground and 

space sensors used for space situational awareness (SSA) for both 

defensive and offensive space operations over a 5-, 10-, and 20-year 

budget plan. The assessment shall also include ground systems to 

task the sensors and process the data. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the report to have an unclassified summary and a classified appendix, as required. 

Briefing on range support for launches in support of national security (sec. 1617) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3899) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the requirements and investments 

needed to modernize Department of Defense space launch facilities 

and supporting infrastructure at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 

and Vandenberg Air Force Base. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with technical and 

clarifying amendments. 

We expect the Secretary to leverage, update, and expand on the 

previous space launch infrastructure briefing provided to Congress 

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Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent (sec. 

1621) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1614) that would establish an executive agent for the Tactical Exploitation of National 

Capabilities (TENCAP) program. The executive agent would report 

directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, and 

would be responsible for working with the combatant commands, 

military services, and intelligence community to develop methods 

to increase warfighter effectiveness through the exploitation of national capabilities and to promote cross-domain integration of such 

capabilities into military operations, training, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance activities. The provision also would require the TENCAP executive agent to provide an annual briefing 

to the congressional defense and intelligence committees for fiscal 

years 2016–20 on the investments, activities, challenges, and opportunities in carrying out the TENCAP program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would make technical and conforming changes regarding the 

designation of a TENCAP executive agent. We agree that the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence should designate a 

TENCAP executive agent through the use of an existing billet. We 

do not intend to create new standalone positions to support this 

function. 

One-year extension of report on imagery intelligence and geospatial 

information support provided to regional organizations and security alliances (sec. 1622) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1613) that would extend an existing reporting requirement by 1 year, regarding sharing of imagery intelligence and geospatial information to regional 

organizations and security alliances. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Extension of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial 

activities as security for intelligence collection activities (sec. 

1623) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1651) that would amend 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, to 

change the current sunset date from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2017. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Extension of authority relating to jurisdiction over Department of 

Defense facilities for intelligence collection or special operations 

activities abroad (sec. 1624) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) to extend 

the sunset dates in the provision in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; and by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018.’’ 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Assessment and limitation on availability of funds for intelligence 

activities and programs of United States Special Operations 

Command and special operations forces (sec. 1625) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1611) that would require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Intelligence, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the Director of 

the Defense Intelligence Agency, to submit an assessment to the 

appropriate congressional committees on the intelligence activities 

and programs of the U.S. Special Operations Forces and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). This section would also limit 

50 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 of SOCOM Major 

Force Program–11 procurement, defense-wide, and research, development, testing, and evaluation, defense-wide, until such assessment is received. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would modify the reporting requirements and the limitation 

on funds and add a requirement that the Comptroller General of 

the United States provide review and provide an assessment of the 

required report. 

Annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands (sec. 1626) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1612) that would direct 

the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide briefings to the 

congressional defense and intelligence committees on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of each of 

the combatant commands. The provision would also provide specific 

guidance for what information should be included in the annual 

briefing. The provision would further require that the Chairman 

provide the briefing with the budget submission each year, from 

fiscal year 2016–20. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation (sec. 

1627) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1616) that would prohibit amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 

available to the Department of Defense (DOD) to be used during 

the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

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(1) the separation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) 

budget from the DOD budget; 

(2) the consolidation of the NIP budget within DOD; or 

(3) the establishment of a new appropriations account or appropriations account structure for the NIP budget. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Personnel security and insider threat (sec. 1628) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1654) that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an 

interim continuous evaluation (CE) system for personnel security; 

use this interim system to develop policies and procedures for an 

objective system; engineer CE systems to interface with an automated insider threat detection and prevention system; acquire CE 

capabilities competitively based on advanced commercial technology; establish a multi-disciplinary team to support the development of an automated insider threat capability; and create an executive committee of senior officials to ensure that the insider threat 

program is appropriately coordinated and resourced. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Secretary to report to Congress on the 

Department’s plans to address the elements contained in the provision. 

We also note that the study by the Director of Cost Analysis and 

Program Evaluation (CAPE) of the Office of Personnel Management’s personnel investigation service for the Department of Defense made a number of recommendations for additional phases of 

CAPE’s assessment. We endorse the CAPE recommendations for 

Phase 2A and 2B actions, specifically: improvements to workflow 

scheduling, limiting investigations to those requiring access to classified information; establishing a business practice working group 

to achieve efficiencies (such as cost savings from economies of 

scale); the efficacy of information technology investments, quality 

control practices, enhancing competition; and rationalizing the mix 

of government and contract investigators. 

Migration of Distributed Common Ground System of Department of 

the Army to an open system architecture (sec. 1629) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1655) that would require the Secretary of the Army, within 3 years 

of the date of enactment of this Act, to migrate the Distributed 

Common Ground System (DCGS), including the so-called Red Disk 

or any successor to Red Disk under development at the Army Intelligence and Security Command, to an open systems architecture. 

The provision would require that the DCGS open systems architecture be compliant with the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise open architecture. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

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Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

Budgeting and accounting for cyber mission forces (sec. 1631) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1643) that would require that the Secretary of Defense, for fiscal 

year 2017 and every succeeding year, for the President’s annual 

budget submission and supporting documents, to develop a major 

force program (MFP) category and program elements for the Department of Defense (DOD) future years defense program for the 

training, arming, and equipping of the cyber mission forces. The 

provision would also require the Secretary to assess the feasibility 

and advisability of establishing a general fund transfer account to 

execute the funds programmed in the MFP and provide a recommendation to the congressional defense committees by April 1, 

2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We note that for several years, as the importance of cyber operations investments has grown, the congressional defense committees have been urging DOD to improve how it categorizes and displays its budget justification documentation. In embarking on the 

process of developing a major force program, we believe it is important for DOD to adopt a taxonomy that remains consistent over 

several years. We understand that the Department is responding 

to budget guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, as 

well as changing priorities from new leadership, but these fluctuations in taxonomy result in an inconsistent and moving baseline 

that masks real annual changes in budget and execution levels. 

Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems of operationally critical contractors (sec. 1632) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1645) that would direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures for designating contractors as ‘‘operationally critical contractors,’’ notifying such contractors that they have been designated, 

and requiring designated contractors to report successful penetrations of their computer networks by known or suspected advanced 

persistent threat actors. The provision narrowly defines an operationally critical contractor as a company designated by the Secretary as a critical source of supply for airlift, sealift, intermodal 

transportation services, or logistical support that is essential to mobilization, deployment, or sustainment in a contingency operation. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We fully share the concern of industry and the Department of 

Defense (DOD) about harmonizing reporting on cyber intrusions to 

eliminate redundant reporting. We direct the Secretary to ensure 

that contractor reporting to DOD, and the dissemination of such reporting, is coordinated with reporting to the Director of National 

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Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges (sec. 1633) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1621) that would require the Secretary of Defense to establish an executive agent to 

coordinate and oversee the management of the various cyber and 

information technology test and training ranges being developed 

and deployed by the Department of Defense (DOD). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would make technical changes and require the Secretary to 

designate two cyber range executive agents from among existing 

DOD personnel, one for test ranges and one for training ranges; 

and to consult with the Principal Cyber Advisor in designating the 

executive agents. The amendment also would require the executive 

agents, in consultation with the DOD Chief Information Officer, to 

jointly designate a standard language from among existing open 

source candidates for expressing cyber event and threat data in 

machine-readable form for use in the Joint Information Environment and the range environment. 

We note that for several years, the Armed Services Committees 

of the Senate and House of Representatives have expressed concerns over how the DOD has managed its cyber range resources. 

While we recognize that DOD has developed and maintained a core 

set of capabilities, we have observed first-hand that the lack of coordination of those capabilities has left DOD in a situation where 

the current ranges do not support the tools and capabilities that 

cyber operators would use in the real world. Unlike in live training 

for kinetic operations, in cyberspace, we do not train like we fight. 

We believe that the integrated plan required by these executive 

agents is a necessary tool to create standardization between training and operational tools, as well as to ensure that DOD is investing in adequate range resources to meet unit-level training requirements for the force structure being defined by U.S. Cyber Command. 

One reason that we have tasked these executive agents to designate a standard language for cyber event and threat data reporting is to better ensure that there is standardization of these capabilities across the range and operational networks. Not only is this 

a fundamental capabilities needed by cyber forces, it would also set 

a valuable precedent for ensuring that the capabilities that are 

used on live, operational networks are the same tools that would 

be used in a test or training environment. We firmly believe that 

any standard designated by these executive agents should swiftly 

be transitioned to use on the operational networks of the Joint Information Environment. 

In designating the two required executive agents, we believe that 

the Secretary should consider two important factors. First, the Test 

Resource Management Center (TRMC) already fills a similar role 

for the test range complex, and would make a logical choice to take 

on the responsibilities for the test range executive agent. Second, 

we believe that the training range executive agent should be the 

responsibility of one of the military departments, since they have 

the operational imperative to maintain training readiness, as well 


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as the resources to sustain and upgrade training range capabilities 

over time. 

Cyberspace mapping (sec. 1634) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1641) that would require the Secretary of Defense, within 60 days 

of the date of enactment of this Act, to designate a network or network segment within the Department of Defense (DOD) to support 

the execution of a pilot program to demonstrate large-scale cyberspace mapping technology, as approved by the Cyber Investment 

Management Board (CIMB). The provision also would require the 

Principal Cyber Advisor, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, 

to recommend policy to the Secretary of Defense regarding the 

mapping of cyberspace to support the missions of U.S. Cyber Command. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Review of cross domain solution policy and requirement for cross 

domain solution strategy (sec. 1635) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1642) that would require the Secretary of Defense to review the 

policies of the Department of Defense, and develop a strategy concerning the procurement, approval, and use of capabilities to transmit information across networks and systems at different security 

classification levels. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Requirement for strategy to develop and deploy decryption service 

for the Joint Information Environment (sec. 1636) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1614) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a 

strategy for a decryption service for the Joint Information Environment. The provision would require the strategy for the decryption 

and re-encryption of communications to enable the inspection of 

communications content to detect cyber threats and insider threat 

activity. That strategy would include a requirements definition document, an architecture, a concept of operations, a cost estimate, 

and an assessment of the security benefit of such a service. The 

provision would require a briefing on the strategy to be provided 

to the congressional defense and intelligence committees by October 1, 2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace 

(sec. 1637) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3377) contained a provision that would require the President to report annually to appropriate congressional 

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etary information, and on the types of technologies and intellectual 

property such countries target, what they have succeeded in stealing, and, where known, the incorporation of such stolen property 

in articles, products, or services. The report also would include the 

actions the President has taken to diminish such espionage, and 

the progress made towards that goal. 

The provision would authorize the President, pursuant to the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.), to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of each person determined to be knowingly engaged in such espionage, if such property and interests in property 

are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or 

come within the possession or control of a U.S. person. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We urge the President in implementing this provision to harmonize the required reporting on industrial or economic espionage 

through cyberspace with related reporting, including the biennial 

report on the threat to U.S. industry from foreign economic collection and industrial espionage required by section 809(b) of Public 

Law 103–359. 

Sense of Congress regarding role of reserve components in defense 

of United States against cyber attacks (sec. 1638) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1622) that would express the sense of Congress that the National Guard has a valuable 

role to play in defending the United States against cyber attacks. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would recognize the important capabilities and role of all the 

reserve components. 

We are aware that the Army National Guard is pursuing a decision to establish ten Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs), independent 

of the plans by U.S. Cyber Command to establish 68 CPTs within 

the active component. While we support a role for the reserve components in Department of Defense planning and organization to 

deal with cyber threats, we are concerned that such plans are not 

adequately synchronized with overall planning in this space. In 

particular, we are concerned about potentially creating parallel 

structures, personnel and training pathways, and authorities for 

such forces. 

Therefore, we direct the Secretary of the Army to submit a report 

to the congressional defense committees, within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, on the progress made by the Army National 

Guard to establish ten CPTs to support preparations to respond to 

emergencies involving an attack or natural disaster impacting computer networks. The report shall include the following: 

(1) A timeframe for when stationing of the CPTs will be finalized. 

(2) A timeframe for activation of the CPTs and whether the 

teams will be activated at the same time or staggered over time. 

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(4) The number and location of nominations received for a CPT 

and the activation date estimate provided in each nomination. 

(5) An assessment of the range of stated cost projections included in the nominations. 

(6) An assessment of any identified patterns regarding ease or 

difficulty of staffing individuals with required credentials within 

particular regions. 

(7) Any additional information deemed relevant by the Secretary. 

Sense of Congress on the future of the Internet and the .MIL toplevel domain (sec. 1639) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090E) that would prohibit the transfer of the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for Internet domain name system functions until the Comptroller General 

of the United States submits a report to Congress, within 1 year 

of the date on which NTIA receives a proposal for the transfer of 

such responsibilities to the Internet Corporation For Assigned 

Names and Numbers (ICANN). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1646) that would express the sense of Congress that the Secretary 

of Defense should: 

(1) Advise the President to transfer the remaining role of the 

United States Government in the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to a global multi-stakeholder community only if the President is confident that the 

.mil top level domain and the Internet protocol address numbers used exclusively by the Department of Defense (DOD) for 

national security will remain exclusively used by DOD; and 

(2) Take all necessary steps to sustain the successful stewardship and good standing of the Internet root zone servers 

managed by DOD components. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would clarify how the Secretary should provide advice in 

the process, as well as ensure active participation in all transition 

planning and accountability stress testing. 

We understand that the arcane and esoteric process for governing the internet is not conducive to quick or easy understanding 

by decisionmakers not intimately involved in the process. We fear 

that the lack of understanding breeds concerns that at face value 

appear warranted, but upon closer examination may not be valid, 

or may be easily mitigated. We believe that some improved confidence building measures and transparency over the negotiations 

process would be helpful in dispelling any misconceptions about the 

process. 

Therefore, we direct the Secretary to submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the transition process no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. This report should explain DOD’s role in the 

negotiations process, any issues or concerns about the status of negotiations, and any observations related to the accountability stress 

testing currently underway. Furthermore, we encourage DOD and 

the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 


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to provide regular briefings to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and House or Representatives, as well as other congressional committees, on the status of transition planning and accountability stress testing. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

Preparation of annual budget request regarding nuclear weapons 

(sec. 1641) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1631) that would 

amend section 179 of title 10, United States Code, and add a new 

requirement regarding annual transfers to the Department of Energy (DOE) from the Department of Defense’s (DOD) budget authority. Prior to making such transfers, the Secretary of Defense 

must enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Secretary 

of Energy as to how the funds will be obligated and expended within the Weapons Activities budget of the National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that includes a waiver to the certification requirement if the Secretary of Defense determines such waiver is in the national security interest and provides a copy of the agreement between the Secretaries of Defense and Energy describing how the Secretary of Energy will obligate or expend any amounts covered by the transfer 

of the budget authority to the DOE and an explanation of why the 

Secretary was not able to certify the previous year’s DOD-to-NNSA 

budget transfers complied with previous DOD-DOE Secretaries’ 

agreements. 

Improvement to biennial assessment on delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system 

(sec. 1642) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1637) that would 

amend section 492(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to add ‘‘, 

and the ability to meet operational availability requirements for’’ 

after ‘‘military effectiveness of’’. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Congressional Budget Office review of cost estimates for nuclear 

weapons (sec. 1643) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1640) that would 

amend 1041(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit a report to the congressional defense 

committees on an annual basis regarding the 10-year cost of nuclear weapons programs. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 1602) that would amend section 1043 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) to require the CBO to submit such a report 120 days after submission 


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of the report required by section 1043 for an odd-numbered fiscal 

year. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the CBO report to be submitted by July 

1 of each year in which the President submits a report under section 1043 for an odd-numbered fiscal year. The amendment would 

also require the CBO report to include an estimate of the relative 

percentage of total defense spending represented by nuclear weapons funding during the 10–year period. Finally, the amendment 

would require the Director of the CBO to submit a letter to the congressional defense committees if the Director determines a report 

under section 1043 for an even-numbered fiscal year contains a significant change. 

We expect the Director to use their best judgment regarding 

whether any changes are significant enough to warrant submission 

of a letter. 

Retention of missile silos (sec. 1644) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1634) that would require the Secretary of Defense to preserve each intercontinental 

ballistic missile silo that contains a deployed missile as of the date 

of the enactment of this Act in, at a minimum, a warm status that 

enables such silo to remain a fully functioning element of the interconnected and redundant command and control system of the missile field and be made fully operational with a deployed missile. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would make the requirement effective during the period in 

which the New START Treaty (as defined by section 494(a)(2)(D) 

of title 10, United States Code) is in effect. The amendment also 

includes a rule of construction that would enable the Department 

of Defense to place a silo offline temporarily to perform maintenance activities. 

We intend that this provision would require the Secretary to 

maintain the pertinent silos in a condition that permits them to be 

returned to operational alert status. 

Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 

missile fuzes (sec. 1645) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1601) that would give authority to procure commercial parts for 

intercontinental ballistic missile fuses, notwithstanding 10 United 

States Code 1502(a), for fiscal year 2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Assessment of nuclear weapon secondary requirement (sec. 1646) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1634) that would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

of Energy and the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, to assess 

the annual nuclear weapon secondary production requirement 

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port on this assessment to the congressional defense committees 

within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. This 

report would be in unclassified form, with a classified annex if necessary, and would be required to include an explanation of the rationale and assumptions that led to the current 50-to-80 per year 

secondary production requirement, including the factors considered 

in determining such requirement, and an analysis of whether there 

are any changes to the 50-to-80 per year secondary production requirement, including the reasons for any such changes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the report 120 days after the date of enactment. 

Certification on nuclear force structure (sec. 1647) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1635) that would require that, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, jointly certify that the plan for 

implementation of the New START Treaty announced on April 8, 

2014, will enable the United States to meet its obligations under 

such treaty in a manner that ensures the nuclear forces of the 

United States are capable, survivable, and balanced; and maintain 

strategic stability, deterrence and extended deterrence, and allied 

assurance. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Advance notice and reports on B61 life extension program (sec. 

1648) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1604) that would require the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons 

Council and the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command to provide 

the congressional defense committees with separate reports in advance of any decision to reduce the scope of the B61 Life Extension 

Program below the level proposed in the fiscal year 2015 Stockpile 

Stewardship Management Plan. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a minor 

amendments. 

Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dualcapable aircraft from Europe (sec. 1649) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1639) that would limit 

fiscal year 2015 funding for the Department of Defense to consolidate or remove dual-capable aircraft (unless being replaced by F– 

35 aircraft) from the area of responsibility (AOR) of the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) until the Secretary of Defense certifies 

that the armed forces of the Russian Federation are no longer occupying Ukrainian territory, the Russian Federation is no longer violating the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, and the Russian 

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including a certification that such consolidation is consistent with 

the 2012 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Deterrence 

and Defense Posture Review concerning reciprocal non-strategic 

nuclear weapons reductions by the Russian Federation and an unclassified report explaining why such certification cannot be made 

with a 30-day wait period. The provision required a report on the 

cost and burden sharing arrangements of the forward deployed nuclear weapons in place with the NATO and any recommendations 

for changes to the current arrangement. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require, 90 days before the date on which the Secretary 

of Defense removes or consolidates United States dual capable aircraft from the EUCOM AOR, the Secretary to congressional defense committees and include a report on how such removal or consolidation is in the national security interests of the United States 

and NATO and whether the proposed consolidation or removal is 

affected by the armed forces of the Russian Federation occupying 

Ukrainian territory, the Russian Federation deploying or preparing 

to deploy nuclear weapons to Ukrainian territory, the Russian Federation not complying with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, and the Russian Federation not complying with the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. 

Reports on installation of nuclear command, control, and communications systems at headquarters of United States Strategic 

Command (sec. 1650) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1603) that would require the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command 

(STRATCOM) to submit an annual report on the installation of nuclear command, control, and communications systems as part of the 

replacement of the STRATCOM headquarters. The requirement for 

an annual report would terminate at such time as when the Commander, STRATCOM certifies to the congressional defense committees that all milestones have been completed, and the headquarters 

building is a fully functioning node in the overall NC3 architecture. 

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall review the existing milestones and scope of the effort and provide a technical 

briefing to the congressional defense committees no later than September 30, 2014, as to whether the scope of the current effort is 

complete, fully integrated, and meets accepted programmatic planning practices. 

GAO shall review the report submitted each year and provide a 

briefing to the congressional defense committees on whether the installation is meeting projected milestones and costs and whether 

there are outstanding programmatic or technical issues that must 

be addressed to meet these milestones so that the building can become an operational hub in the overall NC3 network. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 


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Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty violation (sec. 1651) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1644) that would require the Missile Defense Agency to develop a plan to test, by 2016, 

the capability of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system to 

counter intermediate-range ground-launched cruise missiles. It 

would also require, if Russia is not in compliance with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense to develop a plan for 

the research and development of intermediate-range ballistic and 

cruise missiles. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing any steps being taken or planned to be 

taken by the Department of Defense in response to Russian actions 

in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty. The report 

would include a description of any plans to conduct research, development, testing or deployment of potential future United States 

military capabilities, including activities to modify, test, or deploy 

existing military systems, to deter or defend against the threat of 

Russian INF-range systems, should such systems be deployed. 

Statement of policy on the nuclear triad (sec. 1652) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1636) that contained 

a series of findings on the nuclear triad and a statement that it is 

the policy of the United States to operate and sustain a triad of nuclear delivery platforms consisting of heavy bombers armed with 

nuclear gravity bombs and air launched cruise missiles, land based 

intercontinental ballistic missiles which can carry independently 

targeted reentry vehicles, ballistic missile submarines and forward 

deployed dual capable fighter bomber aircraft and nuclear weapons, as well as to ensure that members of the Armed Forces that 

operate and maintain these systems have sufficient training and 

resources to execute their nuclear mission. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that strikes the findings. 

Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (sec. 1653) 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a provision (sec. 

1605) that would express the sense of Congress that the United 

States reaffirms and remains committed to the policies enumerated 

in the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), dated May 20, 2012. 

The House Bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would include policies enumerated in the NATO Wales 

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Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 

Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system (sec. 1661) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1613) that would authorize fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense 

funds to be provided to the Government of Israel to procure the 

Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, including for co-production of Iron Dome parts and components in the United States 

by United States industry. The provision would also require that 

the funds authorized for Iron Dome be subject to the terms, conditions and co-production targets specified for fiscal year 2015 in the 

‘‘Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United 

States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel 

Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement,’’ signed 

March 5, 2014. The provision would also authorize a portion of the 

funds to be used for several other U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile 

defense programs, if the Government of Israel determines that it 

is a higher priority for its national security. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require the Department of Defense, prior to the 

initial obligation of the authorized funds, to certify that the U.S.- 

Israel Iron Dome agreement is being successfully implemented, and 

to describe any risks relating to implementation of the agreement. 

Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production and deployment (sec. 1662) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1615) that would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that, 

prior to making a final production decision for, and prior to operational deployment of, a new or substantially upgraded interceptor 

or weapon system of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, sufficient and operationally realistic testing of the system is conducted, 

and the testing results demonstrate a high probability that the system will work in an operationally effective manner. The provision 

would also require the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 

to provide an assessment to the Secretary of the sufficiency and results of the testing. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle (sec. 

1663) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1614) that would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a rigorous acquisition plan for the re-design of the Exo-atmospheric Kill 

Vehicle of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, subject to 

approval by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. It would also require the Department of Defense, after such approval, to submit a report to the congressional 

defense committees describing the acquisition plan and how it will 

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The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense system (sec. 1664) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1645) that would require the Secretary of Defense to enter into an arrangement with 

a Federally Funded Research and Development Center to conduct 

a study of the testing program for the ground-based midcourse missile defense system, and to submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report containing the study. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense 

(sec. 1665) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1611) that would express the sense of Congress concerning the importance of defending the United States Homeland against the 

threat of limited ballistic missile defense attack, and the need to 

improve the current capability of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. The provision would also require the Department of 

Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

describing the status of efforts to improve the homeland ballistic 

missile defense capability of the United States. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We direct that, not later than 60 days after submission of the report required by the provision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees providing its views on the report. We further direct that, as 

soon as practicable after the briefing has been provided, the GAO 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

views provided in the briefing. 

Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense 

(sec. 1666) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1612) that would express the sense of the Congress on the importance of the United States and its allies and partners improving 

their regional ballistic missile defense capabilities, and would require the Department of Defense to submit a report on the status 

of efforts to improve such capabilities in Europe, the Middle East, 

and the Asia-Pacific region. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We direct that, not later than 60 days after submission of the report required by this provision, the General Accounting Office provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees providing 


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its views on the report. We further direct that, as soon as practicable after the briefing has been provided, the GAO submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on the views provided in 

the briefing. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Air Force intelligence organization 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1615) that would express the sense of Congress that the Air Force National Air and 

Space Intelligence Center provides indispensable intelligence support, and should remain organizationally aligned to the Headquarters Air Staff with reporting through the Vice Chief of Staff. 

In addition, this section would require the Secretary of the Air 

Force to submit to the congressional defense committees and the 

congressional intelligence committees a strategic plan for the intelligence organization of the Air Force, which includes maintaining 

the National Air and Space Intelligence Center alignment to the 

Headquarters Air Staff. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include the House provision. 

We did not recommend including this provision, since the Air 

Force has provided the plan the House provision would have required and has decided to maintain the National Air and Space Intelligence Center directly aligned to the Headquarters Air Staff. 

However, we will continue to monitor the Air Force’s implementation of its plan. 

Authority for Secretary of Defense to engage in commercial activities 

as security for military operations abroad 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1652) that would amend subsections 431 through 437 of title 10, 

United States Code, to: (1) Allow the Secretary of Defense to employ commercial activities as security for military operations, in addition to existing authority for using such activities for intelligence 

operations; (2) Direct that reports of audits on commercial activities used as security for intelligence operations as reported to the 

congressional defense and intelligence committees, and reports on 

audits of commercial activities used as security for military operations, are reported to the congressional defense committees only; 

and (3) Make conforming changes throughout these subsections. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. We believe that 

this could be a useful authority, but would have to receive better 

answers from the Department of Defense (DOD) to questions that 

were raised after DOD requested this authority. We would reevaluate this request in the future if DOD continues to identify a need 

for the authority. 

Budget increase for Aegis ballistic missile defense 

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Missile–3 (SM–3) interceptors for the Aegis ballistic missile defense 

system. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Funding authorization levels for procurement of SM–3 interceptors are included in the procurement funding table in section 4101 

of this Act. 

Director of National Intelligence certification with respect to the 

mission analysis for cyber operations of Department of Defense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1623) that would 

amend section 933 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) to require the Director of 

National Intelligence to certify that the recommendations of the 

cyber mission analysis report by the Secretary of Defense required 

by section 933 are consistent with the cyber operations capability 

needs of the United States. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Secretary’s cyber mission analysis report did 

not include a certification that the Red Team personnel and capacity in the Air National Guard are no longer required by the Department of Defense, and may not be reduced or reassigned without 

such a certification. 

Independent review of the personnel reliability program of the Department of Defense and the human reliability program of the 

Department of Energy 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1632) that would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy to jointly seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research 

and development center to conduct an independent review of the 

Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) of the Department of Defense 

and the Human Reliability Program of the Department of Energy. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Department of Defense is currently reviewing 

its PRP as part of a broader assessment of needs within its nuclear 

enterprise. We expect this review will offer significant recommendations for modernizing PRP to make it both more effective 

and more efficient. We further expect that the Department of Energy will apply lessons learned from the Department of Defense’s 

review to its own, similar program. We will continue close oversight of this matter. 

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tion with the National Security Council, the Director of the Office 

of Science and Technology Policy and the heads of other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, develop a plan to 

achieve the effective planning, coordination, and execution for the 

civil and national security space launch activities of the Federal 

Government in order to ensure that the mission needs of the 

United States of reliable, timely, and affordable access to space for 

all agencies are met in a cost-effective manner. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

and the heads of other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, to identify and assess opportunities for coordination among 

Federal agencies in space launch acquisition efforts, and provide a 

summary of the lessons learned by the Department of Defense and 

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding their 

launch service programs. The results of the study shall be provided 

to the appropriate congressional committees in the form of a briefing no later than December 31, 2015. 

Furthermore, we direct the Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) to assess the results of the study as presented in the briefing to Congress, as well as update the related space launch findings and recommendations reported in the 2012 GAO Annual Report titles ‘‘Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue.’’ The GAO 

shall provide the results of the assessment within 90 days of receiving the briefing provided to Congress. 

Reports and briefings of Strategic Advisory Group 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1638) that would require the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command to provide to the 

congressional defense committees a copy of each briefing and report 

prepared by his Strategy Advisory Group, including any subgroup 

thereof and any successor advisory group, provided to him in the 

previous year. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. We are aware 

that the Commander wrote to the Chairman of the House Armed 

Services Committee on May 19, 2014 and committed to providing 

the committees with briefings on the materials provided to him by 

the Strategic Advisory Group. We believe this will be a useful arrangement for the oversight function of the committees. We also 

believe that, from time to time, it may be necessary to receive copies of these reports, and we look forward to working with the Commander in the event the committees believe that it is necessary. 

With this understanding, we choose not to adopt section 1638 of 

the House bill at this time. 

Report on governance and corruption in the Russian Federation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1617) that would direct 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Report on reliance of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program 

on foreign manufacturers 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1625) that would require the Government Accountability Office to 

submit, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, a report on risks 

of reliance on foreign manufacturers to the Evolved Expendable 

Launch Vehicle program. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We agree that the RAND study ‘‘U.S. Space Launch Capability— 

An Assessment of the Use of Foreign Components’’, (December 

2013), as required by section 916 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) obviates the 

need for an additional study at this time. 

Sense of Congress on procurement and deployment of capability enhancement II exo-atmospheric kill vehicle 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1642) that would express the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense (DOD) 

should not procure an additional Capability Enhancement-II (CE– 

II) exo-atmospheric kill vehicle for deployment on Ground-Based 

Interceptors of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system 

until a successful operationally realistic intercept flight test of the 

CE–II has occurred. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that, after the House bill was passed, a successful intercept flight test of the GMD system, using an upgraded version of 

the CE-II kill vehicle, took place on June 22, 2014. This successful 

flight test result allowed DOD to resume assembly and delivery of 

GBIs with upgraded CE-II kill vehicles for deployment. 

Sense of the Senate on resolution limits on commercial space imagery 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1631) that would express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Defense should support the relaxation of panchromatic, 

spectral, and infrared imagery resolution limits on the sale of commercial space imagery. The provision would also require the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Policy to provide a recommendation to 

Congress by April 1, 2015, on the design and development of a 

flexible and dynamic capability to control the collection and sale of 

commercial space imagery to protect national security. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, to brief the congressional defense 

and intelligence committees on the progress achieved in developing 


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a flexible and dynamic capability to control the collection and sale 

of commercial space imagery to protect national security. 

Theater air and missile defense of allies of the United States 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1641) that would require the operational deployment of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in Poland by December 31, 2016, and would require 

the deployment of either the Patriot short-range missile defense 

system or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense terminal missile defense system in Poland by the end of 2014. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that a separate provision, described elsewhere in this report, relates to regional missile defense capabilities of the United 

States and its allies and partners in several combatant command 

areas of responsibility. 

TITLE XVII—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY

National commission on the future of the Army (secs. 1701–1712) 

The House bill contained a provision (secs. 1095–1099A) that 

would establish a National Commission on the Future of the Army 

to conduct a comprehensive review of the Army’s size, structure, 

and force mix. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(secs. 1701–1709). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with amendments 

that would clarify the limitations on the authority of the Secretary 

of Defense and the Secretary of the Army with respect to the transfer of AH–64 Apache attack helicopters from the Army National 

Guard (ARNG) to the regular Army. The agreement also includes 

amendments that would clarify the duties of such a commission. 

We expect the Army and ARNG to immediately proceed with appropriate planning and preparation activities for the transfer of up 

to 48 AH–64 Apache aircraft prior to March 31, 2016. Such preparations should include all necessary personnel and materiel-related actions required to facilitate such transfers. We also expect 

the Army and ARNG to continue the planning necessary for the potential implementation of the rest of the Army’s Aviation Restructure Initiative so that disruptions to the readiness of the Army and 

ARNG are minimized in the event that Congress approves additional elements of the Army’s plan beyond March 31, 2016. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 

Summary and explanation of funding tables 

Division B of this Act authorizes funding for military construction projects of the Department of Defense. It includes funding authorizations for the construction and operation of military family 

housing as well as military construction for the reserve components, the defense agencies, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. It also provides authorization 

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ronmental cleanup, and other activities required to implement the 

decisions of the base closure rounds. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Short title (sec. 2001) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2001) that would designate division B of this Act as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2001). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 

by law (sec. 2002) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2002) that would ensure that the authorizations provided in titles XXI through XXVII 

shall expire on October 1, 2017, or the date of enactment of an act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2018, 

whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision. 

This agreement includes the provision with a technical amendment. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISION NOT ADOPTED

Effective date 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2003) that would provide that titles XXI through XXVII of this Act take effect on October 1, 2014, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $539.4 million for military construction and $429.6 million 

for family housing for the Army for fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes authorization of appropriations of $543.4 

million for military construction and $429.6 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year 2015. 

The budget request included $96.0 million for the third of six 

planned phases of construction of a Command and Control Facility 

at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. We understand that all six phases are necessary to provide for a complete facility that meets the requirements of U.S. Army Pacific. Furthermore, we understand that combining the remaining four phases into a single authorized project 

would save the Army significant military construction funding and 

accelerate facility construction by up to 4 years. 

Therefore, the agreement includes authorization of $311.4 million 

for the remaining four phases of the Command and Control Facility 

at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. This authorization assumes at least 10 


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percent savings will be achieved through construction and contracting efficiencies. Consistent with these efficiencies, the agreement includes an authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 

2015 of $85.0 million for the first increment of this project. 

We believe that it is inappropriate to phase, rather than increment, large military construction projects when each distinct phase 

does not fully meet the requirements of the user and direct the 

Army to refrain from requesting similarly phased projects in the 

future. 

We recognize that in difficult budget times military construction 

funding is often deferred in favor of other priorities and note that 

the Army’s military construction request for fiscal year 2015 is 52 

percent less than what was requested for fiscal year 2014. Therefore, the agreement includes authorization of $15.0 million for a 

Consolidated Shipping Center at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, $46.0 million for a Simulations Center at Fort Hood, Texas, 

and $86.0 million for Phase 3 of the Individual Training Barracks 

Complex at Fort Lee, Virginia, the Army’s top unfunded military 

construction priorities. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2101) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2101) that would authorize military construction projects for the active component of 

the Army for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2101). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Family housing (sec. 2102) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2102) that would authorize new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2102). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2103) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2103) that would authorize appropriations for the active component military construction and family housing projects of the Army for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2103). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 

project (sec. 2104) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2104) that would modify an authority provided in section 2101 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136) 


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to authorize the Secretary of the Army to make certain modifications to the scope of a previously authorized construction project. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2104). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 

projects (sec. 2105) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2105) that would modify the authorization contained in section 2101 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239) and authorize the Secretary of the Army to make 

certain modifications to the scope of previously authorized construction projects. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2105). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project (sec. 

2106) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2106) that would extend the authorization listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2106). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec. 

2107) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2107) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2107). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Limitation on construction of cadet barracks at United States Military Academy, New York (sec. 2108) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

2108) that would require the Secretary of the Army to certify to the 

congressional defense committees that the Secretary intends to 

award a contract for the renovation of MacArthur Long Barracks 

concurrent with assuming beneficial occupancy of the renovated 

MacArthur Short Barracks before obligating or expending funds for 

construction of increment 3 of the Cadet Barracks at the United 

States Military Academy, New York. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 


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Limitation on funding for family housing construction at Camp 

Walker, Republic of Korea (sec. 2109) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

2109) that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized for construction of military family housing units at Camp 

Walker, Republic of Korea (ROK), until 30 days following the delivery of a report to the congressional defense committees validating 

on-post housing requirements in the ROK, including Camp Walker 

and Camp Humphries, and a plan for meeting such requirements. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $1.02 billion for military construction and $370.4 million 

for family housing for the Department of the Navy for fiscal year 

2015. 

The agreement includes authorization of appropriations of $993.2 

million for military construction and $370.4 million for family housing for the Department of the Navy for fiscal year 2015. 

The budget request included $120.1 million for a Center for 

Cyber Studies Building in Annapolis, Maryland. We understand 

the Navy would be unable to expend the full amount of the budget 

request and, therefore, the agreement includes a $90.1 million reduction. 

We recognize that in difficult budget times military construction 

funding is often deferred in favor of other priorities and note that 

the Navy’s military construction request for fiscal year 2015 is 40 

percent less than what was requested for fiscal year 2014. Therefore, the agreement includes authorization of $13.8 million for a 

Regional Ship Maintenance Support Facility at Bangor, Washington, and $50.7 million for a Radio Battalion Complex at Camp 

Lejeune, North Carolina, the top unfunded military construction 

priorities of the Navy and Marine Corps, respectively. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2201) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2201) that would authorize military construction projects for the active component of 

the Navy for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2201). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Family housing (sec. 2202) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2202) that would authorize new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy for fiscal year 2015. 


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The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2202). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Improvements to military family housing units (sec. 2203) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2203) that would authorize funding for fiscal year 2015 to improve existing Navy family 

housing. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2203). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2204) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2204) that would authorize appropriations for the active component military construction and family housing projects of the Navy for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2204). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 

projects (sec. 2205) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2205) that would modify the authority provided by section 2201 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public 

Law 112–81) and authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make certain modifications to the scope of previously authorized construction projects. 

The Senate bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2205). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 

project (sec. 2206) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2206) that would modify the authority provided by section 2201 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public 

Law 113–66) and authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make certain modifications to the scope of a previously authorized construction project. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2206). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects (sec. 

2207) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2207) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2207). 

The agreement includes this provision. 


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Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec. 

2208) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2208) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $811.7 million for military construction and $327.7 million 

for family housing for the Air Force in fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes authorization of appropriations of $846.2 

million for military construction and $327.7 million for family housing for the Air Force in fiscal year 2015. 

We recognize that in difficult budget times military construction 

funding is often deferred in favor of other priorities and note that 

the Air Force’s military construction request for fiscal year 2015 is 

30 percent less than what was requested for fiscal year 2014. 

Therefore, the agreement includes authorization of $34.4 million 

for a Corrosion Control and Composite Repair Shop at Andersen 

Air Force Base, Guam, the Air Force’s top unfunded military construction priority. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects 

(sec. 2301) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2301) that would authorize military construction projects for the active component of 

the Air Force for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2301). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2302) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2302) that would authorize appropriations for the active component military construction and family housing of the Air Force for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2302). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2008 

project (sec. 2303) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2303) that would modify the authority provided by section 2301 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of Public 

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certain modifications to the scope of a previously authorized construction project. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2303). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project (sec. 

2304) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2305) that would extend the authorization listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2304). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project (sec. 

2305) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2306) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2305). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would remove one of the projects that was to be extended. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISION NOT ADOPTED

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 

project 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2304) that would modify the authorization contained in section 2301(a) of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 992) to allow the Secretary of the Air 

Force to construct listed facilities at any suitable location in the 

Northern Mariana Islands. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Air Force is currently conducting an environmental impact study to ‘‘improve an existing airport or airports and 

associated infrastructure in the Mariana Islands in support of expanding mission requirements and to achieve divert capabilities in 

the western Pacific.’’ If necessary, upon issuing a Record of Decision, we would welcome a legislative proposal from the Secretary 

of the Air Force to modify the scope or location for the project as 

currently authorized by section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public 

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TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $2.06 billion for military construction for the defense agencies, $150.0 million for energy conservation projects, $38.7 million 

for chemical demilitarization construction, and $61.1 million for 

family housing for the defense agencies for fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes authorization of appropriations of $1.96 

billion for military construction, $150.0 million for energy conservation projects, $38.7 million for chemical demilitarization construction, and $61.1 million for family housing for the defense agencies 

for fiscal year 2015. 

The budget request included $259.7 million for the Medical Center Replacement at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany. We understand the Department of Defense would be unable to expend the 

full amount of the budget request and, therefore, the agreement includes a $70.0 million reduction. 

The budget request included $9.0 million for Contingency Construction. In light of unobligated balances in the Contingency Construction account from previous years, the agreement includes a 

$9.0 million reduction. 

The budget request included $24.4 million for Planning and Design. In light of unobligated balances in the Planning and Design 

account from previous years, the agreement includes a $20.0 million reduction. 

Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations 

Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2401) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2401) that would authorize military construction projects for the defense agencies for 

fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2401). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Authorized energy conservation projects (sec. 2402) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2402) that would authorize energy conservation projects for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2402). 

The agreement contains the House provision with an amendment 

that would make technical changes and strike subsection (c) titled 

‘‘Limitation on Set-Aside of Facilities Restoration and Modernization Program Funds for Energy Projects.’’ 

We believe that facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects funded by operation and maintenance accounts, including energy projects, should not be set aside and 

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Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2403) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2403) that would authorize appropriations for the construction and family housing 

projects of the defense agencies for fiscal year 2015. This provision 

would also provide an overall limitation on the cost of the fiscal 

year 2015 military construction and family housing projects authorized for the defense agencies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2403). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects (sec. 

2404) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2404) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2404). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects (sec. 

2405) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2405) that would extend authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of the 

enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction for 

fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2405). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Limitation on project authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 

2015 projects pending submission of report (sec. 2406) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2406) that would restrict the obligation of funds for certain military construction 

projects to support the U.S. Special Operations Command 

(USSOCOM) human performance initiative, until the Secretary of 

Defense submits a report on this program required by the Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) and a report 

on the review of Department of Defense efforts regarding the prevention of suicide among members of United States Special Operations Forces and their dependents required elsewhere in this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

eliminating the condition that the Secretary submit the report required by the Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

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Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations 

Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, defense-wide (sec. 2411) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2411) that would authorize appropriations for military construction projects for the 

chemical demilitarization program for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2411). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 

project (sec. 2412) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2412) that would modify the authority provided by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–65), as amended. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a nearly identical 

provision (sec. 2412). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY

INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $199.7 million for military construction in fiscal year 2015 

for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

Program. 

The agreement includes authorization of appropriations of $174.7 

million for military construction in fiscal year 2015 for the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. 

We understand that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program has expended prior year funds more 

slowly than anticipated and does not require the full requested 

amount for fiscal year 2015. Therefore, the agreement includes a 

$25.0 million reduction. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 

2501) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2501) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make contributions to the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program in an 

amount equal to the sum of the amount specifically authorized in 

section 2502 of this title and the amount of recoupment due to the 

United States for construction previously financed by the United 

States. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 2501). 

The agreement includes this provision. 


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Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2502) that would authorize the U.S. contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2502). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $426.5 million for military construction in fiscal year 2015 

for facilities for the guard and reserve components. 

The agreement includes authorization of appropriations of $532.1 

million for military construction in fiscal year 2015 for facilities for 

the guard and reserve components. 

We recognize that in difficult budget times military construction 

funding is often deferred in favor of other priorities and note that 

the Department’s military construction request for the guard and 

reserve components for fiscal year 2015 is 38 percent less than 

what was requested for fiscal year 2014. Therefore, the agreement 

includes authorization of $5.0 million for a Readiness Center in 

Alamogordo, New Mexico; $19.0 million for Enlisted Barracks at 

Yakima, Washington; $10.8 million for a Vehicle Maintenance Shop 

in Dagsboro, Delaware; $13.2 million for a Consolidated Sensitive 

Compartmented Information Facility at Fort Smith Municipal Airport, Arkansas; $25.0 million for an Army Reserve Center in Riverside, California; $26.0 million for an Army Reserve Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois; $9.3 million for an Army Reserve Center 

in Starkville, Mississippi; $47.9 million for a Joint Reserve Intelligence Center in Everett, Washington; and $14.5 million for a 

Guardian Angel Operations Facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force 

Base, Arizona. Each of these projects were identified as the top unfunded military construction priorities of the respective guard and 

reserve components. 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of 

Appropriations 

Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2601) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2601) that would authorize military construction projects for the Army National Guard 

for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2601). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

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Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects 

(sec. 2602) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2602) that would authorize military construction projects for the Army Reserve for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2602). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 

and land acquisition projects (sec. 2603) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2603) that would authorize military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and the 

Marine Corps Reserve for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2603). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2604) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2604) that would authorize military construction projects for the Air National Guard 

for fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2604). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 

projects (sec. 2605) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2605) that would authorize military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve for 

fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2605). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve (sec. 

2606) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2606) that would authorize appropriations for the reserve component military construction projects for fiscal year 2015. This provision would also provide 

an overall limitation on the cost of the fiscal year 2015 military 

construction projects authorized for the reserve components. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2606). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 

year 2012 projects (sec. 2611) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2611) that would modify the authorization contained in section 2301(a) of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of 


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Public Law 112–81) to allow the Secretary of the Army to make 

certain modifications to the scope of previously authorized construction projects and extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an act authorizing 

funds for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is 

later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2611) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an act authorizing 

funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is 

later. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 

projects (sec. 2612) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2612) that would modify the authority provided by section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public 

Law 112–293) and authorize the Secretary of the Army to make 

certain modifications to the scope of a previously authorized construction project. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a similar provision 

(sec. 2612). A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill (amendment number 3881) contained a provision that 

would modify the location for a previously authorized project from 

Tustin, California, to the vicinity of Tustin, California, as requested 

by the Army. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that incorporates Senate Amendment 3881. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 

project (sec. 2613) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3692) contained a provision that would modify the authorization for a Cyber/ISR facility at Martin State Airport, Maryland. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 projects (sec. 

2614) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2613) that would extend the authorizations listed until October 1, 2015, or the date of 

the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2016, whichever is later. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2613). A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill (amendment number 3798) contained a provision that 

would extend an additional project at Fort Story, Virginia, until 

October 1, 2015, or the date of the enactment of an act authorizing 

funds for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever is 

later, as requested by the Army. 

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TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested $270.1 million for the ongoing cost of environmental remediation and other activities necessary to continue implementation of the 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 

and 2005 Base Realignment and Closure rounds. 

The agreement includes the requested amount. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure 

activities funded through Department of Defense base closure 

account (sec. 2701) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2701) that would authorize appropriations for ongoing activities that are required for 

base realignment and closure activities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2701). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle B—Prohibition on Additional BRAC Round 

Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round (sec. 2711) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2711) that would affirm congressional intent to reject the budget request to authorize 

another Base Realignment and Closure round in 2017. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2702). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Modification of property disposal procedures under base realignment and closure process (sec. 2721) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2722) that would authorize the local government, in whose jurisdiction the military installation is wholly located, to be recognized as the local reuse authority for purposes of managing Base Closure and Realignment 

(BRAC) reuse planning. This section would also require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 

committees as to excess BRAC property that has not been declared 

surplus by the Federal Government. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

HUBZones 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a provision (sec. 

2703) that would modify section 632 of title 15, United States Code, 

to expand the area around former military installations closed 

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sidered for purposes of satisfying employee residency requirements 

under the HUBZone program and would extend the period of applicability from 5 to 8 years. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Force-structure plans and infrastructure inventory and assessment 

of infrastructure necessary to support the force structure 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2721) that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report as part of the 

budget justification documents submitted to Congress in support of 

the President’s budget for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 

2016 that details multiple 20-year force structure plans and a comprehensive inventory of worldwide infrastructure. The report would 

also compare these two items to determine categories of excess in 

the Department of Defense infrastructure. The Secretary of Defense would also certify whether the need exists for the closure or 

realignment of additional military installations and whether the 

Secretary anticipates that each base closure and realignment recommendation would result in annual net savings for each of the 

military departments within 6 years after the initiation of the additional round of closures and realignments. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that a provision elsewhere in this Act makes clear that 

nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional 

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. We also note that 

the Department of Defense and Military Departments have provided testimony about the current estimates of excess infrastructure capacity associated with military installations. However, those 

estimates are based on outdated data from the analysis done in 

support of the 2005 BRAC round. The Department of Defense and 

military departments have also stated that overall force structure 

reductions may generate additional excess infrastructure capacity. 

However, we are aware that the military departments are implementing installation management methods that may serve to diminish excess infrastructure capacity. 

Due to the force structure changes and infrastructure investments and management strategies that have occurred since the 

2005 BRAC round, we believe that excess infrastructure capacity 

assessments should be based on current infrastructure data and informed by current force structure projections. We believe the Department of Defense has the authority to provide such an updated 

analysis but to date has not provided such an assessment. 

Final settlement of claims regarding caretaker agreement for former 

Defense Depot Ogden, Utah 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2723) that would limit 

any further claim adjudication associated with a caretaker agreement between the City of Ogden, Utah, the Ogden Local Redevelopment Authority, and the Department of the Army. This limitation 

would be conditioned on a release of claims against the United 


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States by the City of Ogden and the Ogden Local Redevelopment 

Authority. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family 

Housing Changes 

Congressional notification of construction projects, land acquisitions, and defense access road projects conducted under authorities other than a Military Construction Authorization Act 

(sec. 2801) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2801) that would 

amend section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify that 

certain military construction projects, land acquisitions, and defense-access roads projects must be specifically authorized in a 

Military Construction Authorization Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would instead modify section 2802 of title 10, United States 

Code, to require that the Secretary concerned notify the congressional defense committees at least 15 days prior to the initiation 

of any construction, land acquisition, or defense-access road project 

by a military department, Defense Agency, or Department of Defense Field Activity on a military installation that will be carried 

out pursuant to a provision of law other than a Military Construction Authorization Act. 

Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military 

construction (sec. 2802) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2802) that would modify section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, by increasing the 

threshold associated with operation and maintenance funding for 

minor military construction purposes from $750,000 to $1.0 million. 

This section would also unify the threshold for application of unspecified minor construction from $2.0 million to $3.0 million. Finally, this section would authorize the Secretary concerned to make 

adjustments to the general authority to match area cost factors. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2803) that would increase the maximum amount of unspecified minor military construction funding that can be used to correct facility deficiencies that threaten the life, safety, or health of 

personnel from $3.0 million to $4.0 million. The committee recommended an increase in this threshold to reflect its view that life, 

safety, and health deficiencies are at least equal to, if not more important than, laboratory revitalization for which the unspecified 

minor military construction threshold is $4.0 million. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would remove the authorization to make adjustments to the 

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provision increasing the threshold for projects designed to correct 

facility deficiencies that threaten the life, safety, or health of personnel. 

Clarification of authorized use of payments-in-kind and in-kind 

contributions (sec. 2803) 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a provision (sec. 

2801) that would clarify the requirement of section 2687(a) of title 

10, United States Code, as amended by section 2807 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66), that military construction projects built with in-kind payments or in-kind contributions required by bilateral agreements be 

specifically authorized by law. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would make the provision effective beginning on the 

later of September 30, 2016, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017. The 

provision would also exempt military construction projects funded 

with payments-in-kind or in-kind contributions that were the subject of negotiation between the United States and a host country 

as of the date of enactment of this Act. Lastly, the provision would 

require, until the effective date, notification to the congressional 

defense committees at least 30 days prior to initiating any military 

construction project built for Department of Defense personnel outside the United States using payments-in-kind or in-kind contributions and make other conforming changes. 

Use of one-step turn-key contractor selection procedures for additional facility projects (sec. 2804) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2803) that would modify section 2862 of title 10, United States Code, by expanding the 

existing authority to use turn-key selection procedures for military 

construction projects to include certain repair projects and facility 

construction associated with authorized security assistance activities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Limitations on military construction in European Command area of 

responsibility and European Reassurance Initiative (sec. 2805) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2804) that would extend the prohibition previously included in section 2809 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division 

B of Public Law 113–66) on awarding a contract for any new military construction and family housing project, with certain exceptions, in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility until 

the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that the installations and specific military construction requirements authorized in the Act have been examined as part of 

the ongoing European Infrastructure Consolidation Assessment, 

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The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2805). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that, for projects authorized in title XXIX of this Act to support the 

European Reassurance Initiative, would require the Secretary of 

Defense to provide a military construction project data sheet and 

certification that a pre-financing statement for eligible projects has 

been submitted through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

Security Investment Program to the congressional defense committees prior to awarding a contract in connection with any such 

project. 

Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and 

maintenance funds for construction projects in certain areas 

outside the United States (sec. 2806) 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a provision (sec. 

2804) that would extend the contingency construction authority 

contained in section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136), 

as amended, for an additional year. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Application of residential building construction standards (sec. 

2807) 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a provision (sec. 

2802) that would allow for residential buildings designed and constructed using funds authorized by this Act to meet an above code 

green building standard or rating system to use the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard, the LEED Green Building Standard System, or an equivalent protocol. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would further modify the list of above code green building standard or rating systems that may be used by the Department of Defense (DOD). 

We are concerned that the DOD may not be considering all appropriate voluntary consensus green building systems or standards, 

as defined in the Office of Management and Budget Circular Number A–119, and their associated certification systems, when performing the renovation or construction of residential buildings. We 

believe that DOD should consider all appropriate voluntary consensus green building systems or standards and, in doing so, 

should focus on energy savings and cost-efficiency, using a comprehensive approach that factors in all facets of a green building 

including costs for certification and overall compliance when determining which green building standard or rating system to use. 

DOD should also consider using third party verification to ensure 

design and construction meet the requirements for certification, 

and include user training and education to ensure the building is 

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Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba (sec. 2808) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

2806) that would limit funding authorized by the bill for new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that any new construction of facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have enduring 

military value independent of a high-value detention mission. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

We note that the Department of Defense has previously determined that all new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, authorized 

by this Act have enduring military value independent of a highvalue detention mission. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Renewals, extensions, and succeeding leases for financial institutions operating on military installations (sec. 2811) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2812) that would authorize the Secretary concerned to enter into a sole source renewal, 

extension, or succeeding lease for a financial institution operating 

on a military installation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2812). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Deposit of reimbursed funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions (sec. 2812) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2814) that would 

amend section 2695 of title 10, United States Code, and would provide flexibility to ensure that reimbursements eventually received 

by the military departments are not expired at the time of reimbursement. This section would provide for the merger of the reimbursed funds with those in the current appropriation, fund, or account used by the military departments for payment of administrative transaction-related expenses. Finally, this section would authorize the military departments to use operation and maintenance 

appropriations to pay for administrative expenses needed to complete other real property transactions. 

The Senate committee-reported bill included a similar provision 

(sec. 2811). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military 

Realignment 

Realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region (sec. 

2821) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2831) that would 

amend section 2822 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66) and strike 

certain restrictions limiting the movement of Marine Corps forces 

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The Senate bill contained a related provision (sec. 2821) that 

would extend the prohibition on funds for construction activities to 

implement the realignment of Marine Corps forces from Okinawa, 

Japan, to Guam until certain conditions are met. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would remove the prohibition on construction activities 

to implement the realignment of Marine Corps forces from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam and replace it with an overall cost cap on 

such construction, reflecting the July 2014 Master Plan for Guam, 

subject to inflation and changes in costs to comply with changes in 

law. The provision would also continue restrictions on the development of public infrastructure on Guam unless a grant, transfer, cooperative agreement, or supplemental funding for the development 

of public infrastructure is specifically authorized by law and would 

be used to carry out a project included in the report of the Economic Adjustment Committee required by section 2831(d) of the 

National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66). 

Establishment of surface danger zone, Ritidian Unit, Guam National Wildlife Refuge (sec. 2822) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2832) that would allow 

the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the establishment and operation of a surface danger zone 

in the Ritidian Unit, Guam, to accommodate a live-fire training 

range on Andersen Air Force Base-Northwest Field and provide for 

the management of the adjacent Guam National Wildlife Refuge 

property. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Land conveyance, Gordo Army Reserve Center, Gordo, Alabama 

(sec. 2831) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3908) contained a provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without consideration, 

approximately 3.79 acres in Gordo, Alabama, for the purpose of 

permitting the Town to use the parcel for municipal government 

purposes. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Land conveyance, West Nome Tank Farm, Nome, Alaska (sec. 2832) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3889) contained a provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, without consideration, approximately 7 acres known as the West Nome Tank Farm 

in Nome, Alaska, for municipal purposes. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Land conveyance, former Air Force Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply 

Point, Norwalk, California (sec. 2833) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2849) that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey, without consideration, approximately 15 acres to the City of Norwalk, California, 

from the former Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply Point for public purposes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Transfer of administrative jurisdiction and alternative land conveyance authority, former Walter Reed Army Hospital, District of 

Columbia (sec. 2834) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2842) that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey, without consideration, 

Army property at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center to 

Children’s National Medical Center for medical research purposes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement contains the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain 

Army property at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center to 

the Department of State. Furthermore, should the authorized conveyance to the Department of State not occur, the amendment 

would allow the Secretary of the Army to convey, without consideration, certain property to an authorized recipient for the purpose 

of permitting the recipient to use the property for the protection of 

public health, including research. 

We note that the Army and Department of State have been pursuing an interagency transfer of property and facilities at the 

former Walter Reed Army Medical Center since April 2006 and we 

encourage both agencies to work together to conclude negotiations 

expeditiously. If the Army pursues the alternative conveyance authority provided by this section, we believe such a conveyance 

should be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the disposal process of real property for public health, including research, 

as found in section 550 of title 40, United States Code. 

Land conveyance, former Lynn Haven fuel depot, Lynn Haven, Florida (sec. 2835) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3842) contained a provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey approximately 144 

acres at the former Lynn Haven Fuel Depot in Bay County, Florida, for fair market value. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

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Transfers of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill 

and Lake Lanier, Georgia (sec. 2836) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2843) that would require the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture 

to exchange lands located Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, 

Georgia, currently under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, for certain lands adjacent to Lake Lanier, 

Georgia, currently under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2833). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Land conveyance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (sec. 

2837) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2844) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without consideration, 

to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation certain properties for public purposes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2831). 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Modification of conditions on land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Illinois (sec. 2838) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2845) that would make 

technical corrections to a conveyance originally authorized by section 2922(c)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma 

(sec. 2839) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2847) that would require the Secretary of the Army to perform a business case analysis to assess the requirements associated with reacquiring the 

former Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. If the Secretary determined that 

a reversion of the former Camp Gruber is needed for national defense purposes, the Secretary would exercise the reversionary 

rights and request the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife to reconvey Camp Gruber to the United States. The Secretary would 

then convey, without consideration, the former Camp Gruber to the 

Oklahoma Military Department for military maneuver space. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2834) that would provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of property at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, to the Department of the Army for the purpose of military training if the Secretary of the Army determines that such property is needed for national defense purposes. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 


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Conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina (sec. 2840) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3942) contained a provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to convey approximately 53 

acres at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to the City of 

Hanahan for the purpose of accommodating the City’s recreation 

needs. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Land exchanges, Arlington County, Virginia (sec. 2841) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

2832) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to exchange 

real property with Arlington County, Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, for purposes of expanding the contiguous land 

available to Arlington National Cemetery. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

We believe that any use of land exchanged by the Army with Arlington County, Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia 

should be compatible with a location immediately adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery, one of our Nation’s most sacred 

shrines. 

Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 

Acceptance of in-kind gifts on behalf of Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Army (sec. 2851) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3915) contained a provision that would 

amend section 4772 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize 

the Secretary of the Army to accept funds and in-kind gifts, including services, construction materials, and equipment used in construction, for the Heritage Center for the National Museum of the 

United States Army from the Army Historical Foundation and industry donors. The provision would also remove the $250,000 limit 

on the value of gifts that may be accepted by the Commander of 

the United States Army Center of Military History. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision with an amendment that would retain the $250,000 limit on the value of gifts that may be 

accepted by the Commander of the United States Army Center of 

Military History. We note that the Secretary of the Army has authority to accept gifts of a value greater than $250,000. 

Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, San Diego, California (sec. 2852) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2841) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without consideration, 

certain Department of the Navy property to the Mount Soledad 

Veterans Memorial Association in San Diego, California, for public 

purposes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 


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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to convey the Mt. 

Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, to the Mount 

Soledad Veterans Memorial Association for consideration that reasonably reflects the price paid by the United States to purchase the 

Memorial pursuant to Public Law 109–272, the condition that the 

property be accepted ‘‘as is’’, the condition that the Memorial be 

used and maintained as a veterans memorial in perpetuity, and 

other factors. The provision would also provide for the United 

States, at its election, to exercise reversionary rights to the Memorial if the Secretary of Defense determines that it is ever put to a 

use other than as a veterans memorial. Exercise of any reversionary rights would be temporary and solely for the purpose of 

conveying, as expeditiously as practicable, the Memorial to another 

entity subject to the same conditions in this provision. 

Establishment of memorial to the victims of the shooting at the 

Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013 (sec. 2853) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2861) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to establish a memorial at the 

Washington Navy Yard in the District of Columbia dedicated to the 

victims of the shooting attack that occurred on September 16, 2013. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 2841). 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Prior to establishment of the memorial authorized under this section, we direct the Secretary of the Navy to provide a report to the 

congressional defense committees detailing, at a minimum, the design, specific location, and funding dedicated to the construction 

and long-term maintenance of the memorial. 

Subtitle F—Designations 

Redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the 

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (sec. 

2861) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2862) that would redesignate the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies at Honolulu, 

Hawaii, as the ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security 

Studies’’, and make other conforming changes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Report on physical security at Department of Defense facilities (sec. 

2871) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3569) contained a provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a summary of the actions taken by the Department of Defense to respond to the recommendations resulting from 


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the reviews of security standards following the November 2009 

shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and the September 2013 shootings 

at the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. 

The House bill included no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Report on prevalence of black mold in buildings located on military 

installati.ons 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2805) that would require the Secretary of Defense to report on the prevalence of black 

mold in buildings located on military installations and add affected 

buildings to the appropriate branch’s construction priority list for 

building replacement or renovation. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that indoor exposure to mold can cause a variety of negative health impacts, including allergic reactions. We encourage the 

Department of Defense and the military departments to continue 

taking cost-effective, timely, and appropriate actions to prevent the 

formation of, and remediate reported cases of, indoor mold in facilities located on military installations. 

Consultation requirement in connection with Department of Defense 

major land acquisitions 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2811) that would require consultation by the Secretary concerned with the chief executive officer of the state or territory as to the location of any proposed major land acquisition. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Arsenal installation reutilization authority 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2813) that would modify section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, to provide authorities to lease real or personal property contained in such section to 

the commander of military manufacturing arsenals or, if part of a 

larger military installation, the installation commander for the purposes of leveraging private investment at military manufacturing 

arsenals through long-term facility use contracts, property management contracts, leases or other such agreements. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Special easement acquisition authority, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2815) that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to use the authorities provided 

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quire from willing sellers easements and other interests in real 

property in the vicinity of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, 

Hawaii. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that the Department of Defense and the military departments have authorities under sections 2664 and 2684(a) of title 10, 

United States Code, to enter into agreements with or acquire from 

willing sellers easements and other interests in real property in the 

vicinity of military installations and range facilities. In instances 

where a military installation or range facility is subject to encroachment or other restrictions that may directly or indirectly restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere with current or anticipated 

military training, testing, or operations, we believe the Department 

of Defense and military departments should consider the authorities of sections 2664 and 2684(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

as a possible means to alleviate adverse impacts to military missions. 

Sense of Congress on national security and public lands 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2817) that would express the sense of Congress that national defense should be the top 

priority for all aspects of the Federal Government, and that national security functions, such as military training and exercises, 

should be the top priority, particularly with regard to the use of 

land owned by the United States. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

The Department of Defense regularly uses federal land owned by 

the U.S. Government for military training, including to prepare 

U.S. forces deploying overseas for the terrain and climate they will 

encounter, as well as for testing of new military technologies. We 

note that such access to U.S. federal lands facilitates military preparedness and advances the technological edge of our forces. Therefore, we believe such activities should be given priority consideration with regard to the use of land owned by the United States. 

Indemnification of transferees of property at military installations 

closed since October 24, 1988, that remain under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2819) that would provide additional liability protections to former military installations 

closed outside of the Base Realignment and Closure process. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Land conveyance, Robert H. Dietz Army Reserve Center, Kingston, 

New York 

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to the City of Kingston, New York, certain properties for public 

purposes. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Redesignation of Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii as the 

Pohakuloa Training Center 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2863) that would 

change the designation of the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii 

to the Pohakuloa Training Center. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not contain this provision. 

Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land to support 

White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2941) that would 

amend section 2951 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66) and extend 

the withdrawal and reservation of public land at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, to include Federal lands located beneath 

the boundaries of the Special Use Airspace designated as R–5107C 

and R–5107H. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We note that on June 4, 2014, the Secretary of Defense proposed 

mitigation measures that, if adopted, are intended to address the 

Department of Defense’s (DOD) concerns with potential impacts to 

military operations by the SunZia Southwest Transmission project 

(SunZia). Most notably, the Secretary proposed the burial of a total 

of approximately five miles, in up to three separate segments, of 

the SunZia project transmission line along the Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) preferred alternative route (PAR) north of 

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), within an area known as the 

Northern Extension Area (NEA). We further note that the Secretary’s proposed mitigation plan was accepted by SunZia on July 

27, 2014, and is now being reviewed by BLM in the context of an 

Environmental Assessment that we anticipate will be completed in 

February 2015. 

As we noted in the Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66), we expressed our expectation that DOD concerns 

would be addressed by the executive branch prior to the conclusion 

of the environmental review process to preserve the critical testing 

and training capabilities of WSMR. We continue to have concerns 

about the impact the SunZia project may have on these capabilities. We are specifically concerned that the mitigation measures 

proposed by the Secretary of Defense are intended to address existing and expected test profiles, but may not be sufficient to provide 

for future training and testing requirements at WSMR. 

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pletion of the BLM Environmental Assessment, that assesses the 

potential impact of the SunZia project on the future training and 

testing capabilities of WSMR to respond to potential future threats. 

The report shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of the Secretary’s proposed mitigation plan, including: 

(1) How the proposed mitigation plan addresses concerns 

identified in the ‘‘Technical Working Group Report for the 

SunZia Transmission Line Project’’ dated August 7, 2013, including the following specific excerpts: 

(a) Line Burial—‘‘The distance required for line burial is 

35 miles. This is the minimum distance necessary to prevent impairment of the Nation’s unique capabilities to test 

DOD weapon systems in this location.’’ 

(b) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)—‘‘Introduction of 

the 500 kV overhead transmission lines in the NEA would 

raise the background noise level and create a heat signature that would be detected during infrared (IR) sensor 

testing. At present, there is very limited EMI interference 

within the NEA.’’ 

(c) Test mission profiles—‘‘The above-ground construction and introduction of the SunZia transmission line 

along the FEIS [Final Environmental Impact Statement] 

PAR places an obstruction in the path of low-level flyers, 

thus jeopardizing the effective conduct of testing. Targets 

flying critical low-level profiles would have to ‘‘pop up’’ 

from those flight levels to avoid transmission lines. The 

FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] requires a 500 foot 

buffer above structures for safety considerations. Such a 

‘‘pop up’’ would prematurely provide identification and targeting and thus disrupt and invalidate the test mission 

profile because of the change in the observed background 

clutter.’’ 

(d) Multiple Simultaneous Engagement (MSE) of Aerial 

Targets—‘‘The most stressing and complex test missions 

involve MSE of aerial targets in a single presentation. This 

requirement alone mandates the 35-mile underground installation of the transmission line to ensure that incoming 

targets are in the proper alignment to the background 

clutter for a realistic presentation.’’ 

(2) How the SunZia project and proposed mitigation plan 

could impact future training and testing events at WSMR; 

(3) An identification of any additional mitigation measures 

that may be necessary in the future to protect the unique capabilities of WSMR should new training or testing requirements 

arise; and 

(4) An assessment by the Secretary of the DOD Clearinghouse process as it relates to the SunZia project, including: 

(a) The extent to which the DOD Clearinghouse identified and communicated potential negative impacts of the 

SunZia project to WSMR in a timely manner; and 

(b) Any legislative or policy changes the Secretary would 

recommend to improve the ability of DOD Clearinghouse 

to advocate for and protect DOD equities. 

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We note that the report required above is not intended to, in any 

way, delay the completion of the BLM Environmental Assessment 

associated with the SunZia Southwest Transmission project. 

TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY

CONSTRUCTION

Summary 

The Department of Defense requested authorization of appropriations of $220.4 million for military construction for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2015. 

The agreement includes the requested amount. 

Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project (sec. 

2901) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision that would authorize up to $163.0 million of amounts authorized for the European Reassurance Initiative to be used for military construction, 

subject to several restrictions. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would specifically authorize military construction 

projects for the Army in support of the European Reassurance Initiative. 

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects 

(sec. 2902) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision that would authorize up to $163.0 million of amounts authorized for the European Reassurance Initiative to be used for military construction, 

subject to several restrictions. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would specifically authorize military construction 

projects for the Air Force in support of the European Reassurance 

Initiative. 

Authorized Defense Agency construction and land acquisition 

project (sec. 2903) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision that would authorize a military construction project for the National Security 

Agency for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 2904) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3875) contained a provision that would authorize appropriations for military construction for the use of the 

Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 


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of Defense for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 

2015. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a technical 

amendment. 

TITLE XXX—NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ADOPTED

Summary 

The House bill contained the following provisions: 

Sec. 1091. Short title. 

Sec. 1092. Designation of National World War I Museum and 

Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Sec. 1093. Redesignation of Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the National World War I Memorial and enhancement 

of commemorative work. 

Sec. 1094. Additional amendments to World War I Centennial 

Commission Act. 

Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Hanford Site, Washington. 

Sec. 2866. Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

Sec. 2867. Ensuring public access to the summit of Rattlesnake 

Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument. 

Sec. 2901. Transfer of Administrative jurisdiction, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. 

Sec. 2902. Water Rights. 

Sec. 2903. Withdrawal. 

Sec. 2931. Withdrawal and reservation of public land for Naval 

Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. 

Proposed amendments to the Senate committee-reported bill contained the following provisions: 

Amendment number 3393. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Baraboo, WI. 

Amendment number 3902. Land conveyance, Wainwright, Alaska. 

The agreement includes the following provisions: 

Sec. 3001. Land conveyance, Wainwright, Alaska. 

Sec. 3002. Sealaska land entitlement finalization. 

Sec. 3003. Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation. 

Sec. 3004. Land exchange, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, and Bureau of Land Management land in Riverside County, 

California. 

Sec. 3005. Special rules for Inyo National Forest, California, land 

exchange. 

Sec. 3006. Land exchange, Trinity Public Utilities District, Trinity County, California, the Bureau of Land Management, and the 

Forest Service. 

Sec. 3007. Idaho County, Idaho, shooting range land conveyance. 

Sec. 3008. School District 318, Minnesota, land exchange. 

Sec. 3009. Northern Nevada land conveyances. 

Sec. 3010. San Juan County, New Mexico, Federal land conveyance. 

Sec. 3011. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. 


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Sec. 3012. Conveyance of certain land to the city of Fruit 

Heights, Utah. 

Sec. 3013. Land conveyance, Hanford Site, Washington. 

Sec. 3014. Ranch A Wyoming consolidation and management improvement. 

Sec. 3021. Bureau of Land Management permit processing. 

Sec. 3022. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales. 

Sec. 3023. Grazing permits and leases. 

Sec. 3024. Cabin user and transfer fees. 

Sec. 3030. Addition of Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light to the 

Apostle Islands National Seashore. 

Sec. 3031. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3032. Coltsville National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3033. First State National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3034. Gettysburg National Military Park. 

Sec. 3035. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland. 

Sec. 3036. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Auburn, 

New York. 

Sec. 3037. Hinchliffe Stadium addition to Paterson Great Falls 

National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3038. Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site. 

Sec. 3039. Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3040. North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather 

Wilderness. 

Sec. 3041. Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. 

Sec. 3042. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. 

Sec. 3043. Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico. 

Sec. 3044. Vicksburg National Military Park. 

Sec. 3050. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 American battlefield protection program. 

Sec. 3051. Special resource studies. 

Sec. 3052. National heritage areas and corridors. 

Sec. 3053. National historic site support facility improvements. 

Sec. 3054. National Park System donor acknowledgment. 

Sec. 3055. Coin to commemorate 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. 

Sec. 3056. Commission to study the potential creation of a National Women’s History Museum. 

Sec. 3057. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. 

Sec. 3060. Alpine Lakes Wilderness additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers protection. 

Sec. 3061. Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 

Sec. 3062. Hermosa Creek watershed protection. 

Sec. 3063. North Fork Federal lands withdrawal area. 

Sec. 3064. Pine Forest Range Wilderness. 

Sec. 3065. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management 

Area and wilderness additions. 

Sec. 3066. Wovoka Wilderness. 

Sec. 3067. Withdrawal area related to Wovoka Wilderness. 

Sec. 3068. Withdrawal and reservation of additional public land 

for Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California. 

Sec. 3071. Illabot Creek, Washington, wild and scenic river. 

Sec. 3072. Missisquoi and Trout wild and scenic rivers, Vermont. 


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Sec. 3073. White Clay Creek wild and scenic river expansion. 

Sec. 3074. Studies of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 3077. Land taken into trust for benefit of the Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe. 

Sec. 3078. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Badger Army 

Ammunition Plant, Baraboo, Wisconsin. 

Sec. 3081. Ensuring public access to the summit of Rattlesnake 

Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument. 

Sec. 3082. Anchorage, Alaska, conveyance of reversionary interests. 

Sec. 3083. Release of property interests in Bureau of Land Management land conveyed to the State of Oregon for establishment of 

Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center. 

Sec. 3087. Bureau of Reclamation hydropower development. 

Sec. 3088. Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project. 

Sec. 3089. East Bench Irrigation District contract extension. 

Sec. 3091. Commemoration of centennial of World War I. 

Sec. 3092. Miscellaneous issues related to Las Vegas valley public land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

Sec. 3093. National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. 

Sec. 3094. Extension of legislative authority for establishment of 

commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams. 

Sec. 3095. Refinancing of Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction loan. 

Sec. 3096. Payments in lieu of taxes. 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

National security considerations for inclusion of Federal property on 

National Register of Historic Places or designation as National 

Historic Landmark under the National Historic Preservation 

Act 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2816) that would prohibit the designation of Federal property as a National Historic 

Landmark or for nomination to the World Heritage List if the head 

of the agency managing the Federal property objects to such inclusion or designation for reasons of national security. This section 

would also authorize the expedited removal of Federal property 

listed on the National Register of Historical Places if the managing 

agency of that Federal property submits a request to the Secretary 

of the Interior for such removal for reasons of national security. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Designation of Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial in 

Riverside, California 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2864) that would authorize the designation of a Distinguished Flying Cross National 

Memorial at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

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Renaming site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical 

Park, Ohio 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2865) that would modify the name of the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation 

Center, Dayton, Ohio, to the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers 

National Museum, Dayton, Ohio. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Redesignation of Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

Area, California 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2911) that would rename the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in 

California as the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle 

Recreation Area. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Elimination of termination date for public land withdrawals and 

reservations under Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 2921) that would extend the public lands withdrawn for military purposes listed in the 

Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 30 of Public Law 106– 

65) until the secretary of the military department concerned determines a military purpose does not exist, or the Secretary of the Interior permanently transfers the administrative jurisdiction to the 

secretary of the military department concerned. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Overview 

Title XXXI authorizes appropriations for atomic energy defense 

activities of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2015, including: the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 

equipment; research and development; nuclear weapons activities; 

nuclear nonproliferation activities; naval nuclear propulsion; environmental cleanup and other operating expenses. This title authorizes appropriations in five categories: (1) National Nuclear Security 

Administration; (2) Defense environmental cleanup; (3) Other defense activities; (4) Defense nuclear waste disposal; and (5) Energy 

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TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY

PROGRAMS

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

3101) that would authorize appropriations for the National Nuclear 

Security Administration for fiscal year 2015, including funds for 

weapons activities, defense nuclear nonproliferation programs, 

naval reactor programs, and Federal Salaries and Expenses (formerly known as the Office of the Administrator), at the levels identified in section 4701 of division D of this Act. This section would 

also authorize several new plant projects for the National Nuclear 

Security Administration. 

The House reported bill contained a similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision. 

Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3102) that would authorize appropriations for defense environmental cleanup activities 

for fiscal year 2015, at the levels identified in section 4701 of division D of this Act. This section would also authorize several new 

plant projects for defense environmental cleanup. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 3102). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Other defense activities (sec. 3103) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3103) that would authorize appropriations for other defense activities for fiscal year 

2015, including funds for Health, Safety, and Security, the Office 

of Legacy Management, and Nuclear Energy, as identified in section 4701 of division D of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained an identical provision (sec. 3103). 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence 

purposes (sec. 3111) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3111) that would update section 3115 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) to provide for the design 

and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons to further intelligence estimates with respect to foreign nuclear weapons activities. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would permit the Secretary of Energy to submit his views of 

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Plutonium pit production capacity (sec. 3112) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3114) that would add 

a new section to title 42 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

U.S.C. 2521) to require the Secretary of Energy to ensure that the 

nuclear security enterprise produces at least 30 war reserve pits 

during 2023, at least 50 war reserve pits during 2026, and, during 

a pilot period of at least 90 days during 2027, demonstrates the capability to produce war reserve pits at a rate sufficient to produce 

80 pits per year. The Secretary of Energy would be required to certify to the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of 

Defense, by March 1 of each year until 2027, that the programs 

and budget of the Department of Energy will meet these pit production milestones. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that, in addition to striking the findings, would require initial production of qualification pits in 2021, production of not less than 10 

war reserve pits during 2024, production of not less than 20 war 

reserve pits during 2025, production of not less than 30 war reserve pits during 2026, and a pilot production period during 2027 

that demonstrates the capability to produce 80 pits per year. The 

agreement provides the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 

Defense the authority to delay the requirement for the pilot demonstration in 2027 no more than two years to 2029. If the Secretaries jointly delay the pilot demonstration, they must submit a report to the congressional defense committees describing the justification for the proposed delay, the impacts of the proposed delay 

on stockpile stewardship, nuclear modernization, life extension programs, future stockpile strategy, and dismantlement efforts, as well 

as their assessment regarding whether the delay is consistent with 

national policy regarding creation of a responsive nuclear infrastructure. The Commander, U.S. Strategic Command would also be 

required to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the potential risks of the proposed delay in meeting nuclear 

deterrence requirements and national requirements related to creation of a responsive nuclear infrastructure. 

Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets (sec. 3113) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

3111) that would amend the Atomic Energy Defense Act to require 

that, under Department of Energy Order 413.3, an independent 

life-cycle cost estimate is conducted prior to certain atomic energy 

defense capital asset projects that have achieved critical decision 2 

in the acquisition process. The provision clarifies that this requirement applies only to atomic energy defense capital assets where 

the total project cost exceeds $100.0 million and where the purpose 

of the capital asset is to perform a limited-life, single-purpose mission. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes Senate provision. 

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cility in South Carolina and the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant in Washington. It is not intended to be applied to multimission, long-life facilities such as the Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project in Tennessee or the replacement facilities for the 

Chemistry and Metallurgy Research facility in New Mexico. We believe this provision will help reduce the likelihood of large and unexpected increases in life-cycle cost estimates late in the acquisition 

process for these types of facilities. 

Expansion of requirement for independent cost estimates on life extension programs and new nuclear facilities (sec. 3114) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

3112) that would require independent cost estimates earlier in the 

acquisition process for life extension programs and new nuclear facilities. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would require an independent cost review at the completion of phase 6.2. 

We believe that, in the early stages of concept definition, there 

are often many options still under consideration and it would not 

be cost effective to perform a full independent cost estimate for 

each option. A less formal independent cost review at phase 6.2 has 

been determined to give sufficient cost guidance to determine 

which options should proceed further in the acquisition process. 

Definition of baseline and threshold for stockpile life extension 

project (sec. 3115) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3114) that would 

amend section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

2753) to clarify that the cost and schedule baseline of a nuclear 

stockpile life extension project established pursuant to such section 

shall be the cost and schedule contained in the weapon design and 

cost report that was required prior to the project entering into the 

development engineering phase. This section would also lower the 

threshold for congressional notification on costs per warhead exceeding the baseline from 200 percent to 150 percent. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would clarify that the cost and schedule baseline for a stockpile life extension project would be the cost and schedule described 

in the first Selected Acquisition Report submitted under section 

4217(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537(a)). 

Authorized personnel levels of National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3116) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3114) that would 

amend section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) to require that, by October 1, 2015, the 

total number of employees within the Office of the Administrator 

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The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would limit the number of employees to 1,690. 

Cost estimation and program evaluation by National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3117) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3131) that would 

amend section 3221(h) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2411) to clarify that the term ‘‘Administration,’’ with respect to any authority, duty, or responsibility provided 

by section 3211, does not include the Office of Naval Reactors. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a technical 

amendment. 

Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project 

(sec. 3118) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3113) that would 

amend section 3123 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239), as amended by section 

3126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–966), to clarify that the Secretary of Energy 

may adjust the statutory cost cap of $4.2 billion for Phase I of the 

Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project (UCRP) if, by March 15, 

2015, the Secretary of Energy submits to the congressional defense 

committees a detailed justification for such adjustment. 

This provision would also require the Secretary of Energy to certify to the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of 

Defense by March 1 of each year through 2025, that Phase I of the 

UCRP will meet the cost cap of $4.2 billion (as adjusted) and that 

the UCRP will enable uranium operations in building 9212 of the 

Y–12 National Security Complex to cease by 2025, while uranium 

operations begin in a new facility constructed under the UCRP by 

2025. 

The provision would further require the Secretary of Energy and 

the Secretary of the Navy to jointly submit a report to the congressional defense committees by March 1, 2015, on implementation of 

section 3123(e) of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239), as amended. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 3113) that would require, before beginning construction of the 

replacement for building 9212, the technologies (or their substitutes) that are to go into the replacement building have a technology readiness level of at least seven. Technologies (or their substitutes) that were in building 9212 that do not go into the replacement building are also to have a technology readiness level of at 

least seven. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that combines the two provisions while striking the sense of Congress in the House provision. 


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Production of nuclear warhead for long-range standoff weapon (sec. 

3119) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3116) that would require the Secretary of Energy to deliver a first production unit for 

a nuclear warhead for the long-range standoff weapon not later 

than September 30, 2025. This provision would also require the 

Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense to jointly develop 

a plan to carry out this mandate and require the Secretaries to 

submit this plan to the congressional defense committees within 

180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would provide the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, the 

ability to defer the first production unit date by up to 1 year if the 

Commander certifies to the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons 

Council and the congressional defense committees that the delay is 

in the interest of national security and does not negatively affect 

the ability of the Commander to meet nuclear assurance and deterrence requirements. 

Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium (sec. 3120) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3117) that would require the Secretary of Energy to specifically carry out construction 

and program support activities with fiscal year 2015 funds authorized for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF). For 

construction and program support activities. Program support activities are defined as those activities in support of the design, 

long-lead equipment, procurement, and site preparation for the 

MFFF. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would clarify project support activities. 

Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator 

for Nuclear Security (sec. 3121) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3118) that would limit 

the availability of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the National 

Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of the Administrator to not more than 75 percent of the above until several statutorily required reports are submitted to certain congressional committees in 2015. These include: 

(1) The report on stockpile assessments required under section 4205(f)(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

2525(f)(2)); 

(2) The Secretary of Energy’s portion of the report required 

by section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81); 

(3) The annual assessment required under section 3122 of 

Public Law 112–81; and 


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(4) The detailed report on the stockpile stewardship, management, and infrastructure plan required by section 4203(b) of 

the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523(b)). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying 

amendment. 

Limitation on availability of funds for nonproliferation activities between the United States and the Russian Federation (sec. 3122) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3120) that would prohibit the use of fiscal year 2015 funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for any contact, cooperation, or 

transfer of technology between the United States and the Russian 

Federation until the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Russian Federation is respecting the sovereignty of Ukrainian territory, is no longer acting 

inconsistently with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, 

and is in compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed 

Forces in Europe. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that unless specifically authorized by Congress, International Material Protection, Control and Accounting activities in the Russian 

Federation, except those associated with the Plutonium Management and Disposition agreement, shall be completed no later than 

fiscal year 2018. In addition, the amendment prohibits any fiscal 

year 2015 funding for the transfer of Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System technology from the United States to the Russian 

Federation. 

We note that the Material Protection, Control and Accounting activities in the Russian Federation has secured nuclear material facilities in Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Assisting 

Russia in securing nuclear materials has been in the national security interests of the United States. However, given that that the 

majority of work has been completed at facilities over the past 20 

years, we believe that physical work on this program should be 

completed no later than fiscal year 2018. We understand that this 

is also the target timeframe for completion set by the NNSA. This 

does not rule out continued exchange of best practices in physical 

security in such areas as insider threat, developments in security 

technology, as well as other appropriate compensatory measures or 

other areas of mutual benefit in securing nuclear material. If areas 

of concern emerge that require additional physical security work in 

Russia after fiscal year 2018, and that work is of benefit to the security interests of the United States, it can be part of an annual 

budget request which can be reviewed by the congressional defense 

committees. We understand that Rosatom is evaluating the ongoing 

work with the NNSA and expects to be promptly informed of any 

change in status of the relationship between Rosatom and the 

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We believe that the NNSA should not be providing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) technology. We understand MILES technology is a tactical force-on-force trainer employed by the U.S. military and believe it is inappropriate to be 

providing military-grade technology to the Russian Federation at a 

time when Russia has exercised aggressive actions towards U.S. 

partners and allies. 

Identification of amounts required for uranium technology 

sustainment in budget materials for fiscal year 2016 (sec. 3123) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

3116) that would require the Administrator for Nuclear Security to 

include in the fiscal year 2016 budget request a uranium 

sustainment budget line for technology development past technology readiness level five so that plant-directed research and development (R&D) at facilities such as Y–12 can concentrate on 

projects involving technology readiness level four and below. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

Analysis and report on W88 Alt 370 program high explosives options (sec. 3131) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3132) that would require the Secretary of the Navy, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council to submit a joint report to the congressional defense committees within 

90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the W88 Alt 

370 nuclear warhead program. The report would be required to 

contain analysis of the costs, benefits, risks, and feasibility of both 

including and not including a refresh of the conventional high explosives of the W88 warhead as part of the W88 Alt 370 program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Analysis of existing facilities and sense of Congress with respect to 

plutonium strategy (sec. 3132) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3133) that would require the Administrator for Nuclear Security to submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees not later than 270 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act containing an analysis of using 

or modifying existing facilities across the nuclear security enterprise to support the plutonium strategy of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would require the Administrator to include, as part of the Administrator’s planned analysis of alternatives for Critical Decision 

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sional defense committees within 30 days of completing it. The 

amendment would also add a sense of Congress regarding the commitments made by the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council 

on July 25, 2014, regarding a strategy to carry out a modular 

building strategy for plutonium capabilities. 

Plan for verification and monitoring of proliferation of nuclear 

weapons and fissile material (sec. 3133) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3134) that would require the President, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, 

Homeland Security and Energy as well as the Director of National 

Intelligence, to develop an interagency plan for verification and 

monitoring related to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons, components of such weapons and fissile material. Such plan 

would be due to the appropriate congressional committees no later 

than September 1, 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Comments of Administrator for Nuclear Security and Chairman of 

Nuclear Weapons Council on final report of Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise (sec. 3134) 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

3115) that would require the Administrator of the National Nuclear 

Security Administration to respond within 90 days to the findings 

of the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, created in section 3166 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 112–239), 

which shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would also require separate comments on the advisory 

panel’s report from the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council. 

The amendment would also clarify that comments are required 

only on the advisory panel’s final report and that such comments 

are due 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Establishment of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health; Extension of Authority of Office of Ombudsman for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

(sec. 3141) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1090D) that would 

state a sense of Congress that the President should establish a federal advisory board for part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 3114) that would create an advisory board reporting to the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Program on toxic substances and worker health. 


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The agreement includes the Senate provision with an amendment that would ensure the advisory board functions only in an advisory capacity pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. 2(b)(6)). The amendment also includes modifications to ensure the advisory board’s members, staff, and contractors do not 

have a conflict of interest and permits the Secretary of Labor to 

employ outside contractors to support the work of the board. The 

amendment would also clarify that the advisory board provides advice to the Secretary of Labor instead of the President and that the 

appointments to the board should reflect a balance of perspectives 

from the scientific, medical, and claimant communities. 

We note that ‘‘claimant communities’’ should be interpreted to include a mixture of the legal, worker, worker families, worker advocate, and other relevant communities as the President determines 

appropriate. The amendment would also extend the authority for 

the Office of the Ombudsman in the Department of Labor to 2019. 

We further note that the Secretary shall ensure the Board is provided the necessary support for the Board to perform its functions, 

including program review and audit functions as appropriate, and 

that the Department of Labor will consult the Board regarding the 

need for and selection of outside technical support, experts and contractors, consistent with the process and support used by the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker found in section 7384o of title 

42, United States Code, and consistent with federal acquisition 

laws. 

Technical corrections to Atomic Energy Defense Act (sec. 3142) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3141) that would make 

technical corrections to the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

2501). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

making additional technical corrections. 

Technical corrections to National Nuclear Security Administration 

Act (sec. 3143) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3142) that would make 

technical corrections to section 3220 (50 U.S.C. 2410) and section 

3236 (50 U.S.C. 2426) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Technology Commercialization Fund (sec. 3144) 

A proposed amendment to the Senate committee-reported bill 

(amendment number 3510) contained a provision that would 

amend section 1001(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

16391(e)) by inserting after ‘‘fiscal year’’ the phrase ‘‘based on future planned activities and the amount of the appropriations for 

the fiscal year.’’ 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 


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LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

Additional limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3119) that would limit 

the availability of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the National 

Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of the Administrator to not more than 90 percent until the date on which the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the efficiencies proposed by the 2012 

Joint Department of Energy/Department of Defense Study on Potential NNSA Management and Work Force Prioritization Efficiencies. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

We believe NNSA and the Department of Energy must undertake robust and continuing efforts to find cost savings and cost 

avoidances that enable NNSA to work more efficiently and effectively. In the Conference Report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (House Report 112– 

706), we expressed concern that the rise to unprecedented levels of 

the cost of major stockpile and infrastructure modernization 

projects leading to slippages in project schedules could undermine 

the credibility of the nation’s nuclear deterrent. We also noted that 

administrative costs and bureaucracy within the NNSA and the 

nuclear security enterprise must be reduced and the enterprise 

must be refocused on accomplishing its mission effectively and efficiently, as well as safely and securely. We remain concerned about 

these longstanding challenges. 

In the context of these concerns, we appreciate the letter of November 4, 2014 from the NNSA Administrator to the House Armed 

Services Committee, committing to continue efforts to make the nuclear enterprise more efficient. We believe this process to seek efficiencies and productivity gains, proposed by the Administrator in 

this letter, to be a small but hopeful step in the right direction. We 

therefore endorse this proposal and direct the Administrator for 

Nuclear Security, consistent with his commitment, to provide a report to the congressional defense committees by February 28, 2015, 

on the actions, initiatives, and pilot programs the Administrator 

will undertake in the remainder of fiscal year 2015 to realize efficiencies within NNSA and the nuclear security enterprise. This report should include specific opportunities identified by the NNSA 

laboratories and plants and measures to eliminate or streamline 

burdensome and ineffective transactional oversight. 

We further direct the Administrator to submit a report to the 

congressional defense committees by November 15, 2015, containing the Administrator’s assessment of whether the actions, initiatives, and pilot programs previously identified by the Administrator were successful. 


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Budget increase for defense environmental cleanup 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3143) that would increase the Department of Energy Environmental Management program by $20.0 million for defense environmental cleanup offset by 

an identical amount from the inertial confinement and fusion program. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Energy Security and Assurance 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3104) that would authorize appropriations for energy security and assurance programs 

for fiscal year 2015, at the levels identified in section 4701 of division D of this Act. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

Limitation on availability of funds for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities at sites in the Russian Federation 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3121) that would prohibit the use of fiscal year 2015 funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration for any defense nuclear nonproliferation activities at sites in the Russian Federation until at least 30 days 

have elapsed following the date that the Secretary of Energy certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such sites 

are not actively engaged in Russian nuclear weapons, intelligence, 

or defense activities. The prohibition includes a waiver for the 

President to submit a notification that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States, that none of the funds will be 

contributed to Russia’s nuclear weapons program, and that a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of the notification. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement does not include this provision. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Authorization (sec. 3201) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3201) that would authorize funds for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for 

fiscal year 2015. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 3201). 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would authorize $29.15 million. 

Inspector General of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (sec. 

3202) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3202) that would 

amend section 322 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

2286k(a)) to mandate that the Inspector General of the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission shall serve as the Inspector General of the 


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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App). 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Number of employees of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

(sec. 3203) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3203) that would 

amend section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

U.S.C. 2286b(b)(1)(A)) to limit the number of full-time employees of 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board to 120. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

that would limit the number of employees to 130. 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 3401) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3401) that would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 

Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the 

Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2015 (sec. 3501) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3501) that would authorize appropriations for the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation for those activities of the Maritime Administration associated with maintaining national defense sealift. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

Floating dry docks (sec. 3502) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3502) that would limit 

the application of section 55102 of title 46, United States Code, to 

Drydock–17 (formerly known as USN–YFD–17) in the waters of the 

State of Alabama. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a provision (sec. 

1024) that would enable the Secretary of the Navy to authorize 

shipbuilding or ship repair contractors owning U.S.-built dry docks, 

tugboats, and towing vessels to engage in limited coastwise trade 

for purposes of performing a shipbuilding or ship repair contract 

entered into with the Department of the Navy. 

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment 

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dock if the movement occurs within 5 nautical miles of the shipyard or affiliate that owns and operates such floating dry dock, and 

the floating dry dock: 

(1) Is being used to launch or raise a vessel in connection 

with the construction, maintenance, or repair of that vessel; 

(2) Is owned and operated by— 

(a) A shipyard located in the United States that is an eligible owner specified under section 12103(b) of this title; 

or 

(b) An affiliate of such a shipyard; and 

(3) Was owned or contracted for purchase by such shipyard 

or affiliate prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 

Sense of Congress on the role of domestic maritime industry in national security (sec. 3503) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 3503) that would express the sense of Congress that coastwise trade laws promote a 

strong domestic trade maritime industry, which supports the national security and economic vitality of the United States and the 

efficient operation of the U.S. transportation system. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. 

The agreement includes this provision. 

United States Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors (sec. 

3504) 

The Senate passed a bill (S. 2076), the U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act. 

Neither the House bill nor the Senate committee-reported bill 

contained a similar provision. 

The agreement includes the Senate bill with a clarifying amendment. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 4001) 

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 4001) that would provide for the authorization of projects, programs, and activities in 

accordance with the tables in division D. 

The Senate committee-reported bill contained a similar provision 

(sec. 4001). 

The agreement includes the House provision. 


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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE 

National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request 

Function 051, Department of Defense-Military 

Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations 

Title I—Procurement 

Aircraft Procurement, Army ................................................. 5,102,685 96,426 5,199,111 

Missile Procurement, Army .................................................. 1,017,483 1,017,483 

Weapons & Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army ...................... 1,471,438 258,111 1,729,549 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army ..................................... 1,031,477 –20,000 1,011,477 

Other Procurement, Army .................................................... 4,893,634 –195,341 4,698,293 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund .................. 115,058 –115,058 0 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ................................................. 13,074,317 230,288 13,304,605 

Weapons Procurement, Navy ............................................... 3,217,945 54,211 3,272,156 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps ........... 771,945 –9,638 762,307 

Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy ........................................ 14,400,625 1,254,010 15,654,635 

Other Procurement, Navy ..................................................... 5,975,828 258,015 6,233,843 

Procurement, Marine Corps ................................................. 983,352 –35,741 947,611 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ........................................... 11,542,571 128,900 11,671,471 

Missile Procurement, Air Force ............................................ 4,690,506 –57,900 4,632,606 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force ............................... 677,400 677,400 

Other Procurement, Air Force .............................................. 16,566,018 –14,289 16,551,729 

Procurement, Defense-Wide ................................................. 4,221,437 –186,352 4,035,085 

Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund ................................. 20,000 –20,000 0 

Prior Year Rescissions ......................................................... –265,685 265,685 0 

Subtotal, Title I—Procurement ......................................... 89,508,034 1,891,327 91,399,361 

Title II—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army ............. 6,593,898 18,417 6,612,315 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy .............. 16,266,335 –84,243 16,182,092 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force ....... 23,739,892 137,144 23,877,036 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide 16,766,084 221,000 16,987,084 

Operational Test & Evaluation, Defense ............................. 167,738 167,738 

Subtotal, Title II—Research, Development, Test and 

Evaluation ....................................................................... 63,533,947 292,318 63,826,265 

Title III—Operation and Maintenance 

Operation & Maintenance, Army ......................................... 33,240,148 –196,400 33,043,748 

Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve ........................... 2,490,569 –8,800 2,481,769 

Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard ............... 6,030,773 4,200 6,034,973 

Operation & Maintenance, Navy ......................................... 39,025,857 –40,852 38,985,005 

Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps ............................ 5,909,487 15,050 5,924,537 

Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve ............................ 1,007,100 15,027 1,022,127 

Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve .............. 268,582 3,900 272,482 

Operation & Maintenance, Air Force ................................... 35,331,193 54,622 35,385,815 

Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ..................... 3,015,842 5,000 3,020,842 


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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015—Continued 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard ................... 6,392,859 5,000 6,397,859 

Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide ........................... 31,198,232 –22,144 31,176,088 

US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Defense ......... 13,723 13,723 

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid ................ 100,000 100,000 

Cooperative Threat Reduction ............................................. 365,108 365,108 

Defense Acquisition Development Workforce Fund ............. 212,875 –129,841 83,034 

Environmental Restoration, Army ........................................ 201,560 201,560 

Environmental Restoration, Navy ........................................ 277,294 277,294 

Environmental Restoration, Air Force .................................. 408,716 408,716 

Environmental Restoration, Defense ................................... 8,547 8,547 

Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Sites ................ 208,353 208,353 

Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund ............... 5,000 –5,000 0 

Support Of International Sporting Competitions, Defense 10,000 –4,300 5,700 

Subtotal, Title III—Operation and Maintenance .............. 165,721,818 –304,538 165,417,280 

Title IV—Military Personnel 

Military Personnel Appropriations ....................................... 128,957,593 –477,985 128,479,608 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ......... 6,236,092 6,236,092 

Subtotal, Title IV—Military Personnel .............................. 135,193,685 –477,985 134,715,700 

Title XIV—Other Authorizations 

Working Capital Fund, Army ............................................... 13,727 13,727 

Working Capital Fund, Air Force ......................................... 61,717 61,717 

Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide .................................. 44,293 44,293 

Working Capital Fund, DECA ............................................... 1,114,731 100,000 1,214,731 

Defense Health Program ..................................................... 31,833,061 –1,148,615 30,684,446 

Chemical Agents & Munitions Destruction ......................... 828,868 828,868 

Drug Interdiction and Counter Drug Activities ................... 820,687 820,687 

Office of the Inspector General ........................................... 311,830 311,830 

Subtotal, Title XIV—Other Authorizations ........................ 35,028,914 –1,048,615 33,980,299 

Total, Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations 488,986,398 352,507 489,338,905 

Division B: Military Construction Authorizations 

Military Construction 

Army ..................................................................................... 539,427 4,000 543,427 

Navy ..................................................................................... 1,018,772 –25,573 993,199 

Air Force .............................................................................. 811,774 34,400 846,174 

Defense-Wide ....................................................................... 2,061,890 –99,000 1,962,890 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense ............... 38,715 38,715 

NATO Security Investment Program .................................... 199,700 –25,000 174,700 

Army National Guard ........................................................... 126,920 7,000 133,920 

Army Reserve ....................................................................... 103,946 25,000 128,946 

Navy and Marine Corps Reserve ......................................... 51,528 47,869 99,397 

Air National Guard .............................................................. 94,663 11,200 105,863 

Air Force Reserve ................................................................. 49,492 14,500 63,992 

Subtotal, Military Construction .......................................... 5,096,827 –5,604 5,091,223 


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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015—Continued 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Family Housing 

Construction, Army .............................................................. 78,609 78,609 

Operation & Maintenance, Army ......................................... 350,976 350,976 

Construction, Navy and Marine Corps ................................ 16,412 16,412 

Operation & Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps ........... 354,029 354,029 

Operation & Maintenance, Air Force ................................... 327,747 327,747 

Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide ........................... 61,100 61,100 

Family Housing Improvement Fund ..................................... 1,662 1,662 

Subtotal, Family Housing ................................................... 1,190,535 0 1,190,535 

Base Realignment and Closure 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army .............................. 84,417 84,417 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy .............................. 94,692 94,692 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force ........................ 90,976 90,976 

Subtotal, Base Realignment and Closure ......................... 270,085 0 270,085 

Total, Division B: Military Construction Authorizations ... 6,557,447 –5,604 6,551,843 

Total, 051, Department of Defense-Military ..................... 495,543,845 346,903 495,890,748 

Function 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorization and Other Authorizations 

Environmental and Other Defense Activities 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health ... 2,000 2,000 

Nuclear Energy .................................................................... 104,000 0 104,000 

Weapons Activities .............................................................. 8,314,902 –104,342 8,210,560 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ........................................ 1,555,156 219,602 1,774,758 

Naval Reactors .................................................................... 1,377,100 0 1,377,100 

Office of the Administrator ................................................. 410,842 –23,979 386,863 

Defense Environmental Cleanup ......................................... 5,327,538 –443,000 4,884,538 

Other Defense Activities ...................................................... 753,000 1,000 754,000 

Subtotal, Environmental and Other Defense Activities .... 17,842,538 –348,719 17,493,819 

Independent Federal Agency Authorization 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ............................. 30,150 30,150 

Subtotal, Independent Federal Agency Authorization ..... 30,150 0 30,150 

Subtotal, Division C: Department of Energy National Security Authorization and Other Authorizations ............ 17,872,688 –348,719 17,523,969 

Subtotal, 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ............. 17,872,688 –348,719 17,523,969 

Total, National Defense Funding, Base Budget Request 513,416,533 –1,816 513,414,717 


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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015—Continued 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

National Defense Funding, OCO Budget Request 

Function 051, Department of Defense-Military 

Procurement 

Aircraft Procurement, Army ................................................. 36,000 36,000 

Missile Procurement, Army .................................................. 32,136 32,136 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army ..................................... 140,905 140,905 

Other Procurement, Army .................................................... 778,583 778,583 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund .................. 379,000 65,463 444,463 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ................................................. 196,247 196,247 

Weapons Procurement, Navy ............................................... 66,785 66,785 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps ........... 154,519 154,519 

Other Procurement, Navy ..................................................... 306,768 550 307,318 

Procurement, Marine Corps ................................................. 53,589 53,589 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ........................................... 646,219 646,219 

Missile Procurement, Air Force ............................................ 136,189 136,189 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force ............................... 219,785 219,785 

Other Procurement, Air Force .............................................. 3,430,774 3,430,774 

Procurement, Defense-Wide ................................................. 227,886 356,672 584,558 

Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund ................................. 50,000 –50,000 0 

National Guard & Reserve Equipment ................................ 0 1,250,000 1,250,000 

Prior Year Rescissions ......................................................... –117,000 117,000 0 

Subtotal, Procurement ....................................................... 6,738,385 1,739,685 8,478,070 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army ............. 4,500 4,500 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy .............. 36,020 36,020 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force ....... 14,706 14,706 

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide 281,447 5,200 286,647 

Subtotal, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation .. 336,673 5,200 341,873 

Operation and Maintenance 

Operation & Maintenance, Army ......................................... 17,135,276 540,494 17,675,770 

Operation & Maintenance, Army Reserve ........................... 41,532 41,532 

Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard ............... 76,461 50,800 127,261 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund ...................................... 4,109,333 4,109,333 

Iraq Train & Equip Fund ..................................................... 1,618,000 1,618,000 

Operation & Maintenance, Navy ......................................... 5,599,868 278,270 5,878,138 

Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps ............................ 1,487,774 23,210 1,510,984 

Operation & Maintenance, Navy Reserve ............................ 45,876 45,876 

Operation & Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve .............. 10,540 10,540 

Operation & Maintenance, Air Force ................................... 9,109,193 253,140 9,362,333 

Operation & Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ..................... 77,794 77,794 

Operation & Maintenance, Air National Guard ................... 20,300 2,300 22,600 

Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide ........................... 6,171,425 163,815 6,335,240 

Subtotal, Operation and Maintenance .............................. 45,503,372 1,312,029 46,815,401 

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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015—Continued 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ....................................... 5,536,340 1,500 5,537,840 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ......... 58,728 58,728 

Subtotal, Military Personnel .............................................. 5,595,068 1,500 5,596,568 

Other Authorizations 

Working Capital Fund, Air Force ......................................... 5,000 5,000 

Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide .................................. 86,350 86,350 

Defense Health Program ..................................................... 300,531 300,531 

Drug Interdiction and Counter Drug Activities ................... 189,000 20,000 209,000 

Office of the Inspector General ........................................... 7,968 7,968 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund ................................... 4,000,000 –2,700,000 1,300,000 

European Reassurance Initiative ........................................ 925,000 –554,287 370,713 

Subtotal, Other Authorizations .......................................... 5,513,849 –3,234,287 2,279,562 

Military Construction 

Army ..................................................................................... 0 37,000 37,000 

Air Force .............................................................................. 0 121,560 121,560 

Defense-Wide ....................................................................... 46,000 15,850 61,850 

Subtotal, Military Construction .......................................... 46,000 174,410 220,410 

Total, National Defense Funding, OCO Budget Request .. 63,733,347 –1,463 63,731,884 

Total, National Defense ...................................................... 577,149,880 –3,279 577,146,601 

MEMORANDUM: NON-DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

Title XIV—Armed Forces Retirement Home (Function 600) 63,400 63,400 

Title XIV—Cemeterial Expenses, Army (Function 700) ...... 45,800 16,081 61,881 

Title XXXIV—Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves 

(Function 270) ................................................................ 19,950 19,950 

Title XXXV—Maritime Administration (Function 400) ........ 148,400 148,400 

MEMORANDUM: TRANSFER AUTHORITIES (NON-ADD) 

Title X—General Transfer Authority .................................... [5,000,000 ] [–500,000] [4,500,000 ] 

Title XV—Special Transfer Authority .................................. [4,000,000 ] [–500,000] [3,500,000 ] 

MEMORANDUM: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE (NON-ADD) 

Defense Production Act ....................................................... [21,638 ] [21,638 ] 


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NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY IMPLICATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Summary, Discretionary Authorizations Within the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee 

SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (051) ................................. 495,543,845 346,903 496,586,255 

SUBTOTAL, ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROGRAMS (053) .............. 17,872,688 –348,719 17,523,969 

TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE (050)—BASE BILL .............................. 513,416,533 –1,816 513,414,717 

TOTAL, OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS .............................. 63,733,347 –1,463 61,656,832 

GRAND TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE ................................................ 577,149,880 –3,279 577,146,601 

Base National Defense Discretionary Programs that are Not In 

the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee or Do Not Require Additional Authorization 

Defense Production Act Purchases ................................................. 22,000 22,000 

Indefinite Account: Disposal Of DOD Real Property ....................... 8,000 8,000 

Indefinite Account: Lease Of DOD Real Property ............................ 31,000 31,000 

Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 051 .............................................. 61,000 61,000 

Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program .......................... 100,000 100,000 

Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 053 .............................................. 100,000 100,000 

Other Discretionary Programs ......................................................... 7,681,000 7,681,000 

Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 054 .............................................. 7,681,000 7,681,000 

Total Defense Discretionary Adjustments (050) ........................... 7,842,000 7,842,000 

Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary 

Department of Defense—Military (051) ......................................... 559,338,192 345,440 559,683,632 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053) .......................................... 17,972,688 –348,719 17,623,969 

Defense-Related Activities (054) .................................................... 7,681,000 7,681,000 

Total BA Implication, National Defense Discretionary ................ 584,991,880 –3,279 584,988,601 

National Defense Mandatory Programs, Current Law 

Concurrent receipt accrual payments to the Military Retirement 

Fund ............................................................................................ 6,399,000 6,399,000 

Revolving, trust and other DOD Mandatory .................................... 1,107,000 1,107,000 

Offsetting receipts ........................................................................... –1,591,000 –1,591,000 

Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 051 .............................................. 5,915,000 5,915,000 

Energy employees occupational illness compensation programs 

and other .................................................................................... 1,180,000 1,180,000 

Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 053 .............................................. 1,180,000 1,180,000 

Radiation exposure compensation trust fund ................................. 59,000 59,000 

Payment to CIA retirement fund and other .................................... 514,000 514,000 

Subtotal, Budget Sub-Function 054 .............................................. 573,000 573,000 

Total National Defense Mandatory (050) ...................................... 7,668,000 7,668,000 

Budget Authority Implication, National Defense Discretionary and Mandatory 

Department of Defense—Military (051) ......................................... 565,253,192 345,440 565,598,632 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053) .......................................... 19,152,688 –348,719 18,803,969 

Defense-Related Activities (054) .................................................... 8,254,000 8,254,000 

Total BA Implication, National Defense Discretionary and Mandatory ......................................................................................... 592,659,880 –3,279 592,656,601 


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TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

Senate 

Authorized 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY FIXED WING 

002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT .......................................................................... 1 13,617 1 13,617 1 13,617 1 13,617 

003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP) ................................................ 16 185,090 16 109,790 16 185,090 –48,800 16 136,290 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–75,300 ] [–48,800 ] 

004 MQ–1 UAV ............................................................................................ 19 190,581 19 239,581 19 190,581 49,000 19 239,581 

Extended range modifications Per Army UFR ............................. [49,000 ] [49,000 ] 

005 RQ–11 (RAVEN) .................................................................................... 3,964 3,964 3,964 3,964 

ROTARY 

006 HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) ....................................................... 55 416,617 55 416,617 90 612,617 55 416,617 

Risk reduction for buy of LUH to meet Army training fleet 

plans.

[35 ] [196,000 ] 

007 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ...................................................... 25 494,009 25 494,009 25 494,009 25 494,009 008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 157,338 157,338 157,338 157,338 012 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) .................................................. 79 1,237,001 85 1,335,401 87 1,382,001 6 103,026 85 1,340,027 

ARNG Modernization–6 additional UH–60M aircraft .................. [6 ] [98,400 ] [8 ] [145,000 ] [6 ] [103,026 ] 

013 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 132,138 132,138 132,138 132,138 014 CH–47 HELICOPTER .............................................................................. 32 892,504 32 892,504 32 892,504 32 892,504 

015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 102,361 102,361 102,361 102,361 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

016 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) ........................................................................... 2 26,913 2 26,913 2 26,913 2 26,913 

018 GUARDRAIL MODS (MIP) ....................................................................... 14,182 14,182 14,182 14,182 019 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) ....................................................... 131,892 131,892 131,892 131,892 020 AH–64 MODS ........................................................................................ 181,869 181,869 181,869 181,869 021 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ............................................ 32,092 32,092 32,092 32,092 022 UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS .......................................................... 15,029 15,029 15,029 15,029 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

Senate 

Authorized 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

023 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .................................................................. 76,515 83,315 76,515 76,515 

ARNG Modernization-UH–60A to UH–60L conversions ............... [6,800 ] 

025 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN .............................................................. 114,182 114,182 114,182 114,182 026 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ................................................................ 115,795 115,795 115,795 115,795 027 GATM ROLLUP ....................................................................................... 54,277 54,277 54,277 54,277 028 RQ–7 UAV MODS .................................................................................. 125,380 125,380 125,380 125,380 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

029 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................. 66,450 98,850 74,250 32,400 98,850 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [32,400 ] [7,800 ] [32,400 ] 

030 SURVIVABILITY CM ................................................................................ 7,800 7,800 7,800 7,800 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [7,800 ] [7,800 ] [7,800 ] 

031 CMWS .................................................................................................... 107,364 60,364 60,164 –47,000 60,364 

Army requested reduction ........................................................... [–47,000 ] [–47,200 ] [–47,000 ] 

OTHER SUPPORT 

032 AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 6,847 6,847 6,847 6,847 033 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 29,231 29,231 29,231 29,231 034 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .......................................................... 48,081 48,081 48,081 48,081 035 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .......................................................................... 127,232 127,232 127,232 127,232 

036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ......................................................................... 1,203 1,203 1,203 1,203 037 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ..................................................................... 387 2,931 387 2,931 387 2,931 387 2,931 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................................ 616 5,102,685 622 5,174,785 659 5,412,085 6 96,426 622 5,199,111 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

002 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) .................................. 110,300 110,300 110,300 110,300 003 MSE MISSILE ......................................................................................... 70 384,605 70 384,605 70 384,605 70 384,605 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

004 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ...................................................................... 4,452 4,452 4,452 4,452 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

005 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ................................................. 338 77,668 338 77,668 338 77,668 338 77,668

006 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................................................... 1,008 50,368 1,008 50,368 1,008 50,368 1,008 50,368 007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 19,984 19,984 19,984 19,984 008 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) .......................................................... 534 127,145 534 127,145 534 127,145 534 127,145 


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009 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .......................... 2,994 21,274 2,994 21,274 2,994 21,274 2,994 21,274 

MODIFICATIONS 

012 PATRIOT MODS ...................................................................................... 131,838 131,838 131,838 131,838 013 STINGER MODS ..................................................................................... 1,355 1,355 1,355 1,355 014 AVENGER MODS .................................................................................... 5,611 5,611 5,611 5,611 015 ITAS/TOW MODS .................................................................................... 19,676 19,676 19,676 19,676 016 MLRS MODS .......................................................................................... 10,380 10,380 10,380 10,380 017 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................... 6,008 6,008 6,008 6,008 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

018 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 36,930 36,930 36,930 36,930 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

019 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ......................................................................... 3,657 3,657 3,657 3,657 020 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MISSILES) ................................................... 1,522 1,522 1,522 1,522 021 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT ............................................................... 4,710 4,710 4,710 4,710 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................................... 4,944 1,017,483 4,944 1,017,483 4,944 1,017,483 4,944 1,017,483 

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 STRYKER VEHICLE ................................................................................ 385,110 385,110 385,110 50,000 435,110 

Unfunded requirement—fourth DVH brigade set ....................... [50,000 ] 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

002 STRYKER (MOD) .................................................................................... 39,683 89,683 39,683 39,683 

Unfunded requirement-Fourth DVH Brigade Set ......................... [50,000 ] 

003 FIST VEHICLE (MOD) ............................................................................. 26,759 26,759 26,759 26,759 004 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) .................................................................. 107,506 107,506 144,506 37,000 144,506 

Army unfunded priority and industrial base risk mitigation ..... [37,000 ] [37,000 ] 

005 HOWITZER, MED SP FT 155MM M109A6 (MOD) ................................... 45,411 45,411 45,411 45,411 006 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) .......................................... 18 247,400 18 247,400 18 247,400 18 247,400 007 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) ........................... 15 50,451 15 50,451 15 126,364 75,913 15 126,364 

Army unfunded priority and industrial base risk mitigation ..... [75,913 ] [75,913 ] 

008 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) ....................................................................... 2,473 2,473 2,473 2,473 009 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE .............................................................. 7 36,583 7 36,583 7 36,583 7 36,583 010 M88 FOV MODS .................................................................................... 1,975 73,975 1,975 1,975 

Unfunded requirement-Industrial Base Initiative ....................... [72,000 ] 

011 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ........................................................................ 8 49,462 8 49,462 8 8,262 –15,100 8 34,362 

Early to need ............................................................................... [–41,200 ] [–15,100 ] 

012 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) ..................................................................... 237,023 237,023 261,023 237,023 

Army unfunded priority and industrial base risk mitigation ..... [24,000 ] 

013 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM .............................................................. 120,000 120,000 120,000 

Industrial Base initiative ............................................................ [120,000 ] [120,000 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

Senate 

Authorized 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

014 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (TCV-WTCV) ........................................... 6,478 6,478 6,478 6,478 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 5,012 5,012 5,012 5,012 017 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ...................................... 8,959 28,390 8,959 28,390 8,959 28,390 8,959 28,390 

018 COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM ...................................... 148 148 148 148 019 CARBINE ............................................................................................... 38,234 29,366 38,234 20,616 38,234 20,616 –8,750 38,234 20,616 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [–8,750 ] [–8,750 ] [–8,750 ] 

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ........................... 8,409 8,409 8,409 8,409 022 HANDGUN .............................................................................................. 4,811 3,957 4,811 1,957 4,811 3,957 4,811 3,957 

Funding ahead of need ............................................................... [–2,000 ] 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

024 M777 MODS .......................................................................................... 18,166 18,166 18,166 18,166 

025 M4 CARBINE MODS .............................................................................. 3,446 6,446 6,446 3,000 6,446 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [3,000 ] [3,000 ] [3,000 ] 

026 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ......................................................... 25,296 25,296 25,296 25,296 027 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS ......................................................... 5,546 5,546 5,546 5,546 028 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................... 4,635 2,635 2,635 –2,000 2,635 

Army requested realignment ....................................................... [–2,000 ] [–2,000 ] [–2,000 ] 

029 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS ............................................................ 4,079 4,079 4,079 4,079 030 M119 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 72,718 72,718 72,718 72,718 031 M16 RIFLE MODS .................................................................................. 1,952 –1,952 0 

At Army request transfer to WTCV 31 and RDTEA 70 and 86 ... [–1,952 ] [–1,952 ] [–1,952 ] 

032 MORTAR MODIFICATION ........................................................................ 8,903 8,903 8,903 8,903 033 MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ............................... 2,089 2,089 2,089 2,089 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) .............................................. 2,005 2,005 2,005 2,005 035 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ........................................ 8,911 8,911 8,911 8,911 036 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ................................................................ 414 414 414 414 037 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) ................................. 1,682 1,682 1,682 1,682 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY .............................. 52,052 1,471,438 52,052 1,701,736 52,052 1,557,449 258,111 52,052 1,729,549 

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SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................... 34,943 34,943 34,943 34,943 002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................... 12,418 12,418 12,418 12,418 003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 9,655 8,155 8,155 9,655 

Funding ahead of need ............................................................... [–1,500 ] Program decrease—ahead of need ............................................ [–1,500 ] 

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ..................................................................... 29,304 29,304 29,304 29,304 006 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 8,181 8,181 8,181 8,181 007 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 52,667 52,667 52,667 52,667 008 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 40,904 40,904 39,004 40,904 

Program decrease—ahead of need ............................................ [–1,900 ] 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

009 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 41,742 41,742 41,742 41,742 010 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 42,433 42,433 42,433 42,433 011 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................ 39,365 39,365 39,365 39,365 

TANK AMMUNITION 

012 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ......................... 101,900 101,900 101,900 101,900 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

013 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ....................... 37,455 37,455 37,455 37,455 014 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ....................................... 47,023 47,023 47,023 47,023 015 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 ................................................ 416 35,672 416 35,672 416 35,672 416 35,672 016 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ......................... 94,010 74,010 79,010 –20,000 74,010 

Precision Guided Kits Schedule Delay ........................................ [–20,000 ] [–15,000 ] [–20,000 ] 

ROCKETS 

019 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .................................... 945 945 945 945 020 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................... 27,286 27,286 27,286 27,286 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

021 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .................................................... 22,899 22,899 22,899 22,899 022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ......................................................................... 22,751 22,751 22,751 22,751 023 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................. 7,082 7,082 7,082 7,082 024 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 11,638 11,638 11,638 11,638 

MISCELLANEOUS 

025 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ......................................................... 3,594 3,594 3,594 3,594 027 CAD/PAD ALL TYPES ............................................................................. 5,430 5,430 5,430 5,430 028 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ............................................... 8,337 8,337 8,337 8,337 029 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT .................................................... 14,906 14,906 14,906 14,906 030 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) .................................... 14,349 14,349 14,349 14,349 031 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES .......................................................................... 111 111 111 111 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

032 PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................. 148,092 146,192 148,092 148,092 


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House 

Authorized 

Senate 

Authorized 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

Unjustified request ...................................................................... [–1,900 ] 

033 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION .................................... 113,881 113,881 113,881 113,881 034 ARMS INITIATIVE ................................................................................... 2,504 2,504 2,504 2,504 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ..................... 416 1,031,477 416 1,008,077 416 1,013,077 –20,000 416 1,011,477 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLES 

001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS .......................................................... 7,987 7,987 7,987 7,987 002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ..................................................................... 1 160 1 160 1 160 1 160 004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ........................................................... 176 164,615 176 164,615 176 164,615 176 164,615 005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .......................................... 50,000 50,000 50,000 

Additional FMTVs – Industrial Base initiative ............................ [50,000 ] [50,000 ] 

006 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............................... 19 8,415 19 8,415 19 8,415 19 8,415 007 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) .................................... 444 28,425 444 78,425 444 28,425 50,000 444 78,425 

Additional HEMTT ESP Vehicles-Industrial Base initiative ......... [50,000 ] [50,000 ] 

008 PLS ESP ................................................................................................ 198 89,263 198 89,263 198 89,263 198 89,263 

013 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS .................................. 735 38,226 735 38,226 735 38,226 735 38,226 014 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP .......................................................... 768 91,173 768 83,173 768 91,173 –8,000 768 83,173 

Early to need ............................................................................... [–8,000 ] [–8,000 ] 

015 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ........................ 1 14,731 1 14,731 1 14,731 1 14,731 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

016 HEAVY ARMORED SEDAN ...................................................................... 1 175 1 175 1 175 1 175 017 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ........................................................ 25 1,338 25 1,338 25 1,338 25 1,338 018 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER .......................................................... 11,101 11,101 11,101 11,101 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

019 WIN-T—GROUND FORCES TACTICAL NETWORK ................................... 1,280 763,087 1,280 638,087 1,280 638,087 –125,000 1,280 638,087 

Point of Presence (POP) and Soldier Network Extension (SNE) 

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[–125,000 ] [–125,000 ] [–125,000 ] 

020 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ..................................................... 69 21,157 69 21,157 69 21,157 69 21,157 021 JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY .......................... 7,915 7,915 7,915 7,915 022 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) ............................................................ 5,440 5,440 5,440 5,440 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

023 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ......................... 18 118,085 18 118,085 18 118,085 18 118,085 


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024 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS .................. 21 13,999 21 13,999 21 13,999 21 13,999 025 SHF TERM ............................................................................................. 6,494 6,494 6,494 6,494 026 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE) ................................ 1,635 1,635 1,635 1,635 027 SMART-T (SPACE) ................................................................................. 13,554 13,554 13,554 13,554028 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ................................................................ 18,899 18,899 18,899 18,899 029 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (TAC SAT) ........................................................ 2,849 2,849 2,849 2,849 030 ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) ................................................... 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

033 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM ........................................................... 2,674 175,711 2,674 125,711 2,674 87,711 –50,000 2,674 125,711 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–50,000 ] [–88,000 ] [–50,000 ] 

034 MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) ............................. 9,692 4,692 1,692 –5,000 4,692 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–5,000 ] [–8,000 ] [–5,000 ] 

035 RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) ..................................................... 620 17,136 620 17,136 620 17,136 620 17,136 

037 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS—OPA2 ............................................................... 3,081 22,099 3,081 22,099 3,081 22,099 3,081 22,099 038 TRACTOR DESK ..................................................................................... 3,724 3,724 3,724 3,724 039 SPIDER APLA REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ................................................. 969 969 969 969 040 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COMM/ELECTRONICS ................... 294 294 294 294 041 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM ..................... 8,344 24,354 8,344 24,354 8,344 24,354 8,344 24,354 042 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .................................................................... 17,445 17,445 17,445 17,445 043 RADIO, IMPROVED HF (COTS) FAMILY .................................................. 1,028 1,028 1,028 1,028 044 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ....................... 974 22,614 974 22,614 974 22,614 974 22,614 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

046 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE ........................................................... 1,519 1,519 1,519 1,519 047 ARMY CA/MISO GPF EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 305 12,478 305 12,478 305 12,478 305 12,478 

INFORMATION SECURITY 

050 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ............................... 2,113 2,113 2,113 2,113 051 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) .............................................. 2,750 69,646 2,750 69,646 2,750 69,646 2,750 69,646 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

052 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................... 28,913 28,913 28,913 28,913 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

053 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 97,091 97,091 97,091 97,091 054 DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM (DMS) ...................................................... 246 246 246 246 055 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ..................... 5,362 5,362 5,362 5,362 056 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ....................... 79,965 79,965 79,965 79,965 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

060 JTT/CIBS-M ............................................................................................ 870 870 870 870 061 PROPHET GROUND ................................................................................ 11 55,896 11 55,896 11 55,896 11 55,896 

063 DCGS-A (MIP) ....................................................................................... 2,423 128,207 2,423 128,207 2,423 128,207 2,423 128,207 064 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS) .......................................... 2 5,286 2 5,286 2 5,286 2 5,286 065 TROJAN (MIP) ........................................................................................ 12,614 12,614 12,614 12,614 


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066 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ........................................... 3,901 3,901 3,901 3,901 067 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................................ 358 7,392 358 7,392 358 7,392 358 7,392 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

068 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR ............................................. 3 24,828 3 24,828 3 24,828 3 24,828 070 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) .............................................................................. 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 072 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ...................... 1,285 1,285 1,285 1,285 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

075 SENTINEL MODS .................................................................................... 81 44,305 81 44,305 81 44,305 81 44,305 076 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ......................................................................... 9,700 160,901 9,700 160,901 9,700 160,901 9,700 160,901 078 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ............................... 1,935 18,520 1,935 18,520 1,935 18,520 1,935 18,520080 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ............................... 173 68,296 173 68,296 173 68,296 173 68,296 081 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ....................................................... 1,716 49,205 1,716 34,205 1,716 37,205 –15,000 1,716 34,205 

Early to need ............................................................................... [–15,000 ] [–12,000 ] [–15,000 ] 

082 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP ............................................................... 137 4,896 137 4,896 137 4,896 137 4,896 

083 PROFILER .............................................................................................. 3,115 3,115 3,115 3,115 084 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (FIREFINDER RADARS) .................................... 4,186 4,186 4,186 4,186 085 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) .................................... 2,622 97,892 2,622 87,892 2,622 87,892 –10,000 2,622 87,892 

Schedule delay ............................................................................ [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] 

086 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) .......................................... 41 27,450 41 27,450 41 27,450 41 27,450 087 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) ............................................................. 34 14,085 34 14,085 34 14,085 34 14,085 

088 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ......................................................... 255 29,040 255 29,040 255 29,040 255 29,040 089 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ......................................................................... 13 209,050 13 159,050 13 128,650 –50,000 13 159,050 

Excessive LRIP/concurrency costs ............................................... [–50,000 ] [–80,400 ] [–50,000 ] 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

092 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY .................................................................... 13,823 13,823 13,823 13,823 095 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ............................... 5 27,374 5 27,374 5 27,374 5 27,374 097 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ............................................. 2,508 2,508 2,508 2,508 099 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ....................... 21,524 21,524 21,524 21,524 100 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) ................................................... 3,748 95,455 3,748 95,455 3,748 95,455 3,748 95,455 

101 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) .......................... 118,600 118,600 118,600 118,600 102 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP ...................... 32,970 32,970 32,970 32,970 104 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET ........................ 56 10,113 56 10,113 56 10,113 56 10,113 

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105 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ......................................................... 9,015 9,015 9,015 9,015 106 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP ................................................ 155,223 155,223 140,223 –2,941 152,282 

Reduce IT procurement ............................................................... [–15,000 ] [–2,941 ] 

107 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM ....................... 16,581 16,581 16,581 16,581 108 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) ....................................... 65,252 65,252 65,252 65,252 110 RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) ................................ 17,631 17,631 17,631 17,631 

ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 

112 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) ............................... 51 5,437 51 5,437 51 5,437 51 5,437 

ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 

113 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) ..................................................... 426 426 426 426 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

114A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 3,707 3,707 3,707 3,707 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

115 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) ........................................ 937 937 937 937 116 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ........................................................... 1,930 1,930 1,930 1,930 117 CBRN DEFENSE ..................................................................................... 14,506 17,468 14,506 17,468 14,506 17,468 14,506 17,468 

BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 

119 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ....................................................... 6 5,442 6 5,442 6 5,442 6 5,442 120 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP ................................... 11,013 11,013 11,013 11,013 

ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 

121 GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) ........................... 37,649 33,249 37,649 –4,400 33,249 

Early to need ............................................................................... [–4,400 ] [–4,400 ] 

122 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) .................................... 84 18,545 84 18,545 84 18,545 84 18,545 123 ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) ...................................... 1 4,701 1 4,701 1 4,701 1 4,701 124 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION ....................................... 6,346 6,346 6,346 6,346 125 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQPMT (EOD EQPMT) ...................... 133 15,856 133 15,856 133 15,856 133 15,856 126 REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS ............................................................ 4,485 4,485 4,485 4,485 127 < $5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT ..................................................... 92 4,938 92 4,938 92 4,938 92 4,938 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

128 HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................ 628 9,235 628 9,235 628 9,235 628 9,235 

130 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT ....................................................................... 1 1,677 1 1,677 1 1,677 1 1,677 131 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) .............................. 12,273 16,728 12,273 16,728 12,273 16,728 12,273 16,728 132 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ................................................................... 3,581 84,761 3,581 84,761 3,581 84,761 3,581 84,761 134 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 141 15,179 141 15,179 141 15,179 141 15,179 135 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM .................... 1,386 28,194 1,386 28,194 1,386 28,194 1,386 28,194 137 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ........................ 336 41,967 336 41,967 336 41,967 336 41,967 138 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT) ....................................................... 859 20,090 859 20,090 859 20,090 859 20,090 

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 

139 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT .................................................... 1,435 1,435 1,435 1,435 140 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER .................................. 599 40,692 599 40,692 599 40,692 599 40,692 


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141 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL ................................................................. 2,388 46,957 2,388 46,957 2,388 46,957 2,388 46,957 

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 

142 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ...................................... 60 23,758 60 23,758 60 23,758 60 23,758 143 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) .................................................. 585 2,789 585 2,789 585 2,789 585 2,789 

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

144 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 6X4 (CCE) ............................................... 22 5,827 22 5,827 22 5,827 22 5,827 145 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING ................................................................... 22 14,926 22 14,926 22 14,926 22 14,926 

147 COMPACTOR .......................................................................................... 617 4,348 617 4,348 617 4,348 617 4,348 148 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR ....................................................................... 14 4,938 14 4,938 14 4,938 14 4,938 149 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED ..................................................................... 95 34,071 95 34,071 95 34,071 95 34,071 150 ALL TERRAIN CRANES ........................................................................... 4 4,938 4 4,938 4 4,938 4 4,938 151 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING ....................................................................... 667 667 667 667 153 ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP ............................ 14,924 14,924 14,924 14,924 154 CONST EQUIP ESP ................................................................................ 79 15,933 79 15,933 79 15,933 79 15,933 155 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) ............................................ 53 6,749 53 6,749 53 6,749 53 6,749 

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 

156 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ....................................................................... 10,509 10,509 10,509 10,509 157 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ................................................ 2,166 2,166 2,166 2,166 

GENERATORS 

158 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP ................................................ 3,882 115,190 3,882 105,190 3,882 115,190 –10,000 3,882 105,190 

Cost savings from new contract ................................................. [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

160 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ........................................................................... 146 14,327 146 14,327 146 14,327 146 14,327 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

161 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT ................................................ 1 65,062 1 65,062 1 65,062 1 65,062 162 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM .......................................................... 43 101,295 43 101,295 43 101,295 43 101,295 

163 CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER ..................................................... 13,406 13,406 13,406 13,406 164 AVIATION COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER ................................... 14,440 14,440 14,440 14,440 165 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING ..................... 10,165 10,165 10,165 10,165 

TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 

166 CALIBRATION SETS EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 5,726 5,726 5,726 5,726 167 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ................................ 1,657 37,482 1,657 37,482 1,657 37,482 1,657 37,482 


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168 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) ........................................ 415 16,061 415 16,061 415 16,061 415 16,061 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

170 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................... 2,380 2,380 2,380 2,380 171 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ................................................. 30,686 30,686 30,686 30,686 172 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 1,008 1,008 1,008 1,008 173 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ................................... 3,209 98,559 3,209 83,559 3,209 80,559 –15,000 3,209 83,559 

Early to need—watercraft C4ISR ............................................... [–15,000 ] [–18,000 ] [–15,000 ] 

174 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (OTH) ..................................................... 1,697 1,697 1,697 1,697 175 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR USER TESTING ............................................ 25,394 25,394 25,394 25,394 176 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS OPA3 .................................................................. 963 12,975 963 12,975 963 12,975 963 12,975 

OPA2 

180 INITIAL SPARES—C&E .......................................................................... 11 50,032 11 50,032 11 50,032 11 50,032 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................... 94,760 4,893,634 94,760 4,701,234 94,760 4,537,234 –195,341 94,760 4,698,293 

JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

004 OPERATIONS .......................................................................................... 115,058 –115,058 0 

Transfer of JIEDDO to Overseas Contingency Operations ........... [–65,558 ] [–65,463 ] Unjustified request ...................................................................... [–49,500 ] [–115,058 ] [–49,595 ] 

TOTAL JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND ................ 115,058 –115,058 0 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

001 EA–18G ................................................................................................. 43,547 5 493,547 68,547 450,000 493,547 

Additional EA–18G aircraft ......................................................... [5 ] [450,000 ] [450,000 ] Preserve option of buying more EA–18G aircraft ....................... [25,000 ] 

005 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV .................................................................... 2 610,652 2 610,652 2 610,652 2 610,652 006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 29,400 29,400 29,400 29,400 007 JSF STOVL ............................................................................................. 6 1,200,410 6 1,200,410 6 1,200,410 6 1,200,410 008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 143,885 143,885 143,885 143,885 009 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) ............................................................................ 19 1,487,000 19 1,487,000 19 1,487,000 19 1,487,000 010 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 45,920 45,920 45,920 45,920 011 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) .......................................................... 26 778,757 26 778,757 26 778,757 26 778,757 012 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 80,926 80,926 80,926 –5,300 75,626 

Advance procurement efficiencies .............................................. [–5,300 ] 

013 MH–60S (MYP) ..................................................................................... 8 210,209 8 210,209 8 210,209 8 210,209 015 MH–60R (MYP) ..................................................................................... 29 933,882 29 880,482 29 933,882 –55,000 29 878,882 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ..................... [–53,400 ] [–53,400 ] Shutdown funding ahead of need .............................................. [–1,600 ] 

016 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 106,686 106,686 106,686 106,686 


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017 P–8A POSEIDON .................................................................................... 8 2,003,327 8 2,003,327 8 2,003,327 –17,400 8 1,985,927 

Anticipated unit price savings .................................................... [–11,300 ] 

Unjustified growth--production engineering support .................. [–6,100 ] 

018 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 48,457 48,457 48,457 48,457 019 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ............................................................................. 4 819,870 4 819,870 4 819,870 4 819,870 020 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 225,765 225,765 225,765 225,765 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

023 KC–130J ................................................................................................ 1 92,290 1 92,290 1 92,290 1 92,290 026 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 37,445 37,445 37,445 37,445 027 MQ–8 UAV ............................................................................................ 40,663 40,663 40,663 40,663 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

029 EA–6 SERIES ........................................................................................ 10,993 10,993 10,993 10,993 

030 AEA SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 34,768 34,768 34,768 34,768 031 AV–8 SERIES ........................................................................................ 65,472 65,472 65,472 65,472 032 ADVERSARY ........................................................................................... 8,418 8,418 8,418 8,418033 F–18 SERIES ......................................................................................... 679,177 679,177 679,177 679,177 034 H–46 SERIES ........................................................................................ 480 480 480 480 036 H–53 SERIES ........................................................................................ 38,159 38,159 38,159 38,159 037 SH–60 SERIES ...................................................................................... 108,850 108,850 108,850 108,850 038 H–1 SERIES .......................................................................................... 45,033 45,033 45,033 45,033 039 EP–3 SERIES ........................................................................................ 32,890 50,890 52,890 32,890 

Obsolescence issues .................................................................... [5,000 ] SIGINT Architecture Modernization Common Configuration ........ [13,000 ] SPIRAL 3 & ELINT KITS ............................................................... [20,000 ] 

040 P–3 SERIES .......................................................................................... 2,823 2,823 2,823 2,823041 E–2 SERIES .......................................................................................... 21,208 21,208 21,208 21,208 042 TRAINER A/C SERIES ............................................................................ 12,608 12,608 12,608 12,608 044 C–130 SERIES ...................................................................................... 40,378 40,378 40,378 40,378 045 FEWSG ................................................................................................... 640 640 640 640 046 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES ........................................................... 4,635 4,635 4,635 4,635 047 E–6 SERIES .......................................................................................... 212,876 212,876 212,876 212,876 048 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ........................................................ 71,328 71,328 71,328 71,328 049 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ................................................................ 21,317 21,317 21,317 21,317 


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050 T–45 SERIES ......................................................................................... 90,052 90,052 90,052 90,052 051 POWER PLANT CHANGES ...................................................................... 19,094 19,094 19,094 19,094 052 JPATS SERIES ........................................................................................ 1,085 1,085 1,085 1,085054 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 155,644 155,644 155,644 155,644 055 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES .............................................................. 157,531 157,531 157,531 157,531 056 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ............................................... 1,958 1,958 1,958 1,958 057 ID SYSTEMS .......................................................................................... 38,880 38,880 38,880 38,880 058 P–8 SERIES .......................................................................................... 29,797 29,797 29,797 29,797 059 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ..................................................................... 14,770 14,770 14,770 14,770 060 MQ–8 SERIES ....................................................................................... 8,741 8,741 8,741 8,741 061 RQ–7 SERIES ........................................................................................ 2,542 2,542 2,542 2,542 062 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ........................................................ 135,584 135,584 135,584 135,584 063 F–35 STOVL SERIES ............................................................................. 285,968 285,968 285,968 285,968 064 F–35 CV SERIES ................................................................................... 20,502 20,502 20,502 20,502 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

065 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 1,229,651 1,226,651 1,194,651 –122,145 1,107,506 

Reduce rate of growth in replenishment spares ........................ [–3,000 ] [–35,000 ] [–122,145 ] 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

066 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 418,355 418,355 418,355 –19,867 398,488 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–19,867 ] 

067 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ........................................................ 23,843 23,843 23,843 23,843 068 WAR CONSUMABLES ............................................................................. 15,939 15,939 15,939 15,939 069 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ............................................................ 5,630 5,630 5,630 5,630 070 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 65,839 65,839 65,839 65,839 071 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................................. 1,768 1,768 1,768 1,768 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................. 103 13,074,317 108 13,485,917 103 13,084,317 230,288 103 13,304,605 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

001 TRIDENT II MODS .................................................................................. 1,190,455 1,190,455 1,201,455 –5,000 1,185,455 

Additional FCET ........................................................................... [11,000 ] Guidance hardware cost growth ................................................. [–5,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

002 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ........................................................... 5,671 5,671 5,671 5,671 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

003 TOMAHAWK ............................................................................................ 100 194,258 196 276,258 200 276,258 96 82,000 196 276,258 

Minimum sustaining rate increase ............................................. [96 ] [82,000 ] [100 ] [82,000 ] [96 ] [82,000 ] 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

004 AMRAAM ................................................................................................ 32,165 22,165 32,165 –10,000 22,165 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] 


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005 SIDEWINDER .......................................................................................... 167 73,928 167 73,928 167 73,928 –1,980 167 71,948 

Block II AUR cost growth ............................................................ [–1,980 ] 

006 JSOW ..................................................................................................... 200 130,759 200 130,759 200 130,759 –2,559 200 128,200 

AUR cost growth .......................................................................... [–2,559 ] 

007 STANDARD MISSILE ............................................................................... 110 445,836 110 445,836 110 445,836 –1,000 110 444,836 

Installation, checkout, and training growth ............................... [–1,000 ] 

008 RAM ...................................................................................................... 90 80,792 90 80,792 90 80,792 90 80,792 011 STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) .......................... 14 1,810 14 1,810 14 1,810 14 1,810 012 AERIAL TARGETS ................................................................................... 48,046 48,046 48,046 48,046 013 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ..................................................................... 3,295 3,295 3,295 3,295 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

014 ESSM ..................................................................................................... 104 119,434 104 119,434 104 119,434 104 119,434 015 HARM MODS ......................................................................................... 111,739 111,739 111,739 –5,250 106,489 

AUR kit cost growth .................................................................... [–3,250 ] Tooling and test equipment growth ............................................ [–2,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

016 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ........................................................ 2,531 2,531 2,531 2,531 017 FLEET SATELLITE COMM FOLLOW-ON ................................................... 208,700 199,700 208,700 –2,000 206,700 

Excess to need ............................................................................ [–9,000 ] [–2,000 ] 

ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

018 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 73,211 73,211 73,211 73,211 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

019 SSTD ..................................................................................................... 6,562 6,562 6,562 6,562 

020 MK–48 TORPEDO .................................................................................. 14,153 14,153 14,153 14,153 021 ASW TARGETS ....................................................................................... 2,515 2,515 2,515 2,515 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

022 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ....................................................................... 98,928 98,928 98,928 98,928 023 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ........................................................... 46,893 46,893 46,893 46,893 024 QUICKSTRIKE MINE ............................................................................... 6,966 6,966 6,966 6,966 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

025 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 52,670 52,670 52,670 52,670 026 ASW RANGE SUPPORT .......................................................................... 3,795 3,795 3,795 3,795 

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027 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................................. 3,692 3,692 3,692 3,692 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

028 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS ................................................................ 13,240 13,240 13,240 13,240 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

029 CIWS MODS ........................................................................................... 75,108 75,108 75,108 75,108 030 COAST GUARD WEAPONS ...................................................................... 18,948 18,948 18,948 18,948 031 GUN MOUNT MODS ............................................................................... 62,651 62,651 62,651 62,651 033 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ........................................ 15,006 15,006 15,006 15,006 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

035 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 74,188 74,188 74,188 74,188 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................. 785 3,217,945 881 3,280,945 885 3,310,945 96 54,211 881 3,272,156 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS .................................................................. 107,069 107,069 107,069 107,069 002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 70,396 70,396 70,396 70,396 003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ................................................................. 20,284 20,284 20,284 20,284 004 PRACTICE BOMBS ................................................................................. 26,701 26,701 26,701 26,701 005 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES ........................................... 53,866 53,866 53,866 53,866 006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ................................................ 59,294 59,294 59,294 59,294 007 JATOS .................................................................................................... 2,766 2,766 2,766 2,766 008 LRLAP 6′′ LONG RANGE ATTACK PROJECTILE ....................................... 113,092 113,092 113,092 113,092 

009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ............................................................... 35,702 35,702 35,702 35,702 010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ......................................... 36,475 36,475 36,475 –9,638 26,837 

MK–296 57MM contract delay .................................................... [–9,638 ] 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ............................................................ 43,906 43,906 43,906 43,906 012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ............................................... 51,535 51,535 51,535 51,535 013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .......................................................... 11,652 11,652 11,652 11,652 014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION .................................................. 4,473 4,473 4,473 4,473 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION ................................................................... 31,708 31,708 31,708 31,708 016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES .............................................................. 692 692 692 692 017 40 MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 13,630 13,630 13,630 13,630 018 60MM, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 2,261 2,261 2,261 2,261 019 81MM, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 1,496 1,496 1,496 1,496 020 120MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 14,855 14,855 14,855 14,855 022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ......................................................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 16,853 16,853 16,853 16,853 024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ......................................................................... 14,772 14,772 14,772 14,772 026 FUZE, ALL TYPES .................................................................................. 9,972 9,972 9,972 9,972 


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027 NON LETHALS ........................................................................................ 998 998 998 998 028 AMMO MODERNIZATION ........................................................................ 12,319 12,319 12,319 12,319 029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 11,178 11,178 11,178 11,178 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ...................... 771,945 771,945 771,945 –9,638 762,307 

SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY OTHER WARSHIPS 

001 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ...................................................... 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 002 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ................................................................ 2 3,553,254 2 3,553,254 2 3,553,254 2 3,553,254 

003 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 2,330,325 2,330,325 2,330,325 2,330,325 004 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS ................................................................ 1 483,600 46,000 1 483,600 1 483,600

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ..................... [1 ] [483,600 ] [1 ] [483,600 ] Transfer from OMN, line 360 ...................................................... [46,000 ] 

006 DDG 1000 ............................................................................................. 419,532 365,532 419,532 419,532 

DDG–1000 ................................................................................... [–54,000 ] 

007 DDG–51 ................................................................................................ 2 2,671,415 2 2,671,415 2 2,671,415 2 2,671,415 

008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 134,039 134,039 134,039 134,039 009 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ....................................................................... 3 1,427,049 2 977,049 3 1,427,049 3 1,427,049 

Reduction of 1 LCS ..................................................................... [–1 ] [–450,000 ] 

009A ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 100,000 0 

Program requirement ................................................................... [100,000 ] 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

010 LPD–17 ................................................................................................. 12,565 1 812,565 12,565 1 800,000 1 812,565 

Incremental funding for LPD–28 ................................................ [1 ] [800,000 ] [1 ] [800,000 ] 

014 LHA REPLACEMENT ADVANCE PROCURMENT (CY) ............................... 29,093 29,093 29,093 29,093 015 JOINT HIGH SPEED VESSEL ................................................................... 4,590 4,590 4,590 –4,590 0 

Program closeout ahead of need ................................................ [–4,590 ] 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

016 MOORED TRAINING SHIP ....................................................................... 1 737,268 1 517,268 1 737,268 1 737,268 

Moored Training Ship .................................................................. [–220,000 ] 

017 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 64,388 64,388 64,388 64,388 018 OUTFITTING ........................................................................................... 546,104 546,104 546,104 –25,000 521,104 

Early to need ............................................................................... [–25,000 ] 


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019 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR ............................................................... 2 123,233 2 123,233 2 123,233 2 123,233 020 LCAC SLEP ............................................................................................ 2 40,485 2 40,485 4 85,485 2 40,485 

At USMC request transfer from RDTEN 53 ................................. [2 ] [45,000 ] 

021 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS ................................... 1,007,285 1,007,285 1,007,285 1,007,285 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

022 UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................................................... –15,000 0 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY ......................... 12 14,400,625 13 15,045,225 14 14,491,625 2 1,254,010 14 15,654,635 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

001 LM–2500 GAS TURBINE ........................................................................ 7,822 7,822 7,822 7,822 002 ALLISON 501K GAS TURBINE ................................................................ 2,155 2,155 2,155 2,155 003 HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE (HED) ........................................................... 22,704 15,704 22,704 –3,426 19,278 

Excess installation funding ......................................................... [–1,926 ] 

Hybrid Electric Drive .................................................................... [–7,000 ] Modification funding ahead of need .......................................... [–1,500 ] 

GENERATORS 

004 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ............................................................... 29,120 22,120 29,120 –2,456 26,664 

Surface Combatant HM&E .......................................................... [–7,000 ] [–2,456 ] 

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

005 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 45,431 45,431 45,431 –537 44,894 

AN/WSN–9 procurement ahead of need ...................................... [–537 ] 

PERISCOPES 

006 SUB PERISCOPES & IMAGING EQUIP .................................................... 60,970 52,670 60,970 –3,749 57,221 

Excess installation funding ......................................................... [–649 ] Interim contractor support carryover .......................................... [–3,100 ] Submarine Periscopes and Imaging Equipment ......................... [–8,300 ] 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

007 DDG MOD .............................................................................................. 338,569 338,569 338,569 338,569 

008 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 15,486 15,486 15,486 15,486 009 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ............................................ 2,219 2,219 2,219 2,219 010 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE .................................................................................. 17,928 17,928 17,928 17,928 

011 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM .................................. 22,025 22,025 22,025 22,025 012 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 12,607 12,607 12,607 12,607 013 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 16,492 16,492 16,492 16,492 014 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................ 74,129 74,129 74,129 74,129 015 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 36,206 36,206 36,206 36,206 016 SUBMARINE BATTERIES ........................................................................ 37,352 37,352 37,352 37,352 017 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 49,095 49,095 49,095 –4,533 44,562 


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HM&E mechanical modifications ahead of need ....................... [–2,778 ] SWAN CANES procurement ahead of need ................................. [–1,755 ] 

018 ELECTRONIC DRY AIR ........................................................................... 2,996 2,996 2,996 2,996 019 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ............................................... 11,558 11,558 11,558 11,558 020 DSSP EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 5,518 5,518 5,518 5,518 022 LCAC ..................................................................................................... 7,158 7,158 7,158 7,158 023 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS ............................................................ 58,783 53,783 58,783 –5,000 53,783 

MK–18 UUV retrofit kits and ancilliary equipment contract 

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[–5,000 ] [–5,000 ] 

024 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 68,748 68,748 68,748 68,748 025 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ......................................................... 2,937 2,937 2,937 2,937 026 SUBMARINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ..................................................... 8,385 8,385 8,385 8,385 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

027 REACTOR POWER UNITS ....................................................................... 298,200 298,200 298,200 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ..................... [298,200 ] [298,200 ] 

028 REACTOR COMPONENTS ....................................................................... 288,822 288,822 288,822 288,822 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

029 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 10,572 10,572 10,572 10,572 

SMALL BOATS 

030 STANDARD BOATS ................................................................................. 129,784 80,784 129,784 –3,339 126,445 

7M RIB contract delay ................................................................ [–772 ] Large force protection boat contract delay ................................ [–791 ] Medium workboat contract delay ................................................ [–1,776 ] Standard Boats ........................................................................... [–49,000 ] 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

031 OTHER SHIPS TRAINING EQUIPMENT .................................................... 17,152 17,152 17,152 17,152 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

032 OPERATING FORCES IPE ....................................................................... 39,409 39,409 39,409 39,409 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

033 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS ........................................................................ 118,129 118,129 118,129 118,129 034 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT .................................... 37,413 37,413 37,413 –3,596 33,817 

MPCE cost growth ....................................................................... [–1,026 ] SUW support and shipping container cost growth ..................... [–2,570 ] 


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035 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES ............................................................... 15,270 15,270 15,270 15,270 036 LCS ASW MISSION MODULES ................................................................ 2,729 2,729 2,729 2,729 037 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ............................................................... 44,208 44,208 44,208 –4,511 39,697 

Gun module cost growth ............................................................. [–3,080 ] 

Maritime security module cost growth ....................................... [–1,431 ] 

038 REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) ................................................ 42,276 42,276 42,276 42,276 

SHIP SONARS 

040 SPQ–9B RADAR .................................................................................... 28,007 28,007 28,007 28,007041 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM ............................................ 79,802 79,802 79,802 79,802 042 SSN ACOUSTICS .................................................................................... 165,655 165,655 165,655 165,655 043 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................ 9,487 9,487 9,487 9,487 044 SONAR SWITCHES AND TRANSDUCERS ................................................ 11,621 11,621 11,621 11,621 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

046 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM ........................................... 24,221 24,221 24,221 24,221 047 SSTD ..................................................................................................... 12,051 12,051 12,051 12,051 048 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ............................................................. 170,831 170,831 170,831 170,831 049 SURTASS ............................................................................................... 9,619 9,619 9,619 9,619 050 MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNSAISANCE FORCE .............................. 14,390 14,390 14,390 14,390 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

051 AN/SLQ–32 ............................................................................................ 214,582 214,582 214,582 214,582 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

052 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ........................................................................ 124,862 124,862 124,862 124,862

053 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ......................................... 164 164 164 164 

SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT 

054 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROG ............................................. 45,362 45,362 45,362 45,362 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

055 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY ............................................. 33,939 33,939 33,939 33,939 056 TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) ................................................. 324 324 324 324 057 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) ..................... 18,192 18,192 18,192 18,192 058 ATDLS .................................................................................................... 16,768 16,768 16,768 16,768 059 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ................................ 5,219 5,219 5,219 5,219 060 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ............................................... 42,108 42,108 42,108 –609 41,499 

AN/SQQ–32 integration cost growth ........................................... [–609 ] 

062 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ...................................................... 15,232 15,232 15,232 15,232 063 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ....................................... 4,524 4,524 4,524 4,524 064 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ............................................... 6,382 6,382 6,382 6,382 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

065 OTHER TRAINING EQUIPMENT ............................................................... 46,122 46,122 46,122 –2,064 44,058 

BFTT installation kit cost growth ................................................ [–2,064 ] 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 


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066 MATCALS ............................................................................................... 16,999 16,999 16,999 16,999 067 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ...................................................... 9,366 9,366 9,366 9,366 068 AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING SYSTEM ............................................... 21,357 21,357 21,357 21,357 069 NATIONAL AIR SPACE SYSTEM .............................................................. 26,639 26,639 26,639 26,639 070 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................... 9,214 9,214 9,214 9,214 071 LANDING SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 13,902 13,902 13,902 13,902 072 ID SYSTEMS .......................................................................................... 34,901 34,901 34,901 34,901 073 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ................................................... 13,950 13,950 13,950 13,950 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

074 DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND & CONTROL ......................................... 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,205 075 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM ...................................... 3,447 3,447 3,447 3,447 076 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ........................................................... 16,766 16,766 16,766 16,766 077 DCGS-N ................................................................................................. 23,649 23,649 23,649 23,649 078 CANES ................................................................................................... 357,589 357,589 357,589 357,589 079 RADIAC .................................................................................................. 8,343 8,343 8,343 8,343 080 CANES-INTELL ....................................................................................... 65,015 65,015 65,015 65,015 081 GPETE ................................................................................................... 6,284 6,284 6,284 6,284 082 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ............................................... 4,016 4,016 4,016 4,016 083 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION ........................................................ 4,113 4,113 4,113 4,113 084 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 45,053 45,053 45,053 45,053 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

085 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ............................................ 14,410 14,410 14,410 14,410 086 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION .................................................. 20,830 20,830 20,830 20,830 088 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ................................................. 14,145 14,145 14,145 14,145 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

089 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT ...................................................... 11,057 11,057 11,057 11,057 090 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT .......................................... 67,852 67,852 67,852 67,852 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

091 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ............................................... 13,218 13,268 13,218 13,218 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ..................... [50 ] 

092 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ..................................................... 272,076 272,076 272,076 272,076 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

093 JCS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 4,369 4,369 4,369 4,369 


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094 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS .............................................................. 1,402 1,402 1,402 1,402 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

095 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ......................................... 110,766 110,766 110,766 110,766 096 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ............................................................ 979 979 979 979 

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 

097 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP .............................................. 11,502 11,502 11,502 11,502 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

098 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 2,967 2,967 2,967 2,967 

SONOBUOYS 

100 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES ..................................................................... 182,946 182,946 182,946 182,946 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

101 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................. 47,944 47,944 47,944 47,944 103 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 76,683 76,683 76,683 76,683 106 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 12,575 12,875 12,575 300 12,875 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ..................... [300 ] [300 ] 

107 DCRS/DPL ............................................................................................. 1,415 1,415 1,415 1,415 109 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES .................................................. 23,152 23,152 23,152 23,152 114 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 52,555 52,555 52,555 52,555 

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 

115 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 5,572 5,572 5,572 5,572 

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 

118 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................... 165,769 165,769 165,769 165,769 123 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 61,462 61,462 61,462 61,462 

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

126 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ................................................... 229,832 229,832 229,832 229,832 

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

127 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ........................................................ 66,020 66,020 66,020 –5,216 60,804 

688 TI04 installation cost growth .............................................. [–5,216 ] 

128 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 7,559 7,559 7,559 7,559 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

132 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP .............................................. 20,619 20,619 20,619 20,619 133 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 11,251 11,251 11,251 11,251 

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 

137 TRAINING DEVICE MODS ....................................................................... 84,080 84,080 84,080 84,080 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

138 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ........................................................ 2,282 2,282 2,282 2,282 139 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS ................................................................. 547 547 547 547 140 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP .............................................. 8,949 8,949 8,949 8,949 141 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 14,621 14,621 14,621 14,621 142 TACTICAL VEHICLES .............................................................................. 957 957 957 957 


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143 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 8,187 8,187 8,187 8,187 144 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 2,942 2,942 2,942 2,942 145 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION .................................................................... 17,592 17,592 17,592 –1,449 16,143 

Emergency response truck cost growth ...................................... [–1,449 ] 

146 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ............................................................ 1,177 1,177 1,177 1,177 

SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

147 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 10,937 10,937 10,937 10,937 148 OTHER SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................. 10,374 10,374 10,374 10,374 149 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................................. 5,668 5,668 5,668 5,668 150 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS ................................................... 90,921 90,921 90,921 90,921 

TRAINING DEVICES 

151 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 22,046 22,046 22,046 22,046 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

152 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 24,208 24,208 24,208 24,208 153 EDUCATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 874 874 874 874 154 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 2,634 2,634 2,634 2,634 156 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 3,573 3,573 3,573 3,573 157 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................... 3,997 3,997 3,997 3,997 158 C4ISR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 9,638 9,638 9,638 9,638 159 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 21,001 21,001 21,001 21,001 160 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 94,957 94,957 94,957 94,957 161 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 87,214 87,214 72,214 87,214 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

OTHER 

164 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ............................................ 116,165 116,165 116,165 116,165 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

164A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 10,847 10,847 10,847 10,847 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

165 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 325,084 325,134 325,084 325,084 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ..................... [50 ] 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ...................................... 5,975,828 6,198,128 5,960,828 258,015 6,233,843 

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TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 AAV7A1 PIP ........................................................................................... 16,756 16,756 16,756 16,756 

002 LAV PIP ................................................................................................. 77,736 77,736 77,736 77,736 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

003 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM .............................................. 5,742 642 5,742 –5,100 642 

Per Marine Corps excess to need ............................................... [–5,100 ] [–5,100 ] 

004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ............................................. 4,532 4,532 4,532 4,532 005 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM ....................................... 19,474 19,474 19,474 19,474 006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION ...................... 7,250 7,250 7,250 7,250 

OTHER SUPPORT 

007 MODIFICATION KITS ............................................................................... 21,909 21,909 21,909 21,909

008 WEAPONS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM .................................................... 3,208 3,208 3,208 3,208 

GUIDED MISSILES 

009 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE ............................................................. 31,439 31,439 31,439 31,439 010 JAVELIN ................................................................................................. 343 343 343 343 011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW .......................................................................... 4,995 4,995 4,995 4,995 012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) .............................. 1,589 1,589 1,589 1,589 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS ............................................................................... 5,134 5,134 5,134 5,134 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ................................................................... 9,178 9,178 9,178 9,178 015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C .................. 12,272 12,272 12,272 12,272 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 30,591 30,591 30,591 30,591 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM .................................................................. 2,385 2,385 2,385 2,385 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ........................................ 4,205 4,205 4,205 4,205 020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ............................................................. 8,002 8,002 8,002 8,002 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

021 RADAR SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 19,595 19,595 19,595 –220 19,375 

Sustainment—unjustified growth ............................................... [–220 ] 

022 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ................................... 2 89,230 2 89,230 2 89,230 2 89,230 023 RQ–21 UAS ........................................................................................... 3 70,565 3 70,565 3 70,565 3 70,565 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................................................ 11,860 11,860 11,860 11,860 025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................... 44,340 44,340 44,340 –1,790 42,550 

Unjustified program growth ........................................................ [–1,790 ] 

028 RQ–11 UAV ........................................................................................... 2,737 2,737 2,737 2,737030 DCGS-MC .............................................................................................. 20,620 20,620 20,620 20,620 


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OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 9,798 9,798 9,798 9,798 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

032 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORK (NGEN) ............................. 2,073 2,073 2,073 2,073 033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES ....................................................... 33,570 33,570 33,570 33,570 034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ................................................................... 38,186 38,186 38,186 38,186 035 RADIO SYSTEMS .................................................................................... 64,494 64,494 64,494 64,494 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................ 72,956 72,956 72,956 –8,631 64,325 

Unjustified program growth ........................................................ [–8,631 ] 

037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT ........................................ 43,317 43,317 43,317 43,317 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

037A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 2,498 2,498 2,498 2,498 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

038 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES ................................................... 332 332 332 332 039 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ........................................................... 11,035 11,035 11,035 11,035 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

040 5/4T TRUCK HMMWV (MYP) .................................................................. 57,255 37,255 57,255 –20,000 37,255

Early to need ............................................................................... [–20,000 ] [–20,000 ] 

041 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS .................................................... 938 938 938 938 044 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ........................................................... 7 7,500 7 7,500 7 7,500 7 7,500 045 FAMILY OF TACTICAL TRAILERS ............................................................ 10,179 10,179 10,179 10,179 

OTHER SUPPORT 

046 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 11,023 11,023 11,023 11,023 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

047 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIP ASSORT .......................................... 994 994 994 994 048 BULK LIQUID EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 1,256 1,256 1,256 1,256 049 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 3,750 3,750 3,750 3,750 050 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ............................................................ 8,985 8,985 11,885 8,985 

USMC unfunded priority .............................................................. [2,900 ] 

051 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 4,418 4,418 4,418 4,418 052 EOD SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 6,528 6,528 6,528 6,528 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

053 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 26,510 26,510 26,510 26,510 


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054 GARRISON MOBILE ENGINEER EQUIPMENT (GMEE) ............................. 1,910 1,910 1,910 1,910 055 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ................................................................. 8,807 8,807 8,807 8,807 056 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ................................................. 128 128 128 128 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

058 TRAINING DEVICES ................................................................................ 3,412 3,412 3,412 3,412 059 CONTAINER FAMILY ............................................................................... 1,662 1,662 1,662 1,662 060 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ............................................... 3,669 3,669 3,669 3,669 

OTHER SUPPORT 

062 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 4,272 4,272 4,272 4,272 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 16,210 16,210 16,210 16,210 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ................................. 12 983,352 12 958,252 12 986,252 –35,741 12 947,611 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE TACTICAL FORCES 

001 F–35 ..................................................................................................... 26 3,553,046 26 3,553,046 26 3,553,046 26 3,553,046 002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 291,880 291,880 291,880 291,880 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

003 KC–46A TANKER ................................................................................... 7 1,582,685 6 1,356,585 7 1,582,685 7 1,582,685 

LRIP 1 Ramp Rate ...................................................................... [–1 ] [–226,100 ] 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

004 C–130J .................................................................................................. 7 482,396 7 482,396 7 482,396 7 482,396 

005 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 006 HC–130J ............................................................................................... 4 332,024 4 332,024 4 332,024 4 332,024 007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 008 MC–130J ............................................................................................... 2 190,971 2 190,971 2 190,971 2 190,971 009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

012 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C .......................................................................... 6 2,562 6 2,562 6 2,562 6 2,562 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

013 TARGET DRONES ................................................................................... 37 98,576 37 98,576 37 98,576 37 98,576 

016 RQ–4 ..................................................................................................... 54,475 44,475 44,475 –10,000 44,475 

MPRTIP Sensor Trainer reduction ................................................ [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] 

017 AC–130J ................................................................................................ 1 1 1 1 018 MQ–9 .................................................................................................... 12 240,218 20 360,218 12 202,418 98,000 12 338,218 

Program increase ........................................................................ [8 ] [120,000 ] [120,000 ] Use available prior year funds for FY 15 requirements ............. [–37,800 ] [–22,000 ] 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

020 B–2A ..................................................................................................... 23,865 23,865 23,865 23,865 

021 B–1B ..................................................................................................... 140,252 140,252 140,252 140,252 


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022 B–52 ..................................................................................................... 180,148 180,148 180,148 180,148 023 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES ............................... 13,159 13,159 13,159 13,159 

TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 

025 F–15 ..................................................................................................... 387,314 387,314 387,314 387,314 026 F–16 ..................................................................................................... 12,336 12,336 12,336 12,336 027 F–22A ................................................................................................... 180,207 180,207 180,207 180,207 028 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 187,646 187,646 187,646 187,646 029 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 28,500 28,500 28,500 28,500 

AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

030 C–5 ....................................................................................................... 14,731 14,731 14,731 14,731 031 C–5M .................................................................................................... 331,466 281,466 281,466 –50,000 281,466 

Program execution delay ............................................................. [–50,000 ] [–50,000 ] [–50,000 ] 

033 C–17A ................................................................................................... 127,494 127,494 127,494 127,494 

034 C–21 ..................................................................................................... 264 264 264 264 035 C–32A ................................................................................................... 8,767 8,767 8,767 8,767 036 C–37A ................................................................................................... 18,457 18,457 18,457 18,457 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

038 GLIDER MODS ....................................................................................... 132 132 132 132 039 T–6 ....................................................................................................... 14,486 14,486 14,486 14,486 

040 T–1 ....................................................................................................... 7,650 7,650 7,650 7,650 041 T–38 ..................................................................................................... 34,845 34,845 34,845 34,845 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

042 U–2 MODS ............................................................................................ 64,300 0 

Keep U–2 rather than enhance Global Hawk Block 30 ............. [64,300 ] 

044 KC–10A (ATCA) ..................................................................................... 34,313 34,313 34,313 34,313 

045 C–12 ..................................................................................................... 1,960 1,960 1,960 1,960 048 VC–25A MOD ........................................................................................ 1,072 1,072 1,072 1,072 049 C–40 ..................................................................................................... 7,292 7,292 7,292 7,292 050 C–130 ................................................................................................... 35,869 109,671 83,469 88,400 124,269 

8.33kHz radios ............................................................................. [–7,447 ] C–130 8–Bladed Propeller upgrade ........................................... [30,000 ] [30,000 ] C–130 AMP .................................................................................. [35,800 ] [25,000 ] [35,800 ] CVR/DVR ...................................................................................... [–7,151 ] 


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T–56 3.5 Engine Mod .................................................................. [22,600 ] [22,600 ] [22,600 ] 

051 C–130J MODS ....................................................................................... 7,919 7,919 7,919 7,919 052 C–135 ................................................................................................... 63,568 63,568 63,568 63,568 

053 COMPASS CALL MODS .......................................................................... 57,828 57,828 57,828 57,828 054 RC–135 ................................................................................................. 152,746 152,746 152,746 152,746 055 E–3 ....................................................................................................... 16,491 29,348 16,491 16,491 

Program increase ........................................................................ [12,857 ] 

056 E–4 ....................................................................................................... 22,341 22,341 22,341 22,341 

058 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM ....................................... 160,284 160,284 160,284 160,284 059 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .................................. 32,026 32,026 32,026 32,026 060 H–1 ....................................................................................................... 8,237 8,237 8,237 8,237 061 H–60 ..................................................................................................... 60,110 60,110 60,110 60,110 062 RQ–4 MODS .......................................................................................... 21,354 21,354 21,354 21,354 063 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................ 1,902 1,902 1,902 1,902 064 OTHER AIRCRAFT .................................................................................. 32,106 32,106 32,106 32,106065 MQ–1 MODS ......................................................................................... 4,755 1,555 4,755 4,755 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–3,200 ] 

066 MQ–9 MODS ......................................................................................... 155,445 155,445 125,445 155,445 

Lynx radar .................................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

069 CV–22 MODS ........................................................................................ 74,874 74,874 74,874 74,874 

069A EJECTION SEAT RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ....................... 7,000 2,500 2,500 

Initial aircraft installation .......................................................... [7,000 ] [2,500 ] 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

070 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ............................................................. 466,562 424,532 466,562 466,562 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–42,030 ] 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

071 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................... 22,470 22,470 22,470 22,470 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

074 B–2A ..................................................................................................... 44,793 44,793 44,793 44,793 075 B–52 ..................................................................................................... 5,249 5,249 5,249 5,249 

077 C–17A ................................................................................................... 20,110 15,110 20,110 20,110 

Program execution delay ............................................................. [–5,000 ] 

078 CV–22 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ................................................... 16,931 16,931 16,931 16,931 080 C–135 ................................................................................................... 4,414 4,414 4,414 4,414 

081 F–15 ..................................................................................................... 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 082 F–16 ..................................................................................................... 10,994 10,994 10,994 10,994 083 F–22A ................................................................................................... 5,929 5,929 5,929 5,929 084 OTHER AIRCRAFT .................................................................................. 27 27 27 27 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

085 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS ............................................................. 21,363 21,363 21,363 21,363 


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WAR CONSUMABLES 

086 WAR CONSUMABLES ............................................................................. 82,906 82,906 82,906 82,906 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

087 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ............................................................ 1,007,276 1,007,276 1,007,276 1,007,276

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

087A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 69,380 69,380 69,380 69,380 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ....................... 101 11,542,571 108 11,419,900 101 11,526,671 128,900 101 11,671,471 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC ................................................. 80,187 80,187 80,187 80,187 

TACTICAL 

003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ............................................... 224 337,438 224 337,438 224 337,438 224 337,438 004 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) .......................................................................... 303 132,995 303 132,995 303 132,995 303 132,995 005 AMRAAM ................................................................................................ 200 329,600 200 329,600 200 329,600 200 329,600 006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE .............................................................. 283 33,878 283 33,878 283 33,878 283 33,878 007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ....................................................................... 246 70,578 246 70,578 246 18,047 –20,000 246 50,578 

Delay in Milestone C and contract award .................................. [–52,531 ] [–20,000 ] 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

008 INDUSTR’L PREPAREDNS/POL PREVENTION .......................................... 749 749 749 749 

CLASS IV 

009 MM III MODIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 28,477 28,477 28,477 28,477 010 AGM–65D MAVERICK ............................................................................ 276 276 276 276 011 AGM–88A HARM ................................................................................... 297 297 297 297 012 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) .................................................. 16,083 16,083 16,083 16,083 013 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ....................................................................... 6,924 6,924 6,924 6,924 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

014 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ............................................................. 87,366 87,366 87,366 87,366 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

015 ADVANCED EHF ..................................................................................... 298,890 298,890 298,890 298,890 

016 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE) .......................................... 38,971 35,971 38,971 –2,900 36,071 

Unjustified growth ....................................................................... [–3,000 ] [–2,900 ] 

017 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ...................................................................... 1 235,397 1 235,397 1 235,397 1 235,397 


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018 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 57,000 57,000 57,000 57,000 019 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) ............................................................ 16,201 16,201 16,201 16,201 020 GLOBAL POSITIONING (SPACE) ............................................................. 52,090 52,090 52,090 52,090 021 DEF METEOROLOGICAL SAT PROG(SPACE) ........................................... 87,000 87,000 87,000 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–87,000 ] 

022 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH (INFRAST.) ................................. 750,143 750,143 750,143 –35,000 715,143 

Excess growth .............................................................................. [–35,000 ] 

023 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH(SPACE) ...................................... 3 630,903 3 765,903 3 630,903 3 630,903 

DMSP 20 launch/Additional competition launch ........................ [135,000 ] 

024 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) .............................................................................. 450,884 450,884 450,884 450,884 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ............................................................... 60,179 60,179 60,179 60,179 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS UNDISTRIBUTED 

028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 888,000 888,000 888,000 888,000

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .......................... 1,260 4,690,506 1,260 4,822,506 1,260 4,550,975 –57,900 1,260 4,632,606 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ROCKETS 

001 ROCKETS ............................................................................................... 4,696 4,696 4,696 4,696 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ......................................................................................... 133,271 133,271 133,271 133,271 

BOMBS 

003 PRACTICE BOMBS ................................................................................. 31,998 31,998 31,998 31,998 004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS .................................................................. 148,614 148,614 157,414 148,614 

Readiness funding increase—PACOM unfunded priority list .... [8,800 ] 

005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION .......................................................... 2,973 101,400 2,973 101,400 2,973 101,400 2,973 101,400 

OTHER ITEMS 

006 CAD/PAD ............................................................................................... 29,989 29,989 29,989 29,989 

007 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) .............................................. 6,925 6,925 6,925 6,925 008 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 494 494 494 494 009 MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 1,610 1,610 1,610 1,610 010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 4,237 4,237 4,237 4,237 

FLARES 

011 FLARES .................................................................................................. 86,101 86,101 86,101 86,101 

FUZES 

012 FUZES ................................................................................................... 103,417 103,417 103,417 103,417 

SMALL ARMS 

013 SMALL ARMS ......................................................................................... 24,648 24,648 24,648 24,648 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ............ 2,973 677,400 2,973 677,400 2,973 686,200 2,973 677,400 


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OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ........................................................ 6,528 2,528 6,528 6,528 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ................................................................. 7,639 2,639 7,639 7,639 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

003 CAP VEHICLES ...................................................................................... 961 961 961 961 004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 11,027 5,027 11,027 11,027 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–6,000 ] 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ..................................................... 4,447 4,447 4,447 4,447 006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 693 693 693 693 

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 

007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ........................................... 10,152 10,152 10,152 10,152 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 15,108 5,108 15,108 15,108 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP ........................................ 10,212 6,212 10,212 10,212 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 57,049 32,049 57,049 57,049 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 106,182 106,182 106,182 –2,089 104,093 

VACM modernization devices unit cost growth .......................... [–2,089 ] 

012 MODIFICATIONS (COMSEC) ................................................................... 1,363 1,363 1,363 1,363 

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ................................................... 2,832 2,832 2,832 2,832 014 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 32,329 32,329 29,329 32,329 

NCCT ............................................................................................ [–3,000 ] 

016 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ............................................................... 15,649 15,649 15,649 15,649 


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017 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ............................................... 42,200 42,200 42,200 –12,200 30,000 

D-ILS program restructure funds early to need ......................... [–12,200 ] 

018 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ............................................................... 6,333 6,333 6,333 6,333 019 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ...................................................... 2,708 2,708 2,708 2,708 020 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS ...................................... 50,033 40,033 50,033 50,033 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

021 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ..................................................... 16,348 16,348 16,348 16,348 022 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL .................................................. 139,984 139,984 139,984 139,984 023 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX .......................................................... 20,101 20,101 20,101 20,101 026 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN) ........................ 9,060 9,060 9,060 9,060 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

027 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................. 39,100 39,100 39,100 39,100 028 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .............................................. 19,010 19,010 19,010 19,010 029 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL .................................................... 11,462 11,462 11,462 11,462 030 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ............................................ 37,426 37,426 37,426 37,426 031 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES .................................................................. 26,634 26,634 26,634 26,634 032 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ........................................ 1,289 1,289 1,289 1,289 033 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ....................................................................... 11,508 11,508 11,508 11,508 034 GCSS-AF FOS ........................................................................................ 3,670 3,670 3,670 3,670 035 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MGMT SYSTEM ................... 15,298 15,298 15,298 15,298 036 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM ...................................................... 9,565 9,565 9,565 9,565 037 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CTR-WPN SYS ........................................... 25,772 25,772 25,772 25,772 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

038 INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS .................................................... 81,286 112,586 112,586 31,300 112,586 

Air Force requested program transfer from AFNET ..................... [31,300 ] [31,300 ] [31,300 ] 

039 AFNET .................................................................................................... 122,228 90,928 90,928 –31,300 90,928 

Air Force requested program transfer to BITI ............................. [–31,300 ] [–31,300 ] [–31,300 ] 

041 USCENTCOM .......................................................................................... 16,342 16,342 16,342 16,342 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

042 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .................................. 60,230 60,230 60,230 60,230 043 SPACE BASED IR SENSOR PGM SPACE ................................................ 26,100 26,100 26,100 26,100 044 NAVSTAR GPS SPACE ............................................................................ 2,075 2,075 2,075 2,075 045 NUDET DETECTION SYS SPACE ............................................................. 4,656 4,656 4,656 4,656 046 AF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK SPACE ........................................... 54,630 54,630 54,630 54,630 047 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE ....................................................... 69,713 69,713 69,713 69,713 048 MILSATCOM SPACE ............................................................................... 41,355 41,355 41,355 41,355 049 SPACE MODS SPACE ............................................................................. 31,722 31,722 31,722 31,722 050 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM ...................................................................... 61,603 61,603 61,603 61,603 

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Line Item 

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Request 

House 

Authorized 

Senate 

Authorized 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

051 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 50,335 50,335 50,335 50,335 053 RADIO EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 14,846 14,846 14,846 14,846 054 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 3,635 3,635 3,635 3,635 055 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................ 79,607 79,607 79,607 79,607 

MODIFICATIONS 

056 COMM ELECT MODS ............................................................................. 105,398 105,398 105,398 105,398

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

057 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES ........................................................................ 12,577 12,577 12,577 12,577 058 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 31,209 31,209 31,209 31,209 

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 

059 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ........................................... 7,670 7,670 7,670 7,670 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

060 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT .............................................................. 14,125 14,125 37,725 14,125 

ICBM training equipment ............................................................ [23,600 ] 

061 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS .................................................................. 16,744 16,744 16,744 16,744 062 PRODUCTIVITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT ................................................... 2,495 2,495 2,495 2,495 063 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 10,573 10,573 10,573 10,573 064 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 5,462 5,462 5,462 5,462 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

066 DARP RC135 ......................................................................................... 24,710 24,710 24,710 24,710 067 DCGS-AF ............................................................................................... 206,743 206,743 206,743 206,743 069 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ................................................................. 537,370 537,370 537,370 537,370 070 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. .......................................... 77,898 77,898 77,898 77,898 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS UNDISTRIBUTED 

070A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 13,990,196 13,990,196 13,990,196 13,990,196 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

072 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................................................. 32,813 32,813 32,813 32,813 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 16,566,018 16,502,018 16,586,618 –14,289 16,551,729 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA 

001 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 1,594 1,594 1,594 1,594 


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MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA 

002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 4,325 4,325 4,325 4,325 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

003 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ............................................................... 17,268 17,268 17,268 17,268 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

008 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ....................................................... 10,491 10,491 10,491 10,491 010 TELEPORT PROGRAM ............................................................................ 80,622 80,622 80,622 80,622 011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................. 14,147 14,147 14,147 14,147 012 NET CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ...................................... 1,921 1,921 1,921 1,921 013 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ......................................... 80,144 80,144 80,144 80,144 015 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ................................................................ 8,755 8,755 8,755 8,755 016 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ............................................. 33,737 33,737 33,737 33,737 017 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ........................................................ 32,544 32,544 32,544 32,544 018 JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT ...................................................... 13,300 13,300 13,300 13,300 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

020 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 7,436 7,436 7,436 7,436 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

021 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 3 11,640 3 11,640 3 11,640 3 11,640 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

022 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS ............................ 1,269 1,269 1,269 1,269 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS 

024 VEHICLES .............................................................................................. 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 

025 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 1,039 1,039 1,039 1,039 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 

026 VEHICLES .............................................................................................. 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 027 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 3 7,639 3 7,639 3 7,639 3 7,639 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

028 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................ 68,880 68,880 68,880 –68,880 0 

Transfer to line 30 for All Up Round procurement .................... [–68,880 ] 

029 THAAD ................................................................................................... 31 464,424 31 464,424 31 464,424 31 464,424 030 AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................... 30 435,430 30 534,430 30 435,430 99,000 30 534,430 

Program increase ........................................................................ [99,000 ] [99,000 ] 

031 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ..................................................................... 48,140 48,140 48,140 48,140 032 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III ...................................................................... 225,774 225,774 225,774 225,774

034 IRON DOME ........................................................................................... 1 175,972 1 351,972 –1 –175,972 0 

Program increase for Iron Dome ................................................. [176,000 ] [175,000 ] Realignment of Iron Dome to Overseas Contingency Operations [–1 ] [–350,972 ] Transfer to RDTE, Defense-Wide Line 96 .................................... [–1 ] [–175,972 ] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA 

041 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ........................... 3,448 3,448 3,448 3,448 


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Request 

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Authorized 

Senate 

Authorized 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 

042 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ...................................................................... 43,708 43,708 43,708 43,708 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

044 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ........................................................................ 10,783 10,783 10,783 10,783 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS 

046 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS ...................................................................... 29,599 29,599 29,599 29,599 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ........................................................................ 540,894 540,894 540,894 540,894

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

047 MC–12 .................................................................................................. 40,500 40,500 –40,500 0 

Unjustified Request ..................................................................... [–40,500 ] [–40,500 ] 

048 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ..................................... 112,226 112,226 112,226 112,226 049 MH–60 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ..................................................... 3,021 3,021 3,021 3,021 050 NON-STANDARD AVIATION ..................................................................... 48,200 48,200 48,200 48,200 052 MH–47 CHINOOK .................................................................................. 22,230 22,230 22,230 22,230 053 RQ–11 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE .................................................... 6,397 6,397 6,397 6,397 054 CV–22 MODIFICATION ........................................................................... 25,578 25,578 25,578 25,578 056 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ..................................................... 15,651 15,651 21,351 15,651 

Capability Improvements ............................................................. [5,700 ] 

057 STUASL0 ................................................................................................ 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 058 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ................................................................ 145,929 145,929 145,929 145,929 059 AC/MC–130J ......................................................................................... 65,130 65,130 65,130 65,130 061 C–130 MODIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 39,563 39,563 39,563 39,563 

SHIPBUILDING 

063 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 25,459 25,459 25,459 25,459 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

065 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ...................................................................... 144,336 144,336 144,336 144,336 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

068 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 81,001 81,001 81,001 81,001 070 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS .......................... 17,323 13,423 17,323 17,323 

Reduction of PED Ground Systems ............................................. [–3,900 ] 

071 OTHER ITEMS <$5M ............................................................................. 84,852 84,852 84,852 84,852 072 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ............................................................... 51,937 51,937 51,937 51,937 


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074 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 31,017 31,017 31,017 31,017 075 TACTICAL VEHICLES .............................................................................. 63,134 63,134 63,134 63,134 076 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .................................................................... 192,448 192,448 192,448 192,448 078 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ....................................................... 19,984 19,984 19,984 19,984 081 GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ........................................... 5,044 5,044 5,044 5,044 082 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ..................................... 38,126 38,126 38,126 38,126 088 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ............................................................. 243,849 243,849 243,849 243,849 

CBDP 

095 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ............................... 170,137 170,137 170,137 170,137 096 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION .............................................. 150,392 150,392 150,392 150,392 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE .................................. 69 4,221,437 69 4,492,537 68 4,010,665 –1 –186,352 68 4,035,085 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND .......................................... 20,000 20,000 –20,000 0 

Unjustified request ...................................................................... [–20,000 ] [–20,000 ] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ................ 20,000 20,000 –20,000 0 

PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS 

010 PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS ................................................................... –265,685 265,685 0 

Denied Prior Year Rescission request ......................................... [265,685 ] [265,685 ] [265,685 ] 

TOTAL PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS .......................................... –265,685 265,685 0 

UNDISTRIBUTED GENERAL PROVISIONS UNDISTRIBUTED GENERAL PROVISIONS 

010 UNDISTRIBUTED GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................ –265,685 0 

Undistributed FY15 reduction ..................................................... [–265,685 ] 

TOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED GENERAL PROVISIONS ...................... –265,685 0 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ............................................................. 158,103 89,508,034 158,218 90,992,403 158,247 89,524,369 103 1,891,327 158,206 91,399,361 


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SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY FIXED WING 

003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP) ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 36,000 2 36,000 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY .......................................................................................................................................... 2 36,000 2 36,000 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

004 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................................ 159 32,136 159 32,136 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ............................................................................................................................................. 159 32,136 159 32,136 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

007 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ................................................................................................................................................................................... 35,000 35,000 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

009 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

013 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ................................................................................................................................. 10,000 10,000 014 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................................................................. 15,000 15,000 

ROCKETS 

020 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 66,905 66,905 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

021 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 3,000 022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 1,000 023 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ................................................................................................................................ 140,905 140,905 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLES 

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .................................................................................................................................................... 286 95,624 286 95,624 008 PLS ESP ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60,300 60,300 


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010 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ..................................................................................................................................... 473 192,620 473 192,620 015 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ................................................................................................................................... 197,000 197,000 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

063 DCGS-A (MIP) .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63,831 63,831 

065A TROJAN SPIRIT—TERMINALS (TIARA) ............................................................................................................................................................. 2,600 2,600 

067 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ........................................................................................................................................... 6,910 6,910 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

071 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ..................................................................................................................................... 32,083 32,083 072 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................................................................................ 47,535 47,535 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

114A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 1,000 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

133 FORCE PROVIDER ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 51,500 51,500 135 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM .............................................................................................................................. 2,580 2,580 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

170 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 25,000 25,000 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................................................................................................................................................ 759 778,583 759 778,583 

JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND NETWORK ATTACK 

001 ATTACK THE NETWORK .................................................................................................................................................................................... 189,700 189,700 

JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT 

002 DEFEAT THE DEVICE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 94,600 94,600 

FORCE TRAINING 

003 TRAIN THE FORCE ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 15,700 15,700 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

004 OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79,000 65,463 144,463 

Transfer from Base ................................................................................................................................................................................ [65,463 ] 

TOTAL JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND .......................................................................................................................... 379,000 65,463 444,463 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

011 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 30,000 1 30,000 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

027 MQ–8 UAV ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 40,888 2 40,888 

028A STUASL0 UAV ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 55,000 3 55,000 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

039 EP–3 SERIES ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34,955 34,955 

049 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2,548 2,548 054 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 31,920 31,920 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

067 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................................................................................................................... 936 936 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................................................................................................................................... 6 196,247 6 196,247 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY STRATEGIC MISSILES 

003 TOMAHAWK ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 45,500 47 45,500 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

010 LASER MAVERICK ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16,485 16,485 011 STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) .................................................................................................................................... 40 4,800 40 4,800 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................................................................................................................................... 87 66,785 87 66,785 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7,596 7,596 002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8,862 8,862 003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3,473 3,473 006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ........................................................................................................................................................... 29,376 29,376 011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3,919 3,919 012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ......................................................................................................................................................... 3,561 3,561 013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,913 2,913 014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................................................................................................................. 2,764 2,764 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9,475 9,475 016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8,843 8,843 017 40 MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7,098 7,098 018 60MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5,935 5,935 019 81MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9,318 9,318 020 120MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6,921 6,921 022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3,218 3,218 023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7,642 7,642 024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 30,289 30,289 025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,255 1,255 


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026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,061 2,061 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ................................................................................................................................. 154,519 154,519 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

023 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8,210 8,210 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

078 CANES .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 400 400 

ERI: Information Sharing with Coalition Partners ................................................................................................................................. [400 ] 

084 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5,870 5,870 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

088 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,100 1,100 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

132 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ........................................................................................................................................................ 207,860 207,860 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

138 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ................................................................................................................................................................... 1,063 1,063 139 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 152 152 142 TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 26,300 26,300 145 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3,300 3,300 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

152 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................................................................................... 10,745 10,745 157 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................................................................... 3,331 3,331 158 C4ISR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 35,923 150 36,073 

ERI: Black Sea Information Sharing Initiatives .................................................................................................................................... [150 ] 

159 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................................................................... 514 514 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

164A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,400 2,400 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................................................................................................................................ 306,768 550 307,318 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS OTHER SUPPORT 

007 MODIFICATION KITS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 3,190 1 3,190 

GUIDED MISSILES 

010 JAVELIN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 90 17,100 90 17,100 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13,500 13,500 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 980 980 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ................................................................................................................................................... 996 996 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,450 1,450 028 RQ–11 UAV ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,740 1,740 

OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................... 134 134 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................................................................... 3,119 3,119 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

042 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 584 584 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

052 EOD SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5,566 5,566 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

055 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3,230 3,230 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

058 TRAINING DEVICES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 2,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ............................................................................................................................................ 91 53,589 91 53,589 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE OTHER AIRLIFT 

004 C–130J ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 70,000 1 70,000 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

018 MQ–9 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 192,000 12 192,000 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

021 B–1B ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91,879 91,879 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

050 C–130 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47,840 47,840 051 C–130J MODS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18,000 18,000 053 COMPASS CALL MODS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24,800 24,800 063 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 44,300 44,300 

064 OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 111,990 111,990 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

070 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 45,410 45,410 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .................................................................................................................................. 13 646,219 13 646,219 


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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE TACTICAL 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,073 125,469 1,073 125,469 007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ................................................................................................................................................................................. 268 10,720 268 10,720 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .................................................................................................................................... 1,341 136,189 1,341 136,189 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,469 2,469 

BOMBS 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 56,293 56,293 

005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION .................................................................................................................................................................... 4,027 117,039 4,027 117,039 

FLARES 

011 FLARES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19,136 19,136 

FUZES 

012 FUZES .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24,848 24,848 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ....................................................................................................................... 4,027 219,785 4,027 219,785 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3,000 3,000 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1,878 1,878 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5,131 5,131 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP ................................................................................................................................................... 1,734 1,734 010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22,000 22,000 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

027 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................ 3,857 3,857 033 C3 COUNTERMEASURES .................................................................................................................................................................................. 900 900 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

048 MILSATCOM SPACE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19,547 19,547 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

055 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1,970 1,970 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

057 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES .................................................................................................................................................................................. 765 765 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

060 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2,030 2,030 


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SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item 

FY 2015 

Request 

Agreement 

Change 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost 

061 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 99,590 99,590 063 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 107,361 107,361 064 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10,975 10,975 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

070 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ..................................................................................................................................................... 6,100 6,100 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS UNDISTRIBUTED 

070A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3,143,936 3,143,936 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ....................................................................................................................................... 3,430,774 3,430,774 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

010 TELEPORT PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4,330 4,330 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

034 IRON DOME ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 350,972 1 350,972 

Realignment of Iron Dome to Overseas Contingency Operations ......................................................................................................... [1 ] [350,972 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 65,829 65,829 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

056 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ................................................................................................................................................................ 5,700 5,700 

MQ–9 Capability Enhancements ............................................................................................................................................................ [5,700 ] 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

065 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ................................................................................................................................................................................. 28,873 28,873 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

068 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13,549 13,549 071 OTHER ITEMS <$5M ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32,773 32,773 076 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .............................................................................................................................................................................. 78,357 78,357 088 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4,175 4,175 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ............................................................................................................................................ 227,886 1 356,672 1 584,558 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND .................................................................................................................................................... 50,000 –50,000 0 


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Program decrease .................................................................................................................................................................................. [–50,000 ] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ........................................................................................................................... 50,000 –50,000 0 

NATIONAL GUARD & RESERVE EQUIPMENT UNDISTRIBUTED 

007 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,250,000 1,250,000 

Program increase ................................................................................................................................................................................... [1,250,000 ] 

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD & RESERVE EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................................... 1,250,000 1,250,000 

PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS 

010 PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................. –117,000 117,000 0 

Denied Prior Year Rescission request ................................................................................................................................................... [117,000 ] 

TOTAL PRIOR YEAR RESCISSIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... –117,000 117,000 0 TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6,485 6,738,385 1 1,739,685 6,486 8,478,070 


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TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601101A IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ......................................... 13,464 13,464 13,464 13,464 002 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................................... 238,167 238,167 238,167 238,167 

003 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ................................................................. 69,808 69,808 89,808 20,000 89,808 

Basic research program increase ........................................................... [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS ........................................... 102,737 102,737 102,737 102,737

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ....................................................................... 424,176 424,176 444,176 20,000 444,176 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

005 0602105A MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................. 28,006 28,006 28,006 28,006 

006 0602120A SENSORS AND ELECTRONIC SURVIVABILITY .................................................... 33,515 33,515 33,515 33,515 007 0602122A TRACTOR HIP .................................................................................................... 16,358 16,358 16,358 16,358 008 0602211A AVIATION TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................... 63,433 63,433 63,433 63,433 009 0602270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 18,502 18,502 18,502 18,502 010 0602303A MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................................... 46,194 46,194 46,194 46,194 011 0602307A ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ................................................................. 28,528 28,528 28,528 28,528 012 0602308A ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SIMULATION ......................................................... 27,435 27,435 27,435 27,435 013 0602601A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 72,883 72,883 72,883 72,883 


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014 0602618A BALLISTICS TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................. 85,597 85,597 85,597 85,597 015 0602622A CHEMICAL, SMOKE AND EQUIPMENT DEFEATING TECHNOLOGY ...................... 3,971 3,971 3,971 3,971 016 0602623A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM .......................................................... 6,853 6,853 6,853 6,853 017 0602624A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ........................................................ 38,069 38,069 38,069 38,069 018 0602705A ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ....................................................... 56,435 56,435 56,435 56,435 019 0602709A NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................. 38,445 38,445 38,445 38,445 020 0602712A COUNTERMINE SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 25,939 25,939 25,939 25,939 021 0602716A HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 23,783 23,783 23,783 23,783 022 0602720A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 15,659 15,659 15,659 15,659 023 0602782A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ................................. 33,817 33,817 33,817 33,817 024 0602783A COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY ....................................................... 10,764 10,764 10,764 10,764025 0602784A MILITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ............................................................. 63,311 63,311 63,311 63,311 026 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 23,295 23,295 23,295 23,295 027 0602786A WARFIGHTER TECHNOLOGY .............................................................................. 25,751 28,330 25,751 2,579 28,330 

Joint Service Combat Feeding Technology .............................................. [2,579 ] [2,579 ] 

028 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................... 76,068 76,068 76,068 76,068 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ................................................................... 862,611 865,190 862,611 2,579 865,190 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

029 0603001A WARFIGHTER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 65,139 65,813 65,139 674 65,813 

Joint Service Combat Feeding Tech Demo ............................................. [674 ] [674 ] 

030 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 67,291 67,291 67,291 67,291 

031 0603003A AVIATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 88,990 88,990 88,990 88,990 032 0603004A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................................... 57,931 57,931 57,931 57,931 033 0603005A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................... 110,031 110,031 110,031 110,031 034 0603006A SPACE APPLICATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 6,883 6,883 6,883 6,883 035 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................ 13,580 13,580 13,580 13,580 036 0603008A ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 44,871 44,871 44,871 44,871 037 0603009A TRACTOR HIKE .................................................................................................. 7,492 7,492 7,492 7,492 038 0603015A NEXT GENERATION TRAINING & SIMULATION SYSTEMS ................................... 16,749 16,749 16,749 16,749 039 0603020A TRACTOR ROSE ................................................................................................ 14,483 14,483 14,483 14,483 041 0603125A COMBATING TERRORISM—TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................ 24,270 24,270 24,270 24,270 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

042 0603130A TRACTOR NAIL .................................................................................................. 3,440 3,440 3,440 3,440 043 0603131A TRACTOR EGGS ................................................................................................ 2,406 2,406 2,406 2,406 044 0603270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 26,057 26,057 26,057 26,057 045 0603313A MISSILE AND ROCKET ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 44,957 44,957 44,957 44,957 046 0603322A TRACTOR CAGE ................................................................................................ 11,105 11,105 11,105 11,105 047 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ....................... 181,609 181,609 181,609 181,609 048 0603606A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................ 13,074 13,074 13,074 13,074 049 0603607A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM .......................................................... 7,321 7,321 7,321 7,321 050 0603710A NIGHT VISION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 44,138 44,138 44,138 44,138 051 0603728A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS ........................... 9,197 9,197 9,197 9,197 052 0603734A MILITARY ENGINEERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 17,613 17,613 17,613 17,613 053 0603772A ADVANCED TACTICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ......... 39,164 39,164 39,164 39,164 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................... 917,791 918,465 917,791 674 918,465 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

054 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ............................................. 12,797 12,797 12,797 12,797 055 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .............................................................. 13,999 13,999 13,999 13,999 

058 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ...................................................... 29,334 29,334 29,334 29,334 060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ........................................................... 9,602 11,189 9,602 1,400 11,002 

Food Advanced Development .................................................................. [1,587 ] [1,400 ] 

061 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV ........................... 8,953 8,953 8,953 8,953 062 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 3,052 3,052 3,052 3,052 063 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL ....................................... 7,830 7,830 7,830 7,830 065 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 2,954 2,954 2,954 2,954

067 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV ......................................... 13,386 13,386 13,386 13,386 069 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ........................................................................ 23,659 23,659 23,659 23,659 070 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 6,830 9,830 9,830 3,000 9,830 


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Army requested realignment—Caliber Config Study ............................. [3,000 ] [3,000 ] [3,000 ] 

072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................ 9,913 9,913 9,913 9,913 

073 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ........................................................... 74,740 74,740 74,740 74,740 074 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) ................................. 9,930 9,930 9,930 9,930 076 0604319A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INCREMENT 2–INTERCEPT (IFPC2) 96,177 71,177 66,177 –25,000 71,177 

Program delay and funds requested early to need ............................... [–25,000 ] [–30,000 ] [–25,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES ......... 323,156 302,743 296,156 –20,600 302,556 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

079 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS ......................................................................................... 37,246 37,246 37,246 37,246 081 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 6,002 6,002 6,002 6,002 082 0604280A JOINT TACTICAL RADIO ..................................................................................... 9,832 9,832 9,832 9,832 083 0604290A MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) ........................................ 9,730 9,730 9,730 9,730 084 0604321A ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM ...................................................................... 5,532 5,532 5,532 5,532 085 0604328A TRACTOR CAGE ................................................................................................ 19,929 19,929 19,929 19,929 086 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ......................................................................... 27,884 34,586 29,586 6,702 34,586 

Army requested realignment ................................................................... [6,702 ] [6,702 ] [6,702 ] Only for XM25 CDTEWS under execution of prior years funds .............. [–5,000 ] 

087 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES ........................................................................... 210 210 210 210

088 0604611A JAVELIN ............................................................................................................. 4,166 4,166 4,166 4,166 089 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES ........................................................... 12,913 12,913 12,913 12,913 090 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ..................................................................................... 16,764 16,764 16,764 16,764 091 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) ............................................. 6,770 6,770 6,770 6,770 092 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ................................................................. 65,333 65,333 65,333 65,333 093 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT .............................................. 1,335 1,897 1,335 562 1,897 

Military Subsistence Systems ................................................................. [562 ] [562 ] 

094 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV .................................................. 8,945 8,945 8,945 8,945 096 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV .............. 15,906 15,906 15,906 15,906 097 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................... 4,394 4,394 4,394 4,394 098 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 11,084 11,084 11,084 11,084 099 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV ........................... 10,027 10,027 10,027 10,027 100 0604780A COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER (CATT) CORE ........................................ 42,430 42,430 42,430 42,430 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

101 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION ...................................... 105,279 105,279 105,279 105,279 102 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ............................................................ 15,006 15,006 15,006 15,006 103 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV ......................................... 24,581 24,581 24,581 24,581 104 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ..................... 4,433 4,433 4,433 4,433 105 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV 30,397 30,397 30,397 30,397 106 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ...................................................... 57,705 57,705 57,705 57,705 108 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ................ 29,683 29,683 29,683 29,683 109 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 5,224 5,224 5,224 5,224 111 0604823A FIREFINDER ....................................................................................................... 37,492 37,492 37,492 37,492 112 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL ......................................................... 6,157 6,157 6,157 6,157 113 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ............................................................................. 1,912 1,912 1,912 1,912 116 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 69,761 69,761 69,761 69,761 117 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A) ........................... 138,465 138,465 138,465 138,465 118 0605028A ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) .................................................. 92,353 92,353 92,353 92,353 119 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ...................................................... 8,440 8,440 8,440 8,440 120 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ...................................................................... 17,999 17,999 17,999 17,999 121 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ......................................... 145,409 145,409 145,409 145,409 122 0605350A WIN-T INCREMENT 3—FULL NETWORKING ...................................................... 113,210 113,210 113,210 113,210 123 0605380A AMF JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (JTRS) .................................................... 6,882 6,882 6,882 6,882 124 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ........................................................... 83,838 83,838 83,838 83,838 125 0605456A PAC–3/MSE MISSILE ........................................................................................ 35,009 35,009 35,009 35,009 126 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD) ................................ 142,584 142,584 142,584 142,584 127 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE .............................................................................. 49,160 49,160 49,160 49,160 128 0605626A AERIAL COMMON SENSOR ................................................................................ 17,748 17,748 17,748 17,748 129 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ................................................... 15,212 15,212 15,212 15,212 130 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING 

DEVELOPMENT PH.

45,718 45,718 45,718 45,718 


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131 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 10,041 10,041 10,041 10,041 132 0210609A PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ..................................................... 83,300 83,300 83,300 83,300 133 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 ................................................................................................ 983 983 983 983 134 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 8,961 8,961 8,961 8,961 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION ............................. 1,719,374 1,726,638 1,721,076 7,264 1,726,638 

RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

135 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 18,062 18,062 18,062 18,062 136 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 10,040 10,040 10,040 10,040 137 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................................. 60,317 60,317 60,317 60,317 138 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER .................................................................................... 20,612 20,612 20,612 20,612 139 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL .................................................................................. 176,041 176,041 187,041 176,041 

Additional SSA operations (STRATCOM unfunded priority) .................... [11,000 ] 

140 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM ........................................................ 19,439 19,439 19,439 19,439 

142 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ............................................................... 275,025 275,025 275,025 275,025 143 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS ............................. 45,596 45,596 45,596 45,596 144 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ................................................................ 33,295 33,295 33,295 33,295 145 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION ................................................................................. 4,700 4,700 4,700 4,700 146 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVITIES ........................................ 6,413 6,413 6,413 6,413 147 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ......................................................................... 20,746 20,746 20,746 20,746 148 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ................................................................... 7,015 7,015 7,015 7,015 149 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ............................................................... 49,221 49,221 49,221 49,221 150 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER ............................................................................. 55,039 55,039 55,039 55,039 151 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG ............................ 1,125 1,125 1,125 1,125 152 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 64,169 64,169 64,169 64,169 153 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 32,319 32,319 32,319 32,319 154 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY ......................... 49,052 49,052 49,052 49,052 155 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT .............................. 2,612 2,612 2,612 2,612 156 0605898A MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ................................................................................. 49,592 49,592 49,592 49,592 

SUBTOTAL RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................................ 1,000,430 1,000,430 1,011,430 1,000,430 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

158 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ...................................................... 17,112 17,112 17,112 17,112 159 0607141A LOGISTICS AUTOMATION ................................................................................... 3,654 3,654 3,654 3,654 160 0607664A BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) ........................................................ 1,332 1,332 1,332 1,332161 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT ................................................................... 152,991 152,991 152,991 152,991 162 0102419A AEROSTAT JOINT PROJECT OFFICE ................................................................... 54,076 29,076 54,076 –12,500 41,576 

Funding ahead of need .......................................................................... [–25,000 ] [–12,500 ] 

163 0203726A ADV FIELD ARTILLERY TACTICAL DATA SYSTEM .............................................. 22,374 22,374 22,374 22,374 164 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS) ........ 24,371 24,371 24,371 24,371 165 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ................................................. 295,177 321,177 295,177 26,000 321,177 

Stryker ECP risk mitigation .................................................................... [26,000 ] [26,000 ] 

166 0203740A MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM ......................................................................... 45,092 45,092 45,092 45,092 

167 0203744A AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS/PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS .................... 264,887 264,887 264,887 264,887 168 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................. 381 381 381 381 169 0203758A DIGITIZATION ..................................................................................................... 10,912 10,912 10,912 10,912 170 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................ 5,115 5,115 5,115 5,115 171 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS .................................... 49,848 44,848 49,848 –5,000 44,848 

Contract delay for ATACMS ..................................................................... [–5,000 ] [–5,000 ] 

172 0203808A TRACTOR CARD ................................................................................................ 22,691 22,691 22,691 22,691 173 0205402A INTEGRATED BASE DEFENSE—OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV ............................ 4,364 4,364 4,364 4,364 174 0205410A MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 834 834 834 834 175 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV .......... 280 280 280 280 176 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SYSTEM ................................ 78,758 78,758 78,758 78,758 177 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS) ................................... 45,377 45,377 45,377 45,377 178 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM ................................................................... 10,209 10,209 10,209 10,209 181 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ....................................................... 12,525 12,525 12,525 12,525 

182 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ................................................. 14,175 14,175 14,175 14,175 183 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................ 4,527 4,527 4,527 4,527 


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184 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) ...................................................... 11,011 11,011 11,011 11,011185 0303150A WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .................................... 2,151 2,151 2,151 2,151 187 0305204A TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ......................................................... 22,870 22,870 22,870 22,870 188 0305208A DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ..................................... 20,155 20,155 20,155 20,155 189 0305219A MQ–1C GRAY EAGLE UAS ................................................................................ 46,472 46,472 46,472 46,472 191 0305233A RQ–7 UAV ........................................................................................................ 16,389 16,389 16,389 16,389 192 0307665A BIOMETRICS ENABLED INTELLIGENCE .............................................................. 1,974 1,974 1,974 1,974 193 0310349A WIN-T INCREMENT 2—INITIAL NETWORKING ................................................... 3,249 3,249 3,249 3,249 194 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES ......................................... 76,225 76,225 76,225 76,225 

194A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 4,802 4,802 4,802 4,802 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................... 1,346,360 1,342,360 1,346,360 8,500 1,354,860 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY ................... 6,593,898 6,580,002 6,599,600 18,417 6,612,315 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ................................................................. 113,908 118,908 133,908 20,000 133,908 

Basic research program increase ........................................................... [5,000 ] [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

002 0601152N IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ......................................... 18,734 18,734 18,734 18,734 003 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................................... 443,697 443,697 443,697 443,697 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ....................................................................... 576,339 581,339 596,339 20,000 596,339 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................................ 95,753 95,753 95,753 95,753 

005 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................................ 139,496 139,496 139,496 139,496 006 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 45,831 45,831 45,831 45,831 007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................................... 43,541 43,541 43,541 43,541 008 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................ 46,923 46,923 46,923 46,923 009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH ......................................... 107,872 107,872 107,872 107,872 010 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH .............................. 45,388 65,388 45,388 20,000 65,388 

Service Life extension for the AGOR ships ............................................. [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

011 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH ......................................... 5,887 5,887 5,887 5,887 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

012 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ...................................................... 86,880 86,880 86,880 86,880013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................... 170,786 170,786 170,786 170,786 014 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ............................. 32,526 32,526 32,526 32,526 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ................................................................... 820,883 840,883 820,883 20,000 840,883 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

015 0603114N POWER PROJECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 37,734 37,734 37,734 37,734 016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 25,831 25,831 25,831 25,831 017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................. 64,623 64,623 64,623 64,623 018 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) ................................ 128,397 128,397 128,397 128,397 019 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................... 11,506 11,506 11,506 11,506 020 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ......... 256,144 256,144 256,144 256,144 021 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................................... 4,838 4,838 4,838 4,838 022 0603747N UNDERSEA WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 9,985 9,985 9,985 9,985 023 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS ............................ 53,956 53,956 53,956 53,956 024 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................... 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................... 595,014 595,014 595,014 595,014 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

025 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS ................................................................ 40,429 40,429 40,429 40,429 026 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY .................................................................................. 4,325 4,325 4,325 4,325 027 0603237N DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND AND CONTROL ................................................ 2,991 2,991 2,991 2,991 028 0603251N AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS .......................................................................................... 12,651 12,651 12,651 12,651 029 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 7,782 7,782 7,782 7,782 030 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE .......................................................... 5,275 5,275 5,275 5,275 031 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 1,646 1,646 1,646 1,646 032 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES ........................... 100,349 100,349 100,349 100,349 


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033 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE .................................................................. 52,781 52,781 52,781 52,781 034 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................................................. 5,959 5,959 5,959 5,959 035 0603525N PILOT FISH ........................................................................................................ 148,865 148,865 148,865 148,865 036 0603527N RETRACT LARCH ............................................................................................... 25,365 25,365 25,365 25,365 037 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER ............................................................................................ 80,477 80,477 80,477 80,477 038 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL .................................................................................. 669 669 669 669 039 0603553N SURFACE ASW .................................................................................................. 1,060 1,060 1,060 1,060 040 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 70,551 70,551 70,551 70,551 041 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS ..................................................... 8,044 8,044 8,044 8,044 042 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN .................................................................. 17,864 17,864 17,864 17,864 043 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES ....................................... 23,716 23,716 23,716 –3,305 20,411 

CSC contract award delay ...................................................................... [–3,305 ] 

044 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ........................................................... 499,961 499,961 499,961 499,961 

045 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS .................................................... 21,026 21,026 21,026 21,026 046 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ................................................................................................... 542,700 542,700 542,700 542,700 047 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) ......................................................................... 88,734 88,734 88,734 88,734 048 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ....................................................................... 20,881 20,881 20,881 20,881 049 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT ......................................................................................... 849,277 849,277 849,277 849,277 050 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES ................................................................................... 196,948 196,948 196,948 –23,600 173,348 

Program execution .................................................................................. [–23,600 ] 

051 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) .......................................................... 8,115 8,115 8,115 8,115

052 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS .............................................................................. 7,603 7,603 7,603 7,603 053 0603611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES ................................................................ 105,749 190,849 38,049 105,749 

Acceleration of the ACV Increment 1.1 Program ................................... [85,100 ] At USMC request transfer to OMMC 130 ............................................... [–15,700 ] At USMC request transfer to RDTEN 183 ............................................... [–7,000 ] At USMC request transfer to SCN 20 ..................................................... [–45,000 ] 

054 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM ..................................... 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 055 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ................................... 21,399 21,399 21,399 21,399 056 0603658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT ............................................................................ 43,578 43,578 43,578 –1,000 42,578 

Common array block antenna program growth ..................................... [–1,000 ] 

057 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 7,764 7,764 7,764 7,764 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

058 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ......................................................................... 13,200 13,200 13,200 13,200 059 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ................................................................................. 69,415 69,415 69,415 69,415 060 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ................................................................................ 2,588 2,588 2,588 2,588 061 0603734N CHALK CORAL ................................................................................................... 176,301 176,301 176,301 176,301 062 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ......................................................................... 3,873 3,873 3,873 3,873 063 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE ............................................................................................... 376,028 376,028 376,028 376,028 064 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA ................................................................................................. 272,096 272,096 272,096 272,096 065 0603751N RETRACT ELM ................................................................................................... 42,233 42,233 42,233 42,233 066 0603764N LINK EVERGREEN .............................................................................................. 46,504 46,504 46,504 46,504 067 0603787N SPECIAL PROCESSES ........................................................................................ 25,109 25,109 25,109 25,109 068 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 9,659 9,659 9,659 9,659069 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................. 318 318 318 318070 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING ............................................................ 40,912 40,912 40,912 40,912 071 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS—DEM/VAL .................. 54,896 27,896 54,896 –13,000 41,896 

Program delay ......................................................................................... [–27,000 ] [–13,000 ] 

073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS ................................... 58,696 58,696 58,696 58,696 074 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78—80) ......... 43,613 43,613 43,613 43,613 075 0604122N REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) ........................................................... 21,110 21,110 21,110 21,110 076 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM) ........ 5,657 5,657 5,657 5,657 077 0604279N ASE SELF-PROTECTION OPTIMIZATION ............................................................. 8,033 8,033 8,033 –2,110 5,923 

Unjustified request for test assets ........................................................ [–2,110 ] 

078 0604454N LX (R) ............................................................................................................... 36,859 36,859 36,859 36,859 

079 0604653N JOINT COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED IED ELECTRONIC WARFARE (JCREW) ... 15,227 15,227 15,227 15,227 081 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING 

SUPPORT.

22,393 22,393 22,393 22,393 

082 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT ........................ 202,939 202,939 202,939 

Halt program pending analysis demonstrating need ............................ [–202,939 ] 


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083 0605812M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING 

DEVELOPMENT PH.

11,450 11,450 11,450 11,450 

084 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ............................................................... 6,495 6,495 6,495 6,495 085 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP .................................................. 332 332 332 332 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES ......... 4,591,812 4,649,912 4,321,173 –43,015 4,548,797 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

086 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ........................................................................... 25,153 25,153 25,153 25,153 087 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................ 46,154 46,154 46,154 46,154 088 0604214N AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV ........................................................................... 25,372 25,372 25,372 25,372 089 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................. 53,712 53,712 53,712 53,712 090 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT ................................... 11,434 11,434 11,434 11,434 091 0604218N AIR/OCEAN EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING ............................................................. 2,164 2,164 2,164 2,164 092 0604221N P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ...................................................................... 1,710 1,710 1,710 1,710 093 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM ............................................................................ 9,094 9,094 9,094 9,094 094 0604231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM .......................................................................... 70,248 70,248 70,248 –8,108 62,140 

64–bit architecture phasing ................................................................... [–3,000 ] Program execution .................................................................................. [–5,108 ] 

095 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE ........................................................................................ 193,200 193,200 193,200 193,200 

096 0604245N H–1 UPGRADES ................................................................................................ 44,115 44,115 44,115 44,115 097 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS ........................................................................... 23,227 23,227 23,227 23,227 098 0604262N V–22A ............................................................................................................... 61,249 61,249 61,249 61,249 099 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 15,014 15,014 15,014 15,014 100 0604269N EA–18 ............................................................................................................... 18,730 18,730 18,730 18,730 101 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 28,742 28,742 28,742 28,742 102 0604273N EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 388,086 388,086 388,086 388,086 103 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ................................................................... 246,856 246,856 246,856 246,856 104 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY) ..................................... 7,106 7,106 7,106 7,106 105 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING .................................. 189,112 189,112 189,112 189,112 106 0604311N LPD–17 CLASS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ........................................................... 376 376 376 376 107 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ........................................................................ 71,849 71,849 71,849 –10,000 61,849 

Small diameter bomb II integration program growth ............................ [–10,000 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

108 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................ 53,198 53,198 53,198 53,198 109 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................................................ 38,941 38,941 38,941 38,941 110 0604376M MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

FOR AVIATION.

7,832 7,832 7,832 7,832 

111 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 15,263 15,263 15,263 15,263 112 0604404N UNMANNED CARRIER LAUNCHED AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE 

(UCLASS) SYSTEM.

403,017 200,017 403,017 403,017 

Program delay ......................................................................................... [–203,000 ] 

113 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ............................................................... 20,409 20,409 20,409 20,409 114 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION ........................................................ 71,565 71,565 71,565 71,565 115 0604504N AIR CONTROL ................................................................................................... 29,037 29,037 29,037 29,037 116 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 122,083 122,083 122,083 122,083 118 0604522N ADVANCED MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM ................................... 144,706 144,706 144,706 144,706 119 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN ............................................................................................. 72,695 72,695 72,695 72,695 120 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM ....................................................... 38,985 38,985 38,985 38,985 121 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E ........................................................ 48,470 48,470 48,470 48,470 122 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ......................................................... 3,935 3,935 3,935 3,935 123 0604580N VIRGINIA PAYLOAD MODULE (VPM) .................................................................. 132,602 132,602 132,602 132,602 124 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 19,067 19,067 19,067 –5,000 14,067 

Mine Development program growth ........................................................ [–5,000 ] 

125 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 25,280 25,280 25,280 25,280 

126 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ................................... 8,985 8,985 8,985 8,985 127 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS .......................... 7,669 7,669 7,669 7,669 128 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS ................................................................ 4,400 4,400 4,400 4,400 129 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) ..................................................... 56,889 56,889 56,889 56,889 130 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ..................................................... 96,937 96,937 96,937 96,937 131 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) ................................................ 134,564 134,564 134,564 –13,225 121,339 


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SEWIP block 3 preliminary design contract delay ................................. [–13,225 ] 

132 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING ............................................................................ 200 200 200 200 

133 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................. 8,287 8,287 8,287 8,287 134 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM .................................................................................... 29,504 29,504 29,504 29,504 135 0604800M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ................................................................. 513,021 513,021 513,021 513,021 136 0604800N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ................................................................. 516,456 516,456 516,456 516,456 137 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 2,887 2,887 2,887 2,887 138 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 66,317 66,317 66,317 66,317 139 0605212N CH–53K RDTE ................................................................................................... 573,187 573,187 573,187 573,187 140 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) ................................................................. 67,815 67,815 67,815 67,815 141 0605450N JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ........................................................... 6,300 6,300 6,300 6,300 142 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ................................................... 308,037 323,037 308,037 11,000 319,037 

Spiral 2 government systems engineering program growth .................. [–4,000 ] Wideband Communication Development ................................................ [15,000 ] [15,000 ] 

143 0204202N DDG–1000 ........................................................................................................ 202,522 202,522 202,522 202,522 144 0304231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM—MIP ................................................................ 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011

145 0304785N TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC SYSTEMS ................................................................... 10,357 10,357 10,357 10,357 146 0305124N SPECIAL APPLICATIONS PROGRAM ................................................................... 23,975 23,975 23,975 23,975 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION ............................. 5,419,108 5,231,108 5,419,108 –25,333 5,393,775 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

147 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 45,272 45,272 45,272 45,272 

148 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 79,718 79,718 79,718 –10,000 69,718 

GQM–173A program delay ...................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

149 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................................. 123,993 123,993 123,993 123,993 

150 0605126N JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION ............................ 4,960 4,960 4,960 4,960 151 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY ...................................................... 8,296 8,296 8,296 8,296 152 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ........................................................................ 45,752 45,752 45,752 45,752 154 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ............................................................... 876 876 876 876 155 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ................................. 72,070 72,070 72,070 72,070 156 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..................................................................... 3,237 3,237 3,237 3,237 157 0605861N RDT&E SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ......................................... 73,033 73,033 73,033 73,033 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

158 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ............................................................. 138,304 138,304 138,304 138,304 159 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ..................................................................... 336,286 336,286 336,286 336,286 160 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY .......................................... 16,658 16,658 16,658 16,658 161 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT ............................ 2,505 2,505 2,505 2,505 162 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT ........................................... 8,325 8,325 8,325 8,325 163 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT ...................................................... 17,866 17,866 17,866 17,866

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................................................ 977,151 977,151 977,151 –10,000 967,151 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

168 0604402N UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE (UCAV) ADVANCED COMPONENT AND 

PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.

35,949 35,949 35,949 35,949 

169 0604766M MARINE CORPS DATA SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 215 215 215 215 170 0605525N CARRIER ONBOARD DELIVERY (COD) FOLLOW ON .......................................... 8,873 8,873 8,873 8,873 172 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT ............................................. 96,943 96,943 96,943 96,943 173 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ........................................................ 30,057 30,057 30,057 30,057 174 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 4,509 4,509 4,509 4,509 175 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................... 13,676 13,676 13,676 13,676 176 0203761N RAPID TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION (RTT) ........................................................... 12,480 12,480 12,480 12,480 177 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS ......................................................................................... 76,216 76,216 76,216 76,216 179 0204163N FLEET TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TACTICAL) ....................................................... 27,281 27,281 27,281 27,281 180 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 2,878 2,878 2,878 2,878 181 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER (TMPC) ................. 32,385 32,385 32,385 32,385 182 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .............................................................. 39,371 39,371 39,371 39,371 183 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT) ................... 4,609 4,609 11,609 4,609 

At USMC request transfer from RDTEN 53 ............................................ [7,000 ] 

184 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .............................................. 99,106 89,106 99,106 –7,000 92,106 

Unjustified cost growth .......................................................................... [–10,000 ] [–7,000 ] 


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185 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 39,922 39,922 39,922 39,922 186 0204574N CRYPTOLOGIC DIRECT SUPPORT ...................................................................... 1,157 1,157 1,157 1,157 187 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT ......................................... 22,067 22,067 22,067 22,067 188 0205601N HARM IMPROVEMENT ....................................................................................... 17,420 17,420 17,420 17,420 189 0205604N TACTICAL DATA LINKS ...................................................................................... 151,208 151,208 151,208 151,208 190 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ............................................... 26,366 26,366 26,366 26,366 191 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP .................................................................................................. 25,952 25,952 25,952 25,952 192 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................ 106,936 106,936 106,936 106,936 194 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ...................................................... 104,023 104,023 104,023 104,023 195 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS .................................................. 77,398 77,398 77,398 77,398 196 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S) .................... 32,495 32,495 32,495 32,495 197 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS ................... 156,626 156,626 156,626 156,626 198 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ................................................. 20,999 20,999 20,999 20,999 199 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP) ......................... 14,179 14,179 14,179 14,179 200 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ................................................................................... 47,258 47,258 47,258 47,258 201 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) .......................... 10,210 10,210 10,210 10,210 206 0303109N SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SPACE) ............................................................ 41,829 41,829 41,829 41,829 207 0303138N CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORK ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) ............... 22,780 22,780 22,780 22,780 208 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ................................................. 23,053 23,053 23,053 23,053 209 0303150M WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .................................... 296 296 296 296 212 0305160N NAVY METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEAN SENSORS-SPACE (METOC) ................... 359 359 359 359 213 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES ..................................... 6,166 6,166 6,166 6,166 214 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ......................................................... 8,505 8,505 8,505 8,505 216 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ..................................... 11,613 11,613 11,613 11,613 217 0305208N DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ..................................... 18,146 18,146 18,146 18,146 218 0305220N RQ–4 UAV ......................................................................................................... 498,003 530,403 498,003 –35,000 463,003 

Milestone C delay ................................................................................... [–35,000 ] Triton Sensor Development Acceleration ................................................ [32,400 ] 

219 0305231N MQ–8 UAV ........................................................................................................ 47,294 47,294 47,294 47,294 

220 0305232M RQ–11 UAV ....................................................................................................... 718 718 718 718 221 0305233N RQ–7 UAV ......................................................................................................... 851 851 851 851 222 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) .................................................... 4,813 4,813 4,813 4,813 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

223 0305239M RQ–21A ............................................................................................................ 8,192 8,192 8,192 8,192 224 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ................................................. 22,559 22,559 22,559 –3,895 18,664 

Program execution .................................................................................. [–3,895 ] 

225 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) ..................................... 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 226 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ............................................................ 4,719 4,719 4,719 4,719

227 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ........................................................................ 21,168 21,168 21,168 21,168 228 0708011N INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ............................................................................ 37,169 37,169 37,169 37,169 229 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ............................................................... 4,347 4,347 4,347 4,347 

229A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 1,162,684 1,162,684 1,162,684 1,162,684 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................... 3,286,028 3,308,428 3,293,028 –45,895 3,240,133 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY .................... 16,266,335 16,183,835 16,022,696 –84,243 16,182,092 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................................... 314,482 314,482 314,482 314,482 

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ................................................................. 127,079 127,079 147,079 20,000 147,079 

Basic research program increase ........................................................... [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES .................................................. 12,929 12,929 12,929 12,929 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ....................................................................... 454,490 454,490 474,490 20,000 474,490 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 0602102F MATERIALS ........................................................................................................ 105,680 105,680 105,680 105,680 005 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES .............................................................. 105,747 105,747 105,747 105,747 006 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH .................................................. 81,957 81,957 81,957 81,957 007 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION ................................................................................. 172,550 369,550 172,550 172,550 

RD–180 replacement .............................................................................. [220,000 ] 


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Reduction for liquid engine combustion technologies and advanced 

liquid engine technologies.

[–23,000 ] 

008 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS ...................................................................................... 118,343 118,343 118,343 118,343 009 0602601F SPACE TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................ 98,229 98,229 98,229 98,229 010 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS .............................................................................. 87,387 87,387 87,387 87,387 011 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY .................................................................... 125,955 125,955 125,955 125,955 012 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS ....................................... 147,789 147,789 147,789 147,789 013 0602890F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ..................................................................... 37,496 37,496 37,496 37,496 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ................................................................... 1,081,133 1,278,133 1,081,133 1,081,133 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

014 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS .............................................. 32,177 42,177 32,177 10,000 42,177 

Metals Affordability Initiative ................................................................. [10,000 ] [10,000 ] 

015 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) ........................................... 15,800 15,800 15,800 15,800 016 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ................................................................... 34,420 34,420 34,420 34,420 

017 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ............................................................. 91,062 91,062 91,062 91,062 018 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 124,236 124,236 124,236 124,236 019 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY ................................................................ 47,602 47,602 47,602 47,602 020 0603401F ADVANCED SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 69,026 69,026 69,026 69,026 021 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) ................................................. 14,031 14,031 14,031 14,031 022 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................. 21,788 21,788 21,788 21,788 023 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 42,046 42,046 42,046 42,046 024 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ................................................................. 23,542 33,542 23,542 23,542 

Program increase .................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

025 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...................................................... 42,772 42,772 42,772 42,772 026 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ................. 35,315 35,315 35,315 35,315 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................... 593,817 613,817 593,817 10,000 603,817 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

027 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 5,408 5,408 5,408 5,408 031 0603438F SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................ 6,075 6,075 6,075 6,075 032 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ........................................................... 10,980 10,980 10,980 10,980 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

033 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 2,392 2,392 2,392 2,392034 0603791F INTERNATIONAL SPACE COOPERATIVE R&D ..................................................... 833 833 833 833 035 0603830F SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM ..................................................... 32,313 32,313 32,313 32,313037 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL ........................................ 30,885 30,885 30,885 30,885 039 0603859F POLLUTION PREVENTION—DEM/VAL ................................................................ 1,798 1,798 1,798 1,798 040 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE ........................................................................................ 913,728 913,728 913,728 913,728 042 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER .................................................................................. 2,669 2,669 2,669 2,669 045 0604422F WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON ........................................................................ 39,901 5,001 39,901 39,901 

Realigned to DMSP–20 launch ............................................................... [–34,900 ] 

049 0604800F F–35—EMD ...................................................................................................... 4,976 4,976 4,976 –4,976 0 

Transfer F–35 EMD: Air Force requested to line #75 ............................ [–4,976 ] 

050 0604857F OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE ............................................................... 30,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 

Program Increase .................................................................................... [30,000 ] [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

051 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ........................................................................... 59,004 59,004 59,004 59,004 054 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE ................................................................ 15,722 15,722 15,722 15,722 

055 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) ..................................... 88,825 88,825 88,825 88,825 056 0305164F NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE) ........... 156,659 156,659 156,659 156,659 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES ......... 1,372,168 1,367,268 1,392,168 15,024 1,387,192 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

059 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING ........................................... 13,324 13,324 13,324 13,324 060 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 1,965 1,965 1,965 1,965 061 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ......................................................... 39,110 39,110 39,110 39,110 062 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 3,926 3,926 3,926 3,926 063 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)—EMD ............................................................ 68,759 68,759 68,759 68,759 064 0604421F COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 23,746 23,746 23,746 23,746 065 0604425F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ........................................................ 9,462 19,462 9,462 9,462 


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Program increase .................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

066 0604426F SPACE FENCE ................................................................................................... 214,131 214,131 214,131 –14,000 200,131 

Program delay ......................................................................................... [–14,000 ] 

067 0604429F AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK ...................................................................... 30,687 30,687 30,687 30,687 068 0604441F SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) HIGH EMD .................................... 319,501 319,501 311,501 –8,000 311,501 

Hosted payload demonstration ............................................................... [–5,000 ] Upgrade mobile ground units (STRATCOM unfunded priority) ............... [5,000 ] Wide field of view test bed .................................................................... [–8,000 ] [–8,000 ] 

069 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 31,112 31,112 31,112 31,112 

070 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................................................. 2,543 2,543 2,543 2,543 071 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT ................................................................................. 46,340 46,340 46,340 46,340 072 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 8,854 8,854 8,854 8,854 073 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ............................................................................. 10,129 10,129 10,129 10,129 075 0604800F F–35—EMD ...................................................................................................... 563,037 563,037 563,037 4,976 568,013 

Transfer F–35 EMD: Air Force requested from line #49 ........................ [4,976 ] 

077 0604853F EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD ............. 100,000 220,000 220,000 

Rocket propulsion system ....................................................................... [100,000 ] [220,000 ] 

078 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON .................................................................... 4,938 4,938 4,938 –1,500 3,438 

Execution adjustment ............................................................................. [–1,500 ] 

079 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ............................................................................ 59,826 59,826 59,826 59,826 

080 0605030F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ...................................................... 78 78 78 78 081 0605213F F–22 MODERNIZATION INCREMENT 3.2B ......................................................... 173,647 173,647 173,647 173,647 082 0605214F GROUND ATTACK WEAPONS FUZE DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 5,332 5,332 5,332 5,332 083 0605221F KC–46 ............................................................................................................... 776,937 776,937 776,937 776,937 084 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING ............................................................................. 8,201 8,201 8,201 8,201 086 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E .............................................................................. 7,497 7,497 7,497 7,497 087 0605431F ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) .............................................................. 314,378 314,378 298,378 314,378 

Protected tactical demonstration ........................................................... [–7,000 ] Satellite contractor support .................................................................... [–9,000 ] 

088 0605432F POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) ............................................................................ 103,552 103,552 103,552 103,552 

089 0605433F WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) .............................................................. 31,425 31,425 31,425 31,425 090 0605458F AIR & SPACE OPS CENTER 10.2 RDT&E ......................................................... 85,938 85,938 85,938 85,938 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

091 0605931F B–2 DEFENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .......................................................... 98,768 98,768 98,768 98,768 092 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 198,357 198,357 198,357 198,357 094 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING .................................................................... 8,831 8,831 8,831 8,831 095 0307581F NEXTGEN JSTARS .............................................................................................. 73,088 73,088 10,000 73,088 

Integrate exisitng technology in replacement ........................................ [–63,088 ] 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION ............................. 3,337,419 3,347,419 3,350,331 201,476 3,538,895 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

097 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 24,418 24,418 24,418 24,418 098 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................................. 47,232 47,232 47,232 47,232 099 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE .............................................................................. 30,443 30,443 30,443 30,443 101 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ..................................................... 12,266 12,266 12,266 12,266 102 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ..................................................................... 689,509 689,509 689,509 689,509 103 0605860F ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ............................................... 34,364 34,364 34,364 34,364 104 0605864F SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) ........................................................................... 21,161 21,161 21,161 21,161 105 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION 

SUPPORT.

46,955 46,955 46,955 46,955 

106 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ........................ 32,965 32,965 32,965 32,965 107 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION .................................................. 13,850 13,850 13,850 13,850 108 0606116F SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT ......................................... 19,512 19,512 19,512 19,512 110 0606392F SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER (SMC) CIVILIAN WORKFORCE ............................ 181,727 181,727 181,727 –3,927 177,800 

Personnel costs excess to need .............................................................. [–3,927 ] 

111 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ....................................................... 4,938 4,938 4,938 4,938

112 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ..................................................... 18,644 18,644 18,644 18,644113 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ................................................................................ 1,425 1,425 1,425 1,425 114 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES .............................................................................. 3,790 3,790 3,790 3,790 

114A XXXXXXXF EJECTION SEAT RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ................................... 3,500 3,500 3,500 


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Initial Aircraft Qualification .................................................................... [3,500 ] [3,500 ] 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................................................ 1,183,199 1,186,699 1,183,199 –427 1,182,772 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

115 0603423F GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT .......... 299,760 299,760 299,760 299,760 116 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE .............................................................................. 2,000 2,000 2,000 

Implementation of the Secretary’s Cruise Missile Defense Program ..... [2,000 ] [2,000 ] 

118 0604618F JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ..................................................................... 2,469 2,469 2,469 2,469 

119 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS) .............................. 90,218 90,218 60,218 –30,000 60,218 

Delayed contract award .......................................................................... [–30,000 ] [–30,000 ] 

120 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY ............................................ 34,815 34,815 34,815 34,815 122 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS ........................................................................................... 55,457 55,457 55,457 55,457 123 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ......................................................... 450 450 450 450 124 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS ........................................................................................... 5,353 5,353 5,353 –1,000 4,353 

Execution adjustment ............................................................................. [–1,000 ] 

125 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS ............................................................................................. 131,580 102,180 131,580 –20,000 111,580 

Flexible Strike execution delay ................................................................ [–29,400 ] [–20,000 ] 

126 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS ................................................................................. 139,109 139,109 139,109 139,109 

127 0101313F STRAT WAR PLANNING SYSTEM—USSTRATCOM .............................................. 35,603 35,603 35,603 35,603 128 0101314F NIGHT FIST—USSTRATCOM .............................................................................. 32 32 32 32 130 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 1,522 1,522 1,522 1,522 131 0105921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—SPACE ACTIVITIES .................................. 3,134 3,134 3,134 3,134 133 0205219F MQ–9 UAV ........................................................................................................ 170,396 170,396 170,396 170,396 136 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS ............................................................................................ 133,105 133,105 133,105 133,105 137 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS .......................................................................................... 261,969 261,969 261,969 –10,000 251,969 

Execution adjustment ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

138 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION ............................................................. 14,831 14,831 14,831 14,831 

139 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS .......................................................................................... 156,962 156,962 156,962 –5,000 151,962 

Unjustified increase— laboratory test and operations ......................... [–5,000 ] 

140 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS ............................................................................................ 43,666 43,666 43,666 43,666 

141 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ................................................................................... 29,739 29,739 29,739 29,739 142 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) .......................... 82,195 82,195 82,195 82,195 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

144 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS ................................................................................................... 68,944 53,444 49,444 –15,500 53,444 

Delays in pre-EMD phase ....................................................................... [–15,500 ] [–19,500 ] [–15,500 ] 

145 0207224F COMBAT RESCUE AND RECOVERY ................................................................... 5,095 5,095 5,095 5,095 

146 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE .................................................................... 883 883 883 883 147 0207247F AF TENCAP ....................................................................................................... 5,812 15,812 5,812 5,812 

Program increase .................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

148 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT ................................................. 1,081 1,081 1,081 1,081 149 0207253F COMPASS CALL ................................................................................................ 14,411 14,411 14,411 14,411 150 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................. 109,664 109,664 109,664 109,664 151 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) ....................................... 15,897 15,897 15,897 15,897 152 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ...................................................... 41,066 41,066 41,066 41,066 

153 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ...................................................... 552 552 552 552 154 0207417F AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) ................................... 180,804 180,804 180,804 180,804 155 0207418F TACTICAL AIRBORNE CONTROL SYSTEMS ........................................................ 3,754 3,754 3,754 3,754 157 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES ............................................. 7,891 7,891 7,891 7,891 158 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD ............................................................... 5,891 5,891 5,891 5,891 159 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK ............................................................................. 1,782 1,782 1,782 1,782 161 0207452F DCAPES ............................................................................................................. 821 821 821 821 163 0207590F SEEK EAGLE ...................................................................................................... 23,844 23,844 23,844 23,844 164 0207601F USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION .................................................................. 16,723 16,723 16,723 16,723 165 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS ......................................................... 5,956 5,956 5,956 5,956 166 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ......................................................... 4,457 4,457 4,457 4,457167 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 60,679 60,679 60,679 60,679 169 0208059F CYBER COMMAND ACTIVITIES .......................................................................... 67,057 67,057 67,057 67,057 170 0208087F AF OFFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ....................................................... 13,355 13,355 13,355 13,355 171 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ....................................................... 5,576 5,576 5,576 5,576 179 0301400F SPACE SUPERIORITY INTELLIGENCE ................................................................. 12,218 12,218 12,218 12,218 


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180 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC) .............................. 28,778 28,778 28,778 –5,800 22,978 

Low Frequency Transmit System—delay to contract award ................. [–5,800 ] 

181 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN) .... 81,035 81,035 81,035 81,035 182 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ................................................. 70,497 70,497 70,497 70,497 183 0303141F GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................ 692 692 692 692 185 0303601F MILSATCOM TERMINALS ................................................................................... 55,208 55,208 55,208 55,208 187 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE ........................................................................ 106,786 106,786 76,086 106,786 

ASIP 2C ................................................................................................... [–30,700 ] 

190 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ................................................... 4,157 4,157 4,157 4,157 193 0305110F SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) .......................................................... 20,806 20,806 20,806 20,806 

194 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE ........................................................................................... 25,102 25,102 25,102 25,102 195 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS) ............ 23,516 23,516 23,516 23,516 196 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS .............................................................................................. 8,639 8,639 8,639 8,639 199 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ....................................................... 498 498 498 498 200 0305145F ARMS CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................... 13,222 13,222 13,222 13,222 201 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ........................................ 360 360 360 360 206 0305173F SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER ..................................... 3,674 3,674 3,674 3,674 207 0305174F SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 2,480 2,480 2,480 2,480 208 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ......................................................... 8,592 8,592 8,592 8,592209 0305182F SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ................................................................ 13,462 13,462 13,462 13,462 210 0305202F DRAGON U–2 .................................................................................................... 5,511 5,511 11,311 5,511 

Keep U–2 rather than enhance Global Hawk Block 30 ......................... [5,800 ] 

212 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS .......................................................... 28,113 38,113 28,113 10,000 38,113 

Per Air Force UFR .................................................................................... [10,000 ] [10,000 ] 

213 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ............................................................. 13,516 13,516 13,516 13,516 

214 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ..................................... 27,265 27,265 27,265 27,265 215 0305219F MQ–1 PREDATOR A UAV .................................................................................. 1,378 1,378 1,378 1,378 216 0305220F RQ–4 UAV ........................................................................................................ 244,514 244,514 108,514 244,514 

Keep U–2 rather than enhance Global Hawk Block 30 ......................... [–136,000 ] 

217 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING ............................................ 11,096 11,096 2,296 11,096 

NCCT ........................................................................................................ [–8,800 ] 

218 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK (CDL) .............................................................................. 36,137 36,137 36,137 36,137 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

219 0305238F NATO AGS ......................................................................................................... 232,851 232,851 232,851 232,851 220 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE ...................................................................... 20,218 20,218 20,218 20,218 221 0305265F GPS III SPACE SEGMENT .................................................................................. 212,571 212,571 212,571 212,571 222 0305614F JSPOC MISSION SYSTEM .................................................................................. 73,779 73,779 73,779 73,779 223 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION .............................................................................. 4,102 4,102 4,102 4,102 225 0305913F NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) ............................................................... 20,468 20,468 20,468 20,468 226 0305940F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ................................................... 11,596 11,596 11,596 11,596227 0306250F CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 4,938 4,938 4,938 4,938 228 0308699F SHARED EARLY WARNING (SEW) ...................................................................... 1,212 1,212 1,212 1,212 230 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) .......................................................................... 38,773 38,773 38,773 38,773 231 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ......................................................................................... 83,773 83,773 83,773 83,773 232 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM ............................................................................................ 26,715 26,715 26,715 26,715 233 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM) ....................................... 5,172 5,172 5,172 5,172 234 0401219F KC–10S ............................................................................................................. 2,714 2,714 2,714 2,714 235 0401314F OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT ...................................................................... 27,784 27,784 27,784 27,784 236 0401318F CV–22 ............................................................................................................... 38,719 38,719 38,719 38,719 237 0401319F PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT (PAR) ............................................... 11,006 11,006 11,006 11,006 238 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL ............................................................ 8,405 8,405 8,405 8,405 239 0702207F DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ........................................................................ 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 241 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) .............................................. 109,685 109,685 97,185 109,685 

Reduce unjustified program growth ....................................................... [–12,500 ] 

242 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................................................. 16,209 16,209 16,209 16,209 

243 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING .................................................................................. 987 987 987 987 244 0808716F OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES ........................................................................ 126 126 126 126 245 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY ........................................................... 2,603 2,603 2,603 2,603 246 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ................................................................ 1,589 1,589 1,589 1,589 247 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................... 5,026 5,026 5,026 5,026 


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248 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY .................................................. 1,394 1,394 1,394 1,394 249 0901279F FACILITIES OPERATION—ADMINISTRATIVE ....................................................... 3,798 3,798 3,798 3,798 250 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................. 107,314 107,314 107,314 –4,629 102,685 

Defense Enterprise Accounting Management System Increment 2 ....... [–4,629 ] 

250A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 11,441,120 11,363,920 11,392,474 –29,000 11,412,120 

Classified program increase ................................................................... [25,000 ] Classified program reduction ................................................................. [–102,200 ] [–48,646 ] [–29,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................... 15,717,666 15,617,566 15,437,320 –108,929 15,608,737 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF ........................ 23,739,892 23,865,392 23,512,458 137,144 23,877,036 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE .................................................................. 37,778 37,778 37,778 37,778 

002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................................... 312,146 312,146 332,146 20,000 332,146 

Basic research program increase ........................................................... [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................................................... 44,564 34,564 34,564 –10,000 34,564 

National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship program [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] [–10,000 ] 

004 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE ....................................... 49,848 49,848 49,848 49,848 005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM ..................................................... 45,488 55,488 55,488 10,000 55,488 

Military Child STEM Education programs ............................................... [10,000 ] [10,000 ] [10,000 ] 

006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS 24,412 34,412 34,412 10,000 34,412 

Program increase .................................................................................... [10,000 ] [10,000 ] [10,000 ] 

007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ........................................... 48,261 48,261 48,261 48,261 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ....................................................................... 562,497 572,497 592,497 30,000 592,497 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................... 20,065 20,065 20,065 20,065 009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................... 112,242 112,242 112,242 112,242 011 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ................................................. 51,875 51,875 51,875 51,875 012 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES ................. 41,965 41,965 31,965 41,965 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–10,000 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

013 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 334,407 334,407 334,407 334,407 015 0602383E BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE ...................................................................... 44,825 44,825 44,825 44,825 016 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ........................................... 226,317 226,317 226,317 226,317018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ........................................................................... 15,000 15,000 7,500 15,000 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–7,500 ] 

020 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................... 305,484 305,484 305,484 305,484 

021 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ..................................................... 160,389 160,389 160,389 160,389 022 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................. 179,203 179,203 179,203 179,203 023 0602718BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT TECHNOLOGIES ............................ 151,737 151,737 151,737 151,737 024 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH ...................... 9,156 9,156 9,156 9,156 025 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 39,750 39,750 39,750 39,750 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ................................................................... 1,692,415 1,692,415 1,674,915 1,692,415 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

026 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................................................... 26,688 26,688 26,688 26,688 

027 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................... 8,682 8,682 8,682 8,682 028 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ............................................ 69,675 89,675 69,675 20,000 89,675 

Program emphasis for CT and Irregular Warfare Programs .................. [20,000 ] [20,000 ] 

029 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ..................................................................... 30,000 24,000 20,000 –6,000 24,000 

Program decrease ................................................................................... [–6,000 ] [–10,000 ] [–6,000 ] 

030 0603160BR COUNTERPROLIFERATION INITIATIVES—PROLIFERATION PREVENTION AND 

DEFEAT.

283,694 283,694 283,694 283,694 

032 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT .............................. 8,470 8,470 8,470 8,470 033 0603177C DISCRIMINATION SENSOR TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 45,110 45,110 45,110 –2,000 43,110 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

034 0603178C WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................... 14,068 27,416 14,068 14,068 

MDA DE Ballistic Missile Kill Capability Development .......................... [13,348 ] 


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035 0603179C ADVANCED C4ISR ............................................................................................. 15,329 15,329 15,329 15,329 036 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ...................................................................................... 16,584 16,584 16,584 16,584 037 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................. 19,335 19,335 19,335 19,335 038 0603264S AGILE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (AT21)—THEATER CAPABILITY. 2,544 2,544 2,544 2,544 039 0603274C SPECIAL PROGRAM—MDA TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 51,033 51,033 51,033 51,033040 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS .................................................................... 129,723 129,723 129,723 129,723 041 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ............................................................. 179,883 179,883 179,883 179,883 042 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS .................................................................................. 12,000 12,000 4,500 12,000 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–7,500 ] 

043 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS ......................................... 60,000 50,000 45,000 –10,000 50,000 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–10,000 ] [–15,000 ] [–10,000 ] 

044 0603294C COMMON KILL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ............................................................. 25,639 25,639 25,639 25,639 

045 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. 132,674 132,674 132,674 132,674 046 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................................................. 10,965 10,965 10,965 10,965 047 0603648D8Z JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS ........................................ 131,960 121,960 111,960 –10,000 121,960 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–10,000 ] [–20,000 ] [–10,000 ] 

052 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...... 91,095 91,095 91,095 91,095 053 0603699D8Z EMERGING CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................... 33,706 33,706 33,706 33,706 054 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS ............................ 16,836 16,836 16,836 16,836 055 0603713S DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY ......................... 29,683 29,683 29,683 29,683 056 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ........................................ 57,796 57,796 57,796 57,796 057 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT .................. 72,144 72,144 72,144 72,144 058 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM ........................................................................ 7,405 7,405 7,405 7,405 059 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES ....................................................... 92,246 92,246 92,246 92,246 

060 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ................................. 243,265 243,265 243,265 243,265 062 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 386,926 386,926 366,926 386,926 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

063 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................................... 312,821 312,821 312,821 312,821 

064 0603769SE DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................. 10,692 10,692 10,692 10,692 065 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ................................................................ 15,776 15,776 15,776 15,776 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

066 0603826D8Z QUICK REACTION SPECIAL PROJECTS .............................................................. 69,319 64,319 69,319 –5,000 64,319 

Program decrease ................................................................................... [–5,000 ] [–5,000 ] 

068 0603832D8Z DOD MODELING AND SIMULATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE ................................ 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 071 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 81,148 81,148 81,148 81,148

072 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT ......................................... 31,800 31,800 31,800 31,800 073 0303310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 46,066 46,066 46,066 46,066 074 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................................. 57,622 57,622 57,622 57,622 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................................... 2,933,402 2,935,750 2,860,902 –13,000 2,920,402 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

077 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E 

ADC&P.

41,072 41,072 41,072 41,072 

079 0603600D8Z WALKOFF ........................................................................................................... 90,558 90,558 90,558 90,558 080 0603714D8Z ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM ................................................. 15,518 15,518 19,518 4,000 19,518 

Continue important test programs ......................................................... [4,000 ] [4,000 ] 

081 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ................ 51,462 51,462 51,462 51,462 082 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT .......................... 299,598 299,598 284,598 –6,800 292,798

THAAD 2.0 early to need ......................................................................... [–15,000 ] [–6,800 ] 

083 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT ....................... 1,003,768 1,043,768 1,033,768 40,000 1,043,768 

GMD reliability and maintenance improvements ................................... [40,000 ] [30,000 ] [40,000 ] 

084 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL ......................... 179,236 179,236 179,236 179,236 085 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS ........................................................... 392,893 392,893 392,893 392,893 

086 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 410,863 410,863 410,863 410,863 087 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA ............................................................................. 310,261 310,261 310,261 310,261 088 0603892C AEGIS BMD ....................................................................................................... 929,208 929,208 929,208 929,208 089 0603893C SPACE TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .................................................. 31,346 31,346 31,346 31,346 090 0603895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS .............................. 6,389 6,389 6,389 6,389 


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091 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATI. 443,484 443,484 443,484 –12,000 431,484 

Spiral 8.2–3—unjustified growth without baseline .............................. [–12,000 ] 

092 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT ............................ 46,387 46,387 46,387 46,387 093 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC) ................. 58,530 58,530 58,530 58,530 094 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH ........................................................................................ 16,199 16,199 16,199 16,199 

095 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ................................................................... 64,409 64,409 64,409 64,409 096 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS .................................................................. 96,803 268,803 447,775 173,800 270,603 

Program increase for Israeli Cooperative Programs .............................. [172,000 ] [175,000 ] [173,800 ] Transfer from Procurement, Defense-Wide Line 34 ............................... [175,972 ] 

097 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST .................................................................. 386,482 386,482 386,482 –20,000 366,482 

Test efficiencies ...................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

098 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS ............................................................ 485,294 485,294 485,294 485,294 

099 0603920D8Z HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ................................................................................ 10,194 10,194 10,194 10,194 100 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ........................................................................................ 10,139 10,139 10,139 10,139 101 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM ......................................... 2,907 2,907 7,907 5,000 7,907 

Program increase .................................................................................... [5,000 ] [5,000 ] 

102 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES .......................................................... 190,000 170,000 190,000 –20,000 170,000 

Program decrease ................................................................................... [–20,000 ] [–20,000 ] 

103 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) 

COMMON DEVELOPMENT.

3,702 3,702 3,702 3,702 

104 0604445J WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE .............................................................................. 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 106 0604775D8Z DEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM .......................................................... 75,000 75,000 75,000 

Program increase .................................................................................... [75,000 ] [75,000 ] 

107 0604787J JOINT SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .......................................................................... 7,002 7,002 7,002 7,002 108 0604828J JOINT FIRES INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY TEAM ............................... 7,102 7,102 7,102 7,102 109 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ........................................................................... 123,444 123,444 123,444 123,444 110 0604881C AEGIS SM–3 BLOCK IIA CO-DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... 263,695 263,695 263,695 263,695 113 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION ............................. 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 114 0303191D8Z JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY (JET) PROGRAM ................................ 2,656 2,656 2,656 2,656 115 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ............................................................................ 961 961 961 961 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES ..... 6,047,062 6,239,062 6,497,034 239,000 6,286,062 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

116 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD 7,936 7,936 7,936 7,936 117 0604165D8Z PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 70,762 70,762 70,762 70,762 118 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD ................................ 345,883 345,883 335,883 345,883 

Program under-execution ........................................................................ [–10,000 ] 

119 0604764K ADVANCED IT SERVICES JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE (AITS-JPO) ......................... 25,459 25,459 25,459 25,459 120 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS) ....................... 17,562 17,562 17,562 17,562 121 0605000BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT CAPABILITIES ............................... 6,887 6,887 6,887 6,887 122 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 12,530 12,530 12,530 12,530

123 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE ................................................. 286 286 286 286 124 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ................................................................ 3,244 3,244 3,244 3,244 125 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ........................................................... 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500 126 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ................ 15,326 15,326 15,326 15,326 127 0605075D8Z DCMO POLICY AND INTEGRATION .................................................................... 19,351 19,351 19,351 19,351 128 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INTIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM .............................. 41,465 41,465 41,465 41,465 129 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED AND ANNUITANT PAY SYSTEM (DRAS) ............................... 10,135 10,135 10,135 10,135 130 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES ............................ 9,546 9,546 9,546 9,546 131 0303141K GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................ 14,241 14,241 14,241 14,241 132 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (EEIM) ..................... 3,660 3,660 3,660 3,660 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ......................... 610,773 610,773 600,773 610,773 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

133 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) ......................................... 5,616 5,616 5,616 5,616 134 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 3,092 3,092 3,092 3,092 135 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP) .......... 254,503 254,503 254,503 254,503 136 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ................................................................... 21,661 21,661 21,661 21,661 


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138 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC) ............................... 27,162 27,162 27,162 27,162 139 0605104D8Z TECHNICAL STUDIES, SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS ............................................... 24,501 24,501 24,501 24,501 142 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO) ....... 43,176 43,176 43,176 43,176 145 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ................................................................................... 44,246 44,246 44,246 44,246 146 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ........................................................ 2,665 2,665 2,665 2,665 147 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ........................................................ 4,366 4,366 4,366 4,366148 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION ............................. 27,901 27,901 27,901 27,901 149 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE) ................................................... 2,855 2,855 2,855 2,855 150 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ........................................... 105,944 105,944 105,944 105,944156 0605502KA SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ....................................................... 400 400 400 400 159 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 1,634 1,634 1,634 1,634 160 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS .................................................................... 12,105 12,105 7,355 12,105 

Program reduction .................................................................................. [–4,750 ] 

161 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) ....................................... 50,389 50,389 50,389 50,389 162 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION .............. 8,452 8,452 8,452 8,452 163 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION ............................................................ 15,187 19,187 15,187 4,000 19,187 

Program increase .................................................................................... [4,000 ] [4,000 ] 

164 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ................................................................................. 71,362 71,362 71,362 71,362 

165 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ........................................................... 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100

166 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI) ........................................ 1,956 1,956 1,956 1,956 167 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT ................................................................. 10,321 10,321 10,321 10,321 170 0303166J SUPPORT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) CAPABILITIES ........................... 11,552 11,552 11,552 11,552 172 0305193D8Z CYBER INTELLIGENCE ...................................................................................... 6,748 6,748 6,748 6,748 174 0804767D8Z COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2) 44,005 44,005 40,005 44,005 

Program decrease—historical under-execution ..................................... [–4,000 ] 

175 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA ................................................................................. 36,998 36,998 36,998 36,998 176 0901598D8W MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS WHS ................................................................ 612 612 612 612 

177A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 44,367 44,367 44,367 44,367 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................................................ 887,876 891,876 879,126 4,000 891,876 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

178 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) ............................................................ 3,988 3,988 3,988 3,988 179 0605127T REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH (RIO) AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE 

INFORMATION MANA.

1,750 1,750 1,750 1,750 

180 0605147T OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SHARED INFORMATION SYSTEM 

(OHASIS).

286 286 286 286 

181 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT ............................. 14,778 14,778 14,778 14,778 182 0607310D8Z OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 2,953 2,953 2,953 2,953 

183 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 

SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).

10,350 10,350 10,350 10,350 

184 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT). 28,496 28,496 28,496 28,496 

185 0607828J JOINT INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ................................................... 11,968 11,968 11,968 11,968 186 0208043J PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ................................................ 1,842 1,842 1,842 1,842 187 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY ..................................................................................... 63,558 63,558 63,558 63,558 189 0301144K JOINT/ALLIED COALITION INFORMATION SHARING ............................................ 3,931 3,931 3,931 3,931 193 0302016K NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM-WIDE SUPPORT ................................ 924 924 924 924 194 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION ............... 9,657 9,657 9,657 9,657 195 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS ............................................................. 25,355 25,355 25,355 25,355 196 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN) .... 12,671 12,671 12,671 12,671 197 0303135G PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) ............................................................... 222 222 222 222 198 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI) .................................................... 32,698 32,698 32,698 32,698199 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ................................................. 11,304 11,304 11,304 11,304200 0303140G INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ................................................. 125,854 145,854 155,854 30,000 155,854 

Accelerate SHARKSEER deployment ........................................................ [20,000 ] [30,000 ] [30,000 ] 

201 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ................................................. 12,600 0 

Cyber Situational Awareness .................................................................. [9,400 ] Transfer from line 212 (PE 0305103K) .................................................. [3,200 ] 


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202 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .................................................... 33,793 33,793 33,793 33,793 203 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ............................................................... 13,423 13,423 13,423 13,423 204 0303170K NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ................................................. 3,774 3,774 3,774 3,774 205 0303260D8Z DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION PROGRAM OFFICE (DMDPO) .......................... 951 951 951 951 206 0303610K TELEPORT PROGRAM ........................................................................................ 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 208 0304210BB SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES ................................................. 19,294 19,294 19,294 19,294 212 0305103K CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ............................................................................ 3,234 3,234 34 3,234 

Transfer to line 201 (PE 0303140K) ...................................................... [–3,200 ] 

213 0305125D8Z CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION (CIP) ............................................... 8,846 8,846 8,846 8,846 217 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 7,065 7,065 7,065 7,065 

218 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY ............................................................................................... 23,984 23,984 23,984 23,984 221 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ..................................... 5,286 5,286 5,286 5,286 224 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ..................................... 3,400 3,400 3,400 3,400 229 0305327V INSIDER THREAT ............................................................................................... 8,670 8,670 8,670 8,670 230 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM .............................. 2,110 2,110 2,110 2,110 239 0708011S INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ............................................................................ 22,366 22,366 22,366 22,366 240 0708012S LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 1,574 1,574 1,574 1,574 241 0902298J MANAGEMENT HQ—OJCS ................................................................................. 4,409 4,409 4,409 4,409 242 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV ........................................................................................................ 9,702 9,702 14,902 9,702 

Capability Improvements ........................................................................ [5,200 ] 

243 1105232BB RQ–11 UAV ....................................................................................................... 259 259 259 259 245 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................... 164,233 164,233 164,233 164,233 247 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .......................................................... 9,490 9,490 9,490 9,490

248 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ........................................................................ 75,253 75,253 75,253 75,253 252 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS .......................................................................................... 24,661 24,661 24,661 24,661 253 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS ......................................................................................... 20,908 20,908 20,908 20,908 259 1160480BB SO F TACTICAL VEHICLES ................................................................................ 3,672 3,672 3,672 3,672 262 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS ......................................................................................... 57,905 57,905 57,905 57,905 264 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 3,788 3,788 3,788 3,788265 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ................................................ 16,225 16,225 16,225 16,225 

265A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 3,118,502 3,113,502 3,118,502 3,118,502 

Classified adjustment ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 4,032,059 4,047,059 4,076,659 30,000 4,062,059 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

266 9999999999 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................ –69,000 –69,000 

DARPA undistributed reduction .............................................................. [–69,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... –69,000 –69,000 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW ....................... 16,766,084 16,989,432 17,181,906 221,000 16,987,084 

OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION .............................................................. 74,583 74,583 74,583 74,583 

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION .................................................................... 45,142 45,142 45,142 45,142 003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES ............................................... 48,013 53,013 48,013 48,013 

Information Assurance Testing and Exercises ....................................... [5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................................................ 167,738 172,738 167,738 167,738 

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE ................................... 167,738 172,738 167,738 167,738 

TOTAL RDT&E ...................................................................................... 63,533,947 63,791,399 63,484,398 292,318 63,826,265 


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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ................................................................................................................. 4,500 4,500 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES ............................................................ 4,500 4,500 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY .......................................................................... 4,500 4,500 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

225 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) ........................................................................................... 940 940 

229A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................................................... 35,080 35,080 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 36,020 36,020 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY .......................................................................... 36,020 36,020 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

250A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................................................... 14,706 14,706 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 14,706 14,706 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF ............................................................................... 14,706 14,706 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW APPLIED RESEARCH 

009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 112,000 112,000 


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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program Element Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................................................................................................... 112,000 112,000 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

242 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV ............................................................................................................................................................... 5,200 5,200 

MQ–9 enhancements ..................................................................................................................................... [5,200 ] 

248 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 6,000 6,000 

265A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................................................... 163,447 163,447 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 169,447 5,200 174,647 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW ............................................................................. 281,447 5,200 286,647 TOTAL RDT&E ............................................................................................................................................ 336,673 5,200 341,873 


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TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................................................. 969,281 1,069,281 969,281 969,281 

Restore Critical Operations Tempo ......................................................................... [100,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................................................................ 61,990 61,990 61,990 61,990 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................................................. 450,987 450,487 450,987 450,987 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................................................................... 545,773 543,773 545,773 545,773 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................................................................. 1,057,453 1,046,453 1,057,453 1,057,453 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–10,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................................................................. 1,409,347 1,547,947 1,409,347 1,409,347 

Restore Critical Aviation Readiness ........................................................................ [100,000 ] UH–60A to UH–60L Conversions/ARNG Modernization ........................................... [38,600 ] 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................................... 3,592,334 3,567,334 3,592,334 –68,000 3,524,334 

Fully fund two Combat Training Center rotations—Army requested transfer to 

OM,ARNG and MP,ARNG ...................................................................................... [–68,000 ] 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–19,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–5,500 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................................................................ 411,388 411,388 411,388 411,388 


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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................... 1,001,232 1,100,732 1,186,832 1,001,232 

Readiness funding increase .................................................................................... [185,600 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................... [100,000 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 7,428,972 7,346,972 7,428,972 7,428,972 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–27,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–55,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 2,066,434 1,976,434 2,179,434 88,000 2,154,434 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [18,750 ] [18,750 ] Readiness funding increase—fully funds 6% CIP ................................................ [94,250 ] [94,250 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–7,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–58,000 ] Transfer to Arlington National Cemetery ................................................................ [–25,000 ] [–25,000 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .......................................................... 411,863 411,363 411,863 411,863 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .............................................................. 179,399 178,899 179,399 179,399 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ...................................................... 432,281 429,781 432,281 432,281 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 20,018,734 20,142,834 20,317,334 20,000 20,038,734 

MOBILIZATION 

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ........................................................................................................ 316,776 315,776 316,776 316,776 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ........................................................................................ 187,609 186,109 187,609 187,609 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 


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200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ............................................................................................ 6,463 86,463 6,463 80,000 86,463 

Industrial Base Intiative-Body Armor ...................................................................... [80,000 ] [80,000 ] SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ........................................................................................ 510,848 588,348 510,848 80,000 590,848 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

210 OFFICER ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................... 124,766 123,766 124,766 124,766 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

220 RECRUIT TRAINING ........................................................................................................... 51,968 51,468 51,968 51,968 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

230 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ........................................................................................... 43,735 43,735 43,735 43,735 

240 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ................................................................ 456,563 456,063 456,563 456,563 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

250 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................................................................... 886,529 876,029 886,529 886,529 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–8,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] 

260 FLIGHT TRAINING .............................................................................................................. 890,070 890,070 890,070 890,070 

270 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ...................................................................... 193,291 190,291 193,291 193,291 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

280 TRAINING SUPPORT ........................................................................................................... 552,359 551,359 552,359 552,359 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 466,927 461,427 466,927 466,927 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–5,500 ] 

300 EXAMINING ........................................................................................................................ 194,588 194,588 194,588 194,588 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION .......................................................................... 205,782 197,782 205,782 205,782 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–8,000 ] 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................................................ 150,571 149,071 150,571 150,571 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

330 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ................................................................... 169,784 162,784 169,784 169,784 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–7,000 ] SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................. 4,386,933 4,348,433 4,386,933 4,386,933 


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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 541,877 541,877 541,877 541,877 

360 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................... 722,291 722,291 722,291 722,291 370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................... 602,034 604,034 602,034 602,034 

Corrosion Mitigation Activities ................................................................................ [5,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 422,277 419,777 422,277 422,277 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] 

390 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 405,442 404,942 405,442 405,442 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................... 1,624,742 1,622,742 1,624,742 1,624,742 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,500 ] 

410 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 289,771 289,271 289,771 289,771 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 390,924 385,424 390,924 390,924 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–5,500 ] 

430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ................................................................................................ 1,118,540 1,117,040 1,118,540 1,118,540 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

440 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................. 241,234 239,734 241,234 241,234 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................. 243,509 242,509 243,509 243,509 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

460 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS ............................................................ 200,615 199,115 200,615 200,615 


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Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

470 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ...................................................................... 462,591 462,091 462,591 462,591 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS ................................................................................ 27,375 27,375 27,375 27,375 

520A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 1,030,411 1,029,411 1,030,411 1,030,411 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 8,323,633 8,307,633 8,323,633 8,323,633 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

530 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –513,700 –320,000 –296,400 –296,400 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................................ [–48,900 ] [–48,900 ] [–48,900 ] Program decrease—overestimate of civilian personnel ........................................ [–80,000 ] [–250,000 ] [–247,500 ] Training program to increase and improve financial literacy training for incoming and outgoing military personnel .................................................................. [2,500 ] Travel savings ......................................................................................................... [–21,100 ] Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–387,300 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –513,700 –320,000 –296,400 –296,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY ....................................................... 33,240,148 32,873,548 33,218,748 –196,400 33,043,748 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES OPERATING FORCES 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................................................................ 15,200 15,200 15,200 15,200 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................................................. 502,664 532,164 502,664 502,664 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Restore Critical Operations Tempo ......................................................................... [30,000 ] 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................................................................... 107,489 107,489 107,489 107,489 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................................................................. 543,989 543,989 543,989 543,989 060 AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................................................................. 72,963 72,963 72,963 72,963 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................................... 360,082 358,082 360,082 360,082 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................................................................ 72,491 72,491 72,491 72,491 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................... 58,873 93,873 73,873 58,873 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................... [35,000 ] [15,000 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 388,961 386,461 388,961 388,961 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 228,597 219,097 233,597 5,000 233,597 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [5,000 ] [5,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–9,000 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .......................................................... 39,590 39,590 39,590 39,590 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 2,390,899 2,441,399 2,410,899 5,000 2,395,899 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 10,608 10,608 10,608 10,608 

140 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 18,587 18,587 18,587 18,587 150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................... 6,681 6,681 6,681 6,681 160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 9,192 9,192 9,192 9,192 170 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 54,602 54,102 54,602 54,602 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 99,670 99,170 99,670 99,670 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

180 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –38,700 –13,800 –13,800 

Overestimation of civilian FTE targets ................................................................... [–13,800 ] Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–38,700 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –38,700 –13,800 –13,800 


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TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES ............................................... 2,490,569 2,501,869 2,510,569 –8,800 2,481,769 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................................................. 660,648 909,748 683,648 23,000 683,648 

National Guard combat training center rotations activities .................................. [70,000 ] National Guard critical operations tempo activities .............................................. [99,600 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Restore Critical Operations Tempo ......................................................................... [80,000 ] Transfer funding for 2 CTC rotations ..................................................................... [23,000 ] [23,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................................................................ 165,942 165,942 165,942 165,942 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................................................. 733,800 733,800 733,800 733,800 040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................................................................... 83,084 83,084 83,084 83,084 050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................................................................. 22,005 22,005 22,005 22,005 060 AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................................................................. 920,085 920,085 920,085 920,085 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................................... 680,887 673,887 680,887 680,887 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–5,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................................................................ 69,726 69,726 69,726 69,726 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................... 138,263 185,863 138,263 138,263 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,500 ] Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................... [49,600 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 804,517 792,017 804,517 –10,000 794,517 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–10,000 ] Remove one-time fiscal year 2014 funding increase ............................................ [–10,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 490,205 471,705 495,205 5,000 495,205 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [5,000 ] [5,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–18,500 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .......................................................... 872,140 871,140 872,140 872,140 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 5,641,302 5,899,002 5,669,302 18,000 5,659,302 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 6,690 6,690 6,690 6,690 

140 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................. 1,765 1,765 1,765 1,765 150 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 63,075 65,075 63,075 63,075 

National Guard State Partnership Program ............................................................ [2,000 ] 

160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................... 37,372 37,372 37,372 37,372 

170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 6,484 6,484 6,484 6,484 180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 274,085 269,585 260,285 –13,800 260,285 

Program decrease for advertising ........................................................................... [–13,800 ] [–13,800 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–4,500 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 389,471 386,971 375,671 –13,800 375,671 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

190 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –72,400 0 

Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–72,400 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –72,400 0 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG ....................................................... 6,030,773 6,213,573 6,044,973 4,200 6,034,973 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ....................................................................... 4,947,202 5,002,202 4,947,202 4,947,202 

FHP Unit Level Maintenance ................................................................................... [56,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 


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020 FLEET AIR TRAINING ......................................................................................................... 1,647,943 1,659,443 1,647,943 1,647,943 

FHP Unit Level Maintenance ................................................................................... [12,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES ................................................... 37,050 37,050 37,050 37,050 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT .......................................................................... 96,139 95,639 96,139 96,139 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................................................................................... 363,763 362,763 363,763 363,763 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................... 814,770 935,870 923,670 10,100 824,870 

Aviation Depot Maintenance ................................................................................... [111,000 ] [108,900 ] CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [10,100 ] [10,100 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................................................... 36,494 36,494 36,494 36,494 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ......................................................................................................... 350,641 473,141 350,641 350,641 

Aviation Logistics .................................................................................................... [123,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 3,865,379 3,959,879 3,865,379 3,865,379 

CLF steaming days .................................................................................................. [13,000 ] Corrosion Mitigation Activities ................................................................................ [5,000 ] Joint High Speed Vessel Operations ....................................................................... [10,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–5,500 ] T-AKEs to Full Operational Status .......................................................................... [72,000 ] 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ......................................................................... 711,243 709,743 711,243 711,243 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................. 5,296,408 5,327,608 5,296,408 33,700 5,330,108 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [33,700 ] [33,700 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................................................................. 1,339,077 1,335,877 1,339,077 300 1,339,377 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [300 ] [300 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–3,500 ] 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................................................. 708,634 706,634 708,634 708,634 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] 

140 ELECTRONIC WARFARE ..................................................................................................... 91,599 91,099 91,599 91,599 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE .............................................................................. 207,038 206,538 207,038 207,038 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ............................................................................................................ 432,715 431,715 432,715 432,715 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY ........................................................ 338,116 337,616 338,116 338,116 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES .............................................................................................. 892,316 891,316 892,316 892,316 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................... 128,486 128,486 128,486 128,486 

200 DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .......................................................................................... 2,472 2,472 2,472 2,472 210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .............................................................. 101,200 100,700 101,200 101,200 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

220 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .................................................. 188,920 186,420 188,920 188,920 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] 

230 CRUISE MISSILE ................................................................................................................ 109,911 109,911 109,911 109,911 240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ................................................................................................. 1,172,823 1,172,823 1,174,123 1,172,823 

Additional FCET ....................................................................................................... [1,300 ] 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ...................................................................... 104,139 104,139 104,139 104,139 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................. 490,911 490,411 490,911 490,911 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

270 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ................................................................................ 324,861 323,861 324,861 324,861 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

290 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 936,743 934,243 936,743 936,743 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] 


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300 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ........................................................ 1,483,495 1,422,995 1,587,495 104,000 1,587,495 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [18,750 ] [18,750 ] Readiness funding increase—fully funds 6% CIP ................................................ [85,250 ] [85,250 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–60,500 ] 

310 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 4,398,667 4,364,167 4,398,667 4,398,667 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–34,500 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 31,619,155 31,941,255 31,833,355 148,100 31,767,255 

MOBILIZATION 

320 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE .................................................................................. 526,926 526,926 526,926 526,926 

330 READY RESERVE FORCE ................................................................................................... 195 195 195 195 340 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ............................................................................ 6,704 6,704 6,704 6,704 350 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS .................................................................................... 251,538 205,538 205,538 –46,000 205,538 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [–46,000 ] [–46,000 ] [–46,000 ] 

360 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS .................................................................. 124,323 124,323 124,323 124,323 

370 INDUSTRIAL READINESS .................................................................................................... 2,323 2,323 2,323 2,323 380 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 20,333 20,333 20,333 20,333 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ........................................................................................ 932,342 886,342 886,342 –46,000 886,342 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

390 OFFICER ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................... 156,214 155,714 156,214 156,214 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

400 RECRUIT TRAINING ........................................................................................................... 8,863 8,963 8,863 100 8,963 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [100 ] [100 ] 

410 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .............................................................................. 148,150 148,150 148,150 148,150 

420 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................................................................... 601,501 604,201 601,501 7,200 608,701 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [7,200 ] [7,200 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–4,500 ] 

430 FLIGHT TRAINING .............................................................................................................. 8,239 8,239 8,239 8,239 

440 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ...................................................................... 164,214 165,362 164,214 1,000 165,214 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [1,000 ] [1,000 ] Naval Sea Cadets .................................................................................................... [1,148 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

450 TRAINING SUPPORT ........................................................................................................... 182,619 183,019 182,619 900 183,519 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [900 ] [900 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

460 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 230,589 230,089 230,589 1,148 231,737 

Naval Sea Cadet Corps ........................................................................................... [1,148 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

470 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION .......................................................................... 115,595 114,095 115,595 115,595 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

480 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................................................ 79,606 79,106 79,606 79,606 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

490 JUNIOR ROTC .................................................................................................................... 41,664 39,664 41,664 41,664 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................. 1,737,254 1,736,602 1,737,254 10,348 1,747,602 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

500 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 858,871 852,871 858,871 858,871 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–6,000 ] 

510 EXTERNAL RELATIONS ....................................................................................................... 12,807 12,807 12,807 12,807 

520 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ..................................................... 119,863 119,863 119,863 119,863 530 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................... 356,113 353,013 356,113 900 357,013 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [900 ] [900 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–4,000 ] 

540 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 255,605 255,105 255,605 255,605 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

550 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................... 339,802 337,802 339,802 339,802 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] 


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570 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 172,203 172,203 172,203 172,203 590 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ............................................................................ 283,621 282,621 283,621 283,621 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

600 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 1,111,464 1,110,464 1,111,464 1,111,464 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

610 HULL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SUPPORT .............................................................. 43,232 43,232 43,232 43,232 

620 COMBAT/WEAPONS SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 25,689 25,689 25,689 25,689 630 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ................................................................. 73,159 72,659 73,159 73,159 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

640 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ........................................................................................ 548,640 548,140 548,640 548,640 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

700 INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND AGENCIES ............................................................. 4,713 4,713 4,713 4,713

720A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 531,324 530,324 531,324 531,324 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 4,737,106 4,721,506 4,737,106 900 4,738,006 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

730 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –400,400 –88,700 –154,200 –154,200 

Civilian personnel underexecution .......................................................................... [–80,000 ] [–80,000 ] Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................................ [–74,200 ] [–74,200 ] [–74,200 ] Training program to increase and improve financial literacy training for incoming and outgoing military personnel .................................................................. [2,500 ] Travel savings ......................................................................................................... [–14,500 ] Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–248,700 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –400,400 –88,700 –154,200 –154,200 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ........................................................ 39,025,857 38,885,305 39,105,357 –40,852 38,985,005 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES ...................................................................................................... 905,744 944,044 939,544 33,800 939,544 

Corrosion Mitigation Activities ................................................................................ [5,000 ] Crisis Response Operations Unfunded Requirement .............................................. [33,800 ] [33,800 ] [33,800 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS ............................................................................................................... 921,543 920,543 921,543 921,543 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 229,058 280,058 229,058 229,058 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................... [51,000 ] 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING .............................................................................................. 87,660 87,660 87,660 87,660 

050 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ............................................................ 573,926 556,926 592,676 18,750 592,676 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [18,750 ] [18,750 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–16,000 ] 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 1,983,118 1,977,618 1,983,118 1,983,118 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–4,000 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 4,701,049 4,766,849 4,753,599 52,550 4,753,599 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

070 RECRUIT TRAINING ........................................................................................................... 18,227 18,227 18,227 18,227 

080 OFFICER ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................... 948 948 948 948 090 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................................................................... 98,448 98,448 98,448 98,448 100 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ...................................................................... 42,305 42,305 42,305 42,305 110 TRAINING SUPPORT ........................................................................................................... 330,156 328,156 330,156 330,156 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 


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Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,500 ] 

120 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 161,752 161,752 161,752 161,752 

130 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION .......................................................................... 19,137 18,637 34,837 19,137 

At USMC request transfer from RDTEN 53 ............................................................. [15,700 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

140 JUNIOR ROTC .................................................................................................................... 23,277 23,277 23,277 23,277 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................. 694,250 691,750 709,950 694,250 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 36,359 36,359 36,359 36,359 

160 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 362,608 352,508 353,415 –9,100 353,508 

Marine Museum Unjustified Growth ........................................................................ [–9,100 ] [–9,193 ] [–9,100 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 70,515 70,515 70,515 70,515 

180A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 44,706 44,706 44,706 44,706 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 514,188 504,088 504,995 –9,100 505,088 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

190 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –107,400 –33,200 –28,400 –28,400 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................................ [–28,400 ] [–28,400 ] [–28,400 ] Training program to increase and improve financial literacy training for incoming and outgoing military personnel .................................................................. [2,500 ] Travel savings ......................................................................................................... [–4,800 ] Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–81,500 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –107,400 –33,200 –28,400 –28,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS ....................................... 5,909,487 5,855,287 5,935,344 15,050 5,924,537 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ....................................................................... 565,842 573,742 565,842 7,900 573,742 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [7,900 ] [7,900 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE .......................................................................................... 5,948 5,948 5,948 5,948 040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................... 82,636 84,936 82,636 2,300 84,936 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ................................................. [2,300 ] [2,300 ] 

050 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................................................... 353 353 353 353 060 AVIATION LOGISTICS ......................................................................................................... 7,007 7,007 7,007 7,007 

070 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 8,190 8,190 8,190 8,190 080 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ......................................................................... 556 556 556 556 090 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................. 4,571 4,571 4,571 4,571 100 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................................................. 14,472 14,472 14,472 14,472 110 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES .............................................................................................. 119,056 119,056 119,056 119,056 120 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................. 1,852 1,852 1,852 1,852 130 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 25,354 25,354 25,354 25,354 140 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ........................................................ 48,271 46,271 53,271 4,827 53,098 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [5,000 ] [4,827 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] 

150 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 101,921 101,421 101,921 101,921 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 986,029 993,729 991,029 15,027 1,001,056 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

160 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 1,520 1,520 1,520 1,520 

170 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................... 12,998 12,998 12,998 12,998 180 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................... 3,395 3,395 3,395 3,395 190 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 21,071 21,071 21,071 21,071 

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210 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –10,500 0 

Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–10,500 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –10,500 0 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES ................................................ 1,007,100 1,004,300 1,012,100 15,027 1,022,127 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES .......................................................................................................... 93,093 93,093 93,093 93,093 

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 18,377 18,377 18,377 18,377 030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ........................................................ 29,232 27,732 34,232 3,900 33,132 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [5,000 ] [3,900 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,500 ] 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 106,447 105,447 106,447 106,447 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 247,149 244,649 252,149 3,900 251,049 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

050 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... 914 914 914 914 

060 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 11,831 11,831 11,831 11,831 070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 8,688 8,688 8,688 8,688 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 21,433 21,433 21,433 21,433 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

080 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –100 0 

Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–100 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –100 0 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE ........................................... 268,582 265,982 273,582 3,900 272,482 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OPERATING FORCES 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES .............................................................................................. 3,163,457 3,256,557 3,163,457 8,600 3,172,057 

Corrosion Prevention ................................................................................................ [5,000 ] Cyber Weapon System Ops ...................................................................................... [50,000 ] Cyberspace Defense Weapon System and Cyber Mission Forces ........................... [30,000 ] Nuclear Force Improvement Program—Security Forces ......................................... [8,600 ] [8,600 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ..................................................................................... 1,694,339 1,686,339 1,694,339 1,694,339 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–8,000 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) ........................................................ 1,579,178 1,574,678 1,579,178 1,579,178 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,500 ] 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 6,119,522 6,111,522 6,119,522 –91,122 6,028,400 

RC/OC–135 Contractor Logistics Support Unjustified Growth ............................... [–8,000 ] [–8,000 ] Unjustified program growth .................................................................................... [–83,122 ] 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 1,453,589 1,447,989 1,472,339 22,150 1,475,739 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [18,750 ] [18,750 ] Nuclear Force Improvement Program—Installation Surety .................................... [3,400 ] [3,400 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–9,000 ] 

060 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 2,599,419 2,587,419 2,599,419 –10,000 2,589,419 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–10,000 ] Remove one-time fiscal year 2014 funding increase ............................................ [–10,000 ] 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ................................................................................... 908,790 919,861 908,790 908,790 

Program increase .................................................................................................... [14,571 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS .............................................................................. 856,306 862,906 856,306 9,600 865,906 


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Nuclear Force Improvement Program—ICBM Training Hardware .......................... [9,600 ] [9,600 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–3,000 ] 

090 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................ 800,689 800,189 792,689 800,689 

RC–135 .................................................................................................................... [–8,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................................................................... 282,710 282,710 282,710 282,710 110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 397,818 397,318 397,818 397,818 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .................................................. 871,840 884,440 860,840 –11,000 860,840 

PACOM Prepositioned Munition Shortfall Mitigation ............................................... [19,100 ] Program decrease—classified program ................................................................. [–11,000 ] [–11,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–6,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .............................................................. 237,348 237,348 217,348 237,348 

Program decrease—JECC ....................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

130A AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM ................................................................... 34,600 34,600 34,600

Retain current AWACS fleet .................................................................................... [34,600 ] [34,600 ] 

130B A–10 FLYING HOURS ........................................................................................................ 188,400 188,400 188,400 

Retain current A–10 fleet ....................................................................................... [188,400 ] [188,400 ] 

130C A–10 WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUSTAINMENT ......................................................................... 68,100 68,100 68,100 

Retain current A–10 fleet ....................................................................................... [68,100 ] [68,100 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 20,965,005 21,049,276 21,235,855 219,328 21,184,333 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 1,968,810 1,966,310 1,968,810 1,968,810 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,500 ] 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ......................................................................................... 139,743 139,243 139,743 –14,073 125,670 

Inflation pricing requested as program growth ..................................................... [–14,073 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 1,534,560 1,534,560 1,534,560 1,534,560 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 173,627 171,627 173,627 173,627 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

180 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 688,801 686,301 688,801 688,801 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,000 ] SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ........................................................................................ 4,505,541 4,498,041 4,505,541 –14,073 4,491,468 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................... 82,396 82,396 82,396 82,396 

200 RECRUIT TRAINING ........................................................................................................... 19,852 19,852 19,852 19,852 210 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ................................................................. 76,134 73,134 76,134 76,134 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–3,000 ] 

220 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 212,226 208,726 212,226 212,226 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–3,500 ] 

230 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 759,809 754,309 759,809 759,809 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–4,500 ] 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................................................................... 356,157 356,157 356,157 356,157 

250 FLIGHT TRAINING .............................................................................................................. 697,594 694,594 697,594 697,594 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,500 ] 

260 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ...................................................................... 219,441 218,441 219,441 219,441 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

270 TRAINING SUPPORT ........................................................................................................... 91,001 91,001 91,001 91,001 

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 316,688 316,688 316,688 316,688 290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 73,920 73,920 73,920 73,920 300 EXAMINING ........................................................................................................................ 3,121 3,121 3,121 3,121 310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION .......................................................................... 181,718 174,218 181,718 181,718 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–7,500 ] 


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320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................................................ 147,667 147,167 147,667 147,667 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

330 JUNIOR ROTC .................................................................................................................... 63,250 60,250 63,250 63,250 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–3,000 ] SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................. 3,300,974 3,273,974 3,300,974 3,300,974 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS .................................................................................................... 1,003,513 1,044,013 1,013,813 –6,134 997,379 

Inflation pricing requested as program growth ..................................................... [–6,134 ] Readiness funding increase—PACOM unfunded priority list ................................ [10,300 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] SDT Program ............................................................................................................ [41,000 ] 

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................... 843,449 841,449 843,449 –7,239 836,210 

Defense Finance and Accounting Services rate adjustment requested as program growth ....................................................................................................... [–7,239 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 78,126 78,126 78,126 78,126 

370 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 247,677 244,177 247,677 247,677 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–3,500 ] 

380 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 1,103,442 1,096,442 1,103,442 1,103,442 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–5,500 ] 

390 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 597,234 596,234 597,234 597,234 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................... 506,840 506,840 506,840 506,840 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................... 892,256 889,256 892,256 892,256 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–2,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] 

420 CIVIL AIR PATROL ............................................................................................................. 24,981 24,981 24,981 24,981 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................. 92,419 91,919 92,419 92,419 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

450A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 1,169,736 1,159,236 1,164,376 –5,360 1,164,376 

Classified adjustment ............................................................................................. [–5,360 ] [–5,360 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–9,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 6,559,673 6,572,673 6,564,613 –18,733 6,540,940 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

460 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –240,400 –69,200 –131,900 –131,900 

Civilian personnel underexecution .......................................................................... [–80,000 ] [–80,000 ] Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................................ [–51,900 ] [–51,900 ] [–51,900 ] Readiness support ................................................................................................... [221,500 ] Training program to increase and improve financial literacy training for incoming and outgoing military personnel .................................................................. [2,500 ] Travel savings ......................................................................................................... [–17,300 ] Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–332,500 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –240,400 –69,200 –131,900 –131,900 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE .............................................. 35,331,193 35,153,564 35,537,783 54,622 35,385,815 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES .............................................................................................. 1,719,467 1,719,467 1,719,467 1,719,467 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ....................................................................................... 211,132 211,132 211,132 211,132 030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 530,301 530,301 530,301 530,301 040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 85,672 84,672 90,672 5,000 90,672 

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050 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 367,966 365,466 367,966 367,966 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–2,500 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 2,914,538 2,911,038 2,919,538 5,000 2,919,538 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 59,899 59,899 59,899 59,899 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 14,509 14,509 14,509 14,509 080 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) .............................................................. 20,345 20,345 20,345 20,345 

090 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) ..................................................................... 6,551 6,551 6,551 6,551 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................. 101,304 101,304 101,304 101,304 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

110 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –13,400 0 

Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–13,400 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –13,400 0 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE ............................................ 3,015,842 2,998,942 3,020,842 5,000 3,020,842 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................... 3,367,729 3,366,729 3,367,729 3,367,729 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ....................................................................................... 718,295 717,295 718,295 718,295 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 1,528,695 1,528,695 1,528,695 1,528,695 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......................................... 137,604 133,604 142,604 5,000 142,604 

Facilities Sustainment ............................................................................................. [5,000 ] [5,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–4,000 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 581,536 569,036 581,536 581,536 

Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–12,500 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 6,333,859 6,315,359 6,338,859 5,000 6,338,859 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 27,812 27,812 27,812 27,812 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ........................................................................................ 31,188 30,688 31,188 31,188 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ............................... 59,000 58,500 59,000 59,000 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

080 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –800 0 

Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–800 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –800 0 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG ......................................................... 6,392,859 6,373,059 6,397,859 5,000 6,397,859 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF .................................................................................................... 462,107 460,607 462,107 462,107 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

020 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES .................................................... 4,762,245 4,707,945 4,811,845 8,702 4,770,947 

MSV—USSOCOM Maritime Support Vessel ............................................................. [–20,300 ] [–20,298 ] NCR—USSOCOM National Capitol Region Office ................................................... [–5,000 ] [–5,000 ] [–5,000 ] POTFF—Human Performance .................................................................................. [–23,300 ] POTFF—transfer to DHP ......................................................................................... [–14,800 ] POTFF—transfer to DHRA for Office Suicide Provention ....................................... [–4,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–26,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–5,000 ] RSCC—Regional Special Operations Forces Coordination Centers ....................... [–3,600 ] [–1,800 ] [–3,600 ] UFR Flying Hours ..................................................................................................... [31,460 ] [36,400 ] [36,400 ] 


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UFR Unit Readiness Training .................................................................................. [20,000 ] [20,000 ] USSOCOM Joint Special Operations University ....................................................... [–2,560 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................. 5,224,352 5,168,552 5,273,952 8,702 5,233,054 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

030 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY .................................................................................. 135,437 135,437 135,437 135,437 

040 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY ...................................................................................... 80,082 80,082 80,082 80,082 050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........................................ 371,620 371,620 371,620 371,620 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................. 587,139 587,139 587,139 587,139 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS .............................................................................................. 119,888 195,888 144,888 56,000 175,888 

STARBASE ................................................................................................................ [21,000 ] [25,000 ] [25,000 ] Youth Challenge ...................................................................................................... [55,000 ] [31,000 ] 

080 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ................................................................................ 556,493 556,493 556,493 556,493 090 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................................................................... 1,340,374 1,339,874 1,340,374 –40,500 1,299,874 

Civilian personnel compensation—justification does not match summary of 

price and program changes ............................................................................... [–20,500 ] 

Civilian personnel compensation hiring lag ........................................................... [–20,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

100 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY .......................................................................... 633,300 613,300 633,300 2,770 636,070 

Civilian personnel compensation hiring lag ........................................................... [–1,230 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–20,000 ] Suicide Prevention—transfer from SOCOM ............................................................ [4,000 ] 

110 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ...................................................................... 1,263,678 1,258,678 1,263,678 1,263,678 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–4,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–1,000 ] 

130 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ................................................................................. 26,710 26,710 26,710 26,710 

140 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ........................................................................................... 381,470 380,470 394,170 12,700 394,170 

PTAP funding increase ............................................................................................ [12,700 ] [12,700 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

150 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ................................................................................................ 194,520 183,020 194,520 194,520 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Program decrease .................................................................................................... [–10,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,500 ] 

160 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE ............................................................................................... 21,485 21,485 21,485 21,485 

170 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .................................................................... 544,786 523,786 537,786 7,600 552,386 

Global Security Contingency Fund .......................................................................... [–30,000 ] Program decrease—Combatting terrorism fellowship ........................................... [–7,000 ] [–2,400 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] Warsaw Initiative Fund/Partnership For Peace ....................................................... [10,000 ] [10,000 ] 

180 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ........................................................................................... 527,812 527,312 527,812 527,812 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

200 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 32,787 32,787 32,787 32,787 

230 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ............................................................ 2,566,424 2,551,924 2,596,424 2,566,424 

Disability Impact Aid ............................................................................................... [5,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–6,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–8,500 ] Supplemental Impact Aid ........................................................................................ [25,000 ] 

240 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ............................................................................................... 416,644 415,144 416,644 416,644 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–500 ] 

260 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................. 186,987 106,391 106,387 –80,596 106,391 

Office of Economic Adjustment ............................................................................... [–80,596 ] [–80,600 ] [–80,596 ] 

265 OFFICE OF NET ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................... 18,944 18,944 18,944 

Program increase .................................................................................................... [10,000 ] [10,000 ] Transfer from line 270 ............................................................................................ [8,944 ] [8,944 ] 

270 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ........................................................................ 1,891,163 1,715,419 1,882,363 –17,744 1,873,419 

BRAC 2015 Round Planning and Analyses ............................................................ [–4,800 ] [–4,800 ] Corrosion Prevention Program Office ...................................................................... [5,000 ] 


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DOD Rewards Program Underexecution .................................................................. [–4,000 ] [–4,000 ] Program decrease .................................................................................................... [–75,000 ] Program decrease—BRAC 2015 ............................................................................. [–4,800 ] Program decrease for DOD rewards program ......................................................... [–4,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–51,500 ] Reduction in service contracts for facilities maintenance .................................... [–36,500 ] Transfer funding for Office of Net Assessment to line 265 .................................. [–8,944 ] [–8,944 ] 

280 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ADMIN & SVC-WIDE ACTIVITIES .................................. 87,915 87,915 87,915 87,915 290 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ......................................................................... 610,982 609,982 610,982 –2,520 608,462 

Civilian personnel compensation hiring lag ........................................................... [–2,520 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–1,000 ] 

290A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 13,983,323 13,987,323 14,024,923 13,983,323 

Additional AFRICOM ISR Support ............................................................................ [60,000 ] Classified adjustment ............................................................................................. [10,000 ] DCS .......................................................................................................................... [–18,400 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–6,000 ] SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................. 25,386,741 25,152,845 25,399,641 –43,346 25,343,395 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

300 UNDISTRIBUTED ................................................................................................................ –280,400 –29,800 12,500 12,500 

Blue water review .................................................................................................... [5,000 ] Civilian personnel underexecution .......................................................................... [–75,000 ] Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................................ [–17,500 ] [–17,500 ] [–17,500 ] Impact Aid ............................................................................................................... [25,000 ] [25,000 ] Impact Aid for Childern with Severe Disabilities ................................................... [5,000 ] Travel savings ......................................................................................................... [–17,300 ] Unobligated balances .............................................................................................. [–212,900 ] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................................................................... –280,400 –29,800 12,500 12,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ....................................... 31,198,232 30,628,136 31,230,932 –22,144 31,176,088 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE ......................................... 13,723 13,723 13,723 13,723 020 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID ..................................................... 100,000 104,500 100,000 100,000 

Humanitarian Mine Action ...................................................................................... [5,000 ] Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] 

030 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION .................................................................................. 365,108 354,608 365,108 365,108 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–10,500 ] 

040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ................................................................................................ 212,875 209,375 212,875 –129,841 83,034 

Program decrease .................................................................................................... [–129,841 ]Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–3,500 ] 

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY ............................................................................ 201,560 201,560 201,560 201,560 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ............................................................................. 277,294 277,294 277,294 277,294 070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE .................................................................... 408,716 408,716 408,716 408,716 080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ....................................................................... 8,547 8,547 8,547 8,547 090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES ................................................. 208,353 208,353 208,353 208,353 100 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND ................................................ 5,000 5,000 –5,000 0 

Program decrease .................................................................................................... [–5,000 ] [–5,000 ] 

110 SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS, DEFENSE ................................ 10,000 5,200 5,700 –4,300 5,700 

Reduction in contracts for Other Services .............................................................. [–500 ] Unjustified program increase .................................................................................. [–4,300 ] [–4,300 ] [–4,300 ] 

SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ....................................................... 1,811,176 1,791,876 1,806,876 –139,141 1,672,035 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ......................................................... 1,811,176 1,791,876 1,806,876 –139,141 1,672,035 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .................................................................. 165,721,818 164,545,441 166,094,965 –304,538 165,417,280 


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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 77,419 110,000 187,419 

ERI: Armored Brigade Combat Team Presence ...................................................................................................................... [110,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,827 3,827 030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................................................................................................................. 22,353 22,353 040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................................................................................................................................... 1,405,102 1,405,102 050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................. 452,332 15,000 467,332 

ERI: Increased Global Response Force Exercises ................................................................................................................... [15,000 ] 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47,522 47,522 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................... 1,050,683 96,500 1,147,183 

ERI: Increase Range Capacities and Operation, and Upgrade Training Sites ...................................................................... [96,500 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ............................................................................................................................................... 166,725 166,725 090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................................... 87,636 185,600 273,236 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... [185,600 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................... 291,977 291,977 140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................................................................... 7,316,967 90,294 7,407,261 

ERI: NATO Exercises ................................................................................................................................................................ [13,100 ] ERI: Strengthen the Capacity of NATO and NATO Partners ................................................................................................... [3,000 ] Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming ................................................................................................ [74,194 ] 

150 COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 160 RESET ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,861,655 2,861,655 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 13,794,198 497,394 14,291,592 

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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ........................................................................................................................................................ 59,000 59,000 

ERI: Armored Brigade Combat Team presence ...................................................................................................................... [40,000 ] 

ERI: Army Prepo Infrastructure Projects ................................................................................................................................. [19,000 ] SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 59,000 59,000 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,806,267 1,806,267 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................. 45,537 45,537 400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 32,264 32,264 420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................................................... 98,171 98,171 430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................................... 99,694 99,694 450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 137,053 137,053 

520A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,122,092 –15,900 1,106,192 

Program decrease ................................................................................................................................................................... [–15,900 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................. 3,341,078 –15,900 3,325,178 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY ...................................................................................................................... 17,135,276 540,494 17,675,770 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES OPERATING FORCES 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................................................................................................................. 4,285 4,285 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................. 1,428 1,428 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................... 699 699 100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................... 35,120 35,120 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 41,532 41,532 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES ............................................................................................................... 41,532 41,532 


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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12,593 1,200 13,793 

ERI: Leverage State Partnership Program .............................................................................................................................. [1,200 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................................................................................................................................ 647 647 030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................................................................................................................. 6,670 6,670 040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................................................................................................................................... 664 664 060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 22,485 22,485 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................... 14,560 14,560 090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................................... 49,600 49,600 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... [49,600 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................... 13,923 13,923 120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ......................................................................................................................... 4,601 4,601 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 76,143 50,800 126,943 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 318 318 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ 318 318 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG ....................................................................................................................... 76,461 50,800 127,261 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 

010 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND .......................................................................................................................................... 2,915,747 2,915,747 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ......................................................................................................................................... 2,915,747 2,915,747 

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 

020 MINISTRY OF INTERIOR .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,161,733 1,161,733 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ........................................................................................................................................ 1,161,733 1,161,733 

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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

030 IRAQ TRAINING FACILITY .................................................................................................................................................................. 31,853 31,853 

SUBTOTAL DETAINEE OPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 31,853 31,853 

TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND ................................................................................................................. 4,109,333 4,109,333 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

010 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,618,000 1,618,000 

SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .............................................................................................................................. 1,618,000 1,618,000 

TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ................................................................................................................................ 1,618,000 1,618,000 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 573,123 3,000 576,123 

ERI: Seabreeze and European Multinational Exercises .......................................................................................................... [3,000 ] 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ......................................................................................................................................... 2,600 2,600 050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................................................... 22,035 22,035 060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 192,411 111,000 303,411 

Aviation Depot Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... [111,000 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................................................................................................................... 1,116 1,116 080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 33,900 33,900 090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 1,153,500 4,950 1,158,450 

ERI: Black Sea Multinational Exercises .................................................................................................................................. [4,950 ] 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................ 20,068 20,068 110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,922,829 150,000 2,072,829 

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130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 31,303 31,303 160 WARFARE TACTICS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 26,229 26,229 170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................... 20,398 20,398 180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES .............................................................................................................................................................. 676,555 9,120 685,675 

ERI: BALTOPS Multinational Exercises .................................................................................................................................... [500 ] 

ERI: Black Sea Information Sharing Initiatives ..................................................................................................................... [620 ] ERI: EUCOM Information Sharing Initiatives .......................................................................................................................... [8,000 ] 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................................................... 10,662 10,662 250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................... 90,684 90,684 260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................................................................. 233,696 233,696 300 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ....................................................................................................................... 16,220 200 16,420 

ERI: European Multinational Exercise Infrastructure Support ................................................................................................ [200 ] 

310 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................................. 88,688 88,688 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 5,116,017 278,270 5,394,287 

MOBILIZATION 

360 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................................. 5,307 5,307 

380 COAST GUARD SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................................................. 213,319 213,319 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 218,626 218,626 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

420 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .......................................................................................................................................................... 48,270 48,270 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................................................................................. 48,270 48,270 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

500 ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2,464 2,464 

510 EXTERNAL RELATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 520 520 530 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................... 5,205 5,205 540 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,439 1,439 570 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 186,318 186,318 590 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................ 1,350 1,350 600 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 11,811 11,811 


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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

640 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,468 1,468 

720A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................................................................... 6,380 6,380 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ 216,955 216,955 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ....................................................................................................................... 5,599,868 278,270 5,878,138 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 477,406 13,210 490,616 

ERI: BALTOPS Multinational Exercises .................................................................................................................................... [1,500 ] ERI: Black Sea Rotational Force Increased Presence ............................................................................................................ [8,910 ] ERI: Cold Response Multinational Exercises .......................................................................................................................... [800 ] ERI: NATO Multinational Exercises ......................................................................................................................................... [2,000 ] 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 353,334 353,334 030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 426,720 10,000 436,720 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................................. 12,036 12,036 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 1,269,496 23,210 1,292,706 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 52,106 52,106 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................................................................................. 52,106 52,106 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 162,980 162,980 

160 ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1,322 1,322 

180A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,870 1,870 


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SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ 166,172 166,172 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS ...................................................................................................... 1,487,774 23,210 1,510,984 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 16,133 16,133 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 6,150 6,150 070 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 12,475 12,475 090 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................................................. 2,700 2,700 110 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES .............................................................................................................................................................. 8,418 8,418 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 45,876 45,876 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES ............................................................................................................... 45,876 45,876 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9,740 9,740 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................................. 800 800 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 10,540 10,540 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE .......................................................................................................... 10,540 10,540 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,352,604 67,330 1,419,934 

ERI: Baltic Air Policing ........................................................................................................................................................... [10,000 ] ERI: Eastern European Countries Exercise Support ............................................................................................................... [2,300 ] 

ERI: Retain Air Superiority Presence ...................................................................................................................................... [55,000 ] Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming ................................................................................................ [30 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES .................................................................................................................................................... 893,939 4,400 898,339 

ERI: Baltic Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ................................................................................................... [4,400 ] 


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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) ....................................................................................................................... 8,785 8,785 040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1,146,099 1,146,099 050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ......................................................................................................... 78,000 27,890 105,890 

ERI: Improve Airfield Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................ [9,890 ] ERI: Improve Support Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................................... [400 ] ERI: Improve Weapons Storage Facilities ............................................................................................................................... [17,600 ] 

060 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1,226,834 1,226,834 070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING .................................................................................................................................................. 92,109 92,109 080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................................................. 168,269 168,269 090 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................................... 26,337 26,337 100 LAUNCH FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 852 852 110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................................................................. 4,942 4,942 120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .................................................................................................................. 99,400 168 99,568 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming ................................................................................................ [168 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 5,098,170 99,788 5,197,958 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2,894,280 2,600 2,896,880 

ERI: Persistent MAF Capability ............................................................................................................................................... [2,000 ] Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming ................................................................................................ [600 ] 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 138,043 138,043 160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 437,279 160,000 597,279 

Restore Critical Depot Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... [160,000 ] 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ......................................................................................................... 2,801 2,801 180 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15,370 15,370 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 3,487,773 162,600 3,650,373 


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TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39 39 

200 RECRUIT TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................................................... 432 432 230 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1,617 1,617 240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .......................................................................................................................................................... 2,145 2,145 310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................................... 163 163 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .................................................................................................................................. 4,396 4,396 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................... 85,016 85,016 

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 934 934 380 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6,923 6,923 390 ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 151 151 400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 162,106 2,250 164,356 

Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming ................................................................................................ [2,250 ] 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 246,256 246,256 450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................ 60 60 

450A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................................................................... 17,408 –11,498 5,910 

Program decrease ................................................................................................................................................................... [–11,498 ] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ 518,854 –9,248 509,606 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE .............................................................................................................. 9,109,193 253,140 9,362,333 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 72,575 72,575 

050 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5,219 5,219 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 77,794 77,794 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE ........................................................................................................... 77,794 77,794 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 


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SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 2,300 2,300 

ERI: Eastern European Countries Exercise Support ............................................................................................................... [2,000 ] 

ERI: Leverage State Partnership Program .............................................................................................................................. [300 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 20,300 20,300 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 20,300 2,300 22,600 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG ......................................................................................................................... 20,300 2,300 22,600 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ................................................................................................................................................................... 100 100 

ERI: EUCOM Support to NATO Exercises in Chairman’s Joint Exercise Program ................................................................... [100 ] 

020 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES .................................................................................................................... 2,490,648 158,315 2,648,963 

ERI: Increased Partnership Activities in Central and Eastern Europe .................................................................................. [10,557 ] Replenishment of source funds in FY15–02 reprogramming ................................................................................................ [147,758 ] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .............................................................................................................................................. 2,490,648 158,415 2,649,063 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

080 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ............................................................................................................................................... 22,847 22,847 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................................................................................................................................... 21,516 21,516 110 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ..................................................................................................................................... 36,416 36,416 130 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ................................................................................................................................................ 105,000 105,000 150 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................................................................ 6,251 6,251 170 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .................................................................................................................................... 1,660,000 1,660,000 230 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ............................................................................................................................ 93,000 93,000 270 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ........................................................................................................................................ 115,664 10,000 125,664 


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ERI: Intelligence and Warning ................................................................................................................................................ [10,000 ] 

290 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ........................................................................................................................................ 2,424 2,424 

290A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,617,659 –4,600 1,613,059 

Program decrease ................................................................................................................................................................... [–4,600 ] SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 3,680,777 5,400 3,686,177 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ....................................................................................................... 6,171,425 163,815 6,335,240 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................................. 45,503,372 1,312,029 46,815,401 


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TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations .............................................................................................. 128,957,593 129,007,023 128,910,683 –477,985 128,479,608 

AGR Pay and Allowance—projected underexecution ......................................................... [–84,500 ] Air Force airborne warning and control system personnel ................................................ [12,200 ] CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ............................................................ [48,000 ] [48,000 ] Foreign Currency adjustments ............................................................................................ [–193,200 ] Inactive Duty Training—projected underexecution ............................................................ [–79,000 ] Increase state ESGR personnel .......................................................................................... [4,000 ]Individual Clothing and Uniform Allowance—excess to requirement ............................... [–10,000 ] Lower than budgeted average strength levels .................................................................. [–66,500 ] Military Personnel Historical Underexecution ..................................................................... [–761,610 ] [–628,000 ] Non-Prior Service Enlistment Bonus—excess to requirement ........................................... [–4,000 ] Operational training excess to requirement ....................................................................... [–3,000 ] Operational travel excess to requirement .......................................................................... [–10,800 ] Readiness funding increase—CTC rotations for Army National Guard ............................ [45,000 ] Recalculation from CPI–1 to CPI ....................................................................................... [534,900 ] [215,300 ] Reduction in meals-ready-to-eat ....................................................................................... [–20,000 ] Restore assumed savings for TRICARE consolidation ....................................................... [78,000 ] Restore lost savings relating to retiree COLA ................................................................... [500,000 ] Retain current A–10 fleet .................................................................................................. [82,800 ] [74,615 ] Retain current AWACS fleet ................................................................................................ [24,900 ] [24,900 ] Special training and exercises for National Guard State Partnership Program ............... [8,000 ] 


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Transfer funding for 2 CTC rotations: Army-requested from line 121, O&M Army .......... [45,000 ] Unobligated balances ......................................................................................................... [–360,470 ] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ............................................................... 6,236,092 6,237,092 6,236,092 6,236,092 

CVN 73 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) ............................................................ [1,000 ] 

Total, Military Personnel ............................................................................................................. 135,193,685 135,244,115 135,146,775 –477,985 134,715,700 


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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ............................................................................................................................................................ 5,536,340 1,500 5,537,840 

ERI: Strengthen the Capacity of NATO and NATO Partners ............................................................................................................ [1,500 ] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ............................................................................................................................ 58,728 58,728 

Total, Military Personnel Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................. 5,595,068 1,500 5,596,568 


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TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY PREPOSITIONED WAR RESERVE STOCKS ....................................................................................... 13,727 13,727 13,727 13,727 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ........................................................... 13,727 13,727 13,727 13,727 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS (MEDICAL/DENTAL) ............................................................................. 61,717 61,717 61,717 61,717 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE .................................................. 61,717 61,717 61,717 61,717 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) .............................................................................................. 44,293 44,293 39,293 44,293 

Program decrease—MREs ......................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ........................................... 44,293 44,293 39,293 44,293 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA .................................................................................................... 1,114,731 1,214,731 1,314,731 100,000 1,214,731 

Restore Commissary Reduction ................................................................................. [100,000 ] [200,000 ] [100,000 ] 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ........................................................... 1,114,731 1,214,731 1,314,731 100,000 1,214,731 

NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND ................................................................................... 100,000 

National Sea-based Deterrence Fund ........................................................................ [100,000 ] 


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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

TOTAL NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND ........................................... 100,000 

CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................ 222,728 222,728 222,728 222,728 RDT&E ........................................................................................................................................... 595,913 595,913 595,913 595,913 PROCUREMENT .............................................................................................................................. 10,227 10,227 10,227 10,227 

TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION ........................................ 828,868 828,868 828,868 828,868 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ................................................ 719,096 719,096 739,096 719,096 

Additional SOUTHCOM ISR Support ........................................................................... [20,000 ] 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ......................................................................................... 101,591 101,591 101,591 101,591 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ........................... 820,687 820,687 840,687 820,687 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 310,830 310,830 310,830 310,830 

PROCUREMENT .............................................................................................................................. 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL .................................................. 311,830 311,830 311,830 311,830 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM IN-HOUSE CARE ............................................................................................................................. 8,799,086 8,860,686 8,769,086 50,085 8,849,171 

Implementation of Benefit Reform Proposal ............................................................. [–53,700 ] [–30,000 ] [–56,715 ] Restoration of MHS Modernization ............................................................................ [92,000 ] [92,000 ]USSOCOM Behavioral Health and Warrior Care Management Program ................... [23,300 ] [14,800 ] 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ................................................................................................................. 15,412,599 15,374,599 15,354,599 –1,095,000 14,317,599 

Behavioral health treatment of TRICARE beneficiaries ............................................ [20,000 ] Historical underexecution .......................................................................................... [–855,000 ] 


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Implementation of Benefit Reform Proposal ............................................................. [–58,000 ] [–58,000 ] [–58,000 ] Pharmaceutical drugs—excess growth .................................................................... [–182,000 ] 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ................................................................................................. 2,462,096 2,462,096 2,462,096 –103,700 2,358,396 

Historical underexecution .......................................................................................... [–100,000 ] Travel excess growth ................................................................................................. [–3,700 ] 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 1,557,347 1,557,347 1,557,347 1,557,347 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................. 366,223 366,223 366,223 366,223 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................................................................................................ 750,866 750,866 750,866 750,866 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................... 1,683,694 1,683,694 1,683,694 1,683,694 R&D UNDISTRIBUTED R&D RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................. 10,317 20,317 10,317 10,317 

Surgical Critical Care Research ................................................................................ [10,000 ] 

R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 49,015 49,015 49,015 49,015 R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................... 226,410 226,410 226,410 226,410 R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ............................................................................................... 97,787 97,787 97,787 97,787 R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................ 217,898 217,898 217,898 217,898 R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ................................................................................................ 38,075 38,075 38,075 38,075 R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT ............................................................................................... 15,092 15,092 15,092 15,092 UNDISTRIBUTED PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING .............................................................................................................. 13,057 13,057 13,057 13,057 PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ..................................................................................... 283,030 283,030 283,030 283,030 PROC THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM ...................................................................... 3,145 3,145 3,145 3,145 PROC IEHR .................................................................................................................................... 9,181 9,181 9,181 9,181 UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................................................................................................. –161,857 –566,557 –151,857 –161,857 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................................... [–13,100 ] Mental Health Assessments ...................................................................................... [10,000 ] Private study to identify challenges confronting the DoD’s care of wounded warriors ......................................................................................................................... [20,000 ] Unobligated balances ................................................................................................ [–411,600 ]

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ................................................................. 31,833,061 31,461,961 31,755,061 –1,148,615 30,684,446 


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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ....................................................................... 35,028,914 34,757,814 35,265,914 –1,048,615 33,980,299 


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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE C–17 CLS ENGINE COST INCREASE FUEL ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) ........................................................................................................................................................... 86,350 86,350 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ......................................................................................................... 86,350 86,350 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ............................................................................................................. 189,000 20,000 209,000 

SOUTHCOM ISR ........................................................................................................................................................................ [20,000 ] 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ......................................................................................... 189,000 20,000 209,000 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................................................................. 7,968 7,968 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ............................................................................................................... 7,968 7,968 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM IN-HOUSE CARE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 65,902 65,902 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 214,259 214,259 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................................................. 15,311 15,311 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5,059 5,059 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................... 300,531 300,531 


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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE ......................................................................................................................................................... 925,000 –554,287 370,713 

ERI: Military Assistance and Support for Ukraine .................................................................................................................. [75,000 ] ERI: Transfer out to appropriations for proper execution ...................................................................................................... [–629,287 ] 

TOTAL EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE ................................................................................................................ 925,000 –554,287 370,713 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND ............................................................................................................................................... 4,000,000 –2,700,000 1,300,000 

Funding ahead of need ........................................................................................................................................................... [–2,700,000 ] 

TOTAL COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND ...................................................................................................... 4,000,000 –2,700,000 1,300,000 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 5,513,849 –3,234,287 2,279,562 TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 5,513,849 –3,234,287 2,279,562 


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TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Army CALIFORNIA Concord ACCESS CONTROL POINT 9,900 9,900 9,900 9,900 Army CALIFORNIA Concord GENERAL PURPOSE MAINTENANCE SHOP 5,300 5,300 5,300 5,300 Army CALIFORNIA Fort Irwin UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 Army COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 Army COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 Army GUANTANAMO 

BAY, CUBA 

Guantanamo Bay DINING FACILITY 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 

Army GUANTANAMO 

BAY, CUBA 

Guantanamo Bay HEALTH CLINIC 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 

Army GUANTANAMO 

BAY, CUBA 

Guantanamo Bay HIGH VALUE DETAINEE COMPLEX 0 69,000 0 0 

Army HAWAII Fort Shafter COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY COMPLEX 96,000 83,000 86,400 –11,000 85,000 Army JAPAN Kadena AB MISSILE MAGAZINE 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 Army KENTUCKY Blue Grass Army Depot SHIPPING AND RECEIVING BUILDING 0 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Army KENTUCKY Fort Campbell, Kentucky UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 Army NEW YORK Fort Drum, New York UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 Army NEW YORK U.S. Military Academy CADET BARRACKS, INCR 3 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 Army PENNSYLVANIA Letterkenny Army Depot REBUILD SHOP 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 Army SOUTH CAROLINA Fort Jackson TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 3, PH1 52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 Army TEXAS Fort Hood SIMULATIONS CENTER 0 46,000 0 0 Army VIRGINIA Fort Lee ADV. INDIVIDUAL TRAINING BARRACKS COMPLEX, 

PHASE 3 

0 86,000 0 0 

Army VIRGINIA Joint Base Langley-Eustis TACTICAL VEHICLE HARDSTAND 7,700 7,700 7,700 7,700 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations HOST NATION SUPPORT FY15 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 

Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MINOR CONSTRUCTION FY15 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 

Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN FY15 18,127 18,127 18,127 18,127 

Military Construction, Army Total ................................................................................................................................. 539,427 742,427 544,827 4,000 543,427 

Navy ARIZONA Yuma AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT COMPLEX 16,608 16,608 16,608 16,608 Navy BAHRAIN ISLAND SW Asia P–8A HANGAR 27,826 27,826 27,826 27,826 Navy CALIFORNIA Bridgeport E-LMR COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS 16,180 16,180 16,180 16,180 Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore F–35C FACILITY ADDITION AND MODIFICATION 0 0 0 16,594 16,594 Navy CALIFORNIA Lemoore F–35C OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY 0 0 0 22,391 22,391 Navy CALIFORNIA San Diego STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DECENTRALIZATION 47,110 47,110 47,110 47,110 Navy DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District of Columbia ELECTRONICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORA- TORY 31,735 31,735 31,735 31,735 

Navy DJIBOUTI Camp Lemonier, Djibouti ENTRY CONTROL POINT 9,923 9,923 9,923 9,923 Navy FLORIDA Jacksonville MH60 PARKING APRON 8,583 8,583 8,583 8,583 Navy FLORIDA Jacksonville P–8A RUNWAY THRESHOLDS AND TAXIWAYS 21,652 21,652 21,652 21,652 Navy FLORIDA Mayport LCS OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY 20,520 20,520 20,520 20,520 Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas GSE SHOPS AT NORTH RAMP 21,880 21,880 21,880 21,880 Navy GUAM Joint Region Marianas MWSS FACILITIES AT NORTH RAMP 28,771 28,771 28,771 28,771 Navy HAWAII Kaneohe Bay FACILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR VMU, MWSD, & 

CH53E 

51,182 51,182 51,182 51,182 

Navy HAWAII Kaneohe Bay ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS 2,200 2,200 2,200 2,200 Navy HAWAII Pearl Harbor SUBMARINE MANEUVERING ROOM TRAINER FACILITY 9,698 9,698 9,698 9,698 Navy JAPAN Iwakuni SECURITY MODS DPRI MC167–T (CVW–5 E2D EA– 

18G) 

6,415 6,415 6,415 6,415 

Navy JAPAN Kadena AB AIRCRAFT MAINT HANGAR ALTERATIONS AND SAP-F 19,411 19,411 19,411 19,411 Navy JAPAN MCAS Futenma HANGAR & RINSE FACILITY MODERNIZATIONS 4,639 4,639 4,639 4,639 Navy JAPAN Okinawa LHD PRACTICE SITE IMPROVEMENTS 35,685 35,685 35,685 35,685 


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Navy MARYLAND Annapolis CENTER FOR CYBER SECURITY STUDIES BUILDING 120,112 100,112 30,000 –90,112 30,000 Navy MARYLAND Indian Head ADVANCED ENERGETICS RESEARCH LAB COMPLEX 

PH 2 

15,346 15,346 15,346 15,346 

Navy MARYLAND Patuxent River ATLANTIC TEST RANGE FACILITY 9,860 9,860 9,860 9,860 Navy NEVADA Fallon AIR WING TRAINING FACILITY 27,763 27,763 27,763 27,763 Navy NEVADA Fallon FACILITY ALTERATION FOR F–35 TRAINING MISSION 3,499 3,499 3,499 3,499 Navy NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune 2ND RADIO BN COMPLEX PHASE 1 0 0 50,706 50,706 50,706 Navy NORTH CAROLINA Cherry Point Marine Corps 

Air Station 

WATER TREATMENT PLANT REPLACEMENT 41,588 41,588 41,588 41,588 

Navy PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia OHIO REPLACEMENT POWER & PROPULSION FACILITY 23,985 23,985 23,985 23,985 

Navy SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FACILITY 35,716 35,716 35,716 35,716 Navy SPAIN Rota SHIP BERTHING POWER UPGRADES 20,233 20,233 20,233 20,233 Navy VIRGINIA Dahlgren MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITY 27,313 27,313 27,313 27,313 Navy VIRGINIA Norfolk EOD CONSOLIDATED OPS & LOGISTICS FACILITIES 39,274 39,274 39,274 39,274 Navy VIRGINIA Portsmouth SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY 9,743 9,743 9,743 9,743 Navy VIRGINIA Quantico AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT EXPANSION 12,613 12,613 12,613 12,613 Navy VIRGINIA Yorktown BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 19,152 19,152 19,152 19,152 Navy VIRGINIA Yorktown FAST COMPANY TRAINING FACILITY 7,836 7,836 7,836 7,836 Navy WASHINGTON Bangor REGIONAL SHIP MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FACILITY 0 0 13,833 13,833 13,833 Navy WASHINGTON Bremerton INTEGRATED WATER TREATMENT SYST. DD 1, 2, & 5 16,401 16,401 16,401 16,401 Navy WASHINGTON Kitsap EXPLOSIVES HANDLING WHARF #2 (INC) 83,778 83,778 83,778 83,778 Navy WASHINGTON Port Angeles TPS PORT ANGELES FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION 20,638 20,638 20,638 20,638 Navy WASHINGTON Whidbey Island P–8A AIRCRAFT APRON AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES 24,390 24,390 24,390 24,390 Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations F–35C FACILITY ADDITION AND MODIFICATION 16,594 16,594 16,594 –16,594 0 

Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations F–35C OPERATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY 22,391 22,391 22,391 –22,391 0 

Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MCON DESIGN FUNDS 33,366 33,366 33,366 33,366 

Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 7,163 7,163 7,163 7,163 

Military Construction, Navy Total ................................................................................................................................. 1,018,772 998,772 993,199 –25,573 993,199 

AF ALASKA Clear AFS EMERGENCY POWER PLANT FUEL STORAGE 11,500 11,500 11,500 11,500 AF ARIZONA Luke AFB F–35 AIRCRAFT MX HANGAR—SQDN #2 11,200 11,200 11,200 11,200 AF ARIZONA Luke AFB F–35 FLIGHTLINE FILLSTANDS 15,600 15,600 15,600 15,600 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas GUAM STRIKE FUEL SYSTEMS MAINT.HANGAR INC 2 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas PAR LOW OBSERVABLE/CORROSION CONTROL/COMPOSITE REPAIR SHOP 0 0 34,400 34,400 34,400 

AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas PRTC—COMBAT COMM INFRASTR FACILITY 3,750 3,750 3,750 3,750 AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas PRTC—RED HORSE LOGISTICS FACILITY 3,150 3,150 3,150 3,150 AF GUAM Joint Region Marianas PRTC—SATELLITE FIRE STATION 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500 AF KANSAS McConnell AFB KC–46A ADAL MOBILITY BAG STRG EXPANSION 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 AF KANSAS McConnell AFB KC–46A ADAL REGIONAL MX TNG FACILITY 16,100 16,100 16,100 16,100 AF KANSAS McConnell AFB KC–46A ALTER COMPOSITE MX SHOP 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100 AF KANSAS McConnell AFB KC–46A ALTER TAXIWAY FOXTROT 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 AF KANSAS McConnell AFB KC–46A FUSELAGE TRAINER 6,400 6,400 6,400 6,400 AF MARYLAND Fort Meade CYBERCOM JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER, INCREMENT 

2 

166,000 166,000 166,000 166,000 

AF MASSACHUSETTS Hanscom AFB DORMITORY (72 RM) 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 AF NEBRASKA Offutt AFB USSTRATCOM REPLACEMENT FACILITY- INCR 4 180,000 180,000 180,000 180,000 AF NEVADA Nellis AFB F–22 FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 AF NEVADA Nellis AFB F–35 AIRCRAFT MX UNIT—4 BAY HANGAR 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 AF NEVADA Nellis AFB F–35 WEAPONS SCHOOL FACILITY 8,900 8,900 8,900 8,900 AF NEW JERSEY Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst FIRE STATION 5,900 5,900 5,900 5,900 

AF OKLAHOMA Tinker AFB KC–46A DEPOT MAINT COMPLEX SPT INFRASTR 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 AF OKLAHOMA Tinker AFB KC–46A TWO-BAY DEPOT MX HANGAR 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 AF TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio FIRE STATION 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 AF UNITED KINGDOM Croughton RAF JIAC CONSOLIDATION—PHASE 1 92,223 92,223 92,223 92,223 AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions PLANNING AND DESIGN 10,738 10,738 10,738 10,738 

AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 22,613 22,613 22,613 22,613 

Military Construction, Air Force Total .......................................................................................................................... 811,774 811,774 846,174 34,400 846,174 

Def-Wide ARIZONA Fort Huachuca JITC BUILDING 52120 RENOVATION 1,871 1,871 1,871 1,871 


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Def-Wide AUSTRALIA Geraldton COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY GERALDTON 9,600 9,600 9,600 9,600 Def-Wide BELGIUM Brussels BRUSSELLS ELEMENTARY/HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT 41,626 41,626 41,626 41,626 Def-Wide BELGIUM Brussels NATO HEADQUARTERS FACILITY 37,918 37,918 37,918 37,918 Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Camp Pendleton, California SOF COMM/ELEC MAINTENANCE FACILITY 11,841 11,841 11,841 11,841 

Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Coronado SOF LOGISTICS SUPPORT UNIT 1 OPS FACILITY #1 41,740 41,740 41,740 41,740 Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Coronado SOF SUPPORT ACTIVITY OPS FACILITY #2 28,600 28,600 28,600 28,600 Def-Wide CALIFORNIA Lemoore REPLACE FUEL STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION FAC. 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500 Def-Wide COLORADO Peterson AFB DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT 15,200 15,200 15,200 15,200 Def-Wide CONUS Various Locations EAST COAST MISSILE SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN 0 20,000 0 0 Def-Wide CONUS CLASSIFIED Classified Location SOF SKILLS TRAINING FACILITY 53,073 53,073 53,073 53,073 Def-Wide GEORGIA Hunter Army Airfield SOF COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY 7,692 7,692 7,692 7,692 Def-Wide GEORGIA Robins AFB REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM 19,900 19,900 19,900 19,900 Def-Wide GERMANY Rhine Ordnance Barracks MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT INCR 4 259,695 189,695 59,695 –70,000 189,695 Def-Wide GUANTANAMO 

BAY, CUBA 

Guantanamo Bay REPLACE FUEL TANK 11,100 11,100 11,100 11,100 

Def-Wide GUANTANAMO 

BAY, CUBA 

Guantanamo Bay W.T. SAMPSON E/M AND HS CONSOLID./REPLACEMENT 65,190 65,190 65,190 65,190 

Def-Wide HAWAII Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam REPLACE FUEL TANKS 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 

Def-Wide HAWAII Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam UPGRADE FIRE SUPRESSION & VENTILATION SYS. 49,900 49,900 49,900 49,900 

Def-Wide JAPAN Misawa AB EDGREN HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION 37,775 37,775 37,775 37,775 Def-Wide JAPAN Okinawa KILLIN ELEMENTARY REPLACEMENT/RENOVATION 71,481 71,481 71,481 71,481 Def-Wide JAPAN Okinawa KUBASAKI HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT/RENOVATION 99,420 99,420 99,420 99,420 Def-Wide JAPAN Sasebo E.J. KING HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT/RENOVATION 37,681 37,681 37,681 37,681 Def-Wide KENTUCKY Fort Campbell, Kentucky SOF SYSTEM INTEGRATION MAINTENANCE OFFICE 

FAC 

18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 

Def-Wide MARYLAND Fort Meade NSAW CAMPUS FEEDERS PHASE 1 54,207 54,207 54,207 54,207 Def-Wide MARYLAND Fort Meade NSAW RECAPITALIZE BUILDING #1/SITE M INC 3 45,521 45,521 45,521 45,521 Def-Wide MARYLAND Joint Base Andrews CONSTRUCT HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM 18,300 18,300 18,300 18,300 Def-Wide MICHIGAN Selfridge ANGB REPLACE FUEL DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES 35,100 35,100 35,100 35,100 Def-Wide MISSISSIPPI Stennis SOF APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY 10,323 10,323 10,323 10,323 Def-Wide MISSISSIPPI Stennis SOF LAND ACQUISITION WESTERN MANEUVER AREA 17,224 17,224 17,224 17,224 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Def-Wide NEVADA Fallon SOF TACTICAL GROUND MOB. VEHICLE MAINT FAC. 20,241 20,241 20,241 20,241 Def-Wide NEW MEXICO Cannon AFB SOF SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY (STS) 23,333 23,333 23,333 23,333 Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune, North 

Carolina 

LEJEUNE HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION/RENOVATION 41,306 41,306 41,306 41,306 

Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Camp Lejeune, North 

Carolina 

SOF INTEL/OPS EXPANSION 11,442 11,442 11,442 11,442 

Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF BATTALION OPERATIONS FACILITY 37,074 37,074 37,074 37,074 Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Fort Bragg SOF TRAINING COMMAND BUILDING 48,062 48,062 48,062 48,062 Def-Wide NORTH CAROLINA Seymour Johnson AFB REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM 8,500 8,500 8,500 8,500 Def-Wide SOUTH CAROLINA Beaufort REPLACE FUEL DISTIBUTION FACILITIES 40,600 40,600 40,600 40,600 Def-Wide SOUTH DAKOTA Ellsworth AFB CONSTRUCT HYDRANT SYSTEM 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 Def-Wide TEXAS Fort Bliss HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT INCR 6 131,500 201,500 131,500 131,500 Def-Wide TEXAS Joint Base San Antonio MEDICAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT 38,300 38,300 38,300 38,300 Def-Wide VIRGINIA Craney Island REPLACE & ALTER FUEL DISTIBUTION FACILITIES 36,500 36,500 36,500 36,500 Def-Wide VIRGINIA Def Distribution Depot 

Richmond 

REPLACE ACCESS CONTROL POINT 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,700 

Def-Wide VIRGINIA Fort Belvoir PARKING LOT 7,239 7,239 7,239 7,239 Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Base Langley-Eustis HOPSITAL ADDITION/CUP REPLACEMENT 41,200 41,200 41,200 41,200 Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek—Story 

SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER 11,200 11,200 11,200 11,200 

Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek—Story 

SOF INDOOR DYNAMIC RANGE 14,888 14,888 14,888 14,888 

Def-Wide VIRGINIA Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek—Story 

SOF MOBILE COMM DET SUPPORT FACILITY 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 

Def-Wide VIRGINIA Pentagon REDUNDANT CHILLED WATER LOOP 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION 9,000 0 9,000 –9,000 0 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations ECIP DESIGN 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 


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Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations EXERCISE RELATED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 8,581 8,581 8,581 8,581 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 599 599 599 599 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 38,704 18,704 38,704 38,704 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 42,387 42,387 42,387 42,387 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 745 745 745 745 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 24,425 4,425 24,425 –20,000 4,425 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 5,932 5,932 5,932 5,932 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 10,334 10,334 10,334 10,334 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 6,846 6,846 6,846 6,846 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILCON 2,994 2,994 2,994 2,994 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions PLANNING AND DESIGN 24,197 24,197 24,197 24,197 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total .................................................................................................................. 2,061,890 2,032,890 1,861,890 –99,000 1,962,890 

Chem Demil KENTUCKY Blue Grass Army Depot AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION PH XV 38,715 38,715 38,715 38,715 

Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense Total ............................................................................................. 38,715 38,715 38,715 0 38,715 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

NATO WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED NATO Security Investment Program NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 199,700 199,700 174,700 –25,000 174,700 

NATO Security Investment Program Total .................................................................................................................... 199,700 199,700 174,700 –25,000 174,700 

Army NG DELAWARE Dagsboro NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 10,800 0 0 Army NG MAINE Augusta NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE CENTER 30,000 30,000 30,000 2,000 32,000 Army NG MARYLAND Havre de Grace NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 12,400 12,400 12,400 12,400 Army NG MONTANA Helena NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 Army NG NEW MEXICO Alamogordo READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT 0 0 5,000 5,000 5,000 Army NG NEW MEXICO Alamogordo NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 5,000 0 0 Army NG NORTH DAKOTA Valley City NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 10,800 10,800 10,800 10,800 Army NG VERMONT North Hyde Park NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 4,400 4,400 4,400 4,400 Army NG WASHINGTON Yakima ENLISTED BARRACKS, TRANSIENT TRAINING 0 19,000 0 0 Army NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 17,600 17,600 17,600 17,600 

Army NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 13,720 13,720 13,720 13,720 

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ....................................................................................................... 126,920 161,720 131,920 7,000 133,920 

Army Res CALIFORNIA Fresno ARMY RESERVE CENTER/AMSA 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 Army Res CALIFORNIA March (Riverside) ARMY RESERVE CENTER 0 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 Army Res COLORADO Fort Carson, Colorado TRAINING BUILDING ADDITION 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Army Res ILLINOIS Arlington Heights ARMY RESERVE CENTER 0 26,000 0 0 Army Res MISSISSIPPI Starkville ARMY RESERVE CENTER 0 9,300 0 0 Army Res NEW JERSEY Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst ARMY RESERVE CENTER 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 

Army Res NEW YORK Mattydale ARMY RESERVE CENTER/AMSA 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 Army Res VIRGINIA Fort Lee TASS TRAINING CENTER 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 Army Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PLANNING AND DESIGN 8,337 8,337 8,337 8,337 

Army Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,609 3,609 3,609 3,609 


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Military Construction, Army Reserve Total .................................................................................................................. 103,946 164,246 128,946 25,000 128,946 

N/MC Res PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh RESERVE TRAINING CENTER—PITTSBURGH, PA 17,650 17,650 17,650 17,650 N/MC Res WASHINGTON Everett JOINT RESERVE INTELLIGENCE CENTER 0 0 47,869 47,869 47,869 N/MC Res WASHINGTON Whidbey Island C–40 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 27,755 27,755 27,755 27,755 N/MC Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MCNR PLANNING & DESIGN 2,123 2,123 2,123 2,123 

N/MC Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MCNR UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 

Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total ................................................................................................................. 51,528 51,528 99,397 47,869 99,397 

Air NG ARKANSAS Fort Smith Municipal Airport CONSOLIDATED SCIF 0 0 13,200 13,200 13,200 

Air NG CONNECTICUT Bradley IAP CONSTRUCT C–130 FUEL CELL AND CORROSION 

CONTR 

16,306 16,306 16,306 16,306 

Air NG IOWA Des Moines MAP REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT AND TARGETING 

GROUP 

8,993 8,993 8,993 8,993 

Air NG MICHIGAN W. K. Kellog Regional Airport RPA BEDDOWN 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 

Air NG NEW HAMPSHIRE Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A ADAL AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS & HYDRANT 

SYST 

7,100 7,100 7,100 7,100 

Air NG NEW HAMPSHIRE Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A ADAL FUEL CELL BUILDING 253 16,800 16,800 16,800 16,800 

Air NG NEW HAMPSHIRE Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A ADAL MAINT HANGAR BUILDING 254 18,002 18,002 18,002 18,002 

Air NG PENNSYLVANIA Willow Grove ARF RPA OPERATIONS CENTER 5,662 5,662 5,662 5,662 Air NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions PLANNING AND DESIGN 7,700 7,700 7,700 7,700 

Air NG WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 8,100 8,100 8,100 –2,000 6,100 

Military Construction, Air National Guard Total .......................................................................................................... 94,663 94,663 107,863 11,200 105,863 

AF Res ARIZONA Davis-Monthan AFB GUARDIAN ANGEL OPERATIONS 0 0 14,500 14,500 14,500 AF Res GEORGIA Robins AFB AFRC CONSOLIDATED MISSION COMPLEX, PH I 27,700 27,700 27,700 27,700 AF Res NORTH CAROLINA Seymour Johnson AFB KC–135 TANKER PARKING APRON EXPANSION 9,800 9,800 9,800 9,800 AF Res TEXAS Fort Worth EOD FACILITY 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,700 AF Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions PLANNING AND DESIGN 6,892 6,892 6,892 6,892 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

AF Res WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Various Worldwide Loca- tions UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total ........................................................................................................... 49,492 49,492 63,992 14,500 63,992 

FH Con Army ILLINOIS Rock Island FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 19,500 19,500 19,500 19,500 FH Con Army KOREA Camp Walker FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 57,800 57,800 57,800 57,800 FH Con Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FAMILY HOUSING P & D 1,309 1,309 1,309 1,309 

Family Housing Construction, Army Total .................................................................................................................... 78,609 78,609 78,609 0 78,609 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FURNISHINGS 14,136 14,136 14,136 14,136 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations LEASED HOUSING 112,504 112,504 112,504 112,504 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FACILITIES 65,245 65,245 65,245 65,245 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 3,117 3,117 3,117 3,117 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 43,480 43,480 43,480 43,480 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MILITARY HOUSING PRIVITIZATION INITIATIVE 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MISCELLANEOUS 700 700 700 700 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations SERVICES 9,108 9,108 9,108 9,108 

FH Ops Army WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UTILITIES 82,686 82,686 82,686 82,686 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total ........................................................................................... 350,976 350,976 350,976 0 350,976 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 38,543 38,543 38,543 38,543 


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FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 40,761 40,761 40,761 40,761 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations LEASING 43,651 43,651 43,651 43,651 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MAINTENANCE 99,934 99,934 99,934 99,934 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 47,834 47,834 47,834 47,834 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 1,993 1,993 1,993 1,993 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations SERVICES ACCOUNT 12,709 12,709 12,709 12,709 

FH Ops AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UTILITIES ACCOUNT 42,322 42,322 42,322 42,322 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total .................................................................................... 327,747 327,747 327,747 0 327,747 

FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DESIGN 472 472 472 472 

FH Con Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations IMPROVEMENTS 15,940 15,940 15,940 15,940 

Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ..................................................................................... 16,412 16,412 16,412 0 16,412 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 17,881 17,881 17,881 17,881 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations LEASING 65,999 65,999 65,999 65,999 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 97,612 97,612 97,612 97,612 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 55,124 55,124 55,124 55,124 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 366 366 366 366 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS 27,876 27,876 27,876 27,876 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations SERVICES ACCOUNT 18,079 18,079 18,079 18,079 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

FH Ops Navy WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UTILITIES ACCOUNT 71,092 71,092 71,092 71,092 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps Total ............................................................ 354,029 354,029 354,029 0 354,029 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 3,362 3,362 3,362 3,362 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 20 20 20 20 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT 746 746 746 746 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations LEASING 42,083 42,083 42,083 42,083 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations LEASING 11,179 11,179 11,179 11,179 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 344 344 344 344 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY 2,128 2,128 2,128 2,128 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 378 378 378 378 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations SERVICES ACCOUNT 31 31 31 31 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UTILITIES ACCOUNT 170 170 170 170 

FH Ops DW WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations UTILITIES ACCOUNT 659 659 659 659 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ............................................................................ 61,100 61,100 61,100 0 61,100 

FHIF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 1,662 1,662 1,662 1,662 

DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total ............................................................................................................ 1,662 1,662 1,662 0 1,662 


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BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Base Realignment & Clo- sure, Army BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 84,417 84,417 84,417 84,417 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total .............................................................................................................. 84,417 84,417 84,417 0 84,417 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Base Realignment & Clo- sure, Navy BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 57,406 57,406 57,406 57,406 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DON–100: PLANING, DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT 7,682 7,682 7,682 7,682 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DON–101: VARIOUS LOCATIONS 21,416 21,416 21,416 21,416 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DON–138: NAS BRUNSWICK, ME 904 904 904 904 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DON–157: MCSA KANSAS CITY, MO 40 40 40 40 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DON–172: NWS SEAL BEACH, CONCORD, CA 6,066 6,066 6,066 6,066 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DON–84: JRB WILLOW GROVE & CAMBRIA REG AP 1,178 1,178 1,178 1,178 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................................................................................... 94,692 94,692 94,692 0 94,692 

BRAC WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations DOD BRAC ACTIVITIES—AIR FORCE 90,976 90,976 90,976 90,976 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total ....................................................................................................... 90,976 90,976 90,976 0 90,976 

PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations 42 USC 3374 0 –100,000 0 0 

PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations ARMY 0 –79,577 0 0 

PYS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 0 –25,000 0 0 

Prior Year Savings Total ............................................................................................................................................... 0 –204,577 0 0 0 

GR WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Lo- cations GENERAL REDUCTIONS 0 –69,000 0 0 

General Reductions Total .............................................................................................................................................. 0 –69,000 0 0 0 

Total Military Construction ............................................................................................................................................ 6,557,447 6,532,970 6,452,243 –5,604 6,551,843 


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SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/ Country Installation Project Title FY 2015 Request Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Army Romania Mihail Kogalniceanu ERI: FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY 0 15,000 15,000 Army Romania Mihail Kogalniceanu ERI: HAZARDOUS CARGO RAMP 0 5,000 5,000 Army Romania Mihail Kogalniceanu ERI: MULTI MODAL IMPROVEMENTS 0 17,000 17,000 

Military Construction, Army Total .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 0 37,000 37,000 

AF Bulgaria Graf Ignatievo ERI: IMPROVE AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 0 3,200 3,200 AF Estonia Amari ERI: IMPROVE AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 0 24,780 24,780 AF Italy Camp Darby ERI: IMPROVE WEAPONS STORAGE FACILITY 0 44,450 44,450 AF Latvia Lielvarde ERI: IMPROVE AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 0 10,710 10,710 AF Lithuania Siauliai ERI: IMPROVE AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 0 13,120 13,120 AF Poland Lask ERI: IMPROVE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 0 22,400 22,400 AF Romania Camp Turzii ERI: IMPROVE AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 0 2,900 2,900 AF WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERI: PLANNING AND DESIGN 0 11,500 11,500 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 0 133,060 133,060 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE 

CLASSIFIED 

Classified Location CLASSIFIED PROJECT 46,000 0 46,000 

Def-Wide WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERI: UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 0 4,350 4,350 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ................................................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 4,350 50,350 

Total, Military Construction, OCO Funding ................................................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 174,410 220,410 


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TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL 

SECURITY PROGRAMS 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies Appropriation Summary: 

Energy Programs 

Nuclear Energy ........................................................................................................................... 104,000 0 0 0 104,000 

Advisory Board 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health .......................................................... 0 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National nuclear security administration: 

Weapons activities ............................................................................................................ 8,314,902 112,700 0 –104,342 8,210,560 Defense nuclear nonproliferation ...................................................................................... 1,555,156 10,000 285,000 219,602 1,774,758 Naval reactors ................................................................................................................... 1,377,100 10,000 0 0 1,377,100 

Federal salaries and expenses ......................................................................................... 410,842 –24,000 –7,500 –23,979 386,863 

Total, National nuclear security administration ..................................................................... 11,658,000 108,700 277,500 91,281 11,749,281 

Environmental and other defense activities: 

Defense environmental cleanup ........................................................................................ 5,327,538 –437,000 –463,000 –443,000 4,884,538 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Other defense activities .................................................................................................... 753,000 5,300 –2,000 1,000 754,000 

Total, Environmental & other defense activities .................................................................... 6,080,538 –431,700 –465,000 –442,000 5,638,538 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .......................................................................................... 17,738,538 –323,000 –187,500 –350,719 17,387,819 

Total, Discretionary Funding ............................................................................................................................... 17,842,538 –323,000 –185,500 –348,719 17,493,819 

Nuclear Energy 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ..................................................................................................... 104,000 104,000 

Advisory Board 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health ............................................................................ 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 

Weapons Activities 

Directed stockpile work 

Life extension programs 

B61 Life extension program ....................................................................................................... 643,000 –7,500 643,000 W76 Life extension program ...................................................................................................... 259,168 7,100 259,168 W88 Alt 370 ............................................................................................................................... 165,400 1,200 165,400 Cruise missile warhead life extension program ........................................................................ 9,418 7,600 7,500 7,600 17,018 

Total, Life extension programs ......................................................................................................... 1,076,986 8,400 7,500 7,600 1,084,586 Stockpile systems 

B61 Stockpile systems ............................................................................................................... 109,615 109,615 W76 Stockpile systems .............................................................................................................. 45,728 45,728 W78 Stockpile systems .............................................................................................................. 62,703 3,700 62,703 W80 Stockpile systems .............................................................................................................. 70,610 70,610 B83 Stockpile systems ............................................................................................................... 63,136 63,136 W87 Stockpile systems .............................................................................................................. 91,255 91,255 


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W88 Stockpile systems .............................................................................................................. 88,060 88,060 

Total, Stockpile systems .................................................................................................................... 531,107 3,700 0 0 531,107 Weapons dismantlement and disposition 

Operations and maintenance ..................................................................................................... 30,008 10,000 40,008 

Stockpile services 

Production support ..................................................................................................................... 350,942 12,300 350,942 Research and development support .......................................................................................... 29,649 –4,149 25,500 R&D certification and safety ..................................................................................................... 201,479 11,000 –41,479 160,000 Management, technology, and production ................................................................................. 241,805 –15,805 226,000 Plutonium sustainment .............................................................................................................. 144,575 28,300 144,575 Tritium readiness ....................................................................................................................... 140,053 140,053 

Total, Stockpile services ................................................................................................................... 1,108,503 51,600 0 –61,433 1,047,070 

Total, Directed stockpile work ................................................................................................................... 2,746,604 63,700 7,500 –43,833 2,702,771 Campaigns: 

Science campaign 

Advanced certification ............................................................................................................... 58,747 58,747 Primary assessment technologies .............................................................................................. 112,000 112,000 Dynamic materials properties .................................................................................................... 117,999 –7,999 110,000 Advanced radiography ................................................................................................................ 79,340 79,340 Secondary assessment technologies .......................................................................................... 88,344 88,344 

Total, Science campaign ................................................................................................................... 456,430 0 0 –7,999 448,431 Engineering campaign 

Enhanced surety ......................................................................................................................... 52,003 2,400 52,003 Weapon systems engineering assessment technology .............................................................. 20,832 20,832 Nuclear survivability .................................................................................................................. 25,371 25,371 Enhanced surveillance ............................................................................................................... 37,799 3,600 37,799 

Total, Engineering campaign ............................................................................................................. 136,005 6,000 0 0 136,005 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield campaign 

Ignition ....................................................................................................................................... 77,994 77,994 Support of other stockpile programs ......................................................................................... 23,598 23,598 Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support ................................................................... 61,297 61,297 Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion ................................................................................. 5,024 5,024 Joint program in high energy density laboratory plasmas ....................................................... 9,100 9,100 Facility operations and target production ................................................................................. 335,882 –7,500 335,882 Undistributed .............................................................................................................................. 0 –20,000 0 

Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield campaign ......................................................... 512,895 –20,000 –7,500 0 512,895 

Advanced simulation and computing campaign ................................................................................ 610,108 610,108 Nonnuclear Readiness Campaign ....................................................................................................... 125,909 –55,909 70,000 

Total, Campaigns ......................................................................................................................................... 1,841,347 –14,000 –7,500 –63,908 1,777,439 Readiness in technical base and facilities (RTBF) 

Operations of facilities Kansas City Plant ............................................................................................................................... 125,000 125,000 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................................................................................... 71,000 71,000 Los Alamos National Laboratory ................................................................................................ 198,000 198,000 Nevada National Security Site ................................................................................................... 89,000 89,000 Pantex ......................................................................................................................................... 75,000 75,000 Sandia National Laboratory ....................................................................................................... 106,000 106,000 Savannah River Site .................................................................................................................. 81,000 81,000 Y–12 National security complex ................................................................................................ 151,000 151,000 

Total, Operations of facilities ........................................................................................................... 896,000 0 0 0 896,000 


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Program readiness .............................................................................................................................. 136,700 –35,700 101,000 Material recycle and recovery ............................................................................................................. 138,900 138,900 Containers ........................................................................................................................................... 26,000 26,000 Storage ................................................................................................................................................ 40,800 40,800 Maintenance and repair of facilities .................................................................................................. 205,000 15,000 15,000 220,000 Recapitalization ................................................................................................................................... 209,321 39,000 22,000 231,321 

Subtotal, Readiness in technical base and facilities ............................................................................... 756,721 54,000 0 1,300 758,021 

Construction: 

15–D–613 Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 ....................................................................... 2,000 2,000 15–D–612 Emergency Operations Center, LLNL ........................................................................ 2,000 2,000 15–D–611 Emergency Operations Center, SNL ......................................................................... 4,000 4,000 15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX .................................................................... 11,800 11,80015–D–302, TA–55 Reinvestment project, Phase 3, LANL ......................................................... 16,062 16,062 12–D–301 TRU waste facilities, LANL ...................................................................................... 6,938 6,938 11–D–801 TA–55 Reinvestment project Phase 2, LANL ........................................................... 10,000 10,000 07–D–220 Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility upgrade project, LANL ....................... 15,000 15,000 06–D–141 PED/Construction, Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project Y–12 ..................... 335,000 335,000 

Total, Construction ............................................................................................................................. 402,800 0 0 0 402,800 

Total, Readiness in technical base and facilities .................................................................................... 2,055,521 54,000 0 1,300 2,056,821 Secure transportation asset 

Operations and equipment ................................................................................................................. 132,851 132,851 Program direction ................................................................................................................................ 100,962 100,962 

Total, Secure transportation asset ............................................................................................................ 233,813 0 0 0 233,813 

Nuclear counterterrorism incident response ................................................................................................ 173,440 9,000 9,000 182,440 Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Programs .................................................................................. 76,901 –6,901 70,000 Site stewardship 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Environmental projects and operations .............................................................................................. 53,000 53,000 Nuclear materials integration ............................................................................................................. 16,218 16,218 Minority serving institution partnerships program ............................................................................. 13,231 13,231 

Total, Site stewardship ............................................................................................................................... 82,449 0 0 0 82,449 Defense nuclear security 

Operations and maintenance .............................................................................................................. 618,123 618,123 

Total, Defense nuclear security ................................................................................................................. 618,123 0 0 0 618,123 

Information technology and cybersecurity ................................................................................................... 179,646 179,646 Legacy contractor pensions ......................................................................................................................... 307,058 307,058 

Total, Weapons Activities .................................................................................................................................... 8,314,902 112,700 0 –104,342 8,210,560 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 

Global threat reduction initiative ....................................................................................................... 333,488 80,000 40,000 50,000 383,488 Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D 

Operations and maintenance 

Nonproliferation and verification ...................................................................................... 360,808 70,000 30,000 32,593 393,401 

Total, Operations and Maintenance ......................................................................................... 360,808 70,000 30,000 32,593 393,401 

Nonproliferation and international security ........................................................................................ 141,359 36,400 2,887 144,246 International material protection and cooperation ............................................................................. 305,467 –176,400 70,000 –10,878 294,589 


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Fissile materials disposition 

U.S. surplus fissile materials disposition 

Operations and maintenance 

U.S. plutonium disposition ....................................................................................... 85,000 85,000 U.S. uranium disposition ......................................................................................... 25,000 25,000 

Total, Operations and maintenance ................................................................................ 110,000 0 0 0 110,000 Construction: 

99–D–143 Mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, Savannah River, SC ................... 196,000 0 145,000 145,000 341,000 99–D–141–02 Waste Solidification Building, Savannah River, SC ....................... 5,125 5,125 

Total, Construction ........................................................................................................... 201,125 0 145,000 145,000 346,125 

Total, U.S. surplus fissile materials disposition ..................................................................... 311,125 0 145,000 145,000 456,125 

Total, Fissile materials disposition ................................................................................................... 311,125 0 145,000 145,000 456,125 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ................................................................................. 1,452,247 10,000 285,000 219,602 1,671,849 

Legacy contractor pensions ......................................................................................................................... 102,909 102,909 Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ............................................................................................. 1,555,156 10,000 285,000 219,602 1,774,758 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ............................................................................................................ 1,555,156 10,000 285,000 219,602 1,774,758 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ............................................................................................. 412,380 10,000 412,380 Naval reactors development ........................................................................................................................ 425,700 425,700 Ohio replacement reactor systems development ......................................................................................... 156,100 156,100 S8G Prototype refueling ............................................................................................................................... 126,400 126,400 Program direction ......................................................................................................................................... 46,600 46,600 Construction: 

15–D–904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 ................................................................................. 400 400 15–D–903 KL Fire System Upgrade ................................................................................................... 600 600 15–D–902 KS Engineroom team trainer facility ................................................................................ 1,500 1,500 15–D–901 KS Central office building and prototype staff facility ................................................... 24,000 24,000 14–D–901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, NRF ........................................................... 141,100 141,100 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

13–D–905 Remote-handled low-level waste facility, INL .................................................................. 14,420 14,420 13–D–904 KS Radiological work and storage building, KSO ............................................................ 20,100 20,100 10-D–903, Security upgrades, KAPL ................................................................................................... 7,400 7,400 08–D–190 Expended Core Facility M–290 receiving/discharge station, 

Naval Reactor Facility, ID ................................................................................................ 400 400 

Total, Construction ...................................................................................................................................... 209,920 0 0 0 209,920 

Total, Naval Reactors .......................................................................................................................................... 1,377,100 10,000 0 0 1,377,100 

Federal Salaries And Expenses 

Program direction ......................................................................................................................................... 410,842 –24,000 –7,500 –23,979 386,863 

Total, Office Of The Administrator ...................................................................................................................... 410,842 –24,000 –7,500 –23,979 386,863 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

Closure sites: 

Closure sites administration ............................................................................................................... 4,889 4,889 

Hanford site: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations ............................................................................. 332,788 20,000 20,000 352,788 Central plateau remediation ...................................................................................................... 474,292 474,292 

Construction: 

15–D–401 Containerized sludge (Rl-0012) ............................................................................... 26,290 26,290 

Total, Central plateau remediation ................................................................................................... 833,370 20,000 0 20,000 853,370 

Richland community and regulatory support ..................................................................................... 14,701 14,701 

Total, Hanford site ...................................................................................................................................... 848,071 20,000 0 20,000 868,071 


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Idaho National Laboratory: 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition ................................................................................................ 364,293 364,293 Idaho community and regulatory support .......................................................................................... 2,910 2,910 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ............................................................................................................... 367,203 0 0 0 367,203 NNSA sites 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ............................................................................................ 1,366 1,366 Nevada ................................................................................................................................................ 64,851 64,851 Sandia National Laboratories ............................................................................................................. 2,801 2,801 Los Alamos National Laboratory ......................................................................................................... 196,017 196,017 Construction: 

15–D–406 Hexavalent chromium D & D (Vl-Lanl-0030) .......................................................... 28,600 28,600 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ..................................................................................................... 293,635 0 0 0 293,635 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear facility D & D 

OR Nuclear facility D & D ......................................................................................................... 73,155 73,155 Construction: 

14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility .......................................................... 9,400 9,400 

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D ....................................................................................................... 82,555 0 0 0 82,555 U233 Disposition Program .................................................................................................................. 41,626 41,626 OR cleanup and disposition: 

OR cleanup and disposition ...................................................................................................... 71,137 71,137 Construction: 

15–D–405—Sludge Buildout ........................................................................................... 4,200 4,200 

Total, OR cleanup and disposition .................................................................................................... 75,337 0 0 0 75,337 

OR reservation community and regulatory support ..................................................................................... 4,365 4,365 Solid waste stabilization and disposition, 

Oak Ridge technology development ................................................................................ 3,000 3,000 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ..................................................................................................................... 206,883 0 0 0 206,883 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste treatment and immobilization plant 

01–D–416 A-D/ORP-0060 / Major construction ........................................................................ 575,000 575,000 

01–D–16E Pretreatment facility ................................................................................................ 115,000 115,000 

Total, Waste treatment and immobilization plant ........................................................................... 690,000 0 0 0 690,000 Tank farm activities 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ................................................................ 522,000 522,000 Construction: 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System, Hanford ........................................ 23,000 23,000 

Total, Tank farm activities ................................................................................................................ 545,000 0 0 0 545,000 

Total, Office of River protection ................................................................................................................ 1,235,000 0 0 0 1,235,000 Savannah River sites: 

Savannah River risk management operations ................................................................................... 416,276 416,276 SR community and regulatory support ............................................................................................... 11,013 11,013 Radioactive liquid tank waste: 

Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition .................................................... 553,175 553,175 Construction: 

15–D–402—Saltstone Disposal Unit #6 .......................................................................... 34,642 34,642 05–D–405 Salt waste processing facility, Savannah River ............................................ 135,000 135,000 

Total, Construction .................................................................................................................... 169,642 0 0 0 169,642 

Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste ................................................................................................ 722,817 0 0 0 722,817 

Total, Savannah River site ......................................................................................................................... 1,150,106 0 0 0 1,150,106 


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Waste isolation pilot plant .......................................................................................................................... 216,020 216,020 Program direction ......................................................................................................................................... 280,784 280,784 Program support .......................................................................................................................................... 14,979 14,979 Safeguards and Security: 

Oak Ridge Reservation ........................................................................................................................ 16,382 16,382 

Paducah .............................................................................................................................................. 7,297 7,297 

Portsmouth .......................................................................................................................................... 8,492 8,492 Richland/Hanford Site ......................................................................................................................... 63,668 63,668 

Savannah River Site ........................................................................................................................... 132,196 132,196 

Waste Isolation Pilot Project ............................................................................................................... 4,455 4,455 West Valley .......................................................................................................................................... 1,471 1,471 

Technology development .............................................................................................................................. 13,007 6,000 13,007 Use of prior-year balances .......................................................................................................................... 0 0 

Subtotal, Defense environmental cleanup ......................................................................................................... 4,864,538 26,000 0 20,000 4,884,538 

Uranium enrichment D&D fund contribution ............................................................................................... 463,000 –463,000 –463,000 –463,000 0 

Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup ............................................................................................................... 5,327,538 –437,000 –463,000 –443,000 4,884,538 Other Defense Activities 

Specialized security activities ...................................................................................................................... 202,152 5,300 1,000 203,152 Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security ........................................................................................... 118,763 –1,000 118,763 Program direction ................................................................................................................................ 62,235 62,235 

Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ...................................................................................... 180,998 0 –1,000 0 180,998 

Independent enterprise assessments 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2015 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Agreement Change Agreement Authorized 

Independent enterprise assessments ................................................................................................. 24,068 24,068 Program direction ................................................................................................................................ 49,466 49,466 

Total, Independent enterprise assessments ............................................................................................. 73,534 0 0 0 73,534 Office of Legacy Management 

Legacy management ........................................................................................................................... 158,639 –1,000 158,639 Program direction ................................................................................................................................ 13,341 13,341 

Total, Office of Legacy Management ......................................................................................................... 171,980 0 –1,000 0 171,980 Defense-related activities Defense related administrative support 

Chief financial officer ......................................................................................................................... 46,877 46,877 Chief information officer ..................................................................................................................... 71,959 71,959 

Total, Defense related administrative support ......................................................................................... 118,836 0 0 0 118,836 

Office of hearings and appeals ................................................................................................................... 5,500 5,500 

Subtotal, Other defense activities ...................................................................................................................... 753,000 5,300 –2,000 1,000 754,000 Total, Other Defense Activities ........................................................................................................................... 753,000 5,300 –2,000 1,000 754,000 

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