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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1960 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of 

the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 

military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2013 

Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Washington) (both by request): 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military 

activities of the Department of Defense and for military 

construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths 

for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 

2 CONTENTS. 

3 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into two divi4 sions as follows: 

5 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Au6 thorizations. 

7 (2) Division B—Military Construction Author8 izations. 

9 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

10 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Army. 

Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. 

Sec. 103. Air Force. 

Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. 

Sec. 105. Defense Production Act purchases. 

Subtitle B—Specific Programs 

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for E–2D aircraft program. 

Sec. 112. Modification to cost cap for CVN–78 aircraft carrier. 

Sec. 113. Clarification of limitations on retirement of B–52 bomber aircraft. 

Sec. 114. Repeal of limitation on retirement of KC–135E aircraft. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. 

Subtitle B—Program Matters 

Sec. 311. Five-year reauthorization of vessel war risk insurance program. 

Sec. 312. Revision to requirement for annual submission of information regarding information technology capital assets. 


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Sec. 313. Authorized expenses in connection with humanitarian and civic assistance activities provided in conjunction with military operations. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

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 2014 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 AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Sec. 501. Information to be provided to boards considering officers for selective 

early removal from the reserve active-status list. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Sec. 511. Removal of restrictions on the transfer of officers to the inactive National Guard. 

Sec. 512. Pilot program to allow establishment of active status and inactive status lists of members in the inactive National Guard. 

Sec. 513. Forum for processing of complaints of wrongful discrimination by 

National Guard military technicians (dual status). 

Subtitle C—Education and Training 

Sec. 521. Extension of educational assistance for members of the Selective Reserve who are involuntarily separated. 

Sec. 522. Authority for joint professional military education phase II instruction and credit to be offered and awarded through the senior 

level course of the school of advanced military studies of the 

United States Army Command and General Staff College. 

Subtitle D—Administrative Procedure 

Sec. 531. Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating 

to correction of military records. 

Subtitle E—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 541. Repeal of limitation on number of medals of honor that may be 

awarded to a member of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 542. Standardization of time-limits for recommending and awarding a 

medal of honor, service cross, or distinguished-service medal 

across the Armed Forces. 


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Sec. 543. Recodification and revision of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast 

Guard Medal of Honor Roll. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 551. Authority to provide certain expenses for care and disposition of 

human remains that were retained by the Department of Defense for forensic pathology investigation. 

Sec. 552. Expansion of privileged information provision to debriefing reports of 

certain recovered persons who were never placed in a missing 

status. 

Sec. 553. Additional requirements for accounting for members of the Armed 

Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as 

missing. 

Sec. 554. Family support programs for immediate family members of special 

operations forces members. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. Increase in military basic pay for fiscal year 2014. 

Sec. 602. Extension of temporary army authority to provide additional recruitment incentives. 

Subtitle B—Disability, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

Sec. 621. Overpayments of division of pay as a result of retroactive change in 

disposable retired pay. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 701. Revisions to TRICARE cost sharing requirements. 

Sec. 702. Requirement for medicare participating physician or supplier to accept TRICARE and veterans affairs participating rates. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 

AND RELATED MATTERS 

Sec. 801. Clarification of scope of supplies covered by statutory rapid acquisition authority. 

Sec. 802. Reduction in costs to report critical changes to major automated information system programs. 

Sec. 803. Modification of reporting requirement for Department of Defense 

business system acquisition programs when initial operating capability is not achieved within five years of Milestone A approval. 

Sec. 804. Enhanced transfer of technology developed at Department of Defense 

laboratories. 

Sec. 805. Extension of authority for program to award prizes for advanced 

technology achievements. 

Sec. 806. Revisions to eligibility for, and amount of, financial assistance under 

Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research 

for Transformation program. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

MANAGEMENT 


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Sec. 901. Clarification of the order of precedence for the Principal Deputy 

Under Secretaries of Defense. 

Sec. 902. Update of statutory specification of functions of the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to doctrine, training, and education. 

Sec. 903. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial 

activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 

Sec. 904. Change to reference to the major Department of Defense headquarters activities issuance. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Subtitle B—Naval Vessels 

Sec. 1011. Repeal of policy relating to propulsion systems of any new class of 

major combatant vessels of the strike forces of the United 

States Navy. 

Sec. 1012. Repeal of requirements relating to procurement of future surface 

combatants. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 1031. Management of Department of Defense installations. 

Sec. 1033. Repeal and modification of reporting requirements. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. Expansion of protection of employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities from reprisals. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Sec. 1201. Five-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted 

recovery capabilities. 

Sec. 1202. Increase in annual limitation on transfer of excess defense articles. 

TITLE XIII—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1301. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1302. National Defense Sealift Fund. 

Sec. 1303. Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund. 

Sec. 1304. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 

Sec. 1305. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 

Sec. 1306. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1307. Defense health program. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1311. Authority to acquire additional materials for the national defense 

stockpile. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 


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Sec. 1321. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

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

Sec. 1322. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 

Home. 

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 2011 

project. 

Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 

project. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2010 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

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 2011 

project. 

Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 

project. 

Sec. 2207. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 

Sec. 2208. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2302. Family housing. 

Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 

Sec. 2305. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

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. 

Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations 


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Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, defense-wide. 

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 of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 

project. 

Sec. 2612. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

Sec. 2613. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 

TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure 

Account. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program Changes 

Sec. 2801. Revisions to minor military construction authorities. 

Sec. 2802. Change in authorities relating to unspecified minor construction. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2811. Authority for acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses 

associated with real property leases and easements. 

Sec. 2812. Application of cash payments received for utilities and services. 

Sec. 2813. Acquisition of real property at Naval Base Ventura County, California. 

Subtitle C—Land Withdrawals 

Sec. 2821. Military land withdrawals and codification of statutory provisions relating to China Lake, Limestone Hills, Chocolate Mountain, 

and Twentynine Palms. 

Sec. 2822. Fort Bliss military land withdrawal. 


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1 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

3 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

4 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

5 Appropriations 

6 SEC. 101. ARMY. 

7 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

8 fiscal year 2014 for procurement for the Army as follows: 

9 (1) For aircraft, $5,024,387,000. 

10 (2) For missiles, $1,334,083,000. 

11 (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 

12 $1,597,267,000. 

13 (4) For ammunition, $1,540,437,000. 

14 (5) For other procurement, $6,465,218,000. 

15 SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 

16 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Funds are hereby author17 ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 for procure18 ment for the Navy and Marine Corps as follows: 

19 (1) For aircraft, $17,927,651,000. 

20 (2) For weapons, including missiles and tor21 pedoes, $3,122,193,000. 

22 (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, 

23 $14,077,804,000. 

24 (4) For other procurement, $6,310,257,000. 


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1 (5) For procurement, Marine Corps, 

2 $1,343,511,000. 

3 (6) For ammunition procurement, Navy and 

4 Marine Corps, $589,267,000. 

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF ADVANCE APPROPRIA6 TIONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 

7 for fiscal year 2015 in the amount of $952,739,000 for 

8 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for procurement of a 

9 Virginia class submarine. 

10 SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. 

11 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

12 fiscal year 2014 for procurement for the Air Force as fol13 lows: 

14 (1) For aircraft, $11,398,901,000. 

15 (2) For ammunition, $759,442,000. 

16 (3) For missiles, $5,343,286,000. 

17 (4) For other procurement, $16,760,581,000. 

18 SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. 

19 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

20 fiscal year 2014 for Defense-wide procurement in the 

21 amount of $4,534,083,000. 

22 SEC. 105. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES. 

23 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

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1 tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.) in the 

2 amount of $25,135,000. 

3 Subtitle B—Specific Programs 

4 SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR E– 

5 2D AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 

7 Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 

8 the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a multiyear con9 tract or contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2014 pro10 gram year, for the procurement of E–2D aircraft for the 

11 Department of the Navy. 

12 (b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY13 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

14 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

15 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 

16 fiscal year 2014 is subject to the availability of appropria17 tions for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 

18 SEC. 112. MODIFICATION TO COST CAP FOR CVN–78 AIR19 CRAFT CARRIER. 

20 (a) COST CAP BASELINE.—Subsection (a)(1) of sec21 tion 122 of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 

23 Stat. 2104) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,500,000,000’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘$12,887,000,000’’. 


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1 (b) ADDITIONAL FACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENT OF LIM2 ITATION AMOUNT.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new para4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(7) The amounts of increases or decreases in 

6 costs of that ship that are attributable to the ship7 board test program.’’. 

8 (c) HULL NUMBER.—Such section is further amend9 ed by striking ‘‘CVN–21’’ in subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), 

10 and (b) and in the section heading and inserting ‘‘CVN– 

11 78’’. 

12 SEC. 113. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RETIRE13 MENT OF B–52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

14 Section 131(a)(1) of the John Warner National De15 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 

16 109–364; 120 Stat. 2111), as amended by section 

17 137(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 32), 

19 is further amended in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘in 

20 a common capability configuration’’. 

21 SEC. 114. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC– 

22 135E AIRCRAFT. 

23 Section 135(b) of the John Warner National Defense 

24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 

25 364; 120 Stat. 2114), as amended by section 131 of the 


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1 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

2 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4377), 

3 is repealed. 

4 TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP5 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA6 TION 

7 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

9 fiscal year 2014 for the use of the Department of Defense 

10 for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 

11 (1) For the Army, $7,989,102,000. 

12 (2) For the Navy, $15,974,780,000. 

13 (3) For the Air Force, $25,702,946,000. 

14 (4) For Defense-wide activities, 

15 $17,667,108,000. 

16 (5) For the Director of Operational Test and 

17 Evaluation, $186,300,000. 

18 TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

19 MAINTENANCE 

20 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

21 Appropriations 

22 SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. 

23 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

24 fiscal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

25 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 


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1 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 

2 maintenance, in amounts as follows: 

3 (1) For the Army, $35,073,077,000. 

4 (2) For the Navy, $39,945,237,000. 

5 (3) For the Marine Corps, $6,254,650,000. 

6 (4) For the Air Force, $37,270,842,000. 

7 (5) For Defense-wide activities, 

8 $32,997,693,000. 

9 (6) For the Army Reserve, $3,095,036,000. 

10 (7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,197,752,000. 

11 (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, 

12 $263,317,000. 

13 (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,164,607,000. 

14 (10) For the Army National Guard, 

15 $7,054,196,000. 

16 (11) For the Air National Guard, 

17 $6,566,004,000. 

18 (12) For the United States Court of Appeals 

19 for the Armed Forces, $13,606,000. 

20 (13) For the Department of Defense Acquisi21 tion Workforce Development Fund, $256,031,000. 

22 (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, 

23 $298,815,000. 

24 (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, 

25 $316,103,000. 


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1 (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 

2 $439,820,000. 

3 (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense4 wide, $10,757,000. 

5 (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly 

6 Used Defense Sites, $237,443,000. 

7 (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 

8 Civic Aid programs, $109,500,000. 

9 (20) For Cooperative Threat Reduction pro10 grams, $528,455,000. 

11 (21) For Overseas Contingency Operations 

12 Transfer Fund, $5,000,000. 

13 Subtitle B—Program Matters 

14 SEC. 311. FIVE-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF VESSEL WAR 

15 RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM. 

16 Section 53912 of title 46, United States Code, is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 

19 SEC. 312. REVISION TO REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL SUB20 MISSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING IN21 FORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS. 

22 Section 351(a)(1) of the Bob Stump National De23 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 

24 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by striking ‘‘in 

25 excess of $30,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 


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1 ‘‘(as computed in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars) in ex2 cess of $32,000,000 or an estimated total cost for the fu3 ture-years defense program for which the budget is sub4 mitted (as computed in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars) 

5 in excess of $378,000,000, for all expenditures, for all in6 crements, regardless of the appropriation and fund source, 

7 directly related to the assets definition, design, develop8 ment, deployment, sustainment, and disposal.’’. 

9 SEC. 313. AUTHORIZED EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH 

10 HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE AC11 TIVITIES PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 

12 MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

13 (a) COVERAGE OF CERTAIN TRAVEL, TRANSPOR14 TATION, AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES.—Section 401(c) 

15 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

16 after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

17 ‘‘(2) Expenses covered by paragraph (1) include trav18 el, transportation, and subsistence expenses of Depart19 ment of Defense personnel for purposes of evaluating the 

20 scope of a humanitarian or civic assistance activity under 

21 this section or conducting assessments of such activities, 

22 except that the total value of such expenses incurred with 

23 respect to any activity may not exceed 10 percent of the 

24 activity value.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 

2 amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 

3 (3). 

4 TITLE IV—MILITARY 

5 PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

6 Subtitle A—Active Forces 

7 SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

8 The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 

9 duty personnel as of September 30, 2014, as follows: 

10 (1) The Army, 520,000. 

11 (2) The Navy, 323,600. 

12 (3) The Marine Corps, 190,200. 

13 (4) The Air Force, 327,600. 

14 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

15 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 

17 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 

18 components as of September 30, 2014, as follows: 

19 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

20 States, 354,200. 

21 (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 

22 (3) The Navy Reserve, 59,100. 

23 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 

24 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

25 States, 105,400. 


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1 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,400. 

2 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 9,000. 

3 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 

4 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re5 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 

6 reduced by— 

7 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga8 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 

9 such component which are on active duty (other 

10 than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 

11 (2) the total number of individual members not 

12 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 

13 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 

14 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici15 pation in training) without their consent at the end 

16 of the fiscal year. 

17 (c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 

18 individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 

19 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 

20 year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 

21 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 

22 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 

23 of such units and by the total number of such individual 

24 members. 


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1 SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 

2 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

3 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 

4 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 

5 authorized, as of September 30, 2014, the following num6 ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 

7 full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 

8 Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re9 cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

10 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

11 States, 32,060. 

12 (2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 

13 (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,159. 

14 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 

15 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

16 States, 14,734. 

17 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,911. 

18 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 

19 (DUAL STATUS). 

20 The minimum number of military technicians (dual 

21 status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2014 for the re22 serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith23 standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 

24 be the following: 

25 (1) For the Army National Guard of the United 

26 States, 27,210. 


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1 (2) For the Army Reserve, 8,395. 

2 (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 

3 States, 21,875. 

4 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,429. 

5 SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2014 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 

6 NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 

7 (a) LIMITATIONS.— 

8 (1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 

9 provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, the number of non-dual status techni11 cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep12 tember 30, 2014, may not exceed the following: 

13 (A) For the Army National Guard of the 

14 United States, 1,600. 

15 (B) For the Air National Guard of the 

16 United States, 350. 

17 (2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 

18 status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 

19 of September 30, 2014, may not exceed 595. 

20 (3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non21 dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 

22 Reserve as of September 30, 2014, may not exceed 

23 90. 

24 (b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 

25 this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 


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1 meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 

2 United States Code. 

3 SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU4 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 

5 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

6 During fiscal year 2014, the maximum number of 

7 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

8 who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 

9 support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is the following: 

11 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

12 States, 17,000. 

13 (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 

14 (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 

15 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 

16 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

17 States, 16,000. 

18 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 

19 Subtitle C—Authorization of 

20 Appropriations 

21 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

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1 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au2 thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 

3 any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in4 definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2014. 

5 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

6 AUTHORIZATIONS 

7 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 

8 Policy 

9 SEC. 501. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO BOARDS CON10 SIDERING OFFICERS FOR SELECTIVE EARLY 

11 REMOVAL FROM THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STA12 TUS LIST. 

13 Section 14704(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘ACTIVE-STATUS

16 LIST.—’’; 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘all’’; 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘, in the number specified by 

19 the Secretary by each grade and competitive cat20 egory’’; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraphs: 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con24 cerned shall specify the number of officers described in 

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1 tion 14101(b) of this title may recommend for removal 

2 from the reserve active-status list. 

3 ‘‘(3) When the Secretary of the military department 

4 concerned submits a list of officers to a selection board 

5 convened under section 14101(b) of this title to consider 

6 officers for selection for removal from the reserve active7 status list under this section, such list (except as provided 

8 in paragraph (4)) shall include each officer on the reserve 

9 active-status list in the same grade and competitive cat10 egory whose position on the reserve active-status list is 

11 between that of the most junior officer in that grade and 

12 competitive category whose name is submitted to the 

13 board and that of the most senior officer in that grade 

14 and competitive category whose name is submitted to the 

15 board. 

16 ‘‘(4) A list under paragraph (3) may not include an 

17 officer in that grade and competitive category who has 

18 been approved for voluntary retirement or who is to be 

19 involuntary retired under any provision of law during the 

20 fiscal year in which the selection board is convened or dur21 ing the following fiscal year.’’. 


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1 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

2 Management 

3 SEC. 511. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER 

4 OF OFFICERS TO THE INACTIVE NATIONAL 

5 GUARD. 

6 (a) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.—Chapter 3 of title 

7 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 311. Active and inactive National Guard; transfer 

10 of officers 

11 ‘‘During the period ending on December 31, 2016, 

12 nothing in this chapter shall prevent any of the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) An officer of the Army National Guard 

14 who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of 

15 the Army National Guard from being transferred 

16 from the active Army National Guard to the inactive 

17 Army National Guard. 

18 ‘‘(2) An officer of the Air National Guard who 

19 fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 

20 Air National Guard from being transferred from the 

21 active Air National Guard to the inactive Air Na22 tional Guard. 

23 ‘‘(3) An officer of the Army National Guard 

24 transferred to the inactive Army National Guard 

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1 tional Guard to the active Army National Guard to 

2 fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. 

3 ‘‘(4) An officer of the Air National Guard 

4 transferred to the inactive Air National Guard from 

5 being transferred from the inactive Air National 

6 Guard to the active Air National Guard to fill a va7 cancy in a federally recognized unit.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘311. Active and inactive National Guard; transfer of officers.’’. 

11 SEC. 512. PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW ESTABLISHMENT OF 

12 ACTIVE STATUS AND INACTIVE STATUS LISTS 

13 OF MEMBERS IN THE INACTIVE NATIONAL 

14 GUARD. 

15 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE AND INACTIVE

16 STATUS LISTS IN THE INACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD.— 

17 Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended 

18 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 

20 of the Air Force may maintain an active status list and 

21 an inactive status list of members in the inactive Army 

22 National Guard and the inactive Air National Guard, re23 spectively. 

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1 tus lists and the inactive status lists assigned to the inac2 tive National Guard may not exceed 10,000 during any 

3 period. 

4 ‘‘(3) The total number of Army National Guard and 

5 Air National Guard members, combined, on the active sta6 tus lists of the inactive National Guard may not exceed 

7 4,000 during any period. 

8 ‘‘(4) The authority under this subsection expires at 

9 the close of December 31, 2016.’’. 

10 (b) TWO-WAY TRANSFERS OF MEMBERS FORMERLY

11 ENLISTED IN INACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD.—Subsection 

12 (b) of such section is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘Under such’’ at the beginning 

14 of the first sentence and inserting ‘‘(1) Except as 

15 provided in paragraph (2) and under such’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘Under such’’ at the beginning 

17 of the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Except as pro18 vided in paragraph (2) and under such’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(2) During the period beginning on the date of the 

22 enactment of this paragraph and ending on December 31, 

23 2016, an enlisted member of the active Army National 

24 Guard may be transferred to the inactive Army National 

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1 merly enlisted in the inactive Army National Guard and 

2 an enlisted member of the active Air National Guard may 

3 be transferred to the inactive Air National Guard without 

4 regard to whether the member was formerly enlisted in 

5 the inactive Air National Guard.’’. 

6 (c) DEFINITION OF ‘‘ACTIVE STATUS’’.—Section 

7 101(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, 

9 in the case of members of the Army National Guard of 

10 the United States during any period during which there 

11 is an inactive status list for the inactive Army National 

12 Guard under section 303(d) of title 32, such term means 

13 the status of such a member who is not assigned to the 

14 inactive status list of the inactive Army National Guard, 

15 on another inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve, 

16 and in the case of members of the Air National Guard 

17 of the United States during any period during which there 

18 is an inactive status list for the inactive Air National 

19 Guard under section 303(d) of title 32, such term means 

20 the status of such a member who is not assigned to the 

21 inactive status list of the inactive Air National Guard, on 

22 another inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.’’. 

23 (d) MEMBERS IN INACTIVE STATUS; TRAINING CAT24 EGORIES.—Section 10141 of such title is amended by add25 ing at the end the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(d)(1) During any period during which there is an 

2 inactive status list for the inactive Army National Guard 

3 under section 303(d) of title 32— 

4 ‘‘(A) the first sentence of subsection (b) shall 

5 apply only with respect to Reserves assigned to the 

6 inactive Army National Guard who are assigned to 

7 the inactive status list; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the exclusion of the Army National Guard 

9 of the United States under the first sentence of sub10 section (c) shall be inapplicable. 

11 ‘‘(2) During any period during which there is an inac12 tive status list for the inactive Air National Guard under 

13 section 303(d) of title 32— 

14 ‘‘(A) the first sentence of subsection (b) shall 

15 apply only with respect to Reserves assigned to the 

16 inactive Air National Guard who are assigned to the 

17 inactive status list; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the exclusion of the Air National Guard of 

19 the United States under the first sentence of sub20 section (c) shall be inapplicable.’’. 

21 (e) COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ENTI22 TLEMENT TO RETIRED PAY.—Paragraph (3) of section 

23 12732(b) of such title is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(3) Service in the inactive National Guard (for 

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1 is an inactive status list for the inactive National 

2 Guard under section 303(d) of title 32) and service 

3 while assigned to the inactive status list of the inac4 tive National Guard (for any period during which 

5 there is an inactive status list for the inactive Na6 tional Guard under section 303(d) of title 32).’’. 

7 (f) ELIGIBILITY FOR INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING

8 PAY.—Section 206(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

10 ‘‘However, with respect to any period during which there 

11 is an inactive status list for the inactive National Guard 

12 under section 303(d) of title 32, the limitation in the pre13 ceding sentence shall be applicable to persons assigned to 

14 the inactive status list of the inactive National Guard, 

15 rather than to persons enlisted in the inactive National 

16 Guard.’’. 

17 (g) EVALUATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM.—By the 

18 end of the pilot period, the Department of Defense shall 

19 commission an independent study evaluating the effective20 ness of using the active status Inactive National Guard 

21 to improve the readiness of the Army National Guard. The 

22 study should include, for each year of the pilot, informa23 tion on— 

24 (1) how many personnel were transferred to the 

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1 (2) how many of these vacancies were filled 

2 with personnel new to the Army National Guard; 

3 (3) the additional cost of filling these positions; 

4 and 

5 (4) impact on drill and annual training partici6 pation rates. 

7 The study also should assess the impact on medical readi8 ness category 3B personnel transferred to the active sta9 tus Inactive National Guard, including how long it took 

10 them to complete the Integrated Disability Evaluation 

11 System (IDES) process, and how satisfied they were with 

12 their unit’s management and collaboration during the 

13 IDES process. 

14 SEC. 513. FORUM FOR PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS OF 

15 WRONGFUL DISCRIMINATION BY NATIONAL 

16 GUARD MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STA17 TUS). 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 709 of title 32, United 

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(j) A complaint of wrongful discrimination by a per22 son employed under subsection (a) who is a military tech23 nician (dual status) and otherwise subject to the require24 ments of subsection (b) shall be considered a complaint 


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1 of wrongful discrimination by a member of the armed 

2 forces.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

4 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a complaint of 

5 wrongful discrimination initiated on or after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act. 

7 Subtitle C—Education and 

8 Training 

9 SEC. 521. EXTENSION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

10 MEMBERS OF THE SELECTIVE RESERVE WHO 

11 ARE INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED. 

12 (a) PRESERVATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

13 ENTITLEMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE

14 SELECTED RESERVE.— 

15 (1) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (1)(B) of section 

16 16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend17 ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

19 (2) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO RE20 FLECT PRIOR AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 

21 amended by striking ‘‘clause (2) of’’ in paragraphs 

22 (1) and (4)(B). 

23 (b) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ENTITLEMENT

24 FOR SERVICE IN THE SELECTIVE RESERVE.—Subpara25 graph (B)(iii) of section 3012(b)(1) of title 38, United 


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1 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or the period begin2 ning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 

3 2018,’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1999,’’. 

4 SEC. 522. AUTHORITY FOR JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 

5 EDUCATION PHASE II INSTRUCTION AND 

6 CREDIT TO BE OFFERED AND AWARDED 

7 THROUGH THE SENIOR LEVEL COURSE OF 

8 THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUD9 IES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY COMMAND 

10 AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE. 

11 Section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 

14 following new subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(E) The senior-level course of the School 

16 of Advanced Military Studies of the United 

17 States Army Command and General Staff Col18 lege.’’. 

19 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the 

20 period at the end the following: ‘‘(other than with 

21 respect to the course specified in paragraph 

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1 Subtitle D—Administrative 

2 Procedure 

3 SEC. 531. PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MILI4 TARY PERSONNEL DECISIONS RELATING TO 

5 CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 

6 (a) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of title 10, 

8 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 1560. Judicial review of decisions relating to cor11 rection of military records 

12 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person adversely af14 fected by a records correction final decision may ob15 tain judicial review of the decision in a court with 

16 jurisdiction to hear the matter. 

17 ‘‘(2) RECORDS CORRECTION FINAL DECISION

18 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘records correc19 tion final decision’ means any of the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) A final decision issued by the Sec21 retary concerned pursuant to section 1552 of 

22 this title. 

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1 retary of Homeland Security pursuant to sec2 tion 1034(f) of this title. 

3 ‘‘(C) A final decision issued by the Sec4 retary of Defense pursuant to section 1034(g) 

5 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(b) MATTERS MUST BE JUSTICIABLE.—Notwith7 standing subsection (a), a court in which judicial review 

8 of a records correction final decision is sought does not 

9 have jurisdiction to review any matter or issue raised in 

10 a petition of review that is not justiciable. 

11 ‘‘(c) EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REM12 EDIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 

14 paragraph (3), judicial review of a matter that could 

15 be subject to correction under a provision of law 

16 specified in subsection (a)(2) in a case arising after 

17 the date of the enactment of this section may not be 

18 obtained under this section or any other provision of 

19 law unless— 

20 ‘‘(A) the petitioner has requested a correc21 tion under section 1552 of this title (including 

22 such a request in a matter arising under section 

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1 ‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned has rendered 

2 a final decision denying that correction in whole 

3 or in part. 

4 ‘‘(2) WHISTLEBLOWER CASES.—In a case aris5 ing after the date of the enactment of this section 

6 in which the final decision of the Secretary con7 cerned is subject to review by the Secretary of De8 fense under section 1034(g) of this title, the peti9 tioner is not required to seek such review before ob10 taining judicial review, but if the petitioner seeks 

11 such review, judicial review may not be sought until 

12 the Secretary of Defense has made a decision in the 

13 matter or the end of the period specified in that sec14 tion for the Secretary to make such a decision, 

15 whichever occurs first. 

16 ‘‘(3) CLASS ACTIONS.—In the case of a matter 

17 subject to correction under a provision of law speci18 fied in subsection (a)(2) in a case arising after the 

19 date of the enactment of this section in which judi20 cial review is not precluded by reason of paragraph 

21 (1) or (2), if judicial review of a records correction 

22 final decision of the matter is sought and if the peti23 tioner for judicial review also seeks to bring a class 

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1 this title (including such a request in a matter aris2 ing under section 1034 of this title) and if the court 

3 issues an order certifying a class in the case, the 

4 limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be inap5 plicable to any member of the class (other than the 

6 petitioner) with respect to any matter covered by a 

7 claim for which the class is certified. 

8 ‘‘(d) STATUTES OF LIMITATION.— 

9 ‘‘(1) TWO YEARS FROM FINAL DECISION.—In 

10 the case of a records correction final decision that 

11 is issued on or after the date of the enactment of 

12 this section, such decision is not subject to judicial 

13 review under this section or otherwise subject to re14 view in any court unless petition for such review is 

15 filed in a court not later than two years after the 

16 date of the final decision other than in a matter to 

17 which paragraph (2) applies. 

18 ‘‘(2) SIX YEARS FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS THAT

19 MAY RESULT IN PAYMENT OF MONEY.—(A) In the 

20 case of a records correction final decision that is 

21 issued on or after the date of the enactment of this 

22 section and which is described in subparagraph (B), 

23 such decision (or the portion of such decision de24 scribed in such subparagraph) is not subject to judi25 cial review under this section or otherwise subject to 


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1 review in any court unless petition for such review 

2 is filed in a court not later than six years after the 

3 date of discharge, retirement, release from active 

4 duty, or death while on active duty of the person 

5 whose military records are the subject of the correc6 tion request. There shall be excluded from the com7 putation of such six-year period the period (i) begin8 ning on the date of the filing with the Secretary of 

9 a request for correction of military records leading 

10 to the records correction final decision, and (ii) end11 ing on the date of such decision. 

12 ‘‘(B) A records correction final decision is de13 scribed in this subparagraph to the extent that the 

14 decision, or portion of the decision, is a denial of a 

15 claim that, if relief were to be granted by the court, 

16 would support, or result in, the payment of money, 

17 other than payments made under chapter 73 of this 

18 title, either under a court order or under a subse19 quent administrative determination. 

20 ‘‘(e) SOLE BASIS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.—In the 

21 case of a cause of action arising after the date of the en22 actment of this section, no court shall have jurisdiction 

23 to review any matter subject to correction under a provi24 sion of law specified in subsection (a)(2) except as pro25 vided in this section. 


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1 ‘‘(f) HABEAS CORPUS.—This section does not affect 

2 any cause of action arising under chapter 153 of title 28.’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1560. Judicial review of decisions.’’. 

6 (b) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR CORREC7 TION OF RECORDS WHEN PROHIBITED PERSONNEL AC8 TION ALLEGED.— 

9 (1) NOTICE OF DENIAL; PROCEDURES FOR JU10 DICIAL REVIEW.—Subsection (f) of section 1034 of 

11 such title is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(7) In any case in which the final decision of the 

14 Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, 

15 of any requested correction of the record of the member 

16 or former member, the Secretary concerned shall provide 

17 the member or former member a concise written statement 

18 of the basis for the decision and a notification of the avail19 ability of judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 

20 1560 of this title and the time for obtaining such review.’’. 

21 (2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW; NOTICE

22 OF DENIAL.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

23 amended— 

24 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon the 

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1 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) The submittal of a matter to the Secretary of 

4 Defense by the member or former member under para5 graph (1) must be made within 90 days of the receipt by 

6 the member or former member of the final decision of the 

7 Secretary of the military department concerned in the 

8 matter. In any case in which the final decision of the Sec9 retary of Defense results in denial, in whole or in part, 

10 of any requested correction of the record of the member 

11 or former member, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

12 the member or former member a concise written statement 

13 of the basis for the decision and a notification of the avail14 ability of judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 

15 1560 of this title and the time for obtaining such review.’’. 

16 (3) SOLE BASIS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Such 

17 section is further amended— 

18 (A) by redesignating subsections (h) and 

19 (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 

20 (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the 

21 following new subsection (h): 

22 ‘‘(h) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

23 ‘‘(1) A decision of the Secretary of Defense 

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1 ‘‘(2) In a case in which review by the Secretary 

2 of Defense under subsection (g) was not sought, a 

3 decision of the Secretary of a military department 

4 under subsection (f) shall be subject to judicial re5 view only as provided in section 1560 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(3) A decision by the Secretary of Homeland 

7 Security under subsection (f) shall be subject to ju8 dicial review only as provided in section 1560 of this 

9 title.’’. 

10 (c) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF OTHER REQUESTS FOR

11 CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 1552 of 

12 such title is amended by adding at the end the following 

13 new subsections: 

14 ‘‘(h) In any case in which the final decision of the 

15 Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, 

16 of any requested correction, the Secretary concerned shall 

17 provide the claimant a concise written statement of the 

18 basis for the decision and a notification of the availability 

19 of judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 1560 

20 of this title and the time for obtaining such review. 

21 ‘‘(i) A decision by the Secretary concerned under this 

22 section shall be subject to judicial review only as provided 

23 in section 1560 of this title.’’. 

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1 (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

2 by this section shall take effect one year after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amend5 ments made by this section shall apply to all final 

6 decisions of the Secretary of Defense under section 

7 1034(g) of title 10, United States Code, and of the 

8 Secretary of a military department and the Sec9 retary of Homeland Security under sections 1034(f) 

10 or 1552 of such title, whether rendered before, on, 

11 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (3) TRANSITION.—During the period between 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act and the effec14 tive date specified in paragraph (1), in any case in 

15 which the final decision of the Secretary of Defense 

16 under section 1034(g) of title 10, United States 

17 Code, or the Secretary concerned under sections 

18 1034(f) or 1552 of title 10, United States Code, re19 sults in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested 

20 correction of the record of a member or former 

21 member of the Armed Forces or the record of a 

22 claimant under such section 1552, the individual 

23 shall be informed in writing of the time for obtaining 

24 review of the decision pursuant to section 1560 of 

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1 (e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries concerned 

2 (as defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States 

3 Code) may prescribe appropriate regulations, and interim 

4 guidance before prescribing such regulations, to imple5 ment the amendments made by this section. In the case 

6 of the Secretary of a military department, such regulations 

7 may not take effect until approved by the Secretary of De8 fense. 

9 (f) CONSTRUCTION.—This section and the amend10 ments made by this section do not affect the authority 

11 of any court to exercise jurisdiction over any case that was 

12 properly before the court before the effective date specified 

13 in subsection (d)(1). 

14 Subtitle E—Decorations and 

15 Awards 

16 SEC. 541. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MEDALS 

17 OF HONOR THAT MAY BE AWARDED TO A 

18 MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

19 (a) ARMY.—Section 3744 (a) of title 10, United 

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor,’’. 

21 (b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6247 of title 

22 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal 

23 of honor,’’. 

24 (c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(a) of title 10, United 

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1 (d) COAST GUARD.—Section 494 of title 14, United 

2 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor,’’ 

3 both places it appears. 

4 SEC. 542. STANDARDIZATION OF TIME-LIMITS FOR RECOM5 MENDING AND AWARDING A MEDAL OF 

6 HONOR, SERVICE CROSS, OR DISTINGUISHED7 SERVICE MEDAL ACROSS THE ARMED 

8 FORCES. 

9 (a) ARMY.—Section 3744(b) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three years’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 

15 (b) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(b) of such title is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three years’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 

21 SEC. 543. RECODIFICATION AND REVISION OF ARMY, NAVY, 

22 AIR FORCE, AND COAST GUARD MEDAL OF 

23 HONOR ROLL. 

24 (a) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT AND FURNISHING OF

25 CERTIFICATE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 1136. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard 

5 Medal of Honor Roll 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the De7 partment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the 

8 Department of the Air Force, and the Department of 

9 Homeland Security, respectively, a roll designated as the 

10 ‘Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor 

11 Roll’. 

12 ‘‘(b) ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 

13 enter and record on such roll the name of each person 

14 who has served on active duty in the armed forces and 

15 who has been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to sec16 tion 3741, 6241, or 8741 of this title or section 491 of 

17 title 14. 

18 ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each living person whose 

20 name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 

21 Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be furnished 

22 a certificate of enrollment on such roll. 

23 ‘‘(2) ENTITLEMENT TO SPECIAL PENSION.— 

24 The Secretary concerned shall deliver to the Sec25 retary of Veterans Affairs a certified copy of each 


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1 certificate of enrollment issued under paragraph (1). 

2 Such copy shall authorize the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs to pay the special pension provided by sec4 tion 1562 of title 38 to the person named in the cer5 tificate.’’. 

6 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec7 tions at the beginning of such chapter of title 10 is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new 

9 item: 

‘‘1136. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll.’’. 

10 (b) SPECIAL PENSION.— 

11 (1) AUTOMATIC ENTITLEMENT.—Section 

12 1562(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘living’’ after ‘‘each’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) of section 

16 1561 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

17 (c)(2) of section 1136 of title 10’’; and 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘application therefor under 

19 section 1560 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

20 person’s name is entered on the Army, Navy, 

21 Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor 

22 Roll under section 1136(b) of title 10’’. 

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1 ed by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(g)(1) A person who is entitled to a special pension 

4 under subsection (a) may elect not to receive such special 

5 pension by notifying the Secretary of such election in writ6 ing. 

7 ‘‘(2) The Secretary, upon receipt of such election, 

8 shall cease payments of the special pension to such per9 son.’’. 

10 (3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1562(a) 

11 of such title is further amended by striking ‘‘roll’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Roll’’. 

13 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

14 (1) REPEAL OF RECODIFIED PROVISIONS.—Sec15 tions 1560 and 1561 of title 38, United States Code, 

16 are repealed. 

17 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec18 tions at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is 

19 amended, by striking the items relating to sections 

20 1560 and 1561. 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall be effective with respect to medals of 

23 honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of 

24 this Act. 


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1 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 551. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXPENSES 

3 FOR CARE AND DISPOSITION OF HUMAN RE4 MAINS THAT WERE RETAINED BY THE DE5 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FORENSIC PA6 THOLOGY INVESTIGATION. 

7 (a) DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF PERSONS WHOSE

8 DEATH IS INVESTIGATED BY THE ARMED FORCES MED9 ICAL EXAMINER.— 

10 (1) COVERED DECEDENTS.—Section 1481(a) of 

11 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

12 at the end the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(10) To the extent authorized under section 

14 1482(g) of this title, any person not otherwise cov15 ered by the preceding paragraphs whose remains (or 

16 partial remains) have been retained by the Secretary 

17 concerned for purposes of a forensic pathology inves18 tigation by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner 

19 under section 1471 of this title.’’. 

20 (2) AUTHORIZED EXPENSES RELATING TO

21 CARE AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS.—Section 1482 

22 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 

23 following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(g)(1) The payment of expenses incident to the re25 covery, care, and disposition of the remains of a decedent 


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1 covered by section 1481(a)(10) of this title is limited to 

2 those expenses that, as determined under regulations pre3 scribed by the Secretary of Defense, would not have been 

4 incurred but for the retention of those remains for pur5 poses of a forensic pathology investigation by the Armed 

6 Forces Medical Examiner under section 1471 of this title. 

7 The Secretary concerned shall pay all other expenses au8 thorized to be paid under this section only on a reimburs9 able basis. Amounts reimbursed to the Secretary con10 cerned under this subsection shall be credited to appro11 priations available at the time of reimbursement for the 

12 payment of such expenses. 

13 ‘‘(2) In a case covered by paragraph (1), if the person 

14 designated under subsection (c) to direct disposition of the 

15 remains of a decedent does not direct disposition of the 

16 remains that were retained for the forensic pathology in17 vestigation, the Secretary may pay for the transportation 

18 of those remains to, and interment or inurnment of those 

19 remains in, an appropriate place selected by the Secretary, 

20 in lieu of the transportation authorized to be paid under 

21 paragraph (8) of subsection (a). 

22 ‘‘(3) In a case covered by paragraph (1), expenses 

23 that may be paid do not include expenses with respect to 

24 an escort under paragraph (8) of subsection (a), whether 

25 or not on a reimbursable basis.’’. 


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1 (b) CLARIFICATION OF COVERAGE OF INURNMENT.— 

2 Section 1482(a)(9) of such title is amended by inserting 

3 ‘‘or inurnment’’ after ‘‘interment’’. 

4 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1482(f) of 

5 such title is amended in the third sentence by striking 

6 ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 

7 SEC. 552. EXPANSION OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION PRO8 VISION TO DEBRIEFING REPORTS OF CER9 TAIN RECOVERED PERSONS WHO WERE 

10 NEVER PLACED IN A MISSING STATUS. 

11 (a) PERSONNEL FILES.—Section 1506 of title 10, 

12 United States Code is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

15 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

16 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

17 following new paragraph (2): 

18 ‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall withhold from 

19 personnel files under this section, as privileged informa20 tion, any survival, evasion, resistance and escape debrief21 ing report provided by a person described in section 

22 1501(c) of this title who is returned to United States con23 trol which is obtained under a promise of confidentiality 

24 made for the purpose of ensuring the fullest possible dis25 closure of information.’’. 


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1 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

2 (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and 

3 (4)’’. 

4 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 1513 of such title is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new para6 graph: 

7 ‘‘(9) The term ‘survival, evasion, resistance, 

8 and escape debrief’ means an interview conducted 

9 with a person described in section 1501(c) of this 

10 title who is returned to United States control in 

11 order to record the person’s experiences while sur12 viving, evading, resisting interrogation or exploi13 tation, or escaping.’’. 

14 SEC. 553. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING 

15 FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EM17 PLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING. 

18 Section 1501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara21 graph (B); 

22 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub23 paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(D) coordination of periodic briefing of fami2 lies of missing persons about the efforts of the De3 partment of Defense to account for those persons.’’. 

4 SEC. 554. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE 

5 FAMILY MEMBERS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS 

6 FORCES MEMBERS. 

7 (a) CHAPLAIN-LED PROGRAMS.—The Commander of 

8 the United States Special Operations Command may pro9 vide support services described in section 1789(b) of title 

10 10, United States Code, to support the immediate family 

11 members (as defined in section 1789(c) of such title) of 

12 members of the Armed Forces assigned to special oper13 ations forces (as defined in section 167(i) of such title) 

14 if the Commander determines— 

15 (1) that there is a direct and concrete relation16 ship between— 

17 (A) chaplain-led programs authorized in 

18 section 1789 of such title, and 

19 (B) the readiness of special operations 

20 forces; and 

21 (2) that such support is not being provided to 

22 those family members by the Secretary of a military 

23 department. 

24 (b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Commander of 

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1 pend up to $10,000,000 during any fiscal year during 

2 which this subsection is in effect to provide support serv3 ices described in section 1789(b) of title 10, United States 

4 Code, to support family programs directed by medical per5 sonnel, behavior health professionals, and family readiness 

6 professionals of the Department of Defense to build and 

7 maintain the resiliency of members of the Armed Forces 

8 assigned to special operations forces (as defined in section 

9 167(i) of such title) and their immediate family members 

10 (as defined in section 1789(c) of such title). 

11 (c) PERIOD OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under 

12 this section is in effect during each of fiscal years 2014 

13 through 2016. 

14 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

15 OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

16 Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

17 SEC. 601. INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL 

18 YEAR 2014. 

19 (a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The 

20 adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2014 re21 quired by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, 

22 in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of 

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1 (b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY.—Effective on January 

2 1, 2014, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of 

3 the uniformed services are increased by 1.0 percent. 

4 SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ARMY AUTHORITY 

5 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT IN6 CENTIVES. 

7 Subsection (i)(1) of section 681 of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 

9 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

11 2015’’. 

12 Subtitle B—Disability, Retired Pay, 

13 and Survivor Benefits 

14 SEC. 621. OVERPAYMENTS OF DIVISION OF PAY AS A RE15 SULT OF RETROACTIVE CHANGE IN DISPOS16 ABLE RETIRED PAY. 

17 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1414(d) of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

19 following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(3)(A) An election by a member to change 

21 from receipt of retired pay in accordance with this 

22 section to receipt of special compensation in accord23 ance with section 1413a of this title pursuant to 

24 paragraph (2), shall not affect payments made be25 fore the date of such election to the member’s 


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1 spouse or former spouse pursuant to section 1408 of 

2 this title, of disposable retired pay that a court 

3 treated as property for the purpose of issuing a final 

4 decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal 

5 separation, including a court ordered, ratified, or ap6 proved property settlement incident to such decree. 

7 ‘‘(B) In this paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(i) The term ‘court’ has the meaning 

9 given such term in section 1408(a)(1) of this 

10 title. 

11 ‘‘(ii) The term ‘disposable retired pay’ has 

12 the meaning given such term in section 

13 1408(a)(4) of this title. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘final decree’ has the mean15 ing given such term in section 1408(a)(3) of 

16 this title. 

17 ‘‘(iv) The term ‘member’ has the meaning 

18 given such term in section 1408(a)(5) of this 

19 title. 

20 ‘‘(v) The term ‘spouse or former spouse’ 

21 has the meaning given such term in section 

22 1408(a)(6) of this title.’’. 

23 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (3) of section 

24 1414(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub25 section (a), shall apply with respect to payments made 


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1 under section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, on 

2 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 

4 PROVISIONS 

5 SEC. 701. REVISIONS TO TRICARE COST SHARING REQUIRE6 MENTS. 

7 (a) TRICARE PRIME ENROLLMENT FEES.—Section 

8 1097 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (e)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec11 retary’’; and 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(f) ENROLLMENT FEES.— 

16 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—Beginning January 1, 2014, 

17 the enrollment fee described in subsection (e) for a 

18 covered beneficiary shall be an amount (rounded to 

19 the nearest dollar) equal to the applicable percentage 

20 (specified in paragraph (2)) of the retired pay of the 

21 member or former member upon whom the covered 

22 beneficiary’s eligibility is based, except that the 

23 amount of such enrollment fee shall not be in excess 

24 of the applicable maximum enrollment fee nor less 


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1 than the applicable minimum enrollment fee speci2 fied in paragraph (3). 

3 ‘‘(2) PERCENTAGE OF RETIRED PAY.—The ap4 plicable percentage of retired pay shall be deter5 mined in accordance with the following table: 

‘‘For: 

The applicable percentage for a family group 

of two or more persons 

is: 

The applicable percentage for an individual is: 

2014 2.95% 1.475%

2015 3.30% 1.650%

2016 3.65% 1.825%

2017 and after 4.00% 2.000%. 

6 ‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM ENROLLMENT

7 FEES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) BEFORE 2018.— 

9 ‘‘(i) FAMILY GROUPS.—For the years 

10 2014 through 2017, the applicable max11 imum and minimum enrollment fees for a 

12 family group of two or more persons shall 

13 be determined in accordance with the fol14 lowing table: 


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‘‘For: 

The applicable minimum enrollment fee 

is: 

The applicable maximum enrollment fee 

for a family group 

whose eligibility is 

based upon a member 

or former member of 

retired grade O–7 or 

above is: 

The applicable maximum enrollment fee 

for a family 

group whose 

eligibility is 

based upon 

a member 

or former 

member of 

retired 

grade O–6 

or below is: 

2014 $548 $900 $750

2015 $558 $1,200 $900

2016 $569 $1,500 $1,050

2017 $581 $1,800 $1,200. 

1 ‘‘(ii) INDIVIDUALS.—The applicable 

2 maximum and minimum enrollment fees 

3 for an individual shall be one-half the cor4 responding maximum and minimum enroll5 ment fees for a family group of two or 

6 more persons (as specified in clause (i)). 

7 ‘‘(B) AFTER 2017.—For any year after 

8 2017, the applicable maximum and minimum 

9 enrollment fees shall be equal to the maximum 

10 and minimum enrollment fees for the previous 

11 year increased by the percentage by which re12 tired pay is increased under section 1401a of 

13 this title for such calendar year. 

14 ‘‘(4) EXCLUSION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

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1 for a dependent of a member of the uniformed serv2 ices who dies while on active duty, a member retired 

3 under chapter 61 of this title, or for a dependent of 

4 such a member shall not exceed the amount of any 

5 such enrollment fee for 2013.’’. 

6 (b) TRICARE STANDARD ENROLLMENT FEES AND

7 COST SHARING.—Section 1086(b) of such title is amended 

8 to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(b) For a person covered by this section, any plan 

10 contracted for under section 1079(a) of this title shall con11 tain the following provisions for payment by the patient: 

12 ‘‘(1) An annual enrollment fee. The amount of 

13 such annual enrollment fee for a year is— 

14 ‘‘(A) for 2014, $70 for an individual or 

15 $140 for a family group of two or more per16 sons; 

17 ‘‘(B) for 2015, $85 for an individual or 

18 $170 for a family group of two or more per19 sons; 

20 ‘‘(C) for 2016, $100 for an individual or 

21 $200 for a family group of two or more per22 sons; 

23 ‘‘(D) for 2017, $115 for an individual or 

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1 ‘‘(E) for 2018, $125 for an individual or 

2 $250 for a family group of two or more per3 sons; and 

4 ‘‘(F) for any year after 2018, the amount 

5 of the applicable enrollment fee for the previous 

6 year increased by the percentage by which re7 tired pay is increased under section 1401a of 

8 this title for such year. 

9 ‘‘(2) An annual deductible of the charges in a 

10 year for all types of care authorized by this section 

11 and received while in an outpatient status and 25 

12 percent of all subsequent charges for such care dur13 ing a year. The amount of such annual deductible 

14 for a year is— 

15 ‘‘(A) for 2014, $160 for an individual or 

16 $320 for a family group of two or more per17 sons; 

18 ‘‘(B) for 2015, $200 for an individual or 

19 $400 for a family group of two or more per20 sons; 

21 ‘‘(C) for 2016, $230 for an individual or 

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1 ‘‘(D) for 2017, $260 for an individual or 

2 $520 for a family group for a family group of 

3 two or more persons; 

4 ‘‘(E) for 2018, $290 for an individual or 

5 $580 for a family group of two or more per6 sons; and 

7 ‘‘(F) for any year after 2018, the amount 

8 of the applicable deductible for the previous 

9 year increased by the percentage by which re10 tired pay is increased under section 1401a of 

11 this title for such year. 

12 ‘‘(3) 25 percent of the charges for inpatient 

13 care. The Secretary of Defense may exempt a pa14 tient from paying such charges if the hospital to 

15 which the patient is admitted does not impose a 

16 legal obligation on any of its patients to pay for in17 patient care. 

18 ‘‘(4) A person covered by this section may not 

19 be required to pay a total in excess of a catastrophic 

20 cap, excluding the amount of any annual enrollment 

21 fee under paragraph (1), for health care received 

22 during any year under a plan contracted for under 

23 section 1079(a) of this title. The amount of such 

24 catastrophic cap for a year is— 

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1 ‘‘(B) for any year after 2013, the amount 

2 of the catastrophic cap for the previous year in3 creased by the percentage by which retired pay 

4 is increased under section 1401a of this title for 

5 such year. 

6 ‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and 

7 (4), for a dependent of a member of the uniformed 

8 services who dies while on active duty, a member re9 tired under chapter 61 of this title, or a dependent 

10 of such a member— 

11 ‘‘(A) there is no annual enrollment fee; 

12 ‘‘(B) the annual deductible referred to in 

13 paragraph (2) for a year is $150 for an indi14 vidual or $300 for a family group of two or 

15 more persons; and 

16 ‘‘(C) the catastrophic cap for a year is 

17 $3,000.’’. 

18 (c) TRICARE FOR LIFE ENROLLMENT FEES.—Sec19 tion 1086(d)(3) of such title is amended by adding at the 

20 end the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(D)(i) Beginning January 1, 2014, a person de22 scribed in paragraph (2) (except as provided in clauses 

23 (vi) and (vii)), shall pay an annual enrollment fee as a 

24 condition of eligibility for health care benefits under this 

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1 to the nearest dollar) equal to the applicable percentage 

2 (specified in clause (ii)) of the retired pay of the member 

3 or former member upon whom the covered beneficiary’s 

4 eligibility is based, except that the amount of such enroll5 ment fee shall not be in excess of the applicable maximum 

6 enrollment fee (specified in clause (iii)). 

7 ‘‘(ii) The applicable percentage of retired pay shall 

8 be determined in accordance with the following table: 

‘‘For: 

The applicable percentage for a family group 

of two or more persons 

is: 

The applicable percentage for an individual is: 

2014 0.50% 0.25%

2015 1.00% 0.50%

2016 1.50% 0.75%

2017 and after 2.00% 1.00%. 

9 ‘‘(iii) For any year 2014 through 2017, the applicable 

10 maximum enrollment fees for a family group of two or 

11 more persons shall be determined in accordance with the 

12 following table: 

‘‘For: 

The applicable maximum enrollment fee for 

a family group whose 

eligibility is based upon 

a member or former 

member of retired grade 

O–7 or above is: 

The applicable maximum enrollment fee for 

a family group whose 

eligibility is based upon 

a member or former 

member of retired grade 

O–6 or below is: 

2014 $200 $150

2015 $400 $300

2016 $600 $450

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1 ‘‘(iv) For any year after 2017, the applicable max2 imum enrollment fee shall be equal to the maximum en3 rollment fee for the previous year increased by the per4 centage by which retired pay is increased under section 

5 1401a of this title for such year. 

6 ‘‘(v) The applicable maximum enrollment fee for an 

7 individual shall be one-half the corresponding maximum 

8 fee for a family group of two or more persons (as deter9 mined under clauses (iii) and (iv)). 

10 ‘‘(vi) Clause (i) shall not apply to a dependent of a 

11 member of the uniformed services who dies while on active 

12 duty, a member retired under chapter 61 of this title, or 

13 a dependent of such a member. 

14 ‘‘(vii) Clause (i) also shall not apply to a person who, 

15 prior to the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, 

16 met the conditions described in paragraph (2)(A) and 

17 (B).’’. 

18 (d) TRICARE PHARMACY PROGRAM REQUIRE19 MENTS.— 

20 (1) AVAILABILITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL

21 AGENTS THROUGH NATIONAL MAIL-ORDER PHAR22 MACY PROGRAM.—Section 1074g(a)(5) of such title 

23 is amended— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘at least one of the means 

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1 ‘‘the national mail-order pharmacy program’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘may include’’ and all that 

4 follows through the end of the paragraph and 

5 inserting ‘‘shall include cost sharing by the eli6 gible covered beneficiary as specified in para7 graph (6).’’. 

8 (2) COST SHARING AMOUNTS.—Section 

9 1074g(a)(6) of such title is amended to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(6)(A) In the case of any of the years 2014 through 

12 2023, the cost sharing amounts referred to in paragraph 

13 (5) shall be determined in accordance with the following 

14 table: 

‘‘For: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

30-day supply of a retail generic 

is: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

30-day supply of a retail formulary is: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

a 90-day 

supply of a 

mail order 

generic is: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

a 90-day 

supply of a 

mail order 

formulary 

is: 

The cost 

amount for 

a 90-day 

supply of a 

mail order 

non-formulary is: 

2014 $5 $26 $0 $26 $51

2015 $6 $28 $0 $28 $54

2016 $7 $30 $0 $30 $58

2017 $8 $32 $0 $32 $62

2018 $9 $34 $9 $34 $66

2019 $10 $36 $10 $36 $70

2020 $11 $38 $11 $38 $75

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‘‘For: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

30-day supply of a retail generic 

is: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

30-day supply of a retail formulary is: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

a 90-day 

supply of a 

mail order 

generic is: 

The cost 

sharing 

amount for 

a 90-day 

supply of a 

mail order 

formulary 

is: 

The cost 

amount for 

a 90-day 

supply of a 

mail order 

non-formulary is: 

2022 $13 $43 $13 $43 $85

2023 $14 $45 $14 $45 $90. 

1 ‘‘(B) For any year after 2023, the cost sharing 

2 amounts referred to in paragraph (5) shall be equal to 

3 the cost sharing amounts for the previous year, adjusted 

4 by an amount, if any, as determined by the Secretary to 

5 reflect changes in the costs of pharmaceutical agents and 

6 prescription dispensing, rounded to the nearest dollar. 

7 ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), 

8 the cost-sharing amounts referred to in paragraph (5) for 

9 any year for a dependent of a member of the uniformed 

10 services who dies while on active duty, a member retired 

11 under chapter 61 of this title, or a dependent of such a 

12 member shall be equal to the cost sharing amounts, if any, 

13 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

14 (3) REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTION MAINTENANCE

15 MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAIL

16 ORDER PHARMACY PROGRAM.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Such section 1074g is 

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1 ‘‘(i) REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTION MAINTENANCE

2 MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAIL ORDER

3 PHARMACY PROGRAM.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The pharmacy benefits pro5 gram shall require eligible covered beneficiaries to 

6 refill non-generic prescription maintenance medica7 tions through military treatment facility pharmacies 

8 or the national mail-order pharmacy program. 

9 ‘‘(2) MEDICATIONS COVERED.— 

10 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary 

11 shall determine the maintenance medications 

12 subject to the requirement under paragraph 

13 (1). 

14 ‘‘(B) SUPPLY.—In carrying out the re15 quirement under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

16 shall ensure that the medications subject to the 

17 requirement under paragraph (1) are— 

18 ‘‘(i) generally available to eligible cov19 ered beneficiaries through retail phar20 macies only for an initial filing of a 30-day 

21 or less supply; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) any refills of such medications 

23 are obtained through a military treatment 

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1 ‘‘(C) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary may ex2 empt the following prescription maintenance 

3 medications from the requirements in subpara4 graph (B): 

5 ‘‘(i) Medications that are for acute 

6 care needs. 

7 ‘‘(ii) Such other medications as the 

8 Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 

9 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

10 716 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

11 for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 

12 125 Stat. 1804) is repealed. 

13 (e) ADDITIONAL REALIGNMENT OF TRICARE 

14 HEALTH BENEFIT YEARS FROM FISCAL YEAR TO CAL15 ENDAR YEAR BASIS.— 

16 (1) TRICARE STANDARD.—Section 1079(b) of 

17 such title 10 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal’’ each 

18 place it appears. 

19 (2) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The Secretary of 

20 Defense shall prescribe regulations to transition 

21 TRICARE health plan benefit years from a fiscal22 year basis to a calendar-year basis pursuant to the 

23 amendments made by this subsection. 

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1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 

2 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— 

3 (A) in subsection (b)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘For each fiscal year 

5 beginning after September 30, 1997, the’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

7 (ii) by inserting ‘‘during any year’’ 

8 after ‘‘by designated providers’’; and 

9 (iii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year.’’ and in10 serting ‘‘year.’’; and 

11 (B) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘For each fiscal year 

13 beginning after September 30, 2003, the’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘during such fiscal 

16 year’’ the first place it appears and insert17 ing ‘‘during any year’’; and 

18 (iii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year.’’ and in19 serting ‘‘year.’’. 

20 (f) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST PAYMENTS INTO THE

21 MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND.— 

22 Section 1116 of such title is amended by adding at the 

23 end the following new subsection: 

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1 section (c) is no longer accurate because of a significant 

2 change in circumstances or law, the Secretary of Defense 

3 may, if appropriate, certify a revised amount determined 

4 in accordance with subsection (b)(2) to the Secretary of 

5 the Treasury. 

6 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary of Defense makes a certification 

7 under paragraph (1), each other administering Secretary 

8 shall make and advise the Secretary of the Treasury of 

9 a revised determination, consistent with section 1111(c) 

10 of this title. 

11 ‘‘(3) If a certification and determination are made 

12 under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of the Treas13 ury shall promptly pay into or recoup from the Fund the 

14 difference between the amount paid into the Fund under 

15 subsection (a) and the amount certified or determined by 

16 the administering Secretary under paragraph (1) or (2).’’. 

17 SEC. 702. REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICARE PARTICIPATING 

18 PHYSICIAN OR SUPPLIER TO ACCEPT 

19 TRICARE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS PARTICI20 PATING RATES. 

21 Section 1842(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 1395u(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 

23 following new sentence: ‘‘Any physician or supplier who 

24 voluntarily enters into an agreement with the Secretary 

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1 deemed to have agreed to be a participating provider of 

2 medical care or services under any health plan contracted 

3 for under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States 

4 Code, or under section 1781 of title 38, United States 

5 Code, in accordance with the payment methodology and 

6 amounts prescribed under joint regulations prescribed by 

7 the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 

8 of Homeland Security pursuant to sections 1079 and 1086 

9 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 

10 TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL11 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE12 MENT, AND RELATED MAT13 TERS 

14 SEC. 801. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF SUPPLIES COV15 ERED BY STATUTORY RAPID ACQUISITION 

16 AUTHORITY. 

17 Section 806(g) of the Bob Stump National Defense 

18 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 

19 314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘ASSOCIATED SUPPORT SERV21 ICES DEFINED.—In the section, the term’’ and in22 serting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—In this section:’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(2) SUPPLIES.—The term ‘supplies’ means all 

2 property except land or interest in land.’’. 

3 SEC. 802. REDUCTION IN COSTS TO REPORT CRITICAL 

4 CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMA5 TION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM DEFINED.—Section 

7 2445a of title 10, United States Code, is amended adding 

8 at the end the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(g) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM.—In this chapter, 

10 the term ‘extension of a program’ means, with respect to 

11 a major automated information system program or other 

12 major information technology investment program, the 

13 further deployment or planned deployment to additional 

14 users of the system which has already been found oper15 ationally effective and suitable by an independent test 

16 agency or the Director of Operational Test and Evalua17 tion, beyond the scope planned in the original estimate or 

18 information originally submitted on the program.’’. 

19 (b) REPORTS ON CRITICAL CHANGES IN MAIS PRO20 GRAMS.—Subsection (d) of section 2445c of such title is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

23 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol2 lowing new paragraph (2): 

3 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION WHEN VARIANCE DUE TO

4 CONGRESSIONAL ACTION OR EXTENSION OF PRO5 GRAM.—If a senior Department of Defense official 

6 who, following receipt of a quarterly report described 

7 in paragraph (1) and making a determination de8 scribed in paragraph (3), also determines that the 

9 circumstances resulting in the determination de10 scribed in paragraph (3) either (A) are primarily the 

11 result of congressional action, or (B) are primarily 

12 due to an extension of a program, the official may, 

13 in lieu of carrying out an evaluation and submitting 

14 a report in accordance with paragraph (1), submit 

15 to the congressional defense committees, within 45 

16 days after receiving the quarterly report, a notifica17 tion that the official has made those determinations. 

18 If such a notification is submitted, the limitation in 

19 subsection (g)(1) does not apply with respect to that 

20 determination under paragraph (3).’’. 

21 (c) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE AMEND22 MENT.—Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

24 (d)(3)’’. 

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1 (1) Section 2445b(b)(3) of title 10, United 

2 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘development 

3 costs’’ and inserting ‘‘total acquisition costs’’. 

4 (2) Section 2445c of such title is amended— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (B) of subsection 

6 (c)(2), by striking ‘‘program development cost’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘total acquisition cost’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (C) of subsection 

9 (d)(3) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)), 

10 by striking ‘‘program development cost’’ and in11 serting ‘‘total acquisition cost’’. 

12 (e) CLARIFICATION OF CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 

13 2445c(g)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘in com14 pliance with the requirements of subsection (d)(2)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘under subsection (d)(1)(B)’’. 

16 SEC. 803. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 

17 FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUSINESS 

18 SYSTEM ACQUISITION PROGRAMS WHEN INI19 TIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY IS NOT 

20 ACHIEVED WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF MILE21 STONE A APPROVAL. 

22 (a) SUBMISSION TO PRE-CERTIFICATION AUTHOR23 ITY.—Subsection (b) of section 811 of the John Warner 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 

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1 striking ‘‘the system shall be deemed to have undergone’’ 

2 and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘the 

3 appropriate official shall report such failure, along with 

4 the facts and circumstances surrounding the failure, to the 

5 appropriate pre-certification authority for that system 

6 under section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, and 

7 the information so reported shall be considered by the pre8 certification authority in the decision whether to rec9 ommend certification of obligations under that section.’’. 

10 (b) COVERED SYSTEMS.—Subsection (c) of such sec11 tion is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘3542(b)(2) of title 44’’ and in13 serting ‘‘section 2222(j)(2) of title 10’’; and 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and that is not designated 

15 in section 2445a of title 10, United States Code, as 

16 a ‘major automated information system program’ or 

17 an ‘other major information technology investment 

18 program’ ’’ before the period at the end. 

19 (c) UPDATED REFERENCES TO DOD ISSUANCES.— 

20 Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Department 

22 of Defense Instruction 5000.2’’ and inserting ‘‘De23 partment of Defense Directive 5000.01’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Department 

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1 and inserting ‘‘Department of Defense Instruction 

2 5000.02, dated December 3, 2008’’. 

3 SEC. 804. ENHANCED TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY DEVEL4 OPED AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAB5 ORATORIES. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 

7 (1) The terms ‘‘department’’ and ‘‘military de8 partment’’ have the meaning given those terms in 

9 section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘DoD laboratory’’ or ‘‘labora11 tory’’ means any facility or group of facilities that— 

12 (A) is owned, leased, operated, or other13 wise used by the Department of Defense; and 

14 (B) meets the definition of ‘‘laboratory’’ as 

15 provided in subsection (d)(2) of section 12 of 

16 the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 

17 Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). 

18 (b) AUTHORITY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

20 and the Secretaries of the military departments each 

21 may authorize the heads of DoD laboratories to 

22 grant nonexclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive 

23 licenses, royalty free or for royalties or for rights to 

24 other intellectual property, for computer software 


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1 and its related documentation developed at a DoD 

2 laboratory, but only if— 

3 (A) the computer software and related doc4 umentation would be a trade secret under the 

5 meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United 

6 States Code, if the information had been ob7 tained from a non-Federal party; 

8 (B) the public is notified of the availability 

9 of the software and related documentation for 

10 licensing and interested parties have a fair op11 portunity to submit applications for licensing; 

12 (C) such licensing activities and licenses 

13 shall comply with the requirements under sec14 tion 209 of title 35, United States Code; and 

15 (D) the software originally was developed 

16 to meet the military needs of the Department 

17 of Defense. 

18 (2) PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED

19 DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

20 Secretaries of the military departments each shall 

21 provide appropriate precautions against the unau22 thorized disclosure of any computer software or doc23 umentation covered by paragraph (1)(A), including 

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1 ment of the computer software by the DoD labora2 tory. 

3 (c) ROYALTIES.— 

4 (1) USE OF ROYALTIES.—Except as provided in 

5 paragraph (2), any royalties or other payments re6 ceived by the department from licensing computer 

7 software or documentation under paragraph (b)(1) 

8 shall be retained by the department and shall be dis9 posed of as follows: 

10 (A)(i) The department shall pay each year 

11 the first $2,000, and thereafter at least 15 per12 cent, of the royalties or other payments to be 

13 divided among the employees who developed the 

14 computer software. 

15 (ii) The department may provide appro16 priate lesser incentives, from royalties or other 

17 payments, to laboratory employees who are not 

18 developers of such computer software but who 

19 substantially increased the technical value of 

20 the software. 

21 (iii) The department shall retain the royal22 ties and other payments received until it makes 

23 payments to employees of a DoD laboratory 

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1 (iv) The department may retain an amount 

2 reasonably necessary to pay expenses incidental 

3 to the administration and distribution of royal4 ties or other payments under this section by an 

5 organizational unit of the department other 

6 than its laboratories. 

7 (B) The balance of the royalties or other pay8 ments shall be transferred by the department to its 

9 laboratories, with the majority share of the royalties 

10 or other payments going to the laboratory where the 

11 development occurred. The royalties or other pay12 ments so transferred to any DoD laboratory may be 

13 used or obligated by that laboratory during the fiscal 

14 year in which they are received or during the 2 suc15 ceeding fiscal years— 

16 (i) to reward scientific, engineering, and 

17 technical employees of the DoD laboratory, in18 cluding developers of sensitive or classified tech19 nology, regardless of whether the technology 

20 has commercial applications; 

21 (ii) to further scientific exchange among 

22 the laboratories of the agency; 

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1 or DoD laboratory, and for other activities that 

2 increase the potential for transfer of the tech3 nology of the laboratories; 

4 (iv) for payment of expenses incidental to 

5 the administration and licensing of computer 

6 software or other intellectual property made at 

7 that DoD laboratory, including the fees or other 

8 costs for the services of other agencies, persons, 

9 or organizations for intellectual property man10 agement and licensing services; or 

11 (v) for scientific research and development 

12 consistent with the research and development 

13 missions and objectives of the DoD laboratory. 

14 (C) All royalties or other payments retained by 

15 the department or DoD laboratory after payments 

16 have been made pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and 

17 (B) that are unobligated and unexpended at the end 

18 of the second fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year 

19 in which the royalties and other payments were re20 ceived shall be paid into the Treasury. 

21 (2) EXCEPTION.—If, after payments under 

22 paragraph (1)(A), the balance of the royalties or 

23 other payments received by the department in any 

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1 ment, engineering, testing and evaluation or other 

2 related administrative, processing or value-added ac3 tivities for that year, 75 percent of such excess shall 

4 be paid to the Treasury of the United States and the 

5 remaining 25 percent may be used or obligated 

6 under paragraph (1)(B). Any funds not so used or 

7 obligated shall be paid into the Treasury of the 

8 United States. 

9 (3) STATUS OF PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES.— 

10 Any payment made to an employee under this sec11 tion shall be in addition to the regular pay of the 

12 employee and to any other awards made to the em13 ployee, and shall not affect the entitlement of the 

14 employee to any regular pay, annuity, or award to 

15 which the employee is otherwise entitled or for which 

16 the employee is otherwise eligible or limit the 

17 amount thereof except that the monetary value of an 

18 award for the same project or effort shall be de19 ducted from the amount otherwise available under 

20 this paragraph. Payments, determined under the 

21 terms of this paragraph and made to an employee 

22 developer as such, may continue after the developer 

23 leaves the DoD laboratory or department. Payments 

24 made under this section shall not exceed $75,000 

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1 proves a larger award (with the excess over $75,000 

2 being treated as a Presidential award under section 

3 4504 of title 5). 

4 (d) INFORMATION IN REPORT.—The report required 

5 by section 2515(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall 

6 include information regarding the implementation and ef7 fectiveness of this section. 

8 (e) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided in this sec9 tion shall expire on December 31, 2018. 

10 SEC. 805. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO 

11 AWARD PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECH12 NOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. 

13 Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ in subsection 

15 (f) and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

16 SEC. 806. REVISIONS TO ELIGIBILITY FOR, AND AMOUNT 

17 OF, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPART18 MENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, 

19 AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION PRO20 GRAM. 

21 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 

22 Paragraph (1) of section 2192a(b) of title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended— 

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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

2 (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 

3 (b) AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Para4 graph (2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the 

5 amount determined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘room 

6 and board’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount determined by the 

7 Secretary of Defense’’. 

8 (c) CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE FOR

9 AWARDS TO NON-CITIZENS.—Such section is further 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new para11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a scholarship 

13 or fellowship awarded to a person who is not a citizen of 

14 the United States may only be awarded with the concur15 rence of the Secretary of State.’’. 

16 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE17 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

18 MANAGEMENT 

19 SEC. 901. CLARIFICATION OF THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE 

20 FOR THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRE21 TARIES OF DEFENSE. 

22 Subsection (d) of section 137a of title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the Deputy 

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1 ficer of the Department of Defense, and the officials serv2 ing in positions specified in section 131(b)(4) of this 

3 title.’’. 

4 SEC. 902. UPDATE OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF 

5 FUNCTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 

6 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RELATING TO DOC7 TRINE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION. 

8 Paragraph (5) of section 153(a) of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘DOCTRINE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION’’ and in12 serting ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES’’; 

13 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and 

14 technical standards, and executing actions’’ after 

15 ‘‘policies’’; 

16 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and 

17 training’’; and 

18 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraphs: 

20 ‘‘(D) Formulating policies for concept develop21 ment and experimentation for the joint employment 

22 of the armed forces. 

23 ‘‘(E) Formulating policies for gathering, devel24 oping, and disseminating joint lessons learned for 

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1 SEC. 903. REVISION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHOR2 ITY TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 

3 AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLEC4 TION ACTIVITIES. 

5 (a) PERIOD FOR REQUIRED AUDITS.—Section 

6 432(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘annually’’ 

7 in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘biennially’’. 

8 (b) REPEAL OF DESIGNATION OF DEFENSE INTEL9 LIGENCE AGENCY AS REQUIRED OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY

10 WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 436(4) of 

11 such title is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘within the Defense Intelligence 

13 Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘within the Department of 

14 Defense’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘management and supervision’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘oversight’’. 

17 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL INTEL19 LIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Section 437 of such title is 

20 amended— 

21 (A) in subsections (a) and (b), by inserting 

22 ‘‘congressional’’ before ‘‘intelligence commit23 tees’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES

2 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘congressional intel3 ligence committees’ has the meaning given that term in 

4 section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

5 401a).’’. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The second 

7 sentence of section 432(b)(2) of such title is amend8 ed— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘congressional’’ before 

10 ‘‘intelligence committees’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘section 437(d)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘section 437(c)’’. 

13 SEC. 904. CHANGE TO REFERENCE TO THE MAJOR DEPART14 MENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS ACTIVI15 TIES ISSUANCE. 

16 Section 194(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘Directive 5100.73’’ and all that fol18 lows and inserting ‘‘Instruction 5100.73, entitled ‘Major 

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1 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2 Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

3 Subtitle B—Naval Vessels 

4 SEC. 1011. REPEAL OF POLICY RELATING TO PROPULSION 

5 SYSTEMS OF ANY NEW CLASS OF MAJOR 

6 COMBATANT VESSELS OF THE STRIKE 

7 FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. 

8 Section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

10 303), as most recently amended by section 1013 of the 

11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

12 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1908), is repealed. 

13 SEC. 1012. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRO14 CUREMENT OF FUTURE SURFACE COMBAT15 ANTS. 

16 Section 125 of the National Defense Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 

18 2214) is repealed. 

19 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

20 SEC. 1031. MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN21 STALLATIONS. 

22 (a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY.—Chapter 

23 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert24 ing after section 2671 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2672. Protection of property 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

3 protect the buildings, grounds, and property that are 

4 under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Depart5 ment of Defense and the persons on that property. 

6 ‘‘(b) OFFICERS AND AGENTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—(A) The Secretary may 

8 designate military or civilian personnel of the De9 partment of Defense as officers and agents to per10 form the functions of the Secretary under subsection 

11 (a), including, with regard to civilian officers and 

12 agents, duty in areas outside the property specified 

13 in that subsection to the extent necessary to protect 

14 that property and persons on that property. 

15 ‘‘(B) A designation under subparagraph (A) 

16 may be made by individual, by position, by installa17 tion, or by such other category of personnel as the 

18 Secretary determines appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(C) In making a designation under subpara20 graph (A) with respect to any category of personnel, 

21 the Secretary shall specify each of the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) The personnel or positions to be in23 cluded in the category. 

24 ‘‘(ii) Which authorities provided for in 

25 paragraph (2) may be exercised by personnel in 

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1 ‘‘(iii) In the case of civilian personnel in 

2 that category— 

3 ‘‘(I) which authorities provided for in 

4 paragraph (2), if any, are authorized to be 

5 exercised outside the property specified in 

6 subsection (a); and 

7 ‘‘(II) with respect to the exercise of 

8 any such authorities outside the property 

9 specified in subsection (a), the cir10 cumstances under which coordination with 

11 law enforcement officials outside of the De12 partment of Defense should be sought in 

13 advance. 

14 ‘‘(D) The Secretary may make a designation 

15 under subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary deter16 mines, with respect to the category of personnel to 

17 be covered by that designation, that— 

18 ‘‘(i) the exercise of each specific authority 

19 provided for in paragraph (2) to be delegated to 

20 that category of personnel is necessary for the 

21 performance of the duties of the personnel in 

22 that category and such duties cannot be per23 formed as effectively without such authorities; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the necessary and proper training for 

2 the authorities to be exercised is available to 

3 the personnel in that category. 

4 ‘‘(2) POWERS.—Subject to subsection (h) and 

5 to the extent specifically authorized by the Sec6 retary, while engaged in the performance of official 

7 duties pursuant to this section, an officer or agent 

8 designated under this subsection may— 

9 ‘‘(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations 

10 for the protection of persons and property; 

11 ‘‘(B) carry firearms; 

12 ‘‘(C) make arrests— 

13 ‘‘(i) without a warrant for any offense 

14 against the United States committed in the 

15 presence of the officer or agent; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) for any felony cognizable under 

17 the laws of the United States if the officer 

18 or agent has reasonable grounds to believe 

19 that the person to be arrested has com20 mitted or is committing a felony; 

21 ‘‘(D) serve warrants and subpoenas issued 

22 under the authority of the United States; and 

23 ‘‘(E) conduct investigations, on and off the 

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1 risdiction, custody, or control of the Depart2 ment of Defense or persons on such property. 

3 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may pre5 scribe regulations, including traffic regulations, nec6 essary for the protection and administration of prop7 erty under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the 

8 Department of Defense and persons on that prop9 erty. The regulations may include reasonable pen10 alties, within the limits prescribed in paragraph (2), 

11 for violations of the regulations. The regulations 

12 shall be posted and remain posted in a conspicuous 

13 place on the property to which they apply. 

14 ‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person violating a regula15 tion prescribed under this subsection shall be fined 

16 under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 30 

17 days, or both. 

18 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— 

19 The authority of the Secretary of Defense under sub20 sections (b) and (c) may be exercised only by the Secretary 

21 or Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

22 ‘‘(e) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED.—A per23 son who is arrested pursuant to authority exercised under 

24 subsection (b) may not be held in a military confinement 

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1 to chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military 

2 Justice). 

3 ‘‘(f) FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF OTHER AGEN4 CIES.—In implementing this section, when the Secretary 

5 determines it to be economical and in the public interest, 

6 the Secretary may utilize the facilities and services of Fed7 eral, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, 

8 with the consent of those agencies, and may reimburse 

9 those agencies for the use of their facilities and services. 

10 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROPERTY.— 

11 For the protection of property under the jurisdiction, cus12 tody, or control of the Department of Defense and persons 

13 on that property, the Secretary may enter into agreements 

14 with Federal agencies and with State, tribal, and local 

15 governments to obtain authority for civilian officers and 

16 agents designated under this section to enforce Federal 

17 laws and State, tribal, and local laws concurrently with 

18 other Federal law enforcement officers and with State, 

19 tribal, and local law enforcement officers. 

20 ‘‘(h) ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVAL.—The powers 

21 granted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) to officers and 

22 agents designated under subsection (b)(1) shall be exer23 cised in accordance with guidelines approved by the Attor24 ney General. 


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1 ‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

2 Nothing in this section shall be construed— 

3 ‘‘(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any 

4 Federal law enforcement agency; 

5 ‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of 

6 Homeland Security or of the Administrator of Gen7 eral Services to promulgate regulations affecting 

8 property under the custody and control of that Sec9 retary or the Administrator, respectively; 

10 ‘‘(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Inter11 nal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797); 

12 ‘‘(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title; or 

13 ‘‘(5) to restrict any other authority of the Sec14 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military de15 partment.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

18 after the item relating to section 2671 the following new 

19 item: 

‘‘2672. Protection of property.’’. 

20 SEC. 1033. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF REPORTING RE21 QUIREMENTS. 

22 (a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 

23 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

24 (1) Section 113 is amended by striking sub25 section (m). 


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1 (2) Section 117 is amended by striking sub2 section (e). 

3 (3) Section 127 is amended by striking sub4 section (d). 

5 (4) Section 129 is amended by striking sub6 section (f). 

7 (5) Section 153 is amended by striking sub8 section (c). 

9 (6)(A) Section 229 is repealed. 

10 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

11 chapter 9 is amended by striking the item relating 

12 to section 229. 

13 (7)(A) Section 483 is repealed. 

14 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

15 chapter 23 is amended by striking the item relating 

16 to section 483. 

17 (8)(A) Section 489 is repealed. 

18 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

19 chapter 23 is amended by striking the item relating 

20 to section 489. 

21 (9) Section 1130 by striking subsection (b). 

22 (10) Section 1557 is amended by striking sub23 section (e). 

24 (11)(A) Section 1563 is repealed. 


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1 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

2 chapter 80 is amended by striking the item relating 

3 to section 1563. 

4 (12) Section 1781b is amended by striking sub5 section (d). 

6 (13) Section 2216 is amended by striking sub7 section (i). 

8 (14) Section 2244a(c) is amended by striking 

9 the second sentence. 

10 (15) Section 2350b is amended by striking sub11 section (d). 

12 (16) Section 2350j is amended by striking sub13 section (e). 

14 (17) Section 2350m is amended by striking 

15 subsection (e). 

16 (18)(A) Section 2352 is repealed. 

17 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

18 chapter 139 is amended by striking the item relating 

19 to section 2352. 

20 (19) Section 2410i(c) is amended by striking 

21 the last sentence. 

22 (20)(A) Section 2475 is repealed. 

23 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

24 chapter 146 is amended by striking the item relating 

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1 (21)(A) Section 2504 is repealed. 

2 (B) The table of sections at the beginning of 

3 subchapter II of chapter 148 is amended by striking 

4 the item relating to section 2504. 

5 (22)(A) Section 2536(b) is amended by striking 

6 paragraph (2). 

7 (B) Such section is further amended— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘AUTHORITY.— 

9 ’’; 

10 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

11 and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 

12 and 

13 (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 

14 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 

15 (23) Section 2804(b) is amended by striking 

16 the last sentence. 

17 (24) Section 2827 is amended— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) Subject to subsection 

19 (b), the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec20 retary’’; and 

21 (B) by striking subsection (b). 

22 (25) Section 2828 is amended by striking sub23 section (f). 

24 (26) Section 2835 is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Subject 

2 to subsection (b), the Secretary’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

4 (B) by striking subsection (b); and 

5 (C) by striking subsection (g). 

6 (27) Section 2837 is amended— 

7 (A) in subsection (c)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘OPPORTU9 NITIES.—’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

11 (B) by striking subsection (f). 

12 (28) Section 2854a is amended by striking sub13 section (c). 

14 (29) Section 2861 is amended by striking sub15 sections (c) and (d). 

16 (30) Section 2866(c) is amended— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec18 retary’’; and 

19 (B) by striking paragraph (2). 

20 (31) Section 2875 is amended by striking sub21 section (e). 

22 (32)(A) Section 2884 is amended— 

23 (i) by striking subsection (b); and 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘PROJECT REPORTS.— 

2 (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORTS.—’’; 

3 (II) by redesignating subparagraphs 

4 (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), re5 spectively; and 

6 (III) by striking ‘‘(2) For each’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘(b) CONTENT OF REPORTS.— 

8 (1) For each’’. 

9 (B) Such section is further amended— 

10 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

11 (4) of subsection (b) of such section (as des12 ignated by subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)) as para13 graphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as 

15 so redesignated, by striking ‘‘contract described 

16 in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘contract de17 scribed in subsection (a)’’. 

18 (C)(i) The heading of such section is 

19 amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘§ 2884. Project reports’’. 

21 (ii) The item relating to that section in the 

22 table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 

23 IV of chapter 169 is amended to read as fol24 lows: 

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1 (33) Section 2885(a)(3) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘If a project’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case of a project 

3 for new construction, if the project’’. 

4 (34) Section 2916 is amended by striking sub5 section (c). 

6 (b) ANNUAL NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

7 ACTS.— 

8 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2011.—Section 892 of The Ike 

9 Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fis10 cal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 

11 2306a note) is amended by striking subsection (b). 

12 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—The Duncan Hunter 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2009 (Public Law 110–417) is amended as follows: 

15 (A) Section 354 (10 U.S.C. 221 note) is 

16 repealed. 

17 (B) Section 903(b)(5) (10 U.S.C. 2228 

18 note) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(5) Not later than December 31 each year, the cor20 rosion control and prevention executive of a military de21 partment shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 

22 containing recommendations pertaining to the corrosion 

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1 for the funding levels necessary for the executive to carry 

2 out the duties of the executive under this section.’’. 

3 (C) Section 1047(d) (10 U.S.C. 2366b 

4 note) is amended— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENTS.—’’ 

6 and all that follows through ‘‘The Sec7 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 The Secretary’’; 

9 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

10 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

11 (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), re12 spectively. 

13 (3) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—The National Defense 

14 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 

15 110–181) is amended as follows: 

16 (A) Section 911 (10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is 

17 amended by striking paragraph (2) of sub18 section (f). 

19 (B) Section 1074(b)(6) (10 U.S.C. 113 

20 note) is amended— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 

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1 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

2 new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) 

4 does not apply in the case of— 

5 ‘‘(i) an individual described in para6 graph (2)(C) who is otherwise sponsored 

7 by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

8 Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the 

9 Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Vice Chair10 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) an individual described in para12 graph (2)(E).’’. 

13 (C) Section 2864 (10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is 

14 repealed. 

15 (4) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—The John Warner Na16 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2007 (Public Law 109–364) is amended as follows: 

18 (A) Section 226 (120 Stat. 2131) is re19 pealed. 

20 (B) Section 323 (10 U.S.C. 229 note) is 

21 amended by striking subsection (c). 

22 (5) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—Section 817 of the Bob 

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1 2306a note) is amended by striking subsections (d) 

2 and (e)(2). 

3 (6) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—Section 1409 of the 

4 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 22 U.S.C. 2778 note) is 

6 amended by striking subsection (b). 

7 (7) FISCAL YEAR 1999.—Section 1101 of the 

8 Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 

10 U.S.C. 3104 note) is amended by striking subsection 

11 (g). 

12 (8) FISCAL YEAR 1991.—Section 4004(d) of the 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 1991 10 U.S.C. 2391) is amended— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para16 graph (1); 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para18 graph (2) and inserting a period; and 

19 (C) by striking paragraph (3). 

20 (c) DEFENSE ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF

21 1986.—Section 908 of the Defense Acquisition Improve22 ment Act of 1986 (as contained in section 101(c) of Public 

23 Law 99–500 and identically enacted in section 101(c) of 

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1 (10 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended by striking subsection 

2 (b). 

3 (d) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—The For4 eign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: 

5 (1) Section 516(f)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2321j(f)(1)) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘excess defense articles that 

7 are significant military equipment (as defined in sec8 tion 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or’’. 

9 (2) Section 656 (22 U.S.C. 2416) is repealed. 

10 (e) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—Section 36(a) of 

11 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(a)) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘end of each quarter’’ in the 

14 matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘end 

15 of each fiscal year’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘during the fiscal year in 

17 which’’ in paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting 

18 ‘‘during the fiscal year for which’’; 

19 (3) by striking ‘‘in the quarter of the fiscal year 

20 immediately following the quarter’’ in paragraph (5) 

21 and inserting ‘‘in the fiscal year’’; 

22 (4) by striking paragraph (6); and 

23 (5) by striking ‘‘quarter’’ each place it appears 

24 in paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) and inserting ‘‘fis25 cal year’’. 


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1 (f) SECURITY REPORTS.— 

2 (1) Section 3151 of the Department of Energy 

3 Facilities Safeguards, Security, and Counterintel4 ligence Enhancement Act of 1999 (subtitle D of title 

5 XXXI of Public Law 106–65; 42 U.S.C. 7383e) is 

6 repealed. 

7 (2) Section 4507 of the Atomic Energy Defense 

8 Act (50 U.S.C. 2658) is repealed. 

9 (3) Section 4508 of the Atomic Energy Defense 

10 Act (50 U.S.C. 2659) is repealed. 

11 (g) INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PRE12 VENTION ACT OF 2004.—Section 3002(c) of the Intel13 ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 

14 U.S.C. 435c(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 

15 (h) UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSEN16 TEE VOTING ACT.—Section 105A(b) of the Uniformed 

17 and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 1973ff–4a(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AN20 NUAL REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL REPORT’’; 

21 (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘March 31 of each year’’ 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘the following information’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘the following information with 

3 respect to the Federal election held during the 

4 preceding calendar year’’; and 

5 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘In the case 

6 of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a description’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘A description’’. 

8 (i) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

9 ACT, 2002.—Section 8159(c) of the Department of De10 fense Appropriations Act, 2002 (division A of Public Law 

11 107–117; 115 Stat. 2284), is amended by striking para12 graph (7). 

13 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

14 MATTERS 

15 SEC. 1101. EXPANSION OF PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES OF 

16 NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTAL17 ITIES FROM REPRISALS. 

18 Section 1587(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended by inserting ‘‘, threaten to take,’’ after ‘‘take’’ 

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1 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 

2 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

3 SEC. 1201. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR 

4 NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOVERY 

5 CAPABILITIES. 

6 Subsection (h) of section 943 of the Duncan Hunter 

7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

8 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), as amended by 

9 section 1205(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

10 for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

11 1624), is further amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘2018’’. 

13 SEC. 1202. INCREASE IN ANNUAL LIMITATION ON TRANS14 FER OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES. 

15 Section 516(g)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

16 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(g)(1)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$425,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000,000’’. 

18 TITLE XIII—OTHER 

19 AUTHORIZATIONS 

20 Subtitle A—Military Programs 

21 SEC. 1301. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

23 fiscal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

24 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 


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1 providing capital for Defense Working Capital Funds in 

2 the amount of $1,545,827,000. 

3 SEC. 1302. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

5 fiscal year 2014 for the National Defense Sealift Fund 

6 in the amount of $730,700,000. 

7 SEC. 1303. JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

9 fiscal year 2014 for the Joint Urgent Operational Needs 

10 Fund in the amount of $98,800,000. 

11 SEC. 1304. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC12 TION, DEFENSE. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

14 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart15 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not oth16 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 

17 Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $1,057,123,000, 

18 of which— 

19 (1) $451,572,000 is for Operation and Mainte20 nance; 

21 (2) $604,183,000 is for Research, Development, 

22 Test, and Evaluation; and 

23 (3) $1,368,000 is for Procurement. 

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1 (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 

2 and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 

3 the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 

4 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 

5 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 

6 of the United States that is not covered by section 

7 1412 of such Act. 

8 SEC. 1305. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC9 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

11 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex12 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 

13 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount 

14 of $938,545,000. 

15 SEC. 1306. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

17 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex18 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 

19 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in the 

20 amount of $312,131,000, of which— 

21 (1) $311,131,000 is for Operation and Mainte22 nance; and 

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1 SEC. 1307. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

3 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex4 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 

5 Program, in the amount of $33,351,528,000, of which— 

6 (1) $31,950,734,000 is for Operation and 

7 Maintenance; 

8 (2) $729,613,000 is for Research, Development, 

9 Test, and Evaluation; and 

10 (3) $671,181,000 is for Procurement. 

11 Subtitle B—National Defense 

12 Stockpile 

13 SEC. 1311. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL MATE14 RIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK15 PILE. 

16 Section 1411 of the National Defense Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

18 1654), is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub20 section (d); and 

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol22 lowing new subsection (c): 

23 ‘‘(c) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—(1) Using funds 

24 available in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 

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1 and critical materials required to meet the defense, indus2 trial, and essential civilian needs of the United States: 

3 ‘‘(A) Ferroniobium. 

4 ‘‘(B) Dysprosium Metal. 

5 ‘‘(C) Yttrium Oxide. 

6 ‘‘(2) The National Defense Stockpile Manager may 

7 use up to $22,000,000 of the National Stockpile Trans8 action Fund for acquisition of the materials specified in 

9 paragraph (1). 

10 ‘‘(3) The authority under this subsection is available 

11 for purchases during fiscal year 2014 through fiscal year 

12 2019.’’. 

13 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

14 SEC. 1321. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 

15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 

16 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM17 ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 

18 LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

19 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

20 funds authorized to be appropriated for section 507 and 

21 available for the Defense Health Program for operation 

22 and maintenance, $143,087,000 may be transferred by the 

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1 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

2 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 

3 For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 

4 any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au5 thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 

6 such a transfer. 

7 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur8 poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper9 ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 

10 may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 

11 Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 

12 North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 

13 Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des14 ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 

15 operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun16 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

18 SEC. 1322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

19 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

20 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis21 cal year 2014 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

22 Trust Fund the sum of $67,800,000 for the operation of 

23 the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 


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1 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON2 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA3 TIONS 

4 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc6 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

8 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 

9 LAW. 

10 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE

11 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author12 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for mili13 tary construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

14 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At15 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

16 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex17 pire on the later of— 

18 (1) October 1, 2016; or 

19 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author20 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

21 2017. 

22 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

23 authorizations for military construction projects, land ac24 quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con25 tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization SeVerDate Mar 15 2010 23:32 May 15, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1960.IH H1960

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1 curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro2 priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 

3 been obligated before the later of— 

4 (1) October 1, 2016; or 

5 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author6 izing funds for fiscal year 2017 for military con7 struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

8 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 

9 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

10 Program. 

11 TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

12 CONSTRUCTION 

13 SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

14 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

15 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

16 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria17 tions in section 2103(1), the Secretary of the Army may 

18 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

19 projects for the installations or locations inside the United 

20 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

21 table: 

Army: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

Alaska ............................... Fort Wainwright .................................. $103,000,000

Colorado ........................... Fort Carson ......................................... $242,200,000

Florida .............................. Eglin AFB ........................................... $4,700,000

Georgia ............................. Fort Gordon ........................................ $61,000,000

Hawaii .............................. Fort Shafter ........................................ $75,000,000

Kansas .............................. Fort Leavenworth ................................ $17,000,000

Kentucky .......................... Fort Campbell ..................................... $4,800,000

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Army: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation Amount 

Fort Detrick ........................................ $7,100,000

Missouri ............................ Fort Leonard Wood ............................. $90,700,000

North Carolina ................. Fort Bragg .......................................... $5,900,000

Texas ................................ Fort Bliss ............................................ $46,800,000

Virginia ............................ Joint Base Langley-Eustis .................. $50,000,000

Washington ...................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord ................. $144,000,000

Yakima ................................................ $9,100,000. 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2103(2), the Secretary of the Army may 

4 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

5 projects for the installations or locations outside the 

6 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol7 lowing table: 

Army: Outside the United States 

Country Installation Amount 

Kwajalein .......................... Kwajalein Atoll ..................................... $63,000,000

Worldwide Classified ......... Classified Location ............................... $33,000,000. 

8 SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

9 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

10 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap11 propriations in section 2103(5)(A), the Secretary of the 

12 Army may construct or acquire family housing units (in13 cluding land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 

14 installations or locations, in the number of units, and in 

15 the amounts set forth in the following table: 

Army: Family Housing 

Country Installation Units Amount 

Germany .................. South Camp Vilseck 29 ............................. $16,600,000

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1 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro2 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

3 section 2103(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry 

4 out architectural and engineering services and construc5 tion design activities with respect to the construction or 

6 improvement of family housing units in an amount not 

7 to exceed $4,408,000. 

8 SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

9 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

10 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for mili11 tary construction, land acquisition, and military family 

12 housing functions of the Department of the Army in the 

13 total amount of $1,676,754,000 as follows: 

14 (1) For military construction projects inside the 

15 United States authorized by section 2101(a), 

16 $882,300,000. 

17 (2) For military construction projects outside 

18 the United States authorized by section 2101(b), 

19 $96,000,000. 

20 (3) For unspecified minor military construction 

21 projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, $25,000,000. 

23 (4) For architectural and engineering services 

24 and construction design under section 2807 of title 

25 10, United States Code, $74,575,000. 


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1 (5) For military family housing functions: 

2 (A) For construction and acquisition, plan3 ning and design, and improvement of military 

4 family housing and facilities, $44,008,000. 

5 (B) For support of military family housing 

6 (including the functions described in section 

7 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 

8 $512,871,000. 

9 (6) For the construction of increment 2 of the 

10 Cadet Barracks at the United States Military Acad11 emy, New York, authorized by section 2101(a) of 

12 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis13 cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 

14 126 Stat. 2119), $42,000,000. 

15 SEC. 2104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

16 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROJECT. 

17 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

18 in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 

20 108–136; 117 Stat. 1697) for Picatinny Arsenal, New 

21 Jersey, for construction of an Explosives Research and 

22 Development Loading Facility at the installation, the Sec23 retary of the Army may use available unobligated balances 

24 of amounts appropriated for military construction for the 

25 Army to complete work on the project within the scope 


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1 specified for the project in the justification data provided 

2 to Congress as part of the request for authorization of 

3 the project. 

4 SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

5 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 

6 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

7 in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 

9 111–383; 124 Stat. 4437) for Fort Lewis, Washington, 

10 for construction of a Regional Logistic Support Complex 

11 at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may con12 struct up to 98,381 square yards of Organizational Vehicle 

13 Parking. 

14 SEC. 2106. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

15 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT. 

16 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

17 in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 

19 111–84; 123 Stat. 2629) for Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, for 

20 construction of APS Warehouses at the camp, the Sec21 retary of the Army may construct up to 74,976 square 

22 meters of hardstand parking, 22,741 square meters of ac23 cess roads, a 6 megawatt power plant, and 50,724 square 

24 meters of humidity-controlled warehouses. 


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1 SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

2 FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

6 2627), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (123 

8 Stat. 2628), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014, 

9 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

10 for military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever 

11 is later. 

12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

13 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2010 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount 

Virginia .................... Fort Belvoir ............ Road and Access 

Control Point.

$9,500,000

Washington .............. Fort Lewis .............. Fort LewisMcChord AFB 

Joint Access.

$9,000,000

Kuwait ...................... Camp Arifjian ......... APS Warehouses .... $82,000,000. 

14 SEC. 2108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

15 FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECTS. 

16 (a) EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

17 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

18 Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 

19 4436), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub20 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (124 

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1 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

2 for military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever 

3 is later. 

4 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

5 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2011 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

California ................. Presidio of Monterey Advanced Individual 

Training Barracks.

$63,000,000

Georgia .................... Fort Benning ........... Land Acquisition ..... $12,200,000

New Mexico ............. White Sands Missile 

Range.

Barracks .................. $29,000,000

Germany .................. Wiesbaden AB ......... Access Control Point $5,100,000. 

6 TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 

7 CONSTRUCTION 

8 SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

9 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

10 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

11 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria12 tions in section 2204(1), the Secretary of the Navy may 

13 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

14 projects for the installations or locations inside the United 

15 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

16 table: 

Navy: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

California .......................... Camp Pendleton .................................. $13,124,000

Coronado .............................................. $8,910,000

San Diego ............................................ $34,331,000

Twentynine Palms ............................... $33,437,000

Barstow ............................................... $14,998,000

Point Mugu .......................................... $24,667,000

Port Hueneme ..................................... $33,600,000

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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation Amount 

Key West ............................................. $14,001,000

Mayport ............................................... $16,093,000

Georgia ............................. Albany .................................................. $16,610,000

Savannah ............................................. $61,717,000

Hawaii .............................. Kaneohe Bay ....................................... $236,982,000

Pearl City ............................................ $30,100,000

Pearl Harbor ....................................... $57,998,000

Illinois .............................. Great Lakes ......................................... $35,851,000

Maine ................................ Bangor ................................................. $13,800,000

Kittery ................................................. $11,522,000

Maryland .......................... Fort Meade .......................................... $83,988,000

Nevada ............................. Fallon .................................................. $11,334,000

North Carolina ................. Camp Lejeune ..................................... $77,999,000

New River ............................................ $45,863,000

Oklahoma ......................... Tinker AFB ......................................... $14,144,000

Rhode Island .................... Newport ............................................... $12,422,000

South Carolina ................. Charleston ............................................ $73,932,000

Virginia ............................ Norfolk ................................................. $3,380,000

Quantico .............................................. $38,374,000

Yorktown ............................................. $18,700,000

Dam Neck ............................................ $10,587,000

Washington ...................... Whidbey Island .................................... $117,649,000

Bremerton ............................................ $18,189,000. 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2204(2), the Secretary of the Navy may 

4 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

5 projects for the installation or location outside the United 

6 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

7 table: 

Navy: Outside the United States 

Country Installation Amount 

Djibouti ............................ Camp Lemonier ................................... $29,000,000

Guam ................................ Joint Region Marianas ........................ $318,377,000

Japan ............................... Yokosuka ............................................. $7,568,000

Camp Butler ........................................ $5,820,000. 

8 SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 

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1 neering services and construction design activities with re2 spect to the construction or improvement of family hous3 ing units in an amount not to exceed $4,438,000. 

4 SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

5 UNITS. 

6 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

7 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

8 authorization of appropriations in section 2204(5)(A), the 

9 Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military fam10 ily housing units in an amount not to exceed $68,969,000. 

11 SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

12 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

13 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for mili14 tary construction, land acquisition, and military family 

15 housing functions of the Department of the Navy in the 

16 total amount of $2,163,520,000, as follows: 

17 (1) For military construction projects inside the 

18 United States authorized by section 2201(a), 

19 $1,205,054,000. 

20 (2) For military construction projects outside 

21 the United States authorized by section 2201(b), 

22 $360,765,000. 

23 (3) For unspecified minor military construction 

24 projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, 

25 United States Code, $19,740,000. 


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1 (4) For architectural and engineering services 

2 and construction design under section 2807 of title 

3 10, United States Code, $89,830,000. 

4 (5) For military family housing functions: 

5 (A) For construction and acquisition, plan6 ning and design, and improvement of military 

7 family housing and facilities, $73,407,000. 

8 (B) For support of military family housing 

9 (including functions described in section 2833 

10 of title 10, United States Code), $389,844,000. 

11 (6) For the construction of increment 3 of the 

12 Explosives Handling Wharf No. 2 at Kitsap, Wash13 ington, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military 

14 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

15 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1666), 

16 as amended by section 2205 of the Military Con17 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

18 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2124) 

19 $24,880,000. 

20 SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

21 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 

22 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

23 in section 2201(b) of the Military Construction Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 

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1 for construction of Navy Central Command Ammunition 

2 Magazines at that location, the Secretary of the Navy may 

3 construct additional Type C earth covered magazines (to 

4 provide a project total of eighteen), ten new modular stor5 age magazines, an inert storage facility, a maintenance 

6 and ground support equipment facility, concrete pads for 

7 portable ready service lockers, and associated supporting 

8 facilities using appropriations available for the project. 

9 SEC. 2206. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

10 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT. 

11 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

12 in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 

14 112–81; 125 Stat. 1666), for Kitsap Washington, for con15 struction of Explosives Handling Wharf No. 2 at that lo16 cation, the Secretary of the Navy may construct new hard17 ened facilities in lieu of hardening existing structures and 

18 may construct a new facility to replace the existing Coast 

19 Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit and the Naval Un20 dersea Warfare Command unhardened facilities using ap21 propriations available for the project. 

22 SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

23 FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECTS. 

24 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

25 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 


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1 Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 

2 4436), the authorization set forth in the table in sub3 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (124 

4 Stat. 4441), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014, 

5 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

6 for military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever 

7 is later. 

8 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

9 is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2011 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount 

Bahrain Island ......... SW Asia ................... Navy Central Command Ammunition 

Magazines.

$89,280,000. 

10 SEC. 2208. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

11 FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 

12 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

13 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 

15 4436), the authorization set forth in the table in sub16 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (124 

17 Stat. 4441), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2015, 

18 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

19 for military construction for fiscal year 2016, whichever 

20 is later. 

21 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

22 is as follows: 


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Navy: Extension of 2011 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount 

Guam ....................... Guam ....................... Defense Access 

Roads Improvements.

$66,730,000. 

1 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 

2 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 

4 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

5 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

6 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria7 tions in section 2304(1), the Secretary of the Air Force 

8 may acquire real property and carry out military construc9 tion projects for the installations or locations inside the 

10 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol11 lowing table: 

Air Force: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

Arizona .............................. Luke AFB ............................................. $26,900,000

California .......................... Beale AFB ............................................ $62,000,000

Florida .............................. Tyndall AFB ......................................... $9,100,000

Hawaii ............................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ........ $4,800,000

Kentucky ........................... Fort Campbell ....................................... $8,000,000

Maryland ........................... Fort Meade ........................................... $358,000,000

Joint Base Andrews .............................. $30,000,000

Missouri ............................ Whiteman AFB .................................... $5,900,000

Nevada .............................. Nellis AFB ............................................ $78,500,000

New Mexico ....................... Cannon AFB ......................................... $34,100,000

Holloman AFB ..................................... $2,250,000

Kirtland AFB ....................................... $30,500,000

North Dakota .................... Minot AFB ........................................... $23,830,000

Oklahoma .......................... Tinker AFB .......................................... $8,600,000

Texas ................................. Fort Bliss .............................................. $3,350,000

Utah .................................. Hill AFB ............................................... $32,000,000

Virginia ............................. Joint Base Langley-Eustis ................... $4,800,000

Unspecified ........................ Unspecified Locations ........................... $255,700,000. 

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1 tions in section 2304(2), the Secretary of the Air Force 

2 may acquire real property and carry out military construc3 tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 

4 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol5 lowing table: 

Air Force: Outside the United States 

Country Installation Amount 

Greenland .......................... Thule AB .............................................. $43,904,000

Guam ................................ Joint Region Marianas ......................... $176,230,000

Mariana Islands ................ Saipan ................................................... $29,300,000

United Kingdom ............... RAF Lakenheath .................................. $22,047,000

RAF Croughton .................................... $12,000,000. 

6 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

7 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author8 ization of appropriations in section 2304(5)(A), the Sec9 retary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and 

10 engineering services and construction design activities 

11 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

12 housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,267,000. 

13 SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

14 UNITS. 

15 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

16 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

17 authorization of appropriations in section 2304(5)(A), the 

18 Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military 

19 family housing units in an amount not to exceed 

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1 SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 

2 FORCE. 

3 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

4 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for mili5 tary construction, land acquisition, and military family 

6 housing functions of the Department of the Air Force in 

7 the total amount of $1,621,531,000, as follows: 

8 (1) For military construction projects inside the 

9 United States authorized by section 2301(a), 

10 $705,330,000. 

11 (2) For military construction projects outside 

12 the United States authorized by section 2301(b), 

13 $283,481,000. 

14 (3) For unspecified minor military construction 

15 projects authorized by section 2805 of title 10, 

16 United States Code, $20,448,000. 

17 (4) For architectural and engineering services 

18 and construction design under section 2807 of title 

19 10, United States Code, $11,314,000. 

20 (5) For military family housing functions: 

21 (A) For construction and acquisition, plan22 ning and design, and improvement of military 

23 family housing and facilities, $76,360,000. 

24 (B) For support of military family housing 

25 (including functions described in section 2833 

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1 (6) For the construction of increment 3 of the 

2 United States Strategic Command Replacement Fa3 cility at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, author4 ized by section 2301(a) of the Military Construction 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 

6 of the Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1670), 

7 $136,000,000. 

8 SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

9 FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 

10 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

11 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 

13 4436), the authorization set forth in the table in sub14 section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (124 

15 Stat. 4444), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014, 

16 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

17 for military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever 

18 is later. 

19 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

20 is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2011 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

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1 TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGEN2 CIES MILITARY CONSTRUC3 TION 

4 Subtitle A—Defense Agency 

5 Authorizations 

6 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC7 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

8 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

9 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria10 tions in section 2403(1), the Secretary of Defense may 

11 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

12 projects for the installations or locations inside the United 

13 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

14 table: 

Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

Alaska ............................... Clear AFS ............................................ $17,204,000

Fort Greely .......................................... $82,000,000

California .......................... Miramar ............................................... $6,000,000

Defense Distribution Depot-Tracy ...... $37,554,000

Brawley ................................................ $23,095,000

Colorado ........................... Fort Carson ......................................... $22,282,000

Florida .............................. Hurlburt Field ..................................... $7,900,000

Jacksonville .......................................... $7,500,000

Tyndall AFB ....................................... $9,500,000

Key West ............................................. $3,600,000

Panama City ........................................ $2,600,000

Georgia ............................. Fort Benning ....................................... $43,335,000

Fort Stewart ........................................ $44,504,000

Moody AFB ......................................... $3,800,000

Hunter Army Airfield .......................... $13,500,000

Hawaii .............................. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ....... $2,800,000

Ford Island .......................................... $2,615,000

Kentucky .......................... Fort Campbell ..................................... $124,211,000

Fort Knox ............................................ $303,023,000

Maryland .......................... Aberdeen Proving Ground ................... $210,000,000

Bethesda Naval Hospital ..................... $66,800,000

Massachusetts .................. Hanscom AFB ..................................... $36,213,000

New Jersey ....................... Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst .... $10,000,000

New Mexico ...................... Holloman AFB .................................... $81,400,000

North Carolina ................. Camp Lejeune ..................................... $43,377,000

Fort Bragg .......................................... $172,065,000


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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation Amount 

North Dakota ................... Minot AFB .......................................... $6,400,000

Oklahoma ......................... Tinker AFB ......................................... $36,000,000

Altus AFB ........................................... $2,100,000

Pennsylvania .................... Defense Distribution Depot New Cumberland.$9,000,000

South Carolina ................. Beaufort ............................................... $41,324,000

Tennessee ......................... Arnold Air Force Base ........................ $2,200,000

Texas ................................ Joint Base San Antonio ...................... $12,600,000

Virginia ............................ Joint Expeditionary Base Little 

Creek-Story.

$30,404,000

Quantico .............................................. $40,586,000

Dam Neck ............................................ $11,147,000

DLA Aviation Richmond ..................... $87,000,000

Pentagon .............................................. $59,450,000

Washington ...................... Whidbey Island .................................... $10,000,000. 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2403(2), the Secretary of Defense may 

4 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

5 projects for the installations or locations outside the 

6 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol7 lowing table: 

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 

Country Installation Amount 

Bahrain Island ................. SW Asia ............................................... $45,400,000

Belgium ............................ Brussels ............................................... $67,613,000

Germany ........................... Wiesbaden ............................................ $109,655,000

Kaiserlautern AB ................................ $49,907,000

Ramstein AB ....................................... $98,762,000

Japan ............................... Iwakuni ................................................ $34,000,000

Kadena AB .......................................... $38,792,000

Yokosuka ............................................. $10,600,000

Atsugi .................................................. $4,100,000

Torri Commo Station .......................... $71,451,000

Korea ................................ Camp Walker ....................................... $52,164,000

United Kingdom ............... RAF Mildenhall ................................... $84,629,000

Royal Air Force Lakenheath ............... $69,638,000

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1 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author4 ization of appropriations in section 2403(6), the Secretary 

5 of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects 

6 under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, in the 

7 amount of $150,000,000. 

8 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE9 FENSE AGENCIES. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

11 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for mili12 tary construction, land acquisition, and military family 

13 housing functions of the Department of Defense (other 

14 than the military departments) in the total amount of 

15 $4,042,925,000, as follows: 

16 (1) For military construction projects inside the 

17 United States authorized by section 2401(a), 

18 $1,725,089,000. 

19 (2) For military construction projects outside 

20 the United States authorized by section 2401(b), 

21 $751,711,000. 

22 (3) For unspecified minor military construction 

23 projects under section 2805 of title 10, United 

24 States Code, $43,817,000. 


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1 (4) For contingency construction projects of the 

2 Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, $10,000,000. 

4 (5) For architectural and engineering services 

5 and construction design under section 2807 of title 

6 10, United States Code, $237,838,000. 

7 (6) For energy conservation projects under 

8 chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, 

9 $150,000,000. 

10 (7) For military family housing functions: 

11 (A) For support of military family housing 

12 (including functions described in section 2833 

13 of title 10, United States Code), $55,845,000. 

14 (B) For credits to the Department of De15 fense Family Housing Improvement Fund 

16 under section 2883 of title 10, United States 

17 Code, and the Homeowners Assistance Fund es18 tablished under section 1013 of the Demonstra19 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

20 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374), $1,780,000. 

21 (8) For the construction of increment 8 of the 

22 Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Dis23 eases Stage I at Fort Detrick, Maryland, authorized 

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1 thorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of 

2 Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2457), $13,000,000. 

3 (9) For the construction of increment 5 of the 

4 hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas, authorized by section 

5 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 

7 111–84; 123 Stat. 2642), $252,100,000. 

8 (10) For the construction of increment 3 of the 

9 High Performance Computing Center at Fort 

10 Meade, Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of 

11 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis12 cal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 

13 125 Stat. 1672), as amended by section 2404(a) of 

14 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis15 cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 

16 126 Stat. 2131), $431,000,000. 

17 (11) For the construction of increment 3 of the 

18 Medical Center Replacement at Rhine Ordnance 

19 Barracks, Germany, authorized by section 2401(b) 

20 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

21 Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 

22 125 Stat. 1673), as amended by section 2404(b) of 

23 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis24 cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 

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1 (12) For the construction of increment 2 of the 

2 Ambulatory Care Center at Joint Base Andrews, 

3 Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Mili4 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

6 1673), $76,200,000. 

7 (13) For the construction of increment 2 of the 

8 NSAW Recapitalize Building #1 at Fort Meade, 

9 Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Mili10 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

12 2127), $58,000,000. 

13 (14) For the construction of increment 2 of the 

14 Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Complex at 

15 Deveselu, Romania, authorized by section 2401(b) of 

16 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis17 cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 

18 126 Stat. 2128), $85,000,000. 

19 Subtitle B—Chemical 

20 Demilitarization Authorizations 

21 SEC. 2411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, CHEM22 ICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 

23 DEFENSE-WIDE. 

24 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

25 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for the 


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1 construction of phase XIV of a munitions demilitarization 

2 facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, authorized 

3 by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza4 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 

5 106–65; 113 Stat. 835), as amended by section 2405 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 

8 1298), section 2405 of the Military Construction Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 

10 107–314; 116 Stat. 2698), section 2414 of the Military 

11 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (di12 vision B of Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4697), and 

13 section 2412 of the Military Construction Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111– 

15 383; 124 Stat. 4450), $122,536,000. 

16 TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC 

17 TREATY ORGANIZATION SE18 CURITY INVESTMENT PRO19 GRAM 

20 SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

21 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

22 The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 

23 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest24 ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 

25 United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 


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1 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur2 pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 

3 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con4 struction previously financed by the United States. 

5 SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 

6 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

7 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2012, for con8 tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 

9 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 

10 States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 

11 Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 

12 section 2501, in the amount of $239,700,000. 

13 TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 

14 RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

15 Subtitle A—Project Authorizations 

16 and Authorization of Appropria17 tions 

18 SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON19 STRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 

20 PROJECTS. 

21 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

22 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria23 tions in section 2606(1), the Secretary of the Army may 

24 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

25 projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 


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1 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol2 lowing table: 

Army National Guard: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

Alabama ............................ Decatur ................................................. $4,000,000

Arkansas ........................... Fort Chaffee ......................................... $21,000,000

Florida .............................. Pinellas Park ........................................ $5,700,000

Illinois ............................... Kankakee .............................................. $42,000,000

Massachusetts ................... Camp Edwards ..................................... $19,000,000

Michigan ........................... Camp Grayling ...................................... $17,000,000

Minnesota .......................... Stillwater ............................................... $17,000,000

Mississippi ......................... Camp Shelby ......................................... $3,000,000

Pascagoula ............................................ $4,500,000

Missouri ............................ Whiteman AFB .................................... $5,000,000

Macon ................................................... $9,100,000

New York .......................... New York .............................................. $31,000,000

Ohio ................................... Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant ....... $5,200,000

Pennsylvania ..................... Fort Indiantown Gap ............................ $40,000,000

South Carolina .................. Greenville .............................................. $26,000,000

Texas ................................. Fort Worth ........................................... $14,270,000

Wyoming ........................... Afton ..................................................... $10,200,000. 

3 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

4 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria5 tions in section 2606(1), the Secretary of the Army may 

6 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

7 projects for the Army National Guard locations outside 

8 the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

9 following table: 

Army National Guard: Outside the United States 

Country Installation Amount 

Puerto Rico ........................ Camp Santiago ........................................ $5,600,000. 

10 SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 

11 AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

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1 tary construction projects for the Army Reserve locations 

2 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

3 in the following table: 

Army Reserve 

State Installation Amount 

California .......................... Fort Hunter Liggett ............................. $16,500,000

Camp Parks .......................................... $17,500,000

Maryland ........................... Bowie .................................................... $25,500,000

New Jersey ....................... Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ..... $36,200,000

New York .......................... Bullville ................................................. $14,500,000

North Carolina .................. Fort Bragg ............................................ $24,500,000

Wisconsin .......................... Fort McCoy ........................................... $23,400,000. 

4 SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 

5 CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

6 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

7 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author8 ization of appropriations in section 2606(3), the Secretary 

9 of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out mili10 tary construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Ma11 rine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and 

12 in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 

State Installation Amount 

California .......................... March AFB ........................................... $11,086,000

Missouri ............................ Kansas City .......................................... $15,020,000

Tennessee .......................... Memphis ................................................ $4,330,000. 

13 SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC14 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

15 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author16 ization of appropriations in section 2606(4), the Secretary 

17 of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 


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1 military construction projects for the Air National Guard 

2 locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 

3 set forth in the following table: 

Air National Guard 

State Installation Amount 

Alabama ............................ Birmingham IAP .................................. $8,500,000

Indiana .............................. Hulman Regional Airport ..................... $7,300,000

Maryland ........................... Fort Meade ........................................... $4,000,000

Martin State Airport ............................ $12,900,000

Montana ............................ Great Falls IAP .................................... $22,000,000

New York .......................... Fort Drum ............................................ $4,700,000

Ohio ................................... Springfield Beckley-Map ....................... $7,200,000

Pennsylvania ..................... Fort Indiantown Gap ............................ $7,700,000

Rhode Island ..................... Quonset State Airport .......................... $6,000,000

Tennessee .......................... McGhee-Tyson Airport ......................... $18,000,000. 

4 SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC5 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

6 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author7 ization of appropriations in section 2606(5), the Secretary 

8 of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 

9 military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve 

10 locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 

11 set forth in the following table: 

Air Force Reserve 

State Installation Amount 

California .......................... March AFB ........................................... $19,900,000

Florida .............................. Homestead AFS ................................... $9,800,000

Oklahoma .......................... Tinker AFB .......................................... $12,200,000. 

12 SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA13 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 

14 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

15 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for the 

16 costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 


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1 and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 

2 Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 

3 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 

4 of acquisition of land for those facilities), in the following 

5 amounts: 

6 (1) For the Department of the Army, for the 

7 Army National Guard of the United States, 

8 $320,815,000. 

9 (2) For the Department of the Army, for the 

10 Army Reserve, $174,060,000. 

11 (3) For the Department of the Navy, for the 

12 Navy and Marine Corps Reserve, $32,976,000. 

13 (4) For the Department of the Air Force, for 

14 the Air National Guard of the United States, 

15 $119,800,000. 

16 (5) For the Department of the Air Force, for 

17 the Air Force Reserve, $45,659,000. 

18 Subtitle B—Other Matters 

19 SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

20 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

21 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

22 in section 2603 of the Military Construction Authorization 

23 Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112– 

24 239; 126 Stat. 2135), for Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for con25 struction of a Joint Reserve Center at that location, the 


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1 Secretary of the Navy may, instead of constructing a new 

2 facility at Camp Dodge, acquire up to approximately 20 

3 acres to construct a Joint Reserve Center and associated 

4 supporting facilities in the greater Des Moines, Iowa area 

5 using appropriations available for the project. 

6 SEC. 2612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

7 FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 

8 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

9 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 

11 4436), the authorization set forth in the table in section 

12 2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

13 Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 

14 Stat. 4454) for Nashville International Airport, Ten15 nessee, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014, or 

16 the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 

17 military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever is 

18 later. 

19 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

20 is as follows: 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

Tennessee ................. Nashville International Airport.Intelligence Group 

and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Remote Split Operations Group.

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1 SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

2 FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 

6 4436), the authorization set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act (124 

8 Stat. 4452), for Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, shall remain 

9 in effect until October 1, 2014, or the date of the enact10 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 

11 for fiscal year 2015, whichever is later. 

12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

13 is as follows: 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

Puerto Rico ............... Camp Santiago ......... Multi Purpose Machine Gun Range.$9,200,000. 

14 TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGN15 MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI16 TIES 

17 SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

18 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI19 TIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 

20 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

21 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

22 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for base 


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1 realignment and closure activities, including real property 

2 acquisition and military construction projects, as author3 ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 

4 of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 

5 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 

6 of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by sec7 tion 2906 of such Act, in the total amount of 

8 $451,357,000, as follows: 

9 (1) For the Department of the Army, 

10 $180,401,000. 

11 (2) For the Department of the Navy, 

12 $144,580,000. 

13 (3) For the Department of the Air Force, 

14 $126,376,000. 

15 TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CON16 STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI17 SIONS 

18 Subtitle A—Military Construction 

19 Program Changes 

20 SEC. 2801. REVISIONS TO MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

21 AUTHORITIES. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MINOR MILITARY CON23 STRUCTION EXCEPTION THRESHOLD.—Subsection (a) of 

24 section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

25 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this section, the minor military 

2 construction exception threshold is $4,000,000.’’. 

3 (b) INCREASE IN DOLLAR THRESHOLDS FOR CER4 TAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO UNSPECIFIED MINOR

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 

6 (1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR PROJECTS TO COR7 RECT DEFICIENCIES THAT ARE LIFE-, HEALTH-, OR

8 SAFETY-THREATENING.—Subsection (a)(2) of such 

9 section is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ in the 

10 second sentence and inserting ‘‘the minor military 

11 construction exception threshold’’. 

12 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR GENERAL RULE

13 FOR PROJECTS FOR WHICH O&M FUNDS MAY BE

14 USED.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

16 (c) MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR PROJECTS SUBJECT TO

17 SECRETARIAL APPROVAL AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE18 AND-WAIT.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended 

19 by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount speci20 fied in subsection (c)’’. 

21 (d) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY

22 FOR LABORATORY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS.— 

23 (1) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of such 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘not 

2 more than $2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 

3 more than $4,000,000, notwithstanding sub4 section (c)’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘(2) For purposes of this sub7 section, an unspecified minor military construc8 tion project is a military construction project 

9 that (notwithstanding subsection (a)) has an 

10 approved cost equal to or less than 

11 $4,000,000.’’. 

12 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

13 by paragraph (1) do not apply to any laboratory re14 vitalization project for which the design phase has 

15 been completed as of the date of the enactment of 

16 this Act. 

17 SEC. 2802. CHANGE IN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO UN18 SPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

19 Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following new sub21 section: 

22 ‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOCATION.—The dollar limi23 tations specified in subsections (a) through (d) shall be 

24 adjusted to reflect the appropriate area construction cost 

25 index for military construction projects published by the 


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1 Department of Defense. The appropriate cost index shall 

2 be the factor published during the prior fiscal year that 

3 applies to the location of the project.’’. 

4 Subtitle B—Real Property and 

5 Facilities Administration 

6 SEC. 2811. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS TO 

7 COVER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ASSOCI8 ATED WITH REAL PROPERTY LEASES AND 

9 EASEMENTS. 

10 (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e)(1)(C) of section 

11 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add12 ing at the end the following new clause: 

13 ‘‘(vi) Amounts as the Secretary considers nec14 essary to cover program expenses incurred by the 

15 Secretary under this section and for easements 

16 under section 2668 of this title.’’. 

17 (b) PROGRAM EXPENSES DEFINED.—Subsection (i) 

18 of such section is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para20 graph (5); and 

21 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol22 lowing new paragraph (4): 

23 ‘‘(4) The term ‘program expenses’ includes ex24 penses related to developing, assessing, negotiating, 

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1 actions, but does not include Government personnel 

2 costs.’’. 

3 SEC. 2812. APPLICATION OF CASH PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

4 FOR UTILITIES AND SERVICES. 

5 Section 2872a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘from which the cost of furnishing 

7 the utilities or services concerned was paid’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘currently available for the purpose of furnishing utilities 

9 or services under subsection (a)’’. 

10 SEC. 2813. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT NAVAL 

11 BASE VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

12 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may ac13 quire all right, title, and interest to property and improve14 ments at Naval Base Ventura County, California, con15 structed pursuant to section 801 of Public Law 98–115. 

16 (b) USE.—Upon acquiring the real property under 

17 subsection (a), the Secretary may use the improvements 

18 as provided in sections 2835 and 2835a of title 10, United 

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1 Subtitle C—Land Withdrawals 

2 SEC. 2821. MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CODIFICA3 TION OF STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING 

4 TO CHINA LAKE, LIMESTONE HILLS, CHOCO5 LATE MOUNTAIN, AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. 

6 (a) MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CREATION

7 OF NEW CHAPTER.—Subtitle A of title 10, United States 

8 Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 173 the fol9 lowing new chapter: 

10 ‘‘CHAPTER 174—LAND WITHDRAWALS 

‘‘Subchapter Sec. 

‘‘I. General Provisions ..................................................................... 2931 

‘‘II. China Lake, California ............................................................ 2955 

‘‘III. Limestone Hills, Montana ..................................................... 2957 

‘‘IV. Chocolate Mountain, California .......................................... 2959 

‘‘V. Twentynine Palms, California ............................................... 2961 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2931. General applicability; definition. 

‘‘2932. Maps and legal descriptions. 

‘‘2933. Access restrictions. 

‘‘2934. Changes in use. 

‘‘2935. Authorizations for nondefense-related uses. 

‘‘2936. Brush and range fire prevention and suppression. 

‘‘2937. On-going decontamination. 

‘‘2938. Water rights. 

‘‘2939. Hunting, fishing, and trapping. 

‘‘2940. Limitation on extensions and renewals. 

‘‘2941. Application for renewal of a withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2942. Limitation on subsequent availability of lands for appropriation. 

‘‘2943. Relinquishment. 

‘‘2944. Interchanges and transfers of Federal lands. 

‘‘2945. Delegability by the Secretary of the Interior. 

‘‘2946. Land withdrawals; immunity of the United States. 


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1 ‘‘§ 2931. General applicability; definition 

2 ‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.—The provi3 sions of this subchapter apply to any withdrawal made by 

4 this chapter. 

5 ‘‘(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—(1) Except as may 

6 be provided pursuant to section 2944 of this title, nothing 

7 in this chapter shall be construed as assigning manage8 ment of real property under the administrative jurisdiction 

9 of the Secretary concerned to the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘manage’ and ‘management’, when 

11 used in reference to lands withdrawn and reserved by this 

12 chapter, include the authority to exercise jurisdiction, cus13 tody, and control over those lands in accordance with this 

14 title, except that those terms do not include authority for 

15 land disposal. 

16 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Indian 

17 tribe’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 

18 the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 

19 (25 U.S.C. 479a). 

20 ‘‘§ 2932. Maps and legal descriptions 

21 ‘‘(a) PREPARATION OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIP22 TIONS.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enact23 ment of a subchapter of this chapter, the Secretary of the 

24 Interior shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice 

2 containing the legal description of the lands with3 drawn and reserved by such subchapter; and 

4 ‘‘(2) file a map or maps and legal description 

5 of the lands withdrawn and reserved by such sub6 chapter with the Committee on Armed Services and 

7 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

8 the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 

9 and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

10 House of Representatives. 

11 ‘‘(b) LEGAL EFFECT.—Such maps and legal descrip12 tions shall have the same force and effect as if they were 

13 included in this chapter, except that the Secretary of the 

14 Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in 

15 such maps and legal descriptions. 

16 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of such maps and legal 

17 descriptions shall be available for public inspection— 

18 ‘‘(1) in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

19 Land Management; 

20 ‘‘(2) in the office of the commanding officer of 

21 the military installation at which the lands are with22 drawn; and 

23 ‘‘(3) if the military installation is under the 

24 management of the National Guard, in the office of 


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1 the Adjutant General of the State in which the in2 stallation is located. 

3 ‘‘(d) COSTS.—The Secretary concerned shall reim4 burse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs incurred 

5 by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing this sec6 tion. 

7 ‘‘§ 2933. Access restrictions 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary concerned deter9 mines that military operations, public safety, or national 

10 security require the closure to the public of any road, trail, 

11 or other portion of the lands withdrawn and reserved by 

12 a subchapter of this chapter, the Secretary may take such 

13 action as the Secretary determines necessary or desirable 

14 to effect and maintain such closure. 

15 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Any closure under subsection (a) 

16 shall be limited to the minimum areas and periods that 

17 the Secretary concerned determines are required for the 

18 purposes specified in such subsection. 

19 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—(1) Before a closure under 

20 this section is implemented, the Secretary concerned shall 

21 consult with the Secretary of the Interior. 

22 ‘‘(2) In a case in which such a closure may affect 

23 access to or use of sacred sites or resources considered 

24 important by an Indian tribe, the Secretary concerned 


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1 shall consult, at the earliest practicable time, with that 

2 tribe. 

3 ‘‘(3) No consultation is required under paragraph (1) 

4 or (2)— 

5 ‘‘(A) if the closure is already provided for in an 

6 integrated natural resources management plan, an 

7 installation cultural resources management plan, or 

8 a land use management plan; or 

9 ‘‘(B) in the case of an emergency, as deter10 mined by the Secretary concerned. 

11 ‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Immediately preceding and during 

12 any closure under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 

13 shall post appropriate warning notices and take other 

14 steps, as necessary, to notify the public of the closure. 

15 ‘‘§ 2934. Changes in use 

16 ‘‘(a) OTHER USES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

17 concerned may authorize the use of lands withdrawn and 

18 reserved by a subchapter of this chapter for defense-re19 lated purposes in addition to the purposes specified in 

20 such subchapter. 

21 ‘‘(b) NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 

22 The Secretary concerned shall promptly notify the Sec23 retary of the Interior in the event that the lands with24 drawn and reserved by a subchapter of this chapter will 


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1 be used for additional defense-related purposes. Such noti2 fication shall indicate— 

3 ‘‘(1) the additional use or uses involved; 

4 ‘‘(2) the planned duration of such additional 

5 uses; and 

6 ‘‘(3) the extent to which such additional uses 

7 will require that additional or more stringent condi8 tions or restrictions be imposed on otherwise-per9 mitted non-defense-related uses of the withdrawn 

10 and reserved lands or portions thereof. 

11 ‘‘§ 2935. Authorizations for nondefense-related uses 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE

13 INTERIOR.—Subject to the applicable withdrawals con14 tained in each subchapter of this chapter, with the consent 

15 of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary of the Interior 

16 may authorize the use, occupancy, or development of the 

17 lands withdrawn and reserved by this chapter. 

18 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATIONS BY THE SECRETARY CON19 CERNED.—The Secretary concerned may authorize the 

20 use, occupancy, or development of the lands withdrawn 

21 and reserved by this chapter— 

22 ‘‘(1) for a defense-related purpose; or 

23 ‘‘(2) subject to the consent of the Secretary of 

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1 ‘‘(c) FORM OF AUTHORIZATION.—An authorization 

2 under this section may be provided by lease, easement, 

3 right-of-way, permit, license, or other instrument author4 ized by law. 

5 ‘‘(d) PREVENTION OF DRAINAGE OF OIL OR GAS RE6 SOURCES.—For the purpose of preventing drainage of oil 

7 or gas resources, the Secretary of the Interior may lease 

8 lands otherwise withdrawn from operation of the mineral 

9 leasing laws and reserved for defense-related purposes 

10 under this chapter, under such terms and conditions as 

11 the Secretary considers appropriate. No surface occupancy 

12 may be approved by the Secretary of the Interior without 

13 the consent of the Secretary concerned. The Secretary of 

14 the Interior may unitize or consent to communitization of 

15 such lands. The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate 

16 regulations to implement this subsection. 

17 ‘‘§ 2936. Brush and range fire prevention and sup18 pression 

19 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary con20 cerned shall, consistent with any applicable land manage21 ment plan, take necessary precautions to prevent, and ac22 tions to suppress, brush and range fires occurring as a 

23 result of military activities on the lands withdrawn and 

24 reserved by this chapter, including fires outside those 


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1 lands that spread from the withdrawn and reserved lands 

2 and which occurred as a result of such activities. 

3 ‘‘(b) COOPERATION OF SECRETARY OF THE INTE4 RIOR.—At the request of the Secretary concerned, the Sec5 retary of the Interior shall provide assistance in the sup6 pression of such fires and shall be reimbursed for such 

7 assistance by the Secretary concerned. Notwithstanding 

8 section 2215 of this title, the Secretary concerned may 

9 transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, in advance, funds 

10 to reimburse the costs of the Department of the Interior 

11 in providing such assistance. 

12 ‘‘§ 2937. On-going decontamination 

13 ‘‘Throughout the duration of a withdrawal and res14 ervation of lands under this chapter, the Secretary con15 cerned shall maintain, to the extent funds are available 

16 for such purpose, a program of decontamination of con17 tamination caused by defense-related uses on such lands 

18 consistent with applicable Federal and State law. The Sec19 retary of Defense shall include a description of such de20 contamination activities in the annual report required by 

21 section 2711 of this title. 

22 ‘‘§ 2938. Water rights 

23 ‘‘(a) NO RESERVATION CREATED.—Nothing in this 

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1 ‘‘(1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 

2 United States with respect to any water or water 

3 right on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 

4 chapter; or 

5 ‘‘(2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

6 such lands except in accordance with applicable 

7 State law. 

8 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RE9 SERVED WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be con10 strued to affect any water rights acquired or reserved by 

11 the United States before the date of the enactment of the 

12 applicable subchapter of this chapter, and the Secretary 

13 concerned may exercise any such previously acquired or 

14 reserved water rights. 

15 ‘‘§ 2939. Hunting, fishing, and trapping 

16 ‘‘Section 2671 of this title shall apply to all hunting, 

17 fishing, and trapping on the lands withdrawn and reserved 

18 by this chapter and for which management has been as19 signed to the Secretary concerned. 

20 ‘‘§ 2940. Limitation on extensions and renewals 

21 ‘‘The withdrawals and reservations established by 

22 this chapter may not be extended or renewed except by 

23 a law enacted by Congress. 


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1 ‘‘§ 2941. Application for renewal of a withdrawal and 

2 reservation 

3 ‘‘(a) NOTICE.—To the extent practicable, no later 

4 than five years before the termination of a withdrawal and 

5 reservation established by a subchapter of this chapter, 

6 the Secretary concerned shall notify the Secretary of the 

7 Interior as to whether or not the Secretary concerned will 

8 have a continuing defense-related need for any of the lands 

9 withdrawn and reserved by such subchapter after the ter10 mination date of such withdrawal and reservation. The 

11 Secretary concerned shall provide a copy of the notice to 

12 the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

13 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

14 Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Nat15 ural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

16 ‘‘(b) FILING FOR EXTENSION.—If the Secretary con17 cerned concludes that there will be a continuing defense18 related need for any of such lands after the termination 

19 date, the Secretary shall file an application for extension 

20 of the withdrawal and reservation of such needed lands 

21 in accordance with the regulations and procedures of the 

22 Department of the Interior applicable to the extension of 

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1 ‘‘§ 2942. Limitation on subsequent availability of 

2 lands for appropriation 

3 ‘‘At the time of termination of a withdrawal and res4 ervation made by a subchapter of this chapter, the pre5 viously withdrawn lands shall not be open to any form of 

6 appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

7 mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas8 ing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior publishes in 

9 the Federal Register an appropriate order specifying the 

10 date upon which such lands shall be restored to the public 

11 domain and opened for such purposes. 

12 ‘‘§ 2943. Relinquishment 

13 ‘‘(a) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RELINQUISH.—If, 

14 during the period of withdrawal and reservation, the Sec15 retary concerned decides to relinquish any or all of the 

16 lands withdrawn and reserved by a subchapter of this 

17 chapter, the Secretary concerned shall file a notice of in18 tention to relinquish with the Secretary of the Interior. 

19 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTAMINATION.—As a 

20 part of the notice under subsection (a), the Secretary con21 cerned shall include a written determination concerning 

22 whether and to what extent the lands that are to be relin23 quished are contaminated with explosive materials or toxic 

24 or hazardous substances. 

25 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior 

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1 tion to relinquish, including the determination concerning 

2 the contaminated state of the lands. 

3 ‘‘(d) DECONTAMINATION OF LANDS TO BE RELIN4 QUISHED.— 

5 ‘‘(1) DECONTAMINATION REQUIRED.—If land 

6 subject of a notice of intention to relinquish pursu7 ant to subsection (a) is contaminated, and the Sec8 retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec9 retary concerned, determines that decontamination 

10 is practicable and economically feasible (taking into 

11 consideration the potential future use and value of 

12 the land) and that, upon decontamination, the land 

13 could be opened to operation of some or all of the 

14 public land laws, including the mining laws and the 

15 mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, the 

16 Secretary concerned shall decontaminate the land to 

17 the extent that funds are appropriated for such pur18 pose. 

19 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVES.—If the Secretary of the 

20 Interior, after consultation with the Secretary con21 cerned, concludes that decontamination of land sub22 ject of a notice of intention to relinquish pursuant 

23 to subsection (a) is not practicable or economically 

24 feasible, or that the land cannot be decontaminated 

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1 of the public land laws, or if Congress does not ap2 propriate sufficient funds for the decontamination of 

3 such land, the Secretary of the Interior shall not be 

4 required to accept the land proposed for relinquish5 ment. 

6 ‘‘(3) STATUS OF CONTAMINATED LANDS UPON

7 TERMINATION.—If, because of their contaminated 

8 state, the Secretary of the Interior declines to accept 

9 the lands withdrawn and reserved by a subchapter 

10 of this chapter which have been proposed for relin11 quishment, or if at the expiration of the withdrawal 

12 and reservation made by such subchapter the Sec13 retary of the Interior determines that some of the 

14 lands withdrawn and reserved by such subchapter 

15 are contaminated to an extent which prevents open16 ing such contaminated lands to operation of the pub17 lic land laws— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Secretary concerned shall take 

19 appropriate steps to warn the public of the con20 taminated state of such lands and any risks as21 sociated with entry onto such lands; 

22 ‘‘(B) after the expiration of the withdrawal 

23 and reservation, the Secretary concerned shall 

24 undertake no activities on such lands except in 


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1 connection with decontamination of such lands; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(C) the Secretary concerned shall report 

4 to the Secretary of the Interior and to the Con5 gress concerning the status of such lands and 

6 all actions taken in furtherance of this para7 graph. 

8 ‘‘(e) REVOCATION AUTHORITY.—Upon deciding that 

9 it is in the public interest to accept the lands proposed 

10 for relinquishment pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec11 retary of the Interior may order the revocation of a with12 drawal and reservation established by a subchapter of this 

13 chapter as it applies to such lands. The Secretary of the 

14 Interior shall publish in the Federal Register the revoca15 tion order, which shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) terminate the withdrawal and reservation; 

17 ‘‘(2) constitute official acceptance of the lands 

18 by the Secretary of the Interior; and 

19 ‘‘(3) state the date upon which the lands will be 

20 opened to the operation of some or all of the public 

21 land laws, including the mining laws. 

22 ‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY OF THE INTE23 RIOR.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to re24 quire the Secretary of the Interior to accept the lands pro25 posed for relinquishment if the Secretary determines that 


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1 such lands are not suitable for return to the public do2 main. If the Secretary makes such a determination, the 

3 Secretary shall provide notice of the determination to Con4 gress. 

5 ‘‘§ 2944. Interchanges and transfers of Federal lands 

6 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior and 

7 the Secretary concerned may interchange or transfer be8 tween each other parcels of Federal land under their juris9 diction. A parcel may include multiple non-contiguous 

10 pieces of Federal lands. 

11 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—Any interchange or transfer of 

12 land under this section is subject to the following condi13 tions: 

14 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec15 retary concerned must each determine that the 

16 interchange or transfer is to the benefit of their re17 spective department and in the public interest. 

18 ‘‘(2) Both parcels of land to be interchanged 

19 must, before the interchange, be located on the same 

20 military installation. 

21 ‘‘(3) Both parcels of land to be interchanged 

22 must be of approximately the same acreage. 

23 ‘‘(4) The parcel to be transferred must be lo24 cated on the military installation to which it is 

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1 ‘‘(5) The parcel interchanged or transferred by 

2 the Secretary of the Interior must be part of the 

3 lands withdrawn and reserved by this chapter. 

4 ‘‘(6) The parcel interchanged or transferred by 

5 the Secretary concerned must be under the adminis6 trative jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned and 

7 excess to the needs of the Department of Defense. 

8 ‘‘(7) During the term of a withdrawal, no more 

9 than 5,000 acres may be transferred under this sec10 tion by one Secretary to the other on any one mili11 tary installation. 

12 ‘‘(c) STATUS OF FEDERAL LAND AFTER INTER13 CHANGE.—Upon completion of an interchange or transfer 

14 under this section— 

15 ‘‘(1) at the discretion of the Secretary of the 

16 Interior, a parcel received by the Secretary of the 

17 Interior may— 

18 ‘‘(A) become withdrawn and reserved lands 

19 under the provisions of this chapter; or 

20 ‘‘(B) be managed as public lands under the 

21 provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Man22 agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and 

23 other applicable law; and 

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1 ‘‘(A) cease to be part of the public lands 

2 and lands withdrawn and reserved by this chap3 ter; and 

4 ‘‘(B) be treated as property under section 

5 102(9) of title 40 under the administrative ju6 risdiction of the Secretary concerned. 

7 ‘‘(d) EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—Neither the Sec8 retary of the Interior nor the Secretary concerned may 

9 make an equalization payment to further a land inter10 change or transfer under this section. 

11 ‘‘§ 2945. Delegability by the Secretary of the Interior 

12 ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior may delegate the Sec13 retary’s functions under this chapter, except that an order 

14 pursuant to section 2942 of this title and a revocation 

15 order pursuant to section 2943(e) of this title may be ap16 proved and signed only by individuals in the Office of the 

17 Secretary who have been appointed by the President, by 

18 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

19 ‘‘§ 2946. Land withdrawals; immunity of the United 

20 States 

21 ‘‘The United States and all departments and agencies 

22 thereof, and their officers and employees, shall be held 

23 harmless and shall not be liable for any injuries or dam24 ages to persons or property suffered in the course of any 

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1 authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on lands 

2 withdrawn and reserved by this chapter. 

3 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2955a. Withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2955b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 

‘‘2955c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 

4 ‘‘§ 2955a. Withdrawal and reservation 

5 ‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

6 and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 

7 public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 

8 (c), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 

9 as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 

10 this title which may become subject to the operation of 

11 the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 

12 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

13 mining laws and the mineral leasing laws. 

14 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by sub15 section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 

16 Navy for the following purposes: 

17 ‘‘(1) Use as a research, development, test, and 

18 evaluation laboratory. 

19 ‘‘(2) Use as a range for air warfare weapons 

20 and weapon systems. 

21 ‘‘(3) Use as a high hazard testing and training 

22 area for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare 

23 and countermeasures, tactical maneuvering and air 


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1 support, and directed energy and unmanned aerial 

2 systems. 

3 ‘‘(4) Geothermal leasing, development, and re4 lated power production activities. 

5 ‘‘(5) Other defense-related purposes consistent 

6 with the purposes specified in the preceding para7 graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 

8 this title. 

9 ‘‘(c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in10 terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed11 eral lands located within the boundaries of the Naval Air 

12 Weapons Station China Lake, comprising approximately 

13 1,030,000 acres in Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Coun14 ties, California, as generally depicted on a map entitled 

15 ‘Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Withdrawal—Re16 newal’, dated XX, xx, 2012, and filed in accordance with 

17 section 2932 of this title. 

18 ‘‘§ 2955b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 

19 lands 

20 ‘‘(a) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN21 TERIOR.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), during 

22 the period of the withdrawal and reservation of lands by 

23 this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage 

24 the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a of this 

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1 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

2 seq.), and other applicable law. 

3 ‘‘(2) To the extent consistent with applicable law and 

4 Executive orders, the lands withdrawn by section 2955a 

5 of this title may be managed in a manner permitting the 

6 following activities: 

7 ‘‘(A) Grazing. 

8 ‘‘(B) Protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat. 

9 ‘‘(C) Preservation of cultural properties. 

10 ‘‘(D) Control of predatory and other animals. 

11 ‘‘(E) Recreation and education. 

12 ‘‘(F) Prevention and appropriate suppression of 

13 brush and range fires resulting from non-military 

14 activities. 

15 ‘‘(G) Geothermal leasing and development and 

16 related power production activities. 

17 ‘‘(3) All non-defense-related uses of such lands, 

18 including the uses described in paragraph (2), shall 

19 be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may 

20 be necessary to permit the defense-related use of 

21 such lands for the purposes specified in or author22 ized pursuant to this chapter. 

23 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT.—(1) The Sec24 retary of the Interior may assign the management respon25 sibility, in whole or in part, for the lands withdrawn and 


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1 reserved by section 2955a of this title to the Secretary 

2 of the Navy who, if so assigned, shall manage such lands 

3 in accordance with this title, title I of the Sikes Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Man5 agement Act of 1976, and cooperative management ar6 rangements between the Secretary of the Interior and the 

7 Secretary of the Navy. Nothing in this subsection or sec8 tion 2935 of this title shall affect geothermal leases issued 

9 by the Secretary of the Interior before the date of the en10 actment of this subchapter, or the responsibility of the 

11 Secretary of the Interior to administer and manage such 

12 leases, consistent with the provisions of this section. 

13 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall be respon14 sible for the issuance of any lease, easement, right-of-way, 

15 permit, license, or other instrument authorized by law with 

16 respect to any activity which involves both the lands with17 drawn and reserved by section 2955a of this title and any 

18 other lands not under the administrative jurisdiction of 

19 the Secretary of the Navy. Any such authorization shall 

20 be issued only with the consent of the Secretary of the 

21 Navy and shall be subject to such conditions as the Sec22 retary of the Navy may prescribe with regard to those 

23 lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a of this 

24 title. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Neither this chapter nor any other provision of 

2 law shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of the In3 terior from issuing and administering any lease pursuant 

4 to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 

5 et seq.) and other applicable law for the development and 

6 utilization of geothermal steam and associated geothermal 

7 resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 

8 2955a of this title, but such a lease may not be issued 

9 without the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy. 

10 ‘‘(4) This chapter shall not affect the geothermal ex11 ploration and development authority of the Secretary of 

12 the Navy under section 2917 of this title with respect to 

13 the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a, except 

14 that the Secretary of the Navy shall obtain the concur15 rence of the Secretary of the Interior before taking action 

16 under section 2917. 

17 ‘‘(5) Upon the expiration of the withdrawal and res18 ervation or upon the relinquishment of the lands with19 drawn and reserved by section 2955a of this title, Navy 

20 contracts for the development of geothermal resources at 

21 Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake then in effect (as 

22 amended or renewed by the Navy after the date of the 

23 enactment of this subchapter) shall remain in effect, ex24 cept that the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent 


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1 of the Secretary of the Navy, may offer to substitute a 

2 standard geothermal lease for any such contract. 

3 ‘‘(6) Any lease made pursuant to section 2935(d) of 

4 this title of lands withdrawn and reserved by section 

5 2955a of this title shall require the concurrence of the Sec6 retary of the Navy if the Secretary determines that the 

7 proposed lease may interfere with geothermal resources on 

8 those lands. 

9 ‘‘(7) The Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible 

10 for the management of wild horses and burros located on 

11 the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a of this 

12 title and may use helicopters and motorized vehicles for 

13 such purpose. Such management shall be conducted in ac14 cordance with laws applicable to such management on 

15 public lands. The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec16 retary of the Navy shall enter into an agreement for imple17 mentation of such management. 

18 ‘‘(c) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT.— 

19 The agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and 

20 the Secretary of the Navy entered into before the date of 

21 the enactment of this subchapter pursuant to section 805 

22 of the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Over23 flights Act of 1994 shall continue in effect until the earlier 

24 of— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the date on which the Secretaries enter 

2 into a new agreement; or 

3 ‘‘(2) the date that is one year after the date of 

4 the enactment of this subchapter. 

5 ‘‘(d) COOPERATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGE6 MENT PLAN.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy and the Sec7 retary of the Interior shall update and maintain coopera8 tive arrangements concerning land resources and land 

9 uses on the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 

10 2955a of this title. 

11 ‘‘(2) Cooperative arrangements under paragraph (1) 

12 shall focus on and apply to sustainable management and 

13 protection of the natural and cultural resources and envi14 ronmental values found on such withdrawn and reserved 

15 lands, consistent with the defense-related purposes for 

16 which those lands are withdrawn and reserved. 

17 ‘‘(3) Each cooperative arrangement under paragraph 

18 (1) shall include a comprehensive land use management 

19 plan which shall integrate and be consistent with all appli20 cable law, including the requirements of title I of the Sikes 

21 Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

22 of 1976. Each such management plan shall be reviewed 

23 annually and shall be updated, as needed, in response to 

24 evolving management requirements and to complement the 


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1 updates of other applicable land use and resource manage2 ment and planning. 

3 ‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.—(1) The Sec4 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy may 

5 enter into a written agreement to implement the com6 prehensive land use management plan developed under 

7 subsection (d). 

8 ‘‘(2) An agreement under paragraph (1) shall include 

9 a provision for periodic review of the agreement for its 

10 adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revision. 

11 ‘‘(3) The duration of an agreement under paragraph 

12 (1) shall be the same as the period of the withdrawal and 

13 reservation of lands under this subchapter, but may be 

14 amended from time to time. 

15 ‘‘§ 2955c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 

16 ‘‘The withdrawal and reservation made by this sub17 chapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039. 

18 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—LIMESTONE HILLS, 

19 MONTANA 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2957a. Withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2957b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 

‘‘2957c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2957d. Special rules governing minerals management. 

‘‘2957e. Grazing. 

20 ‘‘§ 2957a. Withdrawal and reservation 

21 ‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

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1 public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 

2 (c), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 

3 as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 

4 this title which may become subject to the operation of 

5 the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 

6 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

7 mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas8 ing laws. 

9 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by sub10 section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 

11 Army for the following purposes: 

12 ‘‘(1) The conduct of training for active and re13 serve components of the armed forces. 

14 ‘‘(2) The conduct of training by the Montana 

15 Department of Military Affairs; any such use may 

16 not interfere with purposes specified in paragraphs 

17 (1) and (3). 

18 ‘‘(3) The construction, operation, and mainte19 nance of organizational support and maintenance fa20 cilities for component units conducting training. 

21 ‘‘(4) Other defense-related purposes consistent 

22 with the purposes specified in the preceding para23 graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 

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1 ‘‘(5) The conduct of training by State and local 

2 law enforcement agencies, civil defense organiza3 tions, and public education institutions; any such use 

4 may not interfere with military training activities. 

5 ‘‘(c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in6 terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed7 eral lands comprising approximately 18,644 acres in 

8 Broadwater County, Montana, as generally depicted as 

9 ‘Proposed Land Withdrawal’ on the map entitled ‘Lime10 stone Hills Training Area Land Withdrawal’ dated 

11 lllll, and filed in accordance with section 2932 of 

12 this title. 

13 ‘‘(d) INDIAN TRIBES.—Nothing in this subchapter 

14 shall be construed as altering any rights reserved for an 

15 Indian tribe for tribal use by treaty or Federal law. Sub16 ject to section 2933 of this title, the Secretary of the Army 

17 shall consult with any Indian tribe in the vicinity of the 

18 lands withdrawn and reserved by this section before taking 

19 action affecting tribal rights or cultural resources pro20 tected by treaty or Federal law. 

21 ‘‘§ 2957b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 

22 lands 

23 ‘‘During the period of the withdrawal and reservation 

24 made by this subchapter, the Secretary of the Army shall 

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1 chapter for the purposes specified in section 2957a of this 

2 title. 

3 ‘‘§ 2957c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 

4 ‘‘(a) TERM.—The withdrawal and reservation made 

5 by this subchapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039. 

6 ‘‘(b) EXTENSION OF TERM.—Notwithstanding sec7 tion 2940 of this title, in accordance with section 2 of the 

8 Act of February 28, 1958, Public Law 85–337 (72 Stat. 

9 27), commonly known as the ‘Engle Act’ (43 U.S.C. 156), 

10 if an application is filed by the Secretary of the Army in 

11 accordance with section 2941 of this title, the Secretary 

12 of the Interior may use the authority and procedures 

13 under section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Man14 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714) to extend the with15 drawal and reservation made by this subchapter for an 

16 additional term not to exceed 20 years in accordance with 

17 that section and other applicable law. 

18 ‘‘§ 2957d. Special rules governing minerals manage19 ment 

20 ‘‘(a) INDIAN CREEK MINE.—Locatable mineral ac21 tivities in the approved Indian Creek Mine, plan of oper22 ations MTM–78300, shall be regulated pursuant to sub23 parts 3715 and 3809 of title 43, Code of Federal Regula24 tions. Notwithstanding section 2935 of this title, the Sec25 retary of the Army shall make no determination that the 


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1 disposition of or exploration for minerals as provided for 

2 in the approved plan of operations is inconsistent with the 

3 military uses of such lands. The coordination of such dis4 position of and exploration for minerals with military uses 

5 of such lands shall be determined pursuant to procedures 

6 in an agreement provided for under subsection (d). 

7 ‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON

8 LANDS TO BE MINED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

9 request funding for and, subject to the availability of such 

10 funds, shall remove unexploded ordnance on lands with11 drawn and reserved by this subchapter which are subject 

12 to mining under subsection (a), consistent with applicable 

13 Federal and State law. The Secretary of the Army may 

14 engage in such removal of unexploded ordnance in phases 

15 to accommodate the development of the Indian Creek Mine 

16 pursuant to subsection (a). 

17 ‘‘(c) REPORT ON REMOVAL ACTIVITIES.—The Sec18 retary of the Army shall annually submit to the Secretary 

19 of the Interior a report regarding the unexploded ordnance 

20 removal activities for the previous fiscal year performed 

21 pursuant to subsection (b). The report shall include the 

22 amounts of funding expended for unexploded ordnance re23 moval on such lands. 

24 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT FOR MINING

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1 Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement to 

2 implement this section with regard to coordination of de3 fense-related uses and mining and the ongoing removal of 

4 unexploded ordnance. The agreement shall provide the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(A) Procedures that will be used to facilitate 

7 day-to-day joint-use of the Limestone Hills Training 

8 Area. 

9 ‘‘(B) Procedures for access through mining op10 erations covered by this section to training areas 

11 within the boundaries of the Limestone Hills Train12 ing Area. 

13 ‘‘(C) Procedures for scheduling of the removal 

14 of unexploded ordnance. 

15 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

16 of the Army shall invite Graymont Western US. Inc., or 

17 any successor or assign of the approved Indian Creek Mine 

18 mining plan of operations, MTM–78300, to be a party to 

19 the agreement. 

20 ‘‘§ 2957e. Grazing 

21 ‘‘(a) ISSUANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF PERMITS

22 AND LEASES.—The issuance and administration of graz23 ing permits and leases, including their renewal, on the 

24 lands withdrawn and reserved by this subchapter shall be 

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1 all applicable laws, regulations, and policies of the Sec2 retary of the Interior relating to such permits and leases. 

3 ‘‘(b) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to any 

4 grazing permit or lease issued after the date of enactment 

5 of this subchapter for lands withdrawn and reserved by 

6 this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec7 retary of the Army shall jointly establish procedures that 

8 are consistent with Department of the Army explosive and 

9 range safety standards and that provide for the safe use 

10 of any such lands. 

11 ‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 

12 may, with the agreement of the Secretary of the Army, 

13 assign the authority to issue and to administer grazing 

14 permits and leases to the Secretary of the Army, except 

15 that such an assignment may not include the authority 

16 to discontinue grazing on the lands withdrawn and re17 served by this subchapter. 

18 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN, 

19 CALIFORNIA 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2959a. Withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2959b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 

‘‘2959c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2959d. Access. 

20 ‘‘§ 2959a. Withdrawal and reservation 

21 ‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

22 and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 

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1 (c), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 

2 as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 

3 this title which may become subject to the operation of 

4 the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 

5 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

6 mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas7 ing laws. 

8 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by sub9 section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 

10 Navy for the following purposes: 

11 ‘‘(1) Testing and training for aerial bombing, 

12 missile firing, tactical maneuvering, and air support. 

13 ‘‘(2) Small unit ground forces training, includ14 ing artillery firing, demolition activities, and small 

15 arms field training. 

16 ‘‘(3) Other defense-related purposes consistent 

17 with the purposes specified in the preceding para18 graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 

19 this title. 

20 ‘‘(c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in21 terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed22 eral lands comprising approximately 228,325 acres in Im23 perial and Riverside Counties, California, as generally de24 picted on a map entitled ‘Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gun25 nery Range Proposed—Withdrawal’, said map originally 


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1 dated 1987, with revised dating to July 1993, prepared 

2 by Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering 

3 Command, identified as WESTDIV Drawing No. C– 

4 102370, on file with the Department of the Interior, Bu5 reau of Land Management, California State Office, and 

6 filed in accordance with section 2932 of this title. 

7 ‘‘§ 2959b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 

8 lands 

9 ‘‘(a) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN10 TERIOR.—Except as provided in subsection (b), during the 

11 period of the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this 

12 subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the 

13 lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2959a of this 

14 title in accordance with this chapter, the Federal Land 

15 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

16 seq.), and other applicable law. 

17 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT TO THE SEC18 RETARY OF THE NAVY.—The Secretary of the Interior 

19 may assign the management responsibility, in whole or in 

20 part, for the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 

21 2959a of this title to the Secretary of the Navy. If the 

22 Secretary of the Navy accepts such assignment, that Sec23 retary shall manage such lands in accordance with this 

24 title, title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), 

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1 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.—(1) The Sec2 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy may 

3 enter into a written agreement to implement the assign4 ment of management responsibility pursuant to subsection 

5 (b). 

6 ‘‘(2) An agreement under paragraph (1) shall include 

7 a provision for periodic review of the agreement for its 

8 adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revision. 

9 ‘‘(3) The duration of an agreement under paragraph 

10 (1) shall be the same as the period of the withdrawal and 

11 reservation of lands under this subchapter, but may be 

12 amended from time to time. 

13 ‘‘(d) ACCESS AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of the In14 terior and the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a writ15 ten agreement to address access to and maintenance of 

16 Bureau of Reclamation facilities located within the bound17 ary of the Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. 

18 ‘‘§ 2959c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 

19 ‘‘The withdrawal and reservation made by this sub20 chapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039. 

21 ‘‘§ 2959d. Access 

22 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 2933 of this title, the lands 

23 withdrawn and reserved by section 2959a of this title, 

24 other than those constituting the Bradshaw Trail, are 

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1 ized by section 2959a(b) of this title or pursuant to section 

2 2934 of this title, shall be subject to such conditions and 

3 restrictions as may be necessary to prevent any inter4 ference with the uses authorized by section 2959a(b) of 

5 this title or pursuant to section 2934 of this title. 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—TWENTYNINE PALMS, 

7 CALIFORNIA 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2961a. Withdrawal and reservation. 

‘‘2961b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 

‘‘2961c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 

8 ‘‘§ 2961a. Withdrawal and reservation 

9 ‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

10 and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 

11 public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 

12 (d), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 

13 as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 

14 this title which may become subject to the operation of 

15 the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 

16 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

17 mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas18 ing laws. 

19 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION FOR SECRETARY OF THE

20 NAVY.—The lands withdrawn by subsection (a) consti21 tuting the Exclusive Military Use Area are reserved for 

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1 ‘‘(1) Sustained, combined arms, live-fire, and 

2 maneuver field training for large-scale Marine air 

3 ground task forces. 

4 ‘‘(2) Individual and unit live-fire training 

5 ranges. 

6 ‘‘(3) Equipment and tactics development. 

7 ‘‘(4) Other defense-related purposes consistent 

8 with the purposes specified in the preceding para9 graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 

10 this title. 

11 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION FOR SECRETARY OF THE INTE12 RIOR.—The lands withdrawn by subsection (a) consti13 tuting the Shared Use Area are reserved for use by the 

14 Secretary of the Navy for the purposes specified in sub15 section (b) and for the Secretary of the Interior for the 

16 following purposes: 

17 ‘‘(1) Public recreation when not used for mili18 tary training and having been determined as suitable 

19 for public use. 

20 ‘‘(2) Natural resources conservation. 

21 ‘‘(d) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in22 terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed23 eral lands comprising approximately 154,663 acres in San 

24 Bernardino County, California, as generally depicted on 

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1 ance with section 2932 of this title. Such lands are divided 

2 into two areas, as follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) The Exclusive Military Use Area, divided 

4 into four areas, consisting of one area to the west 

5 of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center of 

6 approximately 103,618 acres, one area south of the 

7 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center of ap8 proximately 21,304 acres, and two other areas, each 

9 measuring approximately 300 meters square, located 

10 inside the boundaries of the Shared Use Area. 

11 ‘‘(2) The Shared Use Area, consisting of ap12 proximately 36,755 acres. 

13 ‘‘§ 2961b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 

14 lands 

15 ‘‘(a) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE

16 NAVY.—During the period of withdrawal and reservation 

17 of lands by this subchapter, the Secretary of the Navy 

18 shall, subject to subsection (b), manage the lands with19 drawn and reserved by section 2961a of this title for the 

20 purposes specified in such section pursuant to— 

21 ‘‘(1) an integrated natural resources manage22 ment plan prepared and implemented pursuant to 

23 title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.); 

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1 ‘‘(3) a programmatic agreement between the 

2 United States Marine Corps and the California 

3 State Historic Preservation Officer regarding oper4 ation, maintenance, training, and construction at the 

5 United States Marine Air Ground Task Force 

6 Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Com7 bat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. 

8 ‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN9 TERIOR.—(1) During the period of withdrawal and res10 ervation of lands by this subchapter, the Secretary of the 

11 Interior shall manage the Shared Use Area except for two 

12 30-day periods each year when such lands are exclusively 

13 used by the Secretary of the Navy for military training 

14 purposes, during which time the Secretary of the Navy 

15 shall manage such lands. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior, during the period 

17 of the Secretary’s management pursuant to paragraph (1), 

18 shall manage the Shared Use Area for the purposes speci19 fied in section 2961a(c) of this title in accordance with— 

20 ‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

22 ‘‘(B) any other applicable law and regulations. 

23 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Navy, during the period 

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1 shall manage the Shared Use Area for the purposes speci2 fied in section 2961a(b) of this title in accordance with— 

3 ‘‘(A) an integrated natural resources manage4 ment plan prepared and implemented in accordance 

5 with title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et 

6 seq.); 

7 ‘‘(B) this title; and 

8 ‘‘(C) the programmatic agreement referred to in 

9 subsection (a)(3). 

10 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC ACCESS.—(1) Notwithstanding section 

11 2933 of this title, the Exclusive Military Use Area shall 

12 be closed to all public access unless otherwise authorized 

13 by the Secretary of the Navy. 

14 ‘‘(2) The Shared Use Area shall be open to public 

15 recreational use during the period it is under the manage16 ment of the Secretary of the Interior, but only after being 

17 determined as suitable for public use by the Secretary of 

18 the Navy. Any such determination shall not be unreason19 ably withheld. 

20 ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 

21 of the Interior, by agreement, shall establish a Resource 

22 Management Group comprised of representatives of the 

23 Departments of the Interior and Navy. 

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1 ‘‘(i) develop and implement a public outreach 

2 plan to inform the public of the land uses changes 

3 and safety restrictions affecting the withdrawn 

4 lands; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) advise the Secretaries of the Interior and 

6 Navy as to all issues associated with the multiple 

7 uses of the Shared Use Area. 

8 ‘‘(C) The Group shall meet at least once a year and 

9 shall seek information from relevant California State 

10 agencies, private off-highway vehicle interest groups, event 

11 managers, environmental advocacy groups, and others re12 lating to the management and facilitation of recreational 

13 use within the Shared Use Area. 

14 ‘‘(4) Military training within the Shared Use Area 

15 shall not be conditioned on, nor shall such training be pre16 cluded by— 

17 ‘‘(A) the lack of a Department of the Interior 

18 developed and implemented recreation management 

19 plan or land use management plan for the Shared 

20 Use Area; or 

21 ‘‘(B) any legal or administrative challenge to 

22 any such recreation management plan or land use 

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1 ‘‘(5) The Shared Use Area shall be managed so as 

2 not to compromise the ability of the Department of the 

3 Navy to conduct military training in the Area. 

4 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT.—The Sec5 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy shall 

6 enter into a written agreement to implement the manage7 ment responsibility relating to the Shared Use Area. The 

8 agreement— 

9 ‘‘(1) shall include a provision for periodic review 

10 of the agreement for its adequacy, effectiveness, and 

11 need for revision; 

12 ‘‘(2) shall have a duration which shall be the 

13 same as the period of the withdrawal and reserva14 tion of lands under this subchapter, but may be 

15 amended from time to time; 

16 ‘‘(3) may provide for the integration of the 

17 management plans required of the Secretaries of the 

18 Interior and Navy by this chapter; 

19 ‘‘(4) may provide for delegation to civilian law 

20 enforcement personnel of the Department of the 

21 Navy of the authority of the Secretary of the Inte22 rior to enforce the laws relating to protection of nat23 ural and cultural resources and of fish and wildlife; 

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1 ‘‘(5) may provide for the Secretaries of the In2 terior and Navy to share resources in order to most 

3 efficiently and effectively manage the Shared Use 

4 Area. 

5 ‘‘(e) JOHNSON VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

6 RECREATION AREA.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—Approximately 45,000 

8 acres (as depicted on the map referred to in section 

9 2961a of this title) of the existing Bureau of Land 

10 Management-designated Johnson Valley Off-High11 way Vehicle Area that are not withdrawn and re12 served for defense-related uses by this subchapter, 

13 together with the Shared Use Area, are hereby des14 ignated as the ‘Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 

15 Recreation Area’. 

16 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—To the extent 

17 consistent with applicable Federal law and regula18 tions and this chapter, any authorized recreation ac19 tivities and use designation in effect on the date of 

20 the enactment of this subchapter and applicable to 

21 the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

22 Area may continue, including casual off-highway ve23 hicular use, racing, competitive events, rock crawl24 ing, training, and other forms of off-highway recre25 ation. 


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1 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the 

2 Interior shall administer the Johnson Valley Off3 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area (other than that 

4 portion consisting of the Shared Use Area the man5 agement of which is addressed elsewhere in this sec6 tion) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

7 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

8 seq.) and other applicable laws and regulations. 

9 ‘‘(4) TRANSIT.—In coordination with the Sec10 retary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Navy 

11 may authorize transit through the Johnson Valley 

12 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area for defense-re13 lated purposes supporting military training (includ14 ing military range management and management of 

15 exercise activities) conducted on the lands withdrawn 

16 and reserved by this subchapter. 

17 ‘‘§ 2961c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 

18 ‘‘The withdrawal and reservation made by this sub19 chapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039.’’. 

20 (b) COMPENSATION TO BROADWATER COUNTY, MON21 TANA.—The Secretary of the Army may pay Broadwater 

22 County, Montana, a one-time lump sum payment of 

23 $1,000,000 to offset the 25-year loss of payments in lieu 

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1 of chapter 174 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

2 by subsection (a). 

3 (c) TERMINATION OF PRIOR WITHDRAWALS.—The 

4 withdrawal and reservation contained in section 803(a) of 

5 the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights 

6 Act of 1994 is hereby terminated. Notwithstanding such 

7 termination, all rules, regulations, orders, permits, and 

8 other privileges issued or granted by the Secretary of the 

9 Interior or a Secretary concerned with respect to the lands 

10 withdrawn and reserved under such section, unless incon11 sistent with the provisions of chapter 174 of title 10, 

12 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall re13 main in force until modified, suspended, overruled, or oth14 erwise changed by that Secretary, by a court of competent 

15 jurisdiction, or by operation of law. 

16 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 

17 at the beginning of subtitle A of such title and at the be18 ginning of part IV of such subtitle are each amended by 

19 inserting after the item relating to chapter 173 the fol20 lowing new item: 

‘‘174. Land Withdrawals .................................................................. 2931’’. 

21 SEC. 2822. FORT BLISS MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL. 

22 (a) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL; RETURN OF AD23 MINISTRATION.—Effective on the date of the enactment 

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1 (1) Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 

2 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822), is revoked as to the ap3 proximately 2,050 acres of lands generally depicted 

4 as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map titled ‘‘Don ̃a Ana County 

5 Land Transfer and Withdrawal’’, dated April 20, 

6 2011 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘map’’); 

7 (2) administration of the lands is returned from 

8 the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the 

9 Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau 

10 of Land Management; and 

11 (3) the lands shall be managed as public lands 

12 in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 

13 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

14 and any other applicable laws. 

15 (b) WITHDRAWAL.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

17 rights and the limitations in paragraph (2), the par18 cels of Federal land generally depicted on the map 

19 as ‘‘Parcel 2’’ and ‘‘Parcel 3’’, consisting of approxi20 mately 35,550 acres, and any land or interest in 

21 land that is acquired by the United States within the 

22 boundaries of those parcels, are withdrawn from all 

23 forms of location, entry, appropriation, and disposal 

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1 leasing laws, the mining laws, the mineral materials 

2 laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

4 (1), Parcel 3 is not withdrawn for purposes of the 

5 issuance of oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way. 

6 (c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

7 (1) PUBLICATION AND FILING.—As soon as 

8 practicable after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 

10 (A) publish in the Federal Register a legal 

11 description of the parcels of Federal land re12 turned by subsection (a) and withdrawn by sub13 section (b); and 

14 (B) file copies of the map described in sub15 section (a) and the legal description of the par16 cels with the Committee on Armed Services and 

17 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re18 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

19 Armed Services and the Committee on Natural 

20 Resources of the House of Representatives. 

21 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de22 scriptions filed under paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) shall have the same force and effect as 

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1 retary of the Interior may correct errors in the 

2 map and legal descriptions; and 

3 (B) shall be on file and available for public 

4 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu5 reau of Land Management. 

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